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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
INDIANS ON WHEELS.
The Bicycle Fever Spreads AIMING the
Last OF the MsshpeeS

The last Of the MaShpee tribe OF In.
dams have taken 10 bicycling, and if
Secretary Lamont really has any de-
sire to keep his western red men
peaceab!e and happy he should send
"a expert down here to study the
effect OF the bicycle on the Cape Cod
Indian.
Long ago the Mashpee Indians pos.
sessed all the Great Neck on this reser.
vation. The largest remnant of the
tribe TO De found in New England,
west Of the Penobscot river, lives here.
They are attractive to summer visitors,
especially to the fishermen, because
they know where the biggest fish are
to be found. Although they once were
good fighters, it is a long time since
they have shown any warlike i%nclina
tions. Some of them have mingled the
red mans blood with that Of colored
settlers by intermarriage.
Hitherto the Mashpee bucks have
been content to stick to hunting and
fishing, with a little agricultural labor
now and then, while the women told
fortunes, raised pappooses and made
sweet-smelling grasses into baskets tc
be sold to summer visitors. But a
change is in progress. The bicycle has
invaded Mashpee. Usually the Indians
make good profits Of the summer and
fall seasons, but this year, if everybody
who wanted one had been able to Sc
cure a bicycle, the cash results from
the hunting and fishing season might
have suffered.
For miles around natives and summer
residents have been accustomed t.
meeting Indians, wheeling briskly ovel
the sandy roads, through the country
their ancestors bartered for the pot
and hatchets. No doubt some of thu
ancestors of these bicycle riders wer,
swift-footed runners, who carried mes
sages from the Indian chiefs to tn,
Pilgrims and Capt. Miles Standish a
Plymouth.
The Indians make capital riders, ant
catch the fever as quickly as do whit,
men. They have not come yet, how
ever, to knickerbockers. Norfolk coats
Scotch golfing hosiery and bicycle caps
Long trousers, dark flannel shirts an,
broad brimmed, dark hats are becom
ing to the tall, swarthly men. Only
Jew of them are able to buy bicycles
but by next summer there will b
enough of them to form the first II
dian bicycle club in the country. Non
of the women ride, but they may be al
learning in secret, as the society won
an does.
A few miles away, Al Onset, are SUI
posed to be numerous spirits of greu
Indian chiefs, who haunt the spiritua
list camp ground and controls the mi
diums. When these great chiefs lear
! Of the new freak of their descendant
there ought to be some interesting d,
ings at Onset.-San Francisco Exam
: liner.
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photographic POINTERS.

Harrison is shrewd enough to see
that no "hard times candidate can be
elected in Sp6.-Rochester IN. w. Her.
aid.
Mr.. Reed hasn't been consulted
in the proposed withdrawal of Harri.
son in favor Of McKinley.-St. Paul
Globe.
If this tide of prosperity keeps on
rising, what will our republican friends
have to talk about in the campaign OF
ls96?-Philadelphia Record.
The surplus in the treasury for
September makes a corresponding def
icit in the republican magazine of cam
paign ammunition. Louisville Courier
Journal.
--latest returns from the anxious
bench are to the effect that Gen. Har-
rison is still on the lookout for that
great emergency."-Grand Rapids
Democrat.
The republicans could talk with
q good deal more assurance of the
beauties of protection if Mckinley
were not such an embarrassing fact
Indianapolis News.
A few republicans attribute the
return Of prosperity to the republican
congress that hasn't met yet. No won
| der the lunatic asylums are crowded.
Anderson Qnd.) Democrat.
Now that Tom Reed has had an
| engine company in Kentucky named
| after him, it is time for Gen. Harrison
and Maj. Mckinley to do something
| noticeable quick. Globe.
If all the democrats who stayed
away from the polls last year will
! come out and vote in the states where
elections are held this year democratic
victory will be sure.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
Mr.. Harrison wishes it distinctly
understood that while he is not and
will not be a candidate for the presi-
depcy, he must not be understood as
recommending either Mr.. Mckinley or
Brer Reed.-N. Y. Journal
-Delusive comparisons Of our trade
during the panic year and the one that
followed it are we'll enough for organs
Of monopoly. but they are unworthy O.
anyone who aspires to be a statesman
louisville Courier-JournaL
With the new tariff law produc
ing sufficient revenue, II looks as Nth'
next republican congress viii mol b
troubled with the question that scenes
to worry Senator Sherman the otheI
day about the relief Of the Unitet
States treasury. Utica N. ~ W
server,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
THE GUARDS STORY.
~ Sla.s JsarqaL. LiatolA, Nd

Fr,m ne Sfdts JeYrgit LtaeotA' HW
There is probably not a stronger man or
more Trustworthy guard employed at the
Nebraska State Penitentiary than j. L.
Rslston. To a stranger he appears very
god example Of the man who boasts tha'
be never ives sick a day in his life.
For many years Mr.. Ralston lived al Sy-
rscuse. Nebraska, and the cid residents
there remember him as one Of the strongest
and hea.thieSt Of their number.
In ~ or ;hereaboutS, when the grip"
first broke forth in this section Of the coun-
lrv, il claimed him as one Of It's earliest VIC
TINS. Like most men with a strong phys
ioua he sncered at the disease Il did not
quart properly .galnstit For days he lay
in bed and left it only asa conhrmeI III
ysii.
About this time he moved with his family
70 Perm, Nebraska, where some ot his chlI'
aren were attending the State Norman
School. He hoped the change would DO HIM
good, but he was disappointed. He uottorN
VITA the local physicians, and even VIVA ms
OWE son who was practiclng medNlns Al
seemed 10 no avail, and, miserable IN nlno
aud body, the poor MAJ told ms taAlIy that
he feared there was no hope for hu1-
Ahaupy thought Of his own led him g try
s.->.% ;w~IS~rs he was a.nia able 10
$3.50 ~, ~ SS,n fonn8 maj his plie.
- I'm. ,swN,rary and when hai weather
80 - bs Was \. N sayeve attacks OF
- ,-r'," a. h,fS~s
- -, Vr Rsls,on WAS enplcved
- NsS-ssS Srs,s Psritsntisry st I.iIr-
- h S,s-s|sni,SH ami ersNyoi c1wrar.
49, - Tvbil1 is~syforrinr lie duties Of
$50 Tas- <sn lsyrayrr he WAS put ol.;
On 49, wi a~i wish his crarce u work
- Ds -~,ubls in even moo aS-g-
-, - us 40 mi Sr,y ,r7vplsi wish
- -, m s-shls frel5rrs IF he grin"
m, - f,~Tl hiwssif s56r, Of bneAth and
rs-srs''v Wy tssSs things uun,;lus hin
- \ frt@ n hIs wStfor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
NOT YET RUINED.
Falscious Prediction. Of Republicans Re-
gsrding the Iron Trade,

sarnlnE the iron lFhuts
The prediction OF the ruin Of our in
dustries that was 10 follow the passage
OF the Wilson bill are still fresh in the
minds Of the people, Even their au.
thors have not forgotten them, though
they are praying for some sweet
oblivious antidote that will remove
them from the memory Of others.
The iron trade has long been re-
garded as a sort Of barometer indicat-
ing the state Of general business. Il
furnishes the implements of produc-
ton TO such an extent that it must be
virtually affected by either an increase
CT decrease OF activity in productive in
dustries. The statistics OF the bust
ness are carefully collected and pub
lished, the Iron Age being a leading
authority.
On March !, lsy2, the Iron Age re-
ported the weekly production of
American furnaces to be 1913, 80! tons
Of iron. This was the largest produc-
ton ever attained up to that date. 1t
was high-water mark under the Me-
Kinley bill or any previous tariff bill.
1t was never equaIel in any SUISSE
quent week before the repeal OF the
Mckinley act
On August /, 1881, the beginning of
the last month of the life OF the bill
OF abomination," the weekly produce
ton Of the furnaces was ll5, ll3 tons.
On August rs the new tariff bill be.
came a law. On September !, 1894, the
weekly capacity Of the furnaces had
risen to Isl, ll3 tons. \ year later, on
September /, 1895, the weekly output
had risen to l94,020.
This is not a large increase over the
greatest previous production, but 1t is
an increase. 1t is Il new high-water
mark, established under q tariff law
which, however imperfect from the
standpoint of tariff reform, vas con
demned everywhere in protection
circles as a free trade measure and a
certain to ruin our industries. Against
these reckless and unfounded predic
tons. which we denounced at the TIM
they were made, we have the satisfac
ton of setting the testimony of a pro
lection author that the barometer O
trade now registers a higher figur
than it ever did before.-Louisvill
Courier-Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26

To assist modest afflicted women IN the
successful treatment Of diseases peculiar 70
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the direction OF Rev. r. L. McElree, assist
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3rd-A minute description Of diseases af-
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SYMPTOMS and treatment
i raper clitiou q this great book has
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cured for SIX cents in postage. Write, Rev.
Z. l. McElrea, 81 Elmo, Tenn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL'

Christopher Columbus, a direct de-
scendant of the great Genoese navi-
gator, is in Cuba. lighting for Spain.
lie is a sub-lieutenant of the Second
battalion, ~PeninSular, troops OF the
line, and a nephew OF the duke oil
Veragua. He has a good military
record, and says he hopes to become a
captain before the revolution ends
w. : S,rattou, the Indiana car
peuter who went to Cripple Cree~ n
is now fast becoming n millionaire
was at one time after he reached there
in the greatest restitution and is said
to have offered Senator Waleott a halt
interest in his mine for three hundred
dollars Styatton is as plain and demo-
cratic a man as he was before he
''struck it rich
To the last" says London Figaro,
1.-THE duke Of Cambridge clung to the
idea tina, ne would be continued in his
office by the ne" government, and 1t
is understood that when he received
the news at Homburs of his definite
suppression by Lord Wolseiey he VS.
deeply chsgriued His friends do not
he state TO say his enforced retirement
will hasten his end
Prot Helm, a Swiss savant at tie
Alpine club in Zurich, declares that
one Of "the most convenient, elegant
and agreeable" of all manners OF death
is tina, which follows n fall from some
Anime height There is neither phys
zeal nor moral suffering, in Prof.
Helms opinion, in being, hurled
through space; only a delicious fine
taste oi the celestial beatitudes."
One Of the noiorieties of Paris is
lnoue,. who was official coachman of
NAPOLEON Ill during all his imperial
career After the latter's downfall
Linoue, became driver Of the hearse
for the great burial company of Paris.
He recently ofieja;ed in that capacity
for President Carnot, and had previ-
ously presided 1t the funerals of
Theirs, Victor Hugo and G~ambctta.
Lord Verulam. who died recently
at eightv.six, was the last survivor of
the first Winchester and Harrow elev-
ems. which met in 1895, seventy years
to a day before the earls death. The
Winchester captain was Christopher
Wordsworth. afterward bishop of Lin
coin: the captain of Harrow was
Charles Wordsworth, later bishop of
81. Andrews, and on his eleven was
Cardinal Manning, who was caught
out by the bishop of Lincoln for a
goose egg,
The bicycle has not yet penetrated
to Lincoln county, Wash, but when it
does the maidens of that region will
probably make some records that will
cause some of the girls in the east who
are publicly priding themselves on
their stamina and vigor to sing more
softly Of their achievements. One girl
living at a remote settlement there
wanted badly to attend the Fourth Of
July ball, held at the town of New
port forty-six miles away, but could
not be spared for more than the one
day, This was all she wanted, how.
ever, and she rode on horseback the
forty-six miles to the ball on the after
noon of the Fourth, danced all through
the night, and left the ball room only
to remount her horse and ride back
the forty-six miles home, arriving
there in good season on the 9Th.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
EVOLUTION EVEN HERE.
The Dogs Bark Has Become More Elk
presslve AS His Culture Advanced.

The Dogs Bark Has Become More Ex.
presslve AS His Culture Advanced.
The most curious imitation which we
find in dogs is as to the measure of er.
preston to which they have attained.
Among the savage forefathers Of the
modern dog the Characteristic Of all
their utterance was, to a great extent,
involuntary, and once begun the out.
cry was continued In a mechanical
manner.
The effect of advancing culture on
the dog, however, has been gradually
to decrease this ancient undif-
ferentiated mode OF expression by
bowling and yelping, and to
replace it by the much more speech.
like bark. There is some doubt
whether dogs possessed by savages
have the power of uttering the sharp,
specialized note which is so character
istic Of the civilized form OF their
species
1t is clear, however, that II they have
the power of thus expressing them
selves they use it but rarely. On the
other hand, our high-bred dogs have
to n great extent lost the power to ex'
press themselves in the ancient way,
Many of III breeds appear to have be
come incapable of ululating. There /.
no doubt but the change in the mode
of expression greatly increases the
capacity Of our dogs to set forth theil
states OF mind.
If we catch o high-bred dog-on,
with q wide range of sensibilities
which we may find In breeds which
have long been closely associated will
man-we may readily note five or 81,
varieties OF sound in the bark. each o
which is clearly related to q certain
state Of mind. That OF welcome, O
fear, Of rage, of doubt, and Of pure tul
are almost always perfectly distinct t
the educated ear, and this. although tn
observer may not be acquainted wit,
! the creature. II he knows him wei
he may be able to distinguish variou
other intonations-those which on
press impaticnce, md even an elemcn
= OF sorrow. This last note verges r.
ward . howl---scribner'a Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

1t is hard to please the man who
never knows what he wants. Rams
Horn.
AL hear that your friend X has
gone to South America. Vas it upon
his physicians advice?' B-''No; his
lawyers Bits.
Ills Mo.ler-"What did you hit
Tommy Jones for"? Johnny-''So's to
get even with him for hitting me"
His mother-"But he didn't hit you,'
Johnny-"Yes, but some time he will"
Always at and.-Husband rum.
aging through a drawer)-"Well, it's
very strange; | can never find any
thing Wife-"You can always find
fault, it seems to me."-Detroit Free
Press.
Anxious Inquirer Ito crusty old
gentlemen)-"When do you suppose
this rain is going to stop" Crusty Old
Gentlcman-"When it gets to the
ground, of course."-South Boston
News.
81 wonder" said Tommy, who had
been reading the poem about the Arab
who refused Il purse of gold for his
steed, ~ wonder what he would have
did If they had offered to trade i'm a
bysickle. indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. McSwat-'The reason | OBJ.
ject to your spending so much time at
that club of yours, Billinger, is that ]
am sure it is nothing but a resort of
loafers," Mr.. McSwat-"Great Scott,
Maria! What's any clubg"-Chicago
Tribune.
THE meanest man know Of" he
said, retlectively, sis in politics. He
doesn't know what honor is" "What
did he doP' asked the listener, "He
bought votes on credit, and after the
delivery of the goods rcpudiated the
obligation Chicago Post.
State Authorizations. The most
egotistical OF the United States, "Me.";
most religious, Mass; most Asiatic,
"Ind."; father of states, pa; most
maidenly, Miss; best in time OF
flood, Ark; most useful in haying
time, Mo; decimal state, Tenn;
state of exclamation, la; most
astonishing state, 90; most un-
healthy state, M; state to cure tho
sick, Md; state for students,
Conn; state where there is no such
word as fail, Kan; not a state for
the untidy, "Wash, Youths Com.
panion.
-"Give me a ticket to Helephant," a
forid English gentleman is reported to
have said to one of the busy clerks at
the union station, st. Louis. The
clerk looked puzzled for a moment.
and then said, Are you sure you want
to go to Helephant? | don't know of
any such place on our line" Awe,
man, dost thou think Pm a bloomin'
fool. | want to go to Hontaria, and
they sed | must go to Hclephant and
Niagry Falls" 1--WE could send Won
by way of Buffalo," said the impatient
clerk. save, blast me eyes,, Buffalol
That's the cussed place. | knew Il
wa some kind Of blarsted hanimal.
Give me n ticket to Buffalo. not IN
Helephant. st, LOuis Renuhl;,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
BENJAMIN IS FOXY.
Mr. Harrison's Peculiar Way Of Working
HIS Own Boom.

hN 1NtAr
Just according 10 the ease with
which the risibles Of the citizen Of av'
erage shrewdneSs are aroused he viii
smile, giggle, snort or oar aloud when
he reads that ex.President Harrison has
entered the feld u literature for the
disinterested purpose Of explaining 10
women what the United States gov
eminent means as viewed from its in
uer Workings Il IS all the more
amusing that the undertaking Of this
task should De made public lust after
Gen. New, in his capacity SIS chief
manager, has announced 70 the world
that Harrison IS out ofthe presidential
race, making i, palmer than ever,
however. that Il your Uncle Benjamin
Is wanted he will be right OF deck sud
in plain sight Il the people really go
after him he viii make no attempt 70
escape and Will le: ont 3 war wboop
or two 10 aid any searching party
should there be danger q us overlook
Ing him
There may he something in the
warmth Of the eN.p7eS:&ea,s nature,
his i-rrepressible seoameatali;y. his in
he-..ed chivalry and that romance
which runs 70 moonlight poetry. which
impels him to enliCh;en the dark re-
cesses Of the female mind; but there :
an al.-peCya&lnE impression that he 5
I pe-soni6ei frost and that even The
best Thermometer n his immediate Vi
ciui:y IS not 10 he relied upon Fo-
This reason j, VIII be s fruiiless under
taking 10 convince the popular mind
tina; he IS not applying another Of his
original political ideas 70 the mainte-
nance ~ his own fences
Many American women who are no;
pressing FOR the right 70 vote are
stirred by the tendency Of the age to
know o about the affairs q our
government. Because Of narrowing
experience Gen. Harrison Is admirably
equipped for speaking from the inside.
What be has TO say viii bear witness
;ha; there IS no tyr9 on The job He
will make plain the p~uzziing mysteries
that have enbarraSsei inquir.ng WON
en-, They will admire MIN as youth
admires the Learned instructor who re-
yeals 10 it the wonders o: knowledge,
These fair ones who viii $. a. MS feet
have fathers and sons and brothers and
lovers ard friends who help make
presidents With such the influence
Of woman, when earnestly exer:ed, IS
almost irresistible. Ina: IS why our
ex.presideut is seized a. this special
juncture with a conviction that he
must at once tell the better half Of u
citizenship about This Country Of
Ours" Tie knows the game OF politics
better than the maa who invented it
Detroit Free Press
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GObbled by u Bird,

Mr. Borchgrevink, the antarctic OK.
plorer, says that during his recent OK.
petition he and his companions com.
posed a letter, upon (which we all
carefully inscribed our signatures.
This was placed in II small bladder
which had been given to us for tho
purpose by the Norwegian consul in
Melbourne. 1t was then consigned to
the waves, and we all leaned over tho
bulwarks to see the mail depart. Then,
much to our chagrin, n large albatross
move In sight, and before our message
had gone many yards the huge bird
gobblcd up the whole. "-Chjcayo Inter
Ocean. i"'or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
The WHEAT SITUATION.
Improving Conditions Under the Wilson

Law,
4 high tariff contemporary claims
that Europe bought more ''high-priced
waea. from US under the Mckinley
law than low-pricad wheat under the
Wilson law
Yes, il did in 1892 because Of crop
shortages that year and the year be-
fore IN Europe. Crop damages were SO
great that some Of the European coun-
ties suspended their duties on grain
and otherwise favored by legislation
the import OF American wheat. But
NcKinleyism couldn't help our farmers
after that. Not only dia our wheat
exports fall off in 1898 over forty mil
lion bushels, but the price per bushel
fell twenty per cent.
Instead OF recovering the lost ground
IN the next year of Mckinleyism,
wheat continued to fall in price, Not
until the Wilson bill had taken effect
vas any improvement perceptible.
The average export price OF No. red
wheat has been higher this year than
/, any time since Europe's crop short
age IN 1892. The average for the year
has also been higher than during the
corresponding period of last year I'M
Ger the Mckinley bill
When we compare quantities we find
that up to the lst OF August about
two million three hundred thousand
bushels more were exported than DUR
ing the corresponding period OF last
year. Our crop shortage this year in
winter wheat cut down exports consid-
ably until the spring wheat crop was
harvested, but since the middle OF Sep
tember they have exceeded last years
exports. We are ahead now Of 1891
and are likely TO make gains every
week for several months over the year
1893 as well as last year. Wheat is
higher now than 1t wss a year ago and
as high as it was in October, 1898.
There is this difference, however.
While the tendency of the market two
years ago vas downward it is now up
ward.-St. Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26

The uighyicst host otthis sort is RE army
Of inva!i5s whose bowels, lyers sid SION
achs have been regulated b. Eoste:teEs
Stomach BitteCs. 4 regular hablt q bo0T
Is brourn, about through using the b1HeCs'
not by violently a-,4l--s q eElglls lie
ir,ssfi-es. but by reinforcing their euerE!
snd egtsinga TOW II tie bile into is proper
channel. Malaria. "a grippe d. spepsia7 and
o tendency - inactivity Ct the Kidneys, are
conquered By the b.t,ers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26

An amusing printers error occurred in s
recent issue If tie London Tines, In al
n|5unsius the marriage Of ayOuuE city nan
TO tie daCgltsr CT a naval instructor &.
Sheer-ess. q Few words OF q telegram
which apparently belonged u some
note from China or from Armenia were
printed after the interesting intelligence.
They read Is follows: Trouble IS ex'
nae.cd.'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-10-26
Our Diet.

All do not require TO eat the same In
amount or kind. Uncooked fruit or
nuts suit some; others live almost an.
.,rely on bread and oatmeal; but when
the correct diet has been found /, Ia
nor necessary to change. Auimals in
q state OF nature live on one food
throughout their lives, 'rhen wl,v In.
sist upon vegctnrlanlsmP surely there
are some who must have meat, and
Just as surely some human stomachs
require variety and change. ANY dis,
when " the result OF u fad must be
trled cautiously. philadelphia Ledger.