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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
Death OF Gen. Blewett.

Gen. Thomas G.. Blewett died at
his home in Lowndes county last week.
Gen. Blewett was born in Charlotte. N.
c., in 1918, and immigrated In early
manhood to Lowndes county, where the
best years OF his life were spent. In
1876 no killed Col. Peter G. Stark on
the field Of honor. The last years OF
his life were spent in quiotude and re-
tirement at his old family homestead,
which was for long time famous as
one of the most palatial and hospitable
homes In the county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
oLolona bonds In Demand.

Okolona will have no trouble in float
ing the waterworks and electric light
bonds. Already inquiries are being re-
ceiyed as to the issues from capitalists
and tho whole amount will doubtless bo
placed at par II not at q small pre-
MUM. m.-Okolona Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
Killed Q Hear.

F. A. Montgomery, a prominent at
torney Of Tunica, after desperate en-.
counter with wounded bear, succeeded
In killing him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
Federal Court AdJourns.

Federal Court adjourned at Jackson
last week after session Of five days.
There were no important cases tried
and the docket was one of the lightost
aver known before.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
Ch.nre in penltentIary OaioIaIs.

At its meeting . few days ago the
penitentiary board OF control elected
the following officers: Walter McLanrin'
warden, vice M. L. jenkins; J. j. Evans,
Jr., travelling sergeant, vico R. R. Par
ker,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
''-menoe Railroad Coustruotion

l. 'n'e Railroad Construction.
pNIY, Mo-, Nov. e.--Presi-
otlllwell of tho Kansas
y ,arsh ,sl q Gulf railroad, said
!. .aas n he would at once put
|es's. work constructing a por-
!, :, road to a connection with
~ = Mex'co, work on which
~pped for a long time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
H'ArhER'S CRIME.
~ aas and Lies Down BssId,
- With Sura n..

usa and Lies Down Beside
WIN Sure Death to Both.
NOV. Conrad Eichorn,
N. s.,maker, murdered his ia.
ana killed himself. The
n hup Tor the night at
hao'el' The hotel clerk
10y were strangers. This
was discovered escaping
N 'oom' !, to which entrance
!, rather -, and son lay in
l.as y slumber. A gas chan.
~ = oa tho floor and the
gas told tho story
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
FIRE At INDIANAPOLIS.
Iawrie q Robson's Dry Goods Establish
ment Burned Out.

ment Bufn0u Out'
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. S.-The dry
goods establishment of Lawrie & Rob
son, 20 and 2S West Washington street,
was completely destroyed by fire at
q. m. The firm was but recently or
ganized, and carried big stock Of
dress goods and notions The flames
originated, it is supposed, from o gas
explosion in the rear of the store, and
the flames spread so rapidly that they
could not he controlled until every
thing had been destroyed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
!. Domestic IufelIo,,v.

y N0v ~, John o. Blake,
sso,,,. ,' . Chicago department
NV, Ss,,y . Jeffrey Bicycle con.
m Sasn street, committed
Ios.%., uO%e : BY shooting. The
@''0 to domestic lrf-l!c!'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
W. j. BRYAN.
y noad Getting Ready for In
creased Dusineas.

a1rH' Mo-, Nov. THE st.
.sa u'aad y Island railway yester-
E'sa that two of the ii stations
,'' ,Uau' ordered closed on ac.
xa' ~ business, be re.opened.
Ta0 sns others will be re-opened
n. ss !. Wholesale houses have
.neir men, many of whom
visited their territory for
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
CHAIRMAN BUTLER

Totals. ,.... .............1.h 1.h47,@l
Plurality for Mckinley, 1,0s9, ,9S2,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

tain clear view Of the quarter deck.
ITO return to my bed, or do you wish
me to accompany you to the captain 8
cabin:''
There's the captain himself" ex.
claimed Mr. Poole. And as he smoke the
little figure of Benson howled from the
head of the poop ladder: where's the
officer OF the watch? Who's that man in
white down there? How is it there's
nobody in charger
The unfortunate young mate mounted
the steps He was followed by Mr..
Shannon, from whom, as though he
had been specter, Captain Benson
shrank. staggering of in q clumsy re-
coil. Poole instantly began:
ITS Mr. Shannon, sir. We found
him on the flying jib boom end, sir. He
was singing out in doleful, frishtfui
voice, and rushed forward, getting no
answer from the men, thinking there
was o boat or raft or something Of that
sort under the bows"
1t was too dark to see the captain
face, but he fell to suffering:
fAe ship was placed in your charge,
slr. You had no right to leave this
deck sir. Out on thu flying jib boom
end: Mr. shannon. d'yoo sayI''
With fond. suspicious sniff he an
preached the gentleman. who exclaimed
pleasantly: Its all right now. captain.
hope l haven't brought the second
officer into difficulty. It's through NO
Ianit OF his that was ont at the end OF
your long spar yonder. walk in nv
sleep. Ever carried passengers before
who walk in their sleep? Must have
heard. OF course. Of that dreadful dis
ease called somnambulismg Is it a dis
ease: A distenper. then. A distempered
brain will make q man walk when his
intellect v wrapped I'D in slumber, I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

CHAPTER LIN 1884 the Queen,
clipper bark, leaves Sydney. Avs
tra'ia, with treasure. There are ten
male passengers and five women.
lI-She Is chased by cutter. which
puts on board James Moray. who
wishes passage to England. lila
steamer follows. Police board the
Queen to arrest Murray. who is alb.
sounding with money. Murray
commits suicide. ", V and VII,
has been discovered that the arms
chest OF the Queen mas been robbed.
VII and ViIt-The capt.ia orders
the rooms to be searched, but moth.
ing Is found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

Reidy Bros.

soo;a (. Gis,b.i. 8 i..s..i.. a..
Tc.-n. ~, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

Como in, sirp' bawled the second
mate, and in the man came, gaining
the deck with as ni.nhle o spring over
the rail- IS vas ever witnessed on q
man-of-var
The seansn crowded round him. Mr..
Poole showed in. The gentleman was
11r. Walter Shannon. He wore pyjamas
and a white shirt and was hatless and
oarefooted. Rubbing his eyes and yawn-
ing, looking frst up and then down,
then round him with sudden motions Of
his head, Dir. Shannon counterfeited a
hundred marks of agitation, distress
and bewildeTment.
What is the meaning Of this, STRIP
said the second mate sternly.
II think see it all now." exclaimed
Mr.. Shannon. talking as though his
teeth chartered. II have walked in my
Sleep
And talked, too, l allow" said q
man with granting laugh. "what
Christian country does that there howl
Of yours belong tor
lit is qrite clear to me now" ex.
claimed Mr. Shannon, speaking in O
voice Of awe. II have walked in nv
sleep. 70 think Of my having crept in
my Inconsistencies to that extreme
poiHs CT the ship there! Good angels,
what an escaped
There wasn't much the looks of an
escape in the way you came sliding in. J."
said n man.
Step your people from being imper.
tiren;, hi. Poole, p" said the gentleman.
What's the good" suddenly roared
Tom, ''of man laying out to a ships
flying jib boom end and yowling? Going
there for that? What's the blooming
good Ct 1t? All in the dead of the night.
Do they call it sleep walking? I've
known sailormon ashore get month
Tor smaller sEylarking jobs than this. -
Ard tie grUmblcr. stepping to the fore
scuttle, dropped noiselessly into the
| sear,en's den.
Conc aft! Come aft, sir, exclaimed
Poole, catching him by the arm. And he
added i'll u hot whisper: "This is the
sailors end of the ship. Your mad to
| anger them here. Lock! Every belt has
its knife. I'll not be answerable."
III make it right with you, my lads.
Fired IL yet know where 1 am And
Mr.. Shannon stretched his arms and
yawned ana stared again, first up and
then down and then around, with fine
| afTectatiOn OF bewiiGerment and alarm.
But it had HOW rsn into more than 20
minutes since Nr. Poole rushed from
aae poop to the forecastle to learn tb,
meaning OF tie distressful, spirit NOV
Zig waiting, and in less than 90 minute.
a carbarcus murder may be done.
With saunterirs steps Mr. Shannor
followed tho second mate off the fore
castle, but when he was in the thick o,
the shadow between the bulwark an6
the iongboat he made stride, and catch
ing the officer by the shoulder arrested
him with a hand CT iron. Poole spraps
round to his own defense. The Other
laughed softly at the second mate fight.
ing attitude and exclaimed:
NY dear fellow. you quite mistake.
L merely wish 10 ask you
by thunder, Mr.. Shannon, but it'll
go hard with you if you handle me
| again III that faShionr interrUpted
Poole III a voice strong with resentment
and DISLIKE. In fact, the strength of the
other had put the shock of q blow into
his'nere grasp.
My dear Poole, Ireally apologize. !
merely wished TO ask a question. Am
l. sand he, making step so as to com.
mard the interior OF the cuddy and OBJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

Grand Offer

Always alive to the best interests of the
public Tn Argus has determ ned upon a
plan by which some bright boy or girl
IN kock Island may visit the ma
honai capital at Washington, ID. C.
absolutely free. AS one OF the great
est presidential campaigns that ever occurred
has just closed. and one that Wi. live in his
tory. It is only natural that the greatest in
tercs, will be manifested in the inauguration
OF President eject William Mckinley. That
being the case, TrE Argus has decided to
pay the entire expense of thu trip. includ.
ing four days stay in Washington, to
the boy or girl between the ages of rs and ~
years who secures the most new subscribers
TO IuE ARGUS between now and Saturday.
Feb. 20. 1897.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31
TO N CoNIulvDH

The first mention of q crowu in the
Scriptures is in Exodus XIV, II, where
a GRO wn or ornament Of goldwas direct
ed to be placed above the sacred ark.
Thf. ornament is here mentinned rs be-
Ing we'll known and was prd5ably long
JI use among the Egyptian kings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

A legal brshel Of onions iss4s pounds
In Indiana, and from this figure the
range is upward to 81 pounds in A-kan-
sas. Georgia. Illinois and other st:aes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31
On the Following
Conditions

l.. The winner must be a resident of
Rock Island.
2. He or she must not b. less than rs
or more than FL years OF age.
s. All subscriptions must he for six
weeks or more.
q. No credit will be allowed for sub.
scriptions OF persons who discontinue THE
ARGUS after this date.
s. The contest will close at 6 %. m. SAT-
urday. Feb 20. 1897. All names must be at
the Office by that hour.
9. A consolation prize to the one getting
next to the largest number of subscribers
will be given in the form of a trim to any
place the winner desires within a radius Of
200 miles of Rock Island.
Z. a committee to be composed of Su-
perintendent of Schools X. & Young. Hon.
William McEniry and Rev. X. r. Sweet
have consented to supcrinteni the count in
the interest OF fairness TO all the contestants,
their decision to be absolute
s. Every contestant must register az
HE ARGUS office and be provided with
the proper blanks before beg ming work.
9. The names Of subscribers must lie
brought to THE ARGUS ofnce on the day
they are obtained, or the day following at
the latest.
10. To win either prize i will be ncocs-
sary for the contestant to ct a total of 90
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

From Warsaw, the capital Of ancient
Poland, to Our capital the distance il
A.010 milea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31
The Trip
A Feature

The contest will be decidd SO that the
lucky boy or girl may leave tie city in time
to be in Washington Wednesday morning.
March 5: The trip will be made over the
GREAT Rock ISLAND ROUTE in connection
with the BALTIMORE & Ono. one of the
best scenic routes known, 9th OF which
trunk lines have made exhaustive arrange
ments for the comfort Of the travelling pubic
at that time. The trip itself yer these lines
one of the best routes that co1d be planned.
II the winner wishes to arrive IN Washington
Thursday. March 4. the day q Inauguration,
this may also be done. VIII Oh sould maxi 4
possible to be there over the following Sun
day. The details may bc aranged by the
winner. Remember the whJe cxpens. of
the trip, including A-days sly in TIE city.
is to be borne by THE ARG Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

From Delagoa Bay. in Africa, q letter
requires As days to reach New,Ycrk.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

the trees after bleeding them by plugging
them up cannot be told positively, because
none of the natives will do this, and no
civilized men work at the actual gathering
All we know is that the Indians gather it,
dry it by smoking. and bring it back in
Jumps.
There are, therefore, no data on which
to estimate the probability of a profit in
gathering Florida caoutchouc. 1t might
be that the trees could be saved by plug.
cling, just as the New England farmers
save their maple trees after drawing off the
sap. If that could be done and the proper
kind of labor could be applied. the greater
expense of wages might be counterbalanced
by the greater production of preserved for
ests and by the advantage of home pro-
duction. Otherwise the only benefit to be
derived from the Florida trees would seem
to be in using them up, just as the forests
ia uncivilized countries have been used
1t certainly seems to be worth while for
somebody to make the experiment"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

for something to take the place of oranges
the growers may haye "struck" crop that
produced we'll and yielded good profit,
and may be tempted another season to de-
vote their entire energies to that product.
This is exactly what they do not want to
do-the business is too risky. The crop
may fail and they will again be on the
fiat of their backs.
Diversified cropping is what they should
study. few seasons will teach them
what crops can be successfully grown
and the ones that yield the best profit and
to these they should devote their attention,
not neglecting, in the meantime, their or
ange grove. If this plan is followed for
the succeeding few years we will see vast
improvement in the condition of the state
when the groves begin to bear again. Then,
instead of depending entirely on the or
ange crop. we will have something else to
look forward to. If the crop is good
one and commands good prices to use
slang expression, we will be strictly in
it.. for we will not only have the profit
from the orange groves. but our farm truck
as we'll. On the other hand if the orange
crop fails or prices are unsatisfactory and
improbable we will not be entirely on the
cold charities of the world.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We can not promise to return rejected
manuscript unless stamps are enclosed.
All communication intended for pub
Iication MIST be accompanied with real
name, as a guarantee of good faith. No
anonymous contribution will be regarded
Money should be sent by Draft, Postof-
flee Money Order on DeLand, or Regis
tered Letter, otherwise the publisher will
not be responsible in case of loss. When
personal checks are used exchange must
be added. Only 1 and 2-cents lamps
taken when change cannot be had.
TO insure insertion, all advertisements
for this paper must be received by 10
o'clock Monday morning of each week.
Subscribers when writing to have the
address of their paper changed, MUST
give the old as we'll as the new address.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

Scattered all over Florida are many peo-
pie who are virtually land poor, and are
groaning under the burden of meeting the
taxes; then again, there are people who
have more land than they need for cult
walton and whose circumstances could be
benefited by a sale of portion of it to
some new settler. In other states there
are hundreds of people who are looking
towards Florida for future home, either
to escape the rigors of more northern
climates or to engage in husbandry where
something can be done the year round
Now what we propose to do is to bring
these two classes together as fast as pos
sible making the AGRICULTURIs medium
of exchange. Any paid up subscriber of
the s.AGR1CULTURIsT can send us de-
scription of the property they would like
to sell, not to exceed thirty words, ac-
companiad by IS cents, and same will be
put in our Real Estate Exchange columns
for at least month
During the next three or four months
thousands of sample copies of the AGR1-
cULTUR1sT will be sent to parties interested
in learning something about our state and
in this way our subscribers will be put in
direct communication with the parties
themselves. Real estate dea' ers are ex-
empt from this offer and is open only to
subscribers of the AGRICULTURIsT. Fol-
lowing are few samples of the way ad-
vertisements will appear:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1896
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM GROVE AND GARDEN-Tobacco
Growing and the Pitfalls; Restoring a
Grove; Profit OF Celery and Tobacco;
Const utiOnaI Amendments.".... 573
The Outlook for Florida Peaches; Small
VS.. Large Celery; The Heredity of Agri.
culture; Ammonia as Tree Wash; Gov
Soil Ferments in Agriculture. ......... -. 574
Mulching for M Maintaining Fertility. SIG
Farming VS.. Planting; Celery Culture;
Garden Guide for the South. ............... SIT
Progress in Agricultural Matters; Does
Germless Fruit Mature?. Accommodations. SIS
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL Cultivation
of ANIMALS in Florida.."... ............... $40
observation-disclosures Chat; An Expert on
Rubber; Chance for Our Subscribers;
Divereifcation the Panacea; Death of
Capt Beam. $50
Satisfactory Season for Pineapples. 5S1
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Chats With
Our Neighbours Some Excellent Recipes:
Health Foods; Draperies; To Remove
Tea Stains 5o2
POULTRY DEPARTMENT Pure Foods;
The Turkey; The Plymouth Rock-The
FanCer's Fowl ...... .. ................ $50
IITERATURE-Swee tPeas......................5 S4
PUZZLER. SS5
FLORIDIANA .................. .............. 5S6
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02
Death Of Capt. Bean

Speaking of the death of Capt. NJ II.
Bean the gentleman to whom belongs the
credit for the discovery of the tanning
qualities of the palmetto. ST. Augustine
correspondent of the Times Union writes
He was the resident agent for the old South
Beach railway and ferry company for the
past several years. and the most prominent
man on Anastasia island, as we'll as one of
the most genial men met with in this city
and on the little ferryboat. Always the
gentleman, he gained the good will of all
crossing the Matanzas ferry. There are
hundreds about this and other states who
will regret reading that the funeral cere-
monies this afternoon. in the Memorial
Presbyterian church, are over the body Of
their dead friend-the life of the old-time
ST. Augustine and South Beach ferry com
pany, for to no other man does the ex-
istence of that enterprise belong, for
Captain Bean gave to it the best days Of
his life, and sacrificed, his life to its sue
cess.
The deceased was born in Redfeld, Me-,
ffty-nine years ago. He went to the Pa
c1fc coast in the early days of its settling.
and travelled from San Francisco to the
territory, now Washington. For many
years he led the life of a pioneer, seeking
gold and mourning hardships His best
friends, when hunger and cold accom-
panied him in his wanderings were the
Indians. In 1876 he came to Florida, and
located at Norwalk, where he planted an
orange grove and discovered the tanning
qualities of the palmetto, and demonstrated
its value. After a residence at Norwalk of
ten years he brought his family to St,
Augustine, and sunk what money he had
saved from the freeze of 1886 in the pro
jected ferry and railway to Anstasia's
beach. His indomitable will caused him
to bring new life into his Norwalk orange
grove, and, although for the second time
he saw it killed by the freeze, his faith re-
manned strong.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02
DIVERSIFICATION THE PANA CEA,

We trust our people will not make the
mistake Of drifting out of one rut into an,
other-or rather being jerked out of one
and rolling into another, Stern necessity
and the chilling frowns of the weather
clerk made it necessary for them to devote
their attention to something beside or
anges. Oranges were all right, but when
they froze and the trees froze with them,
the growers saw the mistake of putting
their tentire dependence IN one product
They were put on the flat of their backs
and il. has been a mighty hard struggle to
regain fcothold.
Now the point rs this In casting around
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

The prospects for the coming win
ter in Florida are particularly bright.
Every section of the state should put
it's best foot foremost and prove to
the world at large what we so we'll
know ourselves-that Florida is now
and always will be, the best state in
the south. and as a natural conse-
quence, the garden spot of the earth.
-Times-Union.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

with lime. When the pile rots down he says
there will be good lot OF humus to increase the
productiveness of the soil.
X
X X
ARE any of our readers acquainted with
the following described vegetable. We make the
clipping from California exchange: The giant
radish of Java is one of the wonders of the veg
etable kingdom. The root. which is from three
to FIVE feet in length, according to the soil upon
which it grows, is not eaten, the pods only be-
ing considered as fit for food. The most won
derful thing about the Java radish after it's size
has been taken into consideration, is the wonder
full rapidity with which 1t grows, the plant often
increasing foot in height, and root from one
to four inches in circumference, within twenty
four hours. The pods are eaten raw, cooked as
asparagus as a salad. or picked like cucum-
bers.