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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

a company of white.unlformed mount
| cd troopers were going through the
various manetlvers necessary for their
drill.
The ground they used for this pur-
pose was Il fiat ON one of the outlying
lands Of an Australian town-a steep
hill swelled abruptly upon Il side of
it; on the other, and at some distance
from the eNercise-ground, the crumb-
ling banks of "a river fell sheer TO its
bed, where through the waste of rough
Single and debris the fast narrowing
stream flowed, that carried the last OF
the winters rainfall to thekea.
The troopers were doing their re-
volyer drill, which is to ride in rapid
succession past the saluting point. and
80 fire at a target that was placed up
on the hillside, in the instant of pass
ing. Their skill in this practice
was such that at least some part
OF the target was hit in each action Of
firing.
Their well-trained gray horses cur
veted and pranced, as they were
refined in after the target was passed,
as though they rejoiced in their smart
and well-kept trappings, while the
bright bits and curb chains caught the
suns rays and flashed vibrations Of
light again.
Suddenly, above the noise of the gal
Looping horses, the air is rent by a
Shrek, and the nan who rode next be-
fore the last is seen to throw up his
arms on the instant of the last report,
then to lean forward heavily upon his
horses shoulder. and to Slip from
thence helpleSely out of his saddle to
the ground.
All this has taken place before the
trooper who followed him can realize
that his last shot carried wide, o. what
indeed has happened
The exercise is stopped while the
troopers hurry to the fallen man,
whose white charger, though fear
sped still for a little distance, stands
n"Nr lVV'.iug tuvutao lie lata rider-
with neck stretched high and head
turned inquisitively, the delicately-
veined ears pricked anxiously forward.
while his nostrils are wide and snort
with terror, for his rider lies over
there on the grass and is dying. And
as his falling speech strains for each
gasping breath his voice sounds shrill
and thin, uttering nothing but impre-
cations upon the man who, by some
unfortunate mischauce, has shot him.
He is told by the other men, who have
come to his assistance, it has been an
accident, but he will not believe it.
Accident" he scornfully repeats.
and with awful curses lie emphasizes
his unbelief, while his face is passion
and pain-rigid, and his eyes have the
cold-hate stare in them, as they are
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16
A BRIBERY SYSTEM.


Ths Corrupt Practices OF "H"
Advocates.
II is not at all strange that ure'.
bribarv has been attempted as one OF
the means 10 influence the votes VI
senators on the tariff bill.
OF course the attempts at bribery "r'
directed against democratic senators
The votes of republican senators haNe
been secure from the beginning ag"inS'
any change that would reduce 'n'
enormous rates OF monopoly tarln taN'
alton. Corrupt influences would DC
used, naturally, only to affect the nc
ton of democratic congressman
II was to be expected that, sooner or
later, at some stage of the issue ''e
tariff corruptionists would offer direct
" to purchase votes.
The entire Mckinley tariff system ~
bribery. Not a member of congress
can vote to impose a high tariff tax
for purposes of protection except rom
some motive OF sordid seltishness ana
greed-corrupt political greed or greed
for gain.
Protection brides the popular vote
The farmer is bribed by the false
promises of a nearer market and bet
ter prices for his products. Labor ~
bribed by false promises OF higher
g Commercial classes are briben
by false promises Of flush times IL
big profits in trade.
The panic and wreck In financial al
fairs, In labor affairs and in agricnl-
tural affairs, show how false was the
corrupt promise which the protect'oh-
lists made to the people. The bride
that they offered was Elusive. But the
corruption was real.
The offer was like that OF the being
who promised "all the Kingdoms OF the
world" for the service and worship OF
the person to whom the temptation
was addressed. The being who made
the offer could not fulfill one of its
conditions. 1t was a false offer. But
it was equally corrupt and criminal as
If he could have paid the price which
he had promised.
Experience shows that the prosper
ity promised by the protectionist is n
disastrous illusion. The offered bride
was not a reality. But the corruption,
the crime of the transaction, though
the consideration failed. Is the same.
Failure to pay a bride does not ale
viate the guilt involved in a pledge OF
payment.
The entire process Is a system OF
brides by which votes are manufac-
tured against such n tariff as the dem
ocratic party pledged it's faith that IT
would give to the people. Nothing is
more corrupt in the history of legiSla'
tion than the acts of which the .ena.
torial gamblers in trust certificates
were guilty when they framed the
sugar schedule after raking off their
profits in buying and selling sugar Sc
entities.
The same impeachment holds in re-
gard TO every other feature of the tariff
on which schedules have been manipu.
lated by congressional dabb!ers in
bucket-shop manipulation, - Chicago
Herald.
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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

-
-"Somcrs tells me he has been look
ing for comfortable quarters every
where" Jupiter! he never strikes
me for anything less than a i've
Inter Ocean.
Why is it, Marie" asked Squiggs,
that you never see advertised gowns
for old ladies?' Because" replied
Mrs. Squiggs, there would be no sale
for them. "-Philadelphia Call.
Little Gladys-''Granny, go down
on your hands and knees for "a minute,
please" Fond OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
am to do that for, my PETE Little
Gladys-"'Cause / want to draw an
elephant."-Tit-Bits.
-Ethel-''Why are you always com
planning because | have other admir-
ers?" George-''Oh, if you wish to
make a syndicate of yourself, | suppose
| mustn't growl. Good evening" -
Boston Home journal.
WHAT'S your occupation, bub?"
asked a visitor at the capitol of a bright
boy whom he met in the corridor. The
boy happened to be a page in the White
house. I'm running for congress,
sir he replied.-Pacitic.
Young Lady lin music store)-
"Have you "A Heart that Beats with
Love-" Clerk Cblushinglyl-''No, miss:
| would consider it highly %imprudent
at a salary of twenty-one marks a
week. Wespen, Berlin.
Old Woman-''l am sorry to hear
little boys use such bad language.
Have you thought what becomes of
little boys who use bad language?"
Street urchin-''Yes. Dey becomes
boss car drivers. -Brooklyn Life.
--She--"l suppose you sing the clas-
steal song, Saw My Leg Off, of course"
He-"No. indeed. It's the medical de.
partment that sings in that way. /
am in the law school. We sing it Pull
My Leg 0ff.'"-Indianapolis Journal.
Young Poets Wife-"M. John, come
quick. Baby has just swallowed your
latest spring poem" Young Poet
You don't say so! I never thought
the little beggar would develop "A liter
AIRY taste so early in life. "-Philadel-
.phia Record.
Inadequate Laws.-''There ought
to be a punishment to fit the crime
said the police judge to the reporter as
be came into the palace of Justice.
Isn't there?' inquired the reporter.
mo" What's the crime?' PLAYING
Daisy Bell on a h~and-organ in the
public thoroughfares Detroit Free
Press.
Two Houscmaids Meet at the Mar
ket Place. First Housemaid-.I hear.
Lizzie. that a soldier called to see YOU
this morning Second Housemaid--
Heavens. | had forgotten him en-
tirely' My mistress came home while
he was there, and the poor fellow is
still locked up in the pantry.'-Flie-
gende Batter.
I'll give youa square meal she
said. IF you'll chop that wood. That's
all I've got to say to you" Madam .
said Meandering Mike, ''are you maxim
that proposition COS ye need The wood
split. err out o. the kindness Of yer
hcert@' why 4 amt In any particu-
lar need of the wood" II. suspected il
from yer manner Madam. low ez
hev sunk, am still too proud to accept
charity" And he stalked away,
Washington Star,
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs,
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; e~tIectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance,
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

"Ob nurse" signing rep~roachtuilyr
while his ewes avoid her and remain
fixed while he speaks with great ra
pidity. and the words flow as in a reti'
tation: Look, He stands still now,
his neck stretched out, the pink of his
nostrils showing and distended by
fear his eyes shine and glow like Goals
in the fierce sunlight, the swelling
veins tell how quick his hot blood
throbs: look at his ears listening. list
ening for the voice that will never
sound again, at his %quivering lip that
shall never know again the touch OF
that riders hand, for it lies there upon
the grass so cold and still. Get the
horse off that curtain-he's mad,
saw"
The doctor came into the ward as
Heath made another effort TO spring
ont of bed, and catching sight of him
he burst ont with a wild laugh; "lla,
ha. Ha, ha, That You, doctor? | shot
Malonev-shot him dead-couldn'the help
pistol went off-accident!' speaking
in a tlippant way, "Oh Mono no.
with a weary moan ana returning
again To simply mechanical words
II see Maloney fallihg rom ms horse
like a leaden weight upon the ground
and following on my coareer 50 '.ose
almost trampie nun uhuer Ioo,' before
! can sWerVe rom OH the trdcN, see
nm lying on tAe grass Wiliie tue re-"
oIoou rom the "ouuu stains MS "l''Ve
UNIFORM WIN "'uer margin "' ~
noWs near inc souhu Oh lt> qulcN reg
nlar dropping upon Tue GROUND Nhe'e
~ coilects mere oarN anu sun, an"
above near NaloheF curSlhg me- ne
paused ior a ie" econ" u went on
argumeh'a'iVeiy' Wn'le !he doctor hau
turned away TO axe ms nNPoocrpi'c
syringe ON Oh 'tS case,
an rlsnt zen minutes ago-naru as
mans S,'."hg MS MORSE 'iNe rocM,
anu noW,u!lhg-ahu ny my MAUI
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fixed with unforgiveness upon the man
who kneeling by him now in an agony
of grief, pleads for one word, one look.
or indeed for any sign of pardon.
God help me, Malonev.." he cries.
believe me, | did not, | could not
know. I'd shoot myself a thousand
times rather than kill a man like that.
Say you'll forgive me. Maloney; say
you believe me-
But the others voice rises again with
fury to articulate his unbelief, to leave
him %voiceless then forever.
A kindly hand leads Heath away
from the closing scene. in pity for the
awful situation of the dying man, in
pity for the hopeless grief and self-re-
prosch of the living,
The above happened more than
twenty years ago. And although
Heath has supported and educated the
FAMILY which were left %unproyided for
by the death of Maloney, and has done
everything in his power to make
amends for the loss he had caused
them, he himself can never forget the
dreadful scene, and at times such an
outourst as the following occurred:
'Doctor-doc--tor,' Heath calls from
MS bed, in a querulous and excited
voice, doctor, All, nurse-here. voull
do Come here. Come close, nurse. /
want to whisper it, looking round
suspiciously-"hen wake up and swear
when he hears me speak"
Nurse, you know M~aloney?" he
questions, hoarsely, turning his rest.
less eyes to her face, and with his
trembling right hand points towards a
bed on the other side of the long ward,
while the other fingers the bedclothe,
n%ervously.
Nurse, can't you see him? You car
see his white charger then. Look,
look there-just there by Daley,
bed. What. you can'to OH
struggling his shoulders with a
hopeless moan. Then with a sudden
movement, catching her hand and
sitting up in his bed, he cries. why
look There he stands paving the mos
quito net. He'll tear it into a thou
sand rags, nurse, and knock poor Ds.
lev's brains ont. ] say. make haste.
He's climbing up the blank wall now
the brute's afraid-at last. Iii. don,
you see him? Let me go.' as the nurse
! forces him firmly back upon his pill
lows -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

The Princess Beatrice closely fol-
lows all the topical songs, and after
dinner at Balmoral the queen frequent
" listens 10 a medley of popular airs
nlaved by the princess, who in all the
a~trical matters is thoroughly up to
date,
Emperor William, of Germany, it
seems. will not visit the theater Sun
day. While on his recent trip to Italy
! the managers of the Theatre Fenice, in
Venice. gave IA special entertainment
in his honor on u sunday, but the audi
ence waited in vain for King Humbert
and the emperor.
DIR. John 4. Andrews, of Worces-
ter, Mass, has been in practice yer
sixty years. during forty-eight of which
he answered calls day and night, and
now, at the age of 81, he still has a
large office practice, and he includes
among his patients some of the third
generation he has treated.
A strangely expressed prayer was
recently made, eXtemporaneously, at a
meeting of pious people in London.
They had come together to say fare
well to a missionary and his wife. A
lavman was asked to pray and began
in this wise: 30 Lord. who carest both
for man and beast, take care, we be
seech Thee. of our brother-and his
wife"
On the day of her recent marriage,
Miss Blaine sent TO the state depart
ment two magnificent bouquets, with
the request that one should be placed
upon the desk once used by her father.
the other on the desk used BY her
brother, Walker Blaine. On the pre-
ceding day She had placed with her
own hands a p~rofusion of beautiful
flowers on her fathers grave.
Baron Hirsch, the famous Hebrew
financier and benefactor, who has
spent millions of dollars in aid of his
co-religionists throughout the world.
and in founding colonicso of Jewish inn
migrants in the United States and the
Argentine republic. gave recently in
London. a banquet which cost 81. POO
or s 5000. There was present at the
table sixty friends of the baron. most
of whom were m~illionaires also and en-
gagged in financial pursuits.
AT one time there were two mem.
bers of the house of commons named
Montagu Matthew and Matthew Mon
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16
II MY DAUGHTER.


q little one, daughter, my dearest,
with your smiles and your beautiful curls,
And YOUR laughter, the brightest and eloareSt
ograve>t and gayest Of girls
With your hands that are softer than roses,
And your lips that are lighter than flowers
And that innocent brow that d~iscloses
\ wisdom more lovely than ours.
with your locks that cucumber, or scatter
In a thousand mercurial CLEANS,
And those feet whose impetuouS pstter
I hear and remember in dreams;
With your manner Of motherly duty,
When you play with your dolls and are wise,
With your wonders Of speech, and the beauty
In your little hyperion, eyes;
When I hear you so silyerly ringing
Your welcome from chamber or stair,
When YOU run to me, kissing and c~linSing,
SO radiant, so roSily fair;
! bend like an ogre above You;
l bury my face in your curlS,
l fold YOU, | clasp You, love yon.
O baby. queen blossom of girls.
Lampman, in Youths Companion.
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by local applications, as tbey 81
thediseased portion of theea, n
one way TO cure Deafness. ardss|
stitutional remedies. Deafness, !
an inflamed condition Of The MI
of the Eustachian Tube. NIL
gets inflamed YOU have arumNs'|
imperfect hearing, and when i,
closed Deafness is the result, ayI
can be taken Opt !
restorcdtoit its normal condition !
be destroyed forever; nine cass,
are caused by catarrh, which, \
an intiamcd condition Of the N
faces,
We will give One HundredDd I
case of Deafness Caused BY M
cannot be cured by Halls IN
Send for circulars, free
i. j, CHENEY & COM
E-Sold by Druggists, i5c,
Halls Family Pills. . cents,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16
Do You Wish
the Finest Bread
and Cake?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking povd.
the purest and strongest of all the baking povd..
The purest baking powder makes the finest ,r..
est, most delicious food. The strongest bak;nr y.
der makes the lightest food. IT
That baking powder which is both pure,, |,
strongest makes the most digestible and wbol.,,
food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail h.r|
of the baking powder which will give her the u
food with the least trouble? !
Avoid all baking powders sold with , J
or prize, or at a lower price than the as
as they invariably contain alum, lime I, I
phuric acid, and render the food u~nwhosn,
Certain protection from alum baking powder, !
be had by declining to accept any substitute ssI
Royal, which is absolutely pure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16
Hidden Shoals Wreck Stroal

The good bark health, with
mariner hope at the helm, is drift
cealed reefs If you are trouHs
activity of the kidneys. Shiityr
the aid of Hostctter's Stomach Bid
will pilot you into the harbor IN
save you from Bright's disease
dropsy. The Bitters checks MD
matism, dyspepsia and liyercar
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

REGGY WEsTrND-''Haven I
Lunnon lately Pelham Md
been down to Chester for a few
of Westminster's place, ye kHiI
Westend-"Yes, | know, CaFl
they give ono at the inn Their, 1
Puck,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

A MISTAKEN IDEA.-She WASH
the column of marriage notice
be true she said, that mayHd
tery,' "And why notlr askal
man with her. Because nal
against advertising lotteries, d
this" she replied, handing the d
Detroit Free Press. Il
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16
P~OstmOrteIn Kindness,

Do not keep the alabaster boxes of
your love and tenderness sealed up I'M
til your friends are dead. Fill their
lives with sweetness. Speak APPROX
ing, cheering words while their ears
can hear them and while their hearts
can.be thrilled and made happier by
them. The kind things you mean to
say when they are gone say before
they go. The flowers you mean to send
for their collins send to brighten and
sweeten their homes before they leave
them. II my friends have alabaster
boxes laid away full of fragrant per
fumes of sympathy and affection which
they intend to break over my dead body,
! would rather they would bring them
out in my weary and troubled hours
and open them, that may be refreshed
and cheered by them while need them.
would rather have a plain coffin with.
out a flower. a funeral without eulogy,
than a life without the sweetness of
love and sympathy. Let us learn to
anoint our friends beforehand for their
burial. ~Postmortem kindness does not
cheer the burdcned spirit. Flowers IN
the cofhn cast no fragrance backward
overtime weary way.-George w. Childs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

RHEUMATIC Pains are grestlys
Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Hills Hair and WhiSker Dye,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

at may be easy to read av1
book" says the Manayuns
''but you can't Shut her up a'eSl
adelphia Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

"CAN a man serve two masters?n inquired
the pastor of the m%ild-eyed deacon. He
has to, sometimes confessed the deacon.
II think not you never had boy twins at
your house, did youf' inquired the deacon,
softly. Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

IN proportion TO its size saxony is ths
busiest industrial state in the GERMAN
empire. Textile fabrics are the most
important.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

KAISER WuHNrM's LAND, a portion OF
southern New Guinea, exports nothing
but tobacco and bamboo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

A BALD eagle carried off a bottle Of
hair restorer from Perryville, Pa.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

B~ARRER--'If my plan was adopted, there
would be no more bald heads.n Customer
81 have tried a number of preparations and
they are all %humbugs." My idea can't
fail" 'What is it," "Wear q wig
Texas Siftings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

Miss YosEpH, the young Persian who
is about to graduate from the New
York Womcn's Medical college, will re-
turn to the country Of her birth as the
only native female physician there.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

Mamma inquired one of those in.
qulsitlve youngsters we all know about.
even If we don't happen to have two or
three OF them around the house, how
old am 10"
III you live till your next birthday"
she answered, you'll be- five years
Old
he studied the proposition some
time.
wen, he asked at last, how old
VIII be II | don't live?" and the moth.
er gave 1t up.-Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

The Dryads took care of trees and
prevented their being cut down until
|neif time had come.
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JOKELETS.

10 usErUL man has time to go back
and rub out his unfortunate footprints.
TIE sky is so blue at this season Of
the year that the earth grows green
with Jealousy
JOAN of Arc couldn't have set a rat
trap, picked n jar of cucumbers MOI
cut the baby's hair.
GENERALLY the more aimless a boy
is the better he likes to run around
with a ~shotgun.-N. Y. Advertiser.