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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-18

Tho Dcmn,rat'r C-npyr,.t,ual ('on-
,cn,ion ,r,,,o ronrlh d s,r;-t minis.
si.s;uri mo, ,t rn,or, Miss d, the
,st lsy Of ,ngp.t and was called to
orlcr nv r = Adams Chairman Con.
r,son,l r~,o.n,i,o Com,,;,tce
IN, r,,,;,, ,ho r,n of c~ou,tic. wos
,,ro1 a,l The 1cl,,,i.s nreseu, we've
Ilo,l5r,1 r,cn Lcrs oftbis convention.
On mn,iou Hon r 4 Crjrz was g
l,,,cd nsrmoncpi Chairman and All
D,vs Secretary
ON motion of b Adams the chair.
man of zach dcleo,iion surge>tcd a
m,ntber ot The committee on rc>o'n.
fio,.,, whom nil resolutions be sub
mi,,cl vi,bnut dch,ie
The fs;ioviuu /, tbc committee on
Resolutions DR. Lawrence. PR SOM
mcrvilIc. 4 n Davis. Walter Heard. "
e S,ayqll. r c Adams, J Z oldham,
" liil. c e Thompson. ) VI Barr,
.FN Arnold, NJ \ McitS, W Moore.
The following were selected as
members OF the Congressional ENccu'
tive Committee:
Calhoun IL VI Provine
CarroH-A IL Sommcrvillc
4 q 0
ChOctaw t Seward
ChlcSssSw-M S,ocAelL
Clay W Heart
Grenada-B Adams
hemper-J ii Duke.
Montgomery-N 'lul.
NoNnbee--I / Grggs,
Pon;otoc-CB Mitchell,
Neb,ier-J t Bridges.
Winstnn-BT Webster.
lallabusha-EL Brewer.
Tho ,~onvcntion lhcn nroecnanl to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-18

The Governor Of Indiana ha1 to
raise money on his individual note
TO pay Of the militia called out TO put
down the strikers. We would not bo
surprised if aomc domaeoguc in the
legislature would offer a bill to pen
sion tho militia who did service in the
Chicago war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-18
Trespass Notice,

Al parties are warned net 10 tres,
pass, or allow stock OF any kind &c
TO trcspass OF any land belonging &c
Estate DR., }. NJ. Borders, or on an,
land belonging to the undersigned IN
der penalty OF the law.
janl4-ly Mrs. N. +. BORDERS,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-18
Nori'E

Al applications for pensions by reason
| OF service in the Confederate Army must
be in duplicate and on blanks prepared by
the Pension Commissioner which | havcon
hand for distribution and must be tHlcd oHt
aud died With me by irst Monday in sept
cmbor 1871.
Persons now drawing pensions cannot
draw again except oH renewal of arpljca-
ton on the new iorm.
JNO. \, TYSON,
July / 1891. Chaneery Clerk,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-18

don't know OF bur one politician
IN America who is absolutely uupur-
chasablc and umbulllo7ahlc. auA ilat
is old Grover Cleveland-Sam Jones.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

THE BODY OF MY UNFORTUNATE CoMRADE
was taken back to Grand Gulf in an
ambulance, and buried in the village
graveyard on the hill there, where he
sleeps the long sleep.
All this time, since about the first OF
May, we were fighting and moving east
ward from Bruinsburg and Grand Gulf,
Miss, towards jackson, the Capital of
the State.
The next important event that still
lives in my memory occurred on the
18th of May, and is known as the battle
of Raymond This battle was fought
by our division Logan's), and, so far as
L know, or now remember, there was but
little, if any, blood she'd by the 30th Ill.
| remember that we had a good position
behind bank pto our chins, and above
our heads in some places, and held this
position until the enemy began to retreat,
when we advanced in line-ofbattle across
an open space, and entered the deserted
town, where We went into camp for the
night.
The houses being abandoned, I re-
member we took such furniture as we
needed, chairs, pals, tables, stoves and
bedding, out TO camp and used them that
night, marching away in the morning,
leaving the things where we used them.
| never heard whether the people ever
returned or not.
To L..
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
A COSTLY CUP OF COFFEE.
A Man Who Found the Comforting Drink
stood Him $40.
Meg YOrk Trihnne.l


They were talking about high prices
which they had paid Tor luxuries at different
times. One man had given $4 for a can OF
peaches in the days of '49. Another, who
had raised cattle on the plains In 1869 had
bid against cowboy for bunch of grapes
until the price was $3.50, but he got the
grapes. One of the party had exchanged
$635 for a pair of shoes, but ne had been a
rebel officer and the money was in Confed-
crate bills, which weren't worth their weight
in paper.
"And I,n said the youngest man of the
group, in these days of peace and progress,
quick communication, and abundance of sup
ply, have paid $40 for a small cup of coffee.
He waited for someone to challenge him,
but some pretty big stories had been told,
and the group of romancers felt equal to
anything.
yes" he said, "a friend gave me $40 to
bet on n horse at the race track. / was in
the clubhouse getting luncheon, and, look
ing at my watch, saw that the race in which
his horse was entered would be run in seven
minutes / pride myself on making close
connections, and. as L wanted cup of coffee
with which to finish my luncheon, asked
for one 1 bolted the coffee, started hur-
riedly down the steps, and then went on
run tor the betting ring. Jnst as I reached
it the bell sounded and the cry went up,
" They're off! - leaving me standing before a
bookmaker with the $40 in my uplifted
hand.
My friends horse won. He paid seven
to one. l took $40 out of my bank account,
handed it to my fried the next day, con-
graduated him, and never teld him that his
gsin was my loss My watch was two min
utes slow
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
Had Struck Pay Dirt.

The man who had gone West to grow up
with the country returned to the scenes oil
his childhood in less than three years, wear
ing good clothes and in many other ways
giving competent testimony of prosperity
Hello!" exclaimed an old friend, meet
ing him, you must have done well in the
West!"
Well, rather" was the confident reply.
/ struck pay dirt before had been there a
year"
Pay dirt? didn't know you were at
the mines"
u wasn't. / bought farm for $50 an
acre and sold it III town lots at $50 the lot.
That's the kind of pay dirt to strike"
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
THE GOLDBEATERS' WORK.
1t is of a Nature which Prevents the Use of
Machine Manipulation.
ITO be continued
[S Louis Globe Democrat
Uoc in tho ,ynrlSbon Of a ,,nlJba,

4uaChiHe basihipuiauOn.
[St Louis Globe Democrat
was in the workshop of goldbeater in
New York recently for the first time in my
life" said L. S. Tomlinson, of Chicago, at the
Lindell. Probably less is known of that
Interesting trade than any other extant. One
reason is that there are so few engaged in it
by comparison with other industries. l was
greatly interested in the process. The gold
is melted and run into small ingot, making
an oblong plate of absolutely pure gold.
This is rolled in band-rolling mill until it
Is strung out into several yards of gold rib
bon, about as thick as parchment. This is
cut up into pieces about an inch square,
several hundred are placed beneath leaves
of goldbeaters' skin, the whole inclosed in
parchment cover. Then it is beaten for
several hours. The leaves of gold spread
under the beating, and they are each cut into
four pieces. The beating process is con-
tlnued, the pieces are again divided, and the
process repeated until the gold is so thin
that the slightest breath will blow it away.
am told that this is one trade in which
modern invention has made no improvement.
Attempts to beat gold by machinery have
utterly failed, because the stroke must not
be uniform, but regulated by the striker
according to the conditions. A false stroke
Of the hammer is sufficient to undo the work
done at any stage, and necessitate fresh
start, beginning with the melting-pot. Only
one substance has ever been discovered which
viii serve to beat gold in. 1t is obtained
from the intestines of cattle and subjected
to secret process. I am told that gold is
beaten now as it was when SoiemOn's temple
was decorated with gold leaf Sometimes
cruclble of gold breaks, or is upset III the
furnace. The cinders and ashes are carefully
gathered, beaten fine in a mortar and then
washed by hand. Practically all the gold
will be recovered in this way. Flying par
ticles of gold leaf, as fine as dust, settle all
over the shop. The sweepings of the shop
are saved, burned, and the ashes washed, and
yield quite a sum in gold annually.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
A Profound Impression.

Wife (returning from church to her hus-
band who had stayed at home)-You
should have heard Dr. Does sermon against
dishonesty this morning, my dear don't
know when Hything has made such a pro-
found impression upon nae. think it will
make better woman Of me as long as I
live.
Husband-Did you walk home?
Wife-No, / took train; and do you
know, John, the Conductor never asked me
for my fare, so saved twopence. Wasn't l
lucky?"
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
Only a Difference i'm the Method.


The pompous young attorney was making
his first appearance in murder case, and
he was considerably impressed with his own
Importance. Just before the case was called
a rumor reached the courtroom that the
prisoner had committed suicide, and the
young attorney hastily pushed his way to
the front and caught the Judges eye.
May it please the Court" he said, ga
rumor is in circulation that my client has
committed suicide by taking poison. I
wish TO brand that as false. / saw him this
morning, and he retained me to defend
him -
Oh, that only shows that lie has chosen
slower method than poison" interrupted
one of the older lawyers, and confirms the
main point in the rumor"
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
From Headquarters.

IFHeNI
Featherstone-I hear you are going to
move, Mr.. Ringway.
Ringway-Move! should like to know
where you heard that.
Eeatherstone-Your landlord told me-
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
His Notion of an Ideal Union
tChicago Record.l

tChieago Record
Weary Watkins-They' only one thing
keeps me from becomin' a workingman and
joinin' union.
Dusty Rhodes-What's that?
Weary Watkins-I can't find no union
what's on strike all the time.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
The Confidence of Youth.

oKinner-Would you have any hesitation
in marrying on 5000 year, old man.?
Harduppe-None whatever, dear boy.
just introduce me to the girl that has it
and will prove the fact.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
A Superfiuous Article.

lUdshington Star.
Here" said the agitator, 6 IS some more
food for thought"
We don't need it," replied the laboring
man; we have more food for thought now
than we know what to do with. What we
need is some of the other kind"
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

Nv Observation-Disclosures of Maggie Brady daugh-
w ter of Terence and Mary Brady. who resided in
1854 or 1850 in New Dgsings Wis, and married 20
a soldier during after the of the rebelon. Adj
dress her brother, Bernard Brady, 37 Sherman Ave-,
N w, Washington, ID. G. Illinois and Wisconsin
papers please copy. 65S-u
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
The Next Slip.

" uSHtHUtON SfuTI
"Brifkins has graduated from the law
school, hasn't he?"
"Yesn
Practicing?"
"Not yet. He's looking for somebody to
practice on.n
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

WY ANTED-A reward for Silas D. Gillett's positive
w address. if sent at once. SaS GiIett was pri-
vate in Co f, Sd n. Y. Cav. Address Lock Box $50,
Topeka Kan. 677-3t
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

WTANTED-By Mrs. Mary AIcGee. Box 122, Braid
w wood, IH--Information regarding her husband.
Michael MCGEE, whether dead alive. He enlisted
Wilmington, Ill, in September, 1s62, In the IO0sn
Ill. and never returned. 676-ts
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

An Interesting Exemption.
Topeka State Journal.
The Ohio cigaret tax has been declared un-
constitutional. Ohio Judges don't believe i'll
taxing the necessaries of DEATH
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

VIZ Acknowledgements as TO time and place o.
w death of Paul j. FiCSimnOns, late Of Co.
164th N Y. Inf He left New York City. or Jersey
City, about % years ago. and has not been heard from
since. 1t is supposed he went to sea-By j. 5. Nc
Daniel, Cedar Rapids Iowa
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

WANTED-By George Denmark, Box I5z, Frost
w burg Nd.-AddrPsSes OF the fOllO8ing-named
members of Co H, 39th U. 5. C. T.: Ortierly-Serg's
John Houston Capt Bell First Lieut. Wheat, Second
Lieut.. Boyd, CorpH George Jackson, Pvt. Lewis S.
Wells.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

OU LOOK SEEDY, OLD
fellow. What's up?" asked
Tom Brown, as he entered
Graham Longstreet's Office
one cold evening in March.
" | am seedy, for a fact.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09

Tail esks from little acorns grow"
contains as much truth as poetry, and l
have heard it said that there is place
somewhere on the Alps Mountains where
three large rivers take their rise and set
out in different directions through
Europe for the ocean, Melting snow
from the glaciers, or rain-drops from the
clouds falling there, by some very small
impediment may be turned, or by cur
rent Of wind may be blown into some
tributary of either one of those great
rivers, and thus by mere chance or ac-
cident find their way through the Rhine
to the North Sea, through the Danube
10 the Black Sea, or through the Rhone
to the Mediterranean.
In a similar manner very trivial occur
rences or circumstances may direct the
course of a man to a certain place, or
into the pursuit of certain business,
and thus give shape or direction for a
lifetime, not for himself alone, bat to pos
terity. Thus the bullet lodged in the
neck of John Murphy, in that elump of
pines at the ford ON Little Black River
that night, brought me to Terre Haute,
and was an ultimate element or con-
trolling factor for my entire life since
the war as citizen, husband and a
father.
The National tribune., 1894-08-09
WANTED-ADDRESSES.

wv ANTED-I Information regarding my husband,
w John Grove whether deaf alive. He en-
listed BinghamtOn, Y. Y, in Co. H. S9th " Y Inf
Left his home Hayes city. Kan, 1855; returned
Ohio and Kansas papers please copy. Address-Mar-
garet Grove, 80 West Main street, Owego. TiOga
County, \. Y. 67S4t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03

Gustave Frohman that has the company
now. Jennie Yeamans is not ia it,
The football game this week between
the Y. NJ. G. A. and the Athletic associa-
ton will be played at 2.30 instead of 4 p.
m, as the last game was finished by twi
light
The Office Of the grand secretary Of
l. y. q. #. is being invOiced today pre-
paratOry to being turned over from Rev.
John A Bright to Grand Secretary
Main.
Christmas is coming and the attend
ance at the Sunday schools is Increasing.
There has been an Increase of fifty at the
First VI F. Sunday school in The last
three weeks.
The manager of the ST. Joe football
team addressed a gospel meetin & in the
\. NJ. q. A. hall Sunday afternoon. lie
might have taken the sixth Command
ment for his text, but didn't
At the cheap show on Saturday night
the Grand opera house was packed to the
doors. People we're there who were
never at a show before. Merchants had
given tickets to their customers.
"a lady who il visiting relatives in To
peka listened to tile reading Of Rev
c. N. SheIdon's book Sunday evenings.
Now, she is so much interested that she
has prolonged her visit to hear more.
"A lady in Philadelphia sent her son in
Topeka dog. upon which the express
charges were 81. 50. The dog was just
common dog The young man is now
looking for some one who viii acce pit
the animal as a present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03
WHAT COUNCIL WILL DO.

Action that May be Looked for Tonight
Several important matters win come
before the city council at the regular
meeting tonight
The officers Of the dam company viii
ask the council 10 extend the contract
between the city and the company. The
contract expires January 4, and it viii
be impossible to have the work com
pleted by shat time. There viii prOba-
bly, be little % no opposition to the ex-
tension The officers of the company
and Mr. King Of Dayton, Ohio, who has
agreed to build the dam will be present
at the meeting tonight
The city engineer middle viii un-
doubleday be straig htened out but Just
how it will be done is not yet apparent.
The mayor refuses to say whether he
will reappoint Dir Tweeddale or any
one else, for that matter. He says that
the council has decided that no city en-
gineer is needed and he viii do nothing
until they take some action.
Councilman Fellows. who led the fight
against the mayors appointment before,
now says that he is willing to vote to con-
firm some one and this means that the
council viii probably ask the mayor to
appoint some one as city engineer. 1t is
the general i'm preston that he viii reap
point Col Tweeddale
The lost lottery ordinance has not been
found. Councilman Bradford is drawing
up new ordinance but he may not have
It ready to be presented to the meeting
tonight and the policy shops viii still be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03
sNAP sHors ar HOME NEWS.

The Kansas river is uncomm0nly low.
Choice cuts Of venison cost 40 cents a
pound in Topeka.
In the language Of the novelist, the
mist has cleared away.
The Kelley league will have another
social tomorrow evening.
The supreme court viii convene at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Topeka football team will not play
return game with St. Joe.
Real estate men say there is already a
great demand for farms TO rent
I'll r. Hilton. president Of the Topeka
H. ~ {. A. is a football enthusiast.
The small boy is now counting the
days until Christmas. 1t comes on Tues
day
Only 81 "a lode" il the aIIuring sign
in the window of a storage establish
menL
There were representatives Of i've diff
terent theater companies in Topeka yes
terday.
There were traces Of frost on the win
dows this morning; and more than traces
ia the air.
good many people drove out to Oak
land yesterday afternoon to look at the
wooden mill
The football season is about over and
the athleticly disposed men are begin
ming to talk baseball
If the justice courts had depended on
criminal business alone the last month
they would have starved
The headquarters Of the Associated
Charities are now located at the corner
Of Third and Jackson streets
The dread red cards put up by the CITY
board of health are now appearing on
the front of many Topeka houses
Commencing today all the employees
az the Santa lie shops will work nine
hours instead Of eight as heretofore.
Several children we're dropped out Of
IN upstairs window n their night clothes
At tins mornings fire in North Topeka
Rev. J. T. Mayor, pastor Of the N. E
church az Usage City. preached last
night az the Kansas avenue NJ E church
pr al S. Embres baptised several
children during the Sunday school hour
AZ the First D. i church yesterday
afternoon
The Oriental war was the subject Of a
paper read before the Saturday Nioht
ciu9 oy a. WI. Dana at the last meeting
The high school sub-freshman team
aelsated the best game the young men
ol io1"ln could present Saturday by the
score Of 6toO -
Ihe new Plymouth Congregational
chufcn- twelve miles west OF ToDeka
Vas dedicated yesterday by Revs. Messrs
Broad and Bishop.
The furniture and carpets in renra-
sentative hall are now BEING claaned
PlePAratoIy ~ the meeting of the Iepis-
lature in January
Frohman's Jane" will be at the Grand
opera house one night next week 1t is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03

permitted to run There is no good rea-
son why q new ordinance should not
have been prepared to be presented to-
night The Indifference on the policy
shop and lottery business seems to have
reached all the members of the council
Councilman stephenson who Is chairman
of the license committee has been quite
sick and may not be able to attend the
meeting tonight. If he is present he
may be asked to name the councilman
who carried off the policy shop ordinance
''for political reasons"
A bond ordinance for the construction
Of the sewer in district III, will be intro
duced and probably passed, though the
fact that there has been no city engineer
to make the estimate may cause some
delay.
The East Side Circle depot will be dis
cussed, and may possibly be disposed Of
at the meeting tonight
The usual appropriation ordinances
will be passed and the monthly claims
allowed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03
QUEEN OF BEAUTY HERE.


But Beautiful Ever
The society reporter of the STATE
JOURNAL found Madame N. Yale. the
Queen of Beauty" in bed this morning
suffering from acute attack of neural
gia, a rare occurrence with her. as her
mode Of life renders her less susceptible
to illness Of any sort than is the average
woman.
Madame Yale wore a most becoming
hOusegOWn of yellow crepe, and her al
legged forty three years rest but lightly
upon her bouny golden locks, which she
wears short and curled rather more than
the average football couture. Dark
lashes veil a pair of dark eyes, whose
sparkle help the smooth, UnwrinkIed
full round face to deny that they have
looked out on the verdure of forty three
summers and the SHOWS of as many
winters.
She arrived in the city late sat
urday night, and yesterday, in
spite Of her slight indisposition.
she took her daily constitutional
a I'VE mile jaunt about the citv. she
expresses herself as we'll pleased with
Topeka. Says ..It is charming city,
For pedestrian purposes she finds it su-
perIOr to ST. Joe, where she last lectured.
Ii was IN one Of the proven bially cold
Lheater5 of that town that she took the
cold that is now troubling her IN the form
of acute neuralgia. In one part of her
lecture, her costume is not only tights but
tights somewhat abbreviated, and nee
essarily the theater, especially the stage.
dressing room and wings must be warm
Madame Yale remained IN bed till al
most time to appear at the Grand, where
a large number Of Topeka ladies had as
sembled to lenrn the theory, the practice
of which leads by sure paths to the
famed fountain sought by Ponce de
Leon
Madame Yale Is an educated woman.
being a graduate Of Wellesley college.
As a girl she was spare, scrawny and
homely, and being a portrait painter.
with an artistic love for the beautiful.
she conceived the idea Of becoming SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03
JOE CAWTHORN SATURDAY
Patti ESOsa's Comedian and Company at
the Grand-ssSummer Blizzard" Friday

Patti ROsa's Comedian and Company at
the Grand-ssSummer Blizzard" Friday.
There will be two evenings this week
that the Grand Opera house will not be
cold. and dark, and dreary. but they
come at the last end Of the week.
On Friday night the new farce comedy
"a Summer Blizzard" viii be there.
o. T. Hagan, manager and owner OF "a
Summer Blizzard" is also owner of the
Hagan opera house IN St Louis
ON Saturday night we viii have an
other new attraction in the comedy
drama BY Blanche MArsden, "a Girls
Ways" with Little GLADYS Wallis as a
star, supported by the Patti Rosa com
edy company, which includes Joe Cav
thorn, the we'll known German comedian.
During the past four seasons Miss Wallis
has been the leading ingenue with com
edian William Il. Crane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03

herself It is to that end that she has
practiced the methods which have made
and kept her beautiful She is practi-
teal chemist and personally superin-
tends the compromising Of all the RENE
dies and preparations that bear her
IA