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WIT AND WISDOM.

AND must we say farewell?' she
faltered. Yes" he answered. She
shuddered. She hated to sit up an
other two hours, but he was firm in his
purpose. Detroit Tribune.
When the last sunshine Of expir-
ing day in summer twilight creeps
itself away, who hath not felt the soft
ness OF the hour sink on the heart-as
dew along the fower?--Byron.
-Irate Paid you tell that young
man of yours that Pm going to have
the gas turned off Mt ten? Trix-Yes.
Irate Pa-Well? Trix-He's coming at
q quarter-past in future. Judy,
Who swerves from innocence, who
makes disuse OF that serene companion,
a good name, W. not his loss; but
walks with shame, with doubt, with
fear, and haply with remorse. Words
worth.
Society Actress-In what direction
do you think my art lies? Critic--It
lies in every direction. Actress-In.
deed? Critic-Yes; particularly when
it tells you that you can act,-N. Y.
World.
The press was not granted by
monarchs, it was not gained for us by
aristocrats; but it sprang from the PEG.
pie, and, with an immoral instinct, 1t
has always worked for the people
Disraeli.
SAMMY IA brilliant youth)---Say,
ma. don't it make your hands warm
when you smack me? His Mother
Why, yes, Sammy, it does. Sammy.
Then wouldn't it do just as we'll if you
held them over the gas stove?
The Husband-I expect to be de-
tanned at the office this evening. The
Wife-Late? The Him! Yes,
quite late. The W.-Very well, darl-
ing; but pray don't bet too high un.
less you are sure of winning."-N. Y.
World.
Mr.. Higgins, entering the parlor
with Miss Nissan on his arm-"I have
just had a taste of Paradise; I've been
to your conservatory, Major" The
Major-"Yes, l notice you got some
powder on your nose getting it,
Yonkers Statesman.
Gentleman to his coachman)-
John, l wish you would 20 to the rail-
way station to bring my mother-in-
law to the house. / will give you a
mark for your trouble. Coachman-
But what if the lady does not Gomez
I'll give YOU
two marks. -Fliegende Blaetter.
"A Gentle Hint-Wife-Say, dear.
why don't you pay that bill the doctor
sent around? He has called for it two
or three times. Observation-Disclosures all
right. He can afford to wait. Wife
Well, you didn't seem to think he could
that night you were sick.-Detroit
Free Press.
You don't come to Pepson's Sc.
any more" said the lady in
brown. "No," said the lady in black.
and, what's more, / amt a.goin' to.
The last time called for John, and he
didn't come, the fool that runs the &C.
Gordon played He Never Cares to
Wander From His Own Fireside.' I
jist told 'em all what I thought of 'em
and walked out, I did."-Indianapolis
journal.
"A good wife makes the cares of the
world sit easy, and adds a sweetness to
Its pleasures; she is a mans best com
panion in prosperity, and his best il
not only friend in adversely; the most
careful preserver Of his health, and the
kindest attendant on his sickness: a
faithful adviser in distress, a comforter
IN afhiction, and q discreet manager OF
all his domestic afairs.-L. Al.
Stretch.
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very foolish and narrow-minded wov
Of doing. Because YOU cannot exis,
happily without YOUR clubs and van,
theaters is no reason whv l can't
~ never knew Won belonged 70 :,
club" observed MARYLAND. mildly
"Haye YOU developed into that modern
wonder. a new woman?"
ooh. n-onsensel You know : v.s
speaking fguratiyelyl mean that !
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would look unneighborly not to drop In
and find out how you were getting on
Every thoughtful, indeed So you
have remembered your old home nj
lasti How long has 1t been since you
were here2"
Five years"-pondering-"Ave years
this June"
as it much changed?"
"a good deal; the old willow by the
pond is down; fell in the August storm,
| CASTOR tells me-"
"Oh, l am so sorryl We used to-
she paused, blushing.
"Yes," he responded. $50 we did"
And he glanced at her laughingly.
"And the house?" she hurried on
show does it look?"
"Awfully-everything gone to pieces;
dust, cobwebs and mold everywhere;
the family portraits white with mil
dew"
"Oh, Tony" she cried; show dread
full! You really ought to do something
about them"
II SHALL" he said. 81 was fond Of the
place as a lad, and this trip down here
has awakened all the old feeling. ! am
tired to death of society, the exertion of
dancing"-smiling-"and the bother of
being agreeable to people that one
doesn't care a rap about, SO l have made
up my mind to marry and settle down
in the country; that is"-slowly-''if
l can persuade the girl I love to consent
to bury herself for my sake"
Miss Gresham looked down; her face
had lost a little of it's bright color; but
the pallor was in no way unbecoming.
II thought the best thing to do was
to come and talk v the matter with
you," he said, after a somewhat awk-
ward pause; you always help a fellow
so with your advice"
Il imagine" she replied, shat If a
woman cared for a man she would go
with him anywhere"
"Exactly, but that is the question
does she care for me? You see"-gaz.
ing at her steadily-"she is a society
girl; used to a good deal of gayety and
movement and excitement, and it
doesn't seem quite fair to ask her to
come down here, does 1t? 1t looks con-
ceited and selfish, as If one thought q
good deal of ones self, don't you know!"
She looked at him gravely.
"Do l know her?" she asked. as she
some one you have known a long timer"
"Oh, yes; since I was quite a boy"
as she pretty?"
"Of course; you ought to know
that"
"And clever?"
every"
81 suppose"-slowly-"she never says
unkind things or sees through people,
as-as-some of your other friends do?"
"Unkind things? No. But as to see
ing through people"-breaking into q
Taught am obliged to admit that she
does. You see, she has been out a lot,
and the rosy bandage is a bit out Of
place; natural enough, don't you
think?"
II suppose so"-doubtfully - zone
can't 60 through life with ones eyes
shut-that is, if one has any brains;
and yet, somehow or other, l don't quite
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like the description. You are such o
good fellow, Tony, for all your affecta-
ton, that you ought to marry some
body very much above the average"
"And SO | shall"
"You always said," she went on, "that
might choose a wife for you. Don't
you remember, just before you went to
college, that last ride we took"
"Assuredly."
"lIow we agreed to ask each others
advice about the people we should mar
ry, and how we promised that neither
Of us would get engaged without the
others co~nsent?"
"Of course l remember, and I am
quite willing to abide by the old con-
tract. l shall never marry without
your permission"
"Oh, Tony. really?"
"Really."
She gazed at him with parted lips
and shining eyes.
"You are very trusting-how do you
know that | shall not take a base adj
vantage of your confidence and refuse
my consent altogether? You don't
know how lonely it will be going out
next winter without you. l have got
so used to having you around that I
don't believe I'll enjoy myself in the
least unless you are there"
She pondered a moment.
Come" she said, II will compromise.
| won't forbid the banns altogether,
but you must not think Of marrying
until I'm tired of society and ready to
take the fatal step myself. How will
that suit your"
Perfectly, if you won't put 1t off too
long"
"0h, well, that l don't know. / have
about decided to be a spinster."
"Come, now, that isn't fair. Suppose
we argee to be married the same day ?
That meets with your approval? Well,
to keep that promise fresh in your
memory" reaching over and taking her
hand, wear this for my sake"
He drew her glove off very gently and
slipped q hoop of diamonds on her fin
ger.
The blood flashed to her cheeks.
Ebony, she cried, the full meaning of
her action breaking over her, "Tony, I
don't understand! l."
"Oh, yes, you do" he answered, draw
ing a reassuring arm about her; "but
for fear you might make a mistake and
go of and marry another fellow, / will
make my meaning vel clearer. love
you'll have always loved you. l have
never dreamed of asking anyone else to
marry me. ! would have told you SO
before, but you are such a dreadful
little flirt that | was afraid to test my
fate. What say you, sweetheart? Shall
we marry and settle down at the old
place?"
"And 1t was ! all the time" she muir
INJURED, land ] thought you meant"
"Whop" asked MARYLAND, curiously.
"Oh, never mind"-hastily-"I sec
now what an absurd idea 1t wasl So
you always loved me, over since ! was a
child? Well, really, Tony, it vas only
fair, for ! never cared for anyone as I
cared for you. Come, let us go In and
tell Betty."-N. o. Times-D Democrat.
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

The Christian has no more rlgn.sO
amend An hour in q house built on ene
sand than he has to live in n ma" :
Horn. No.
A marble statue of DR.. James Mar
tineau is to be placed in Massachusetts
college, oxford, upon tho eompie'io1
of the doctors goth year
Prof. H. G. Sedgwick has been So
cured bv Simpson college, lndianoia'
Ia. to organize and conduct an In
dustrial and mechanical school, =,
The annual report OF Presiden1
ANGEL. of the University of Michigan
shows that the attendance OF women
ba,fallen off during the last two years
How near must a person live to be
nv neighbor? Every person is near 10
YOU whom you can bless lie is near
est whom you can bless the most
William Ellery Claiming
A queer way of securing religious
equality is that devised by the stepney
Board of Guardians, who propose TO
bantizc every fourth founding coming
nnder their care as u Roman Catholic
One secret act of self-denial, one
sacrifice of inclination to duty, Is
worth all the mere good thoughts
warm feelings, passionate prayers IN
which idle people indulge themselves
Cardinal Newman.
"A membership of over 1000 Is re-
ported for twenty-seven PRESBYTERIAN
churches. The largest is the Fifth av'
enue, New York, church, OF when
Rev. DR.. John Hall is pastor which
has a membership of s,9+t.
we all do fade as a leaf" Some
fading leaves are crisp and crumpled,
others are soft, velvety, beautiful. The
fading face OF a Christian is oftentimes
more beautiful than a glowing cheek.
The light of Heaven is upon limited
Presbyterian
1t is reported that the domestic or
c~anization of the vatican is such that
if the pope were to be taken fatally III
it would be kept a secret for several
days. Lately it has been arranged
that not even the body servants OF the
pope could penetrate the secret Bu'
the health of the pope at present does
not at all justify such proceedings.
In June last DR.. Peter McVical
rendered his resignation as president
of Washburn college, Topeka, Kan, or
account OF failing health. The trus
tees declined to accept, and proposed
an extended vacation. DR.. McVicar's
physician, however, insists that he
must have complete relief from care
as the condition of full recovery. Al
the last meeting, therefore, the trus'
tees reluctantly accepted the resigna
ton, and DR.. McVicar will probably sc
abroad for a year or two. He has beer
president of Washburn college ever
since 1871.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

More than ten years ago a slight but
significant incident occurred in Savan.
nah, Ga. Between the acts Of n the.
atrical performance there was occasion
to drop q large national flag from the
flies above the stage. This was done
without ceremony, merely in prepara-
ton for the ensuing act, but as the
heavy. folds unrolled and gave the
stars nnd stripes to the light, such q
cheer went up from the audience that
the house was shaken. Savannah is O
conservative city, slow to forget and
tenacious Of old ideas. Here, If any
where in the south, the war prejudice
would be strong, and yet the mere pre-
sentation of the silent emblem Of the
nation called forth such a ringing,
CHEEKY response Of loyalty that any sus-
picion of the south's good faith must
have been shamed into silence.
Even to-day men are not lacking who
will assert that the patriotism of tho
south is shallow and grudgingly given
only upon compulsion. Southern ora.
tors and writer's from time to time
protest against this i%nsinuation, but
without materially changing the opin.
ions Of the skeptical, for it is easy to
say that such written and spoken uE
terances + insincere or inadequate.
But the spontaneous expression Of q
heterogeneous multitude is a bit of tes-
timony which cannot be gainsaid. And
there has been an overwhelming
amount Of such testimony upon the oc-
casion Of the tour which the old Liberty
bell has just made throughout the
south. Not alone in Atlanta, its des-
~tInation, but all along the route, at
every stop which it has made, 1t has
been the signal for an outburst not un-
worthy of comparison with the scenes
OF the memorable day when 1t pro-
claimed it's brave tidings.
Nothing SO appeals to the universal
instinct Of patriotism as does an mani
mate object which is emblematicai Of
o nations character and history. Phil
adelphia is properly jealous Of the old
bell, and disinclined to relinquish 1t for
any considerable time, but if it is care
FULLY guarded from danger, asst is in
the present instance, it is fitting that
1t should be loaned upon an occasion Of
such Importance as that of the Atlanta
exposition. 1t is pleasant to know that
the old bell is not so silent but that IL
can yet speak to the hearts of our peo-
pie, and gives fresh assurance that a
common bond Of love and pride and
reverence unites the entire country
~philadelDhia Citizen.
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EIREsIpE FRAGMENTS.

Celery Soup.-Take two large eel
cry roots, cut up fine and boil n hour
in one pint Of water. Flavor with a
little piece of onion; mash and strain
through a fine sieve. Beat together one
tablespoonful OF butter and two Of
-four; and one quart Of milk and boil
oil together 20 minutes. Serve with one
half pint Of whipped cream added at
the last minute.-Chicago Record.
Fried Sweet Potatoes.--Steam the
potatoes until they are tender. When
cool enough to handle peel and slice
lengthwiss, or II large crosswise, In
half-inch slices. Have plenty Of butter
heating in q thick baking dish, or on
the pancake griddle, and when hot
lay the slices In and fry until they are
@ delicate brown, turning them care
fully and browning both sides. Send
to the table hot.-Detroit Free Press.
Maryland Spoon Corn Dread.-Put
one quart Of milk on the fire in o double
boiler; when it comes to a boil stir in
four large kitchen teaspoonfuls OF corn
meal and cook five Misunderstanding oil
the time. Remove from the fire and stir
once or twice as 1t cools. When cool
add three eggs well beaten with two
tablespoonfuls -four, one tablespoonful
butter, ON. pinch salt. Pour in a
creased dish and bake IS minutes.
Serve Immediately with napkin around
dish.-Chicago Record.
Welsh Rarcbit.-One pound grated
cream cheese, onc-half pint OF rich milk,
three teaspoonfuls Of flour blended
with milk, one tenspoonful Of made
mustard, one teaspoonful of grated
sapsago; add cheese just before serv-
ing. Place the cheese and milk In q
double boiler. When the cheese Ia
melted add the -four, stirring to keep
from thickening in Jumps. Add mus
tary and o dash Of cayenne pepper.
Serve on rounds Of toast or on heated
plates.-Chicago Chronicle.
Baking Bread and Biscuit.-Thc
proof Of the bread and the biscuit lies
in the "baking Of it." A little expert
ence, however, will enable one TO have
the oven just right. When the bread
is baked 1t should be turned out on q
clean cloth or board, and each loaf
should rest so that the air may circu-
late around 1t. When cold 1t should be
placed in a dry tin box or stone jar. Bis
cults should be cared for in the same
way, unless 1t Is DESTROYS 10 eat them
when fresh from the oven.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Cracked Sandwiches.-A savory
sandwich is made from crisp unsalted,
unsweetened crackers, spread with q
paste made from three tablespoonfuls
OF R%oquefort cheese, a tablespoonful Of
butter and q t%easpoonful Of pars.
Icy chopped very fine. Serve with
n green salad, or lay each on a crisp
lettuce leaf before serving. Water.
crosses mixed with the yolks of hard
boiled eggs also make an appctizing
mixture with which to make sand
wiclies Of brown bread. Season the
paste with a little olive oil, vinegar and
paprika. "Cut the bread for all sand.
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r. Clean Dark Clothes.

A cake Of bar soap and . small piece
Of black cloth should always be on
hand to take spots out Of dark cloth
ing. It is perfectly harmless and viii
remove ordinary stains an we'll % ben.
zine, which IL both dangerous and dis.
agreeable. Dip the cloth in warm
water, rub 1t well with the soap and
in turn rub the spots with It Sponge
OF the lsther and you will probably
SEQ no trace Of dirts-St Louis Repub-
II cNNf IWt -.f.. f9Mfl
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'WD said she preferred
to sit on the grass-it made her feel
more Country"
To intensity this feeling she had
clothed her fresh young beauty in a
marvellous organdy, so sheer that her
arms CLEANED through it like alabaster,
and had pinned on her bright head a
great hat dropping with roses. BY
her side leaned a white parasol edged
with lace.
Her companion, u young man In ten
mis- flannels, who was stretched at her
feet, had commented sarcastically upon
her Rustic attire" and a hot discussion
had ensued; n discussion happily inter-
rupted by the arrival of a servant with
q tray of iced lemonade.
"Ah," said Miss Gresham, helping
herself to one Of the frosted glasses,
IF there is one person for whom l en-
terrain m undying affection, it is Bet
ty! l know we are indebted to her for
this. She is II of those rare people
who always do the correct thing"
Betty" repeated MARYLAND, lazily
slipping his lemonade; " and who is
Detty?"
"He has forgotten Betty" cried the
girl; "and he has no more shame than
to confess it! Betty, who was always
his sworn champion, and who has
helped him out of l know not how many
scrapes. This is the effect, l suppose,
of college md travel and society"
"Betty!" again repeated MARYLAND.
AHA sudden light springing to his
eyes-"your old nurse, of course. Why,
certainly, l remember her; dear COM
panion of my giddy youth But | did
not recognize her by so commonplace
a title. 10 me she always seemed a be-
nefcent genius, a good angel, rather
than an ordinary mortal" He lifted
his glass-"To Betty" he said; "may
her shadow never grow less"
Betty was asking me about you the
other day." said the girl; ''she wanted
to know if you still rode and swan and
boated like you used to do. told her
you had given up dancing because of
the exertion"-she looked at him inno-
Gently.
ibid she ask you anything about your
own life?" said MARYLAND, sitting up
"a resume of how you put in your time
during the winter season In town might
be interesting to her, and certainly
profitable"
Anything l do is interesting to her.
she responded, coolly.
DO you know" he said, II have been
marveling over you ever since / came. ]
cannot quite realize that you have been
ten days in the country without being
bored. How have you accomplished it?
l thought that the day of miracles was
past"
my good Tony" remarked Miss
Gresham, patronizingly, you must not
Judge other people by yourself; it is a
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ps,u.rt rmed,,,on ma, p.tn,n,a

Dcnmark's deep-sea exploring expe-
dition to the coasts Of Iceland and
Greenland has returned. Bad weather
intertered with the scientific work. but
the Ingolf took s~oundings from Iceland
to Cape Farewell, the greatest depth
found being 1870 fathoms, and secured
much geological material. The Ingolf
will be sent out again next summer.
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Ru,,ia,. an..i dr.in Y.la.

The minister Of agriculture Of Russia
has issued a statement Of the yield Of
grain in GO provinces in European Rus
sia, including Russian Poland. Tue
figures are given in stchetverts, equiv
nlent to 6O.77 English bushels: Rye,
i22, $3.50. 900; winter wheat, Ie,9s3, 00oI
summer wheat, $4,000, 900; oats. l0o,-
44s,OOo; barley, 29,622. 900; buckwhoaL
;,2s4.oo0; millet, 6,254.oOO; corn. s.6i0,-
900; peas, 2.5l2,0oo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07
A Rain to Talk About

Once when Japheth was q very old
man 1t rained for several days in sue
cession and people began to speak Of
the remarkable weather.
"0h, dear mel' said Japheth, this 10
nothing to the downpour when l was
young-when Shem, Ham and l went
into papa's ark. That
But he stopped. There was none to
listen. People always began to move
of when Japheth began to speak Of
the food. Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07
4 Personal Advantass.

Don't you want to hire my parys
said . little colored urchin.
What for?"
Ter put up de stovepipe."
Does he put up stovepipes well?"
peed ne do. An dc bes' OBJ It am
dst he'e deaf and dumb, my psr d. 40
oe women folks doan' hab ter leavs ia
oouse while he's wuhkin'. Washing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07
Roam, IN Western Now York.

Mrs. Mary Winslow is travelling
through western New York as pro-
prietor and operator Of a peripatstic
photograph cor. She wear o mans
hat, carries o revolver, Is a first-class
artist, and has more orders than she can
attend to.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07
Horrible s~elhshncss.

A.-Who was that elegant gentle
mar with whom you were talking yes.
terday?
Bile is a wealthy young man from
Boston.
lie seems to be very much of a zen.
tieman. Iwish you would give me the
pleasure OF an introduction to him"
Not much. I'm going to try and
borrow some money from him myself.
Texas Siftings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

MowLER--"I see some philosopb.
that the way to cure yourself Of = !
fair Is to run away. Do YOU belis
Cynicus-"Certainly-if you run swS
tho g1rl."-Truth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

TnR great high road of human :,
lies along the highway Of steaSias]
doing, and they who are the most
tent and work in the truest spirIt ,
variably be the most successfully \
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

There il nothing 70 grisvous to BE-
borne that bordering upon it will not
make It heavier; and there Is no fancy
so bad that the animation Of fancy
can mot sniiyen it---Jsne fortar. :
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

whether on pleasure bent. orh,,,.. /
o o~ ey wry, tr rIp a bottle of Syrup o Of Fis|
kidneys, liver and bowels rSuvely
vsrs, headaches and other tR,uventI
all leading druggists. 'S Anu u bot
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

-Experisnced lumbermen can ascsr-
tain almost exactly the condition Of
. tree by striking II = heavy blow with
an ak and judging BY the sound.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

CHECK Colds aud Bronchitis with
Honey Of Horchouud and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure In one ;
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If we must accept fate, we ara \
compelled to assert liberty, the sicnI
Of the individual, the grandeur Of d]
power OF character. Emerson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

AS l GROW old more dross than rold
Appears in life's alloy;
And buckwheat cakes don't seem 4
Al when l was a boy.
IN. Y Ia,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

The GENUINE "BRowy's Rno
TRocHEsn are sold only in boxes M
wonderfully effective for Coughs, Hoai
or Irritation Of the Throat caused \
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

The largest reom in tho world IL
|f>id 70 b. the hall Of the imperial pal
3 sin 8. pstessbusg, u Il 1sq tset
Y 10 ~ VA.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-12-07

CARE you fond of children, Mr..
swell, | can't exactly say. I've mel
any, Harper's Bazaar.
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"a POWER unless managed with s..,
ana discretion, does but m mal gem
more hated; no Intervals ~ MaS He, NJ !,
no starts Of bounty, will atonss God }
and oppression Jeremy Co SIo .or y