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any Of these. II Is the commonest trouble
that human beings suffer from. Is 50
common that nine-tenths Of all the sickness
IN the world IL traceabie to It. IL Is merely
that simple. common thinQ-coustipaticu.
There Is no telling what Il may lead 20, but
Il Is sure to lead to something bad. lts inn
mediate effects are unpleasant ir the cx-
IRENE. IL makes people l~istlcss, gives
them headaches, makes the digestion poor
causes dizziness, loss of appetite, loss OF
sleep, foul breath and distress after eating.
All this merely because Nature has been
imposed upon, and has been refused the
little help she needed.
This little help Is furnished by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One pill 81 a
gentle laxative ard two a mild cathartic.
There are two remarkable things about the
Pellets" One Is that they never guPei
the other that they cure permanently
There Is no otner medicine that does cure
permanently. You can take any other
medicine you like, - long as you like, and
II you stop, your trouble win come back
quickly, and the chances are the trouble
will be worse than Il was before. This
isn't true Of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
You take them until you get yourself Into
perfect working order, and then you stop:
You don't rave to take any more Pellets y
unless after a while YOU do something that
deranges your digestive system again. We
are not guessing about these facts, and We
don't ask you to take our unsupported word
for Il. Thousands Of people have found
that they are true, and rave testified to
them. Let the druggist who says that some
thing else Is " just as good" sell that some
thing else to somebody else. Don't let him
trihe with your health for the sake Of a
little more profit to himself.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
No. Cos MaiH Street. Buffalo, N. X.
@&aa
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

When Napoleon III was approaching
sovereignty, he asked a judioious friend
to observe him carefully for a week and
to point out to him anything that he did
which was not according to the severest
code Of the Of a we'll bred man.
At the end of the week there was only
n practice which his friend had no
ticed. The emperor, after eating a boil
ed egg, invariably thrust his spoon
through it.
Whence this practice has arisen, at
one time not uncommon, it is difficult
to say. Some date It from a very early
period and assume that it was done
originally in order to prevent witches
sailing in the eggshells.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

Abraham Hayward, the famous Quar-
terly reviewer, once thought that he
would like to have some ancestors, so
no walked straight to apicture Dealers.
Selecting a portrait Of a cavalier in half
armor, with features not quite unlike
his own, Mr.. Hayward made a bid for
it, but deeming the price asked too
high, he went his way. Afew days later
Mr.. Hayward went to dine with Lord
Houghton, and was astonished to find
the picture in the dining room. Seeing
that it attracted his guests attention,
Lord Houghton said: VERY good pic
ture thatl Came into my hands in a Gu
rious way. Portrait Of a Mines of the
commonwealth period-an ancestor Of
mine. "Ah, indeed i' said Mr. hay,
ward. "He wal very near being an an
cestor of mine.
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LlTTLe KENTUCKY.
n May some Day BE Claimed a. a Fart Of
Tnnne.ann.

~ May Some Day he Claimed NJ n Fart Of
Tcnnessee.
Little Kentucky, as IL might be dub
bed very appropriately, is located oppo-
site Island No. 10, where Kentucky and
Tennessee meet. The river, by gradual
y cutting ont the Kentucky bank. had
worn OF a narrow strip Of land, until
one bright morning several people who
lived on this side Of the line woke up
to find themselves ON the other side. In
other words, the swift current had
washed away the neck Of earth which
made the extreme southwestern corner
OF this state a part Of the commonwealth
Of Kentucky. The section Of territory
thus separated from its parent, "a It
were, Is ten miles long and five miles
wide-quite a good mOuthful to take in
at one bite, even for the greedy Missis-
sippi.
Every we'll posted river man and ev-
cry person who is acquainted with the
geography and topography of this state
will understand how such a thing could
happen. Right at the state line the river
forms a loop about ten miles long. The
loop extends up into Fulton county.
The swift stream has simply drawn this
moose tight and formed an island out Of
what was formerly a peninsula. Hick-
man is the closest town Of any size to
the place whore all this landmaking oc-
CURED. Darnell, q little hamlet over in
Obion county, Tenn, is quite near the
spot.
The boundary line between Kentucky
and Tennessee has always been rather
complicated down about Island Nc. 10,
owing to the peculiar bend in the Mis-
sissippi mentioned above. The lakes,
bayous and sloughs which biseot that
corner Of Fulton county in all directions
also serve to mix meters. The biting
off Of such a large strip Of soil will add
TO the general confusion, and the ques-
tion may arise as to whether Little Ken
lucky will hereafter belong to the do
main Of tho Volunteer State or still be
q part and parcel Of the dark and
bloody ground.-Paducah News.
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Poor Richard.

elm December Of the year 1739. " says
Bigelow's Life Of franklin, Frank
lin commenced the publication Of what
he styled Poor Richards Almanack, ,
price fi~vepence. II attained an astonish-
ing popularity, and at once. Three edi-
tions were sold within the month Of its
appearance. The average sale for 20
years was 10, 900 a year. He was some
times Obliged to put il TO press in o.
tober to get a supply Of copies to the re-
mote colonies by the beginning Of the
year. Il has been translated into nearly,
If not quite every. written language,
and several different translations Of il
have been made into the French and the
German. Il contains some Of the best
fun, as we'll al the wisest counsel, that
sven emanated from his pen"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

There is a mother ON the north side
who has a family of small children.
One day she became very much interest
ed In a book, and it seemed as IL she
must read it. but the children bothered
her very much. Finally she thought Of
a scheme whereby she could get rid Of
the children, so she took a broom and
put a red cloth ON it and hung it in the
window. She then told the children
they must play she had the smallpox,
and that they must not dare come near
her, for they would catch it. They kept
away beautifully all the afternoon, and
she finished the book. Some Of the
neighbors also saw the red flag and
asked the children what was the matter,
and they said smallpox, and the report
was current on that side Of town in
very short time. Not only the children,
but the neigbbors, kept away until they
learned Of the scheme. indianapolis
Journal
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p.l.r ~. wn.n.t pnnr.rou..

Once in a while the dry pages Of gov
eminent reports are ~enlivened by details
of sensational incidents. Witness the
following from a report Of John w.
Fleming, United States mine inspector
for New Mexico: Il arrived at Cerillos
ON the evening Of the 26th Of February,
at IL p. m. On the morning Of the 27th
/ went out 20 the White Ash Coal mine,
about ~ miles from the town. When l
arrived there, Iasked the superintendent
Of the mine, James Duggan, about the
condition of the mine, and he informed
me that IL was never better that he
had been in the mine every day for eight
or ten days past, and had taken air
measurements and found that the venti-
lation was better than ever before.
Upon my request that he proceed into
the mine for its inspection, be stated
that he was required to go to the coke
ovens Of the company at Waldo, about
az miles distant, and would return by
nOontime, and we would go into the
mine" At II a. m. an explosion of
fire damp occurred in the mine which
killed "a men, and showed the inspector
that, sometimes, delays are the reverse
Of dangerous.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

Ono incident Of Freoman's early life
deserved by Mr.. Stephens is thorough
" characteristic. Before he was Of age
he was in love, and as sOon as he reach
ed 81 ne offered marriage and was ac-
cepted. Some opposition from Freeman's
own kinsfolk seemed the only hindrance
10 a happy union. But another was
created by the sensitiveness OF Free
mans own conscience. "He had ex-
pectatious " 9 sufficient income, but it
was pFtlY derived from coal mines, and
the shocking disclosures recently made
respecting the treatment Of GOLFERS
made him doubt whether he could con-
scientiously draw an income from that
branch of industry until the system was
reformed. " There we sec the same tenn
per at work which in later days made
Freeman throw up a pleasant and lucra-
tive connection with The Saturday Re-
view because he d%isapproved Of Its for
eign politics. His standard Of right and
wrong might sometimes be perverse,
his judgments hastily formed, but sell
dom has any mar lived to whom the
call Of duty. once made clear, was more
absolutely imperative, in defiance of any
pleas Of convenience or Of usage. His
action was always in purpose the en-
bodiinent Of George Eliot's fine lines:
Nay, fnlter not. IT'S an assured good
To seek tho nohlest It's your only good
Now You have seen It, for that higher visior
Poisons all meaner choice for ovormors.
Quarterly Review.
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To appreciate his many sidedness we
have but to follow the development Of
his life. While his first work was main
" mathematical, his second was in
quito a different field. Il consisted in
the measurement Of the velocity Of prop
ngation Of sensation by the nerves. To
accomplish this he must needs have
been an anatOmist too.
His labors in the line Of psychological
optics show that We was also a master
Of psychology.
But perhaps IL Is By his achievements
In tine remains Of music that he Is best
known and most celebrated. In his book,
''Tho Sensations Of Tone, " no solved
completely the riddle Of nature which
bad puzzled the world since the time Of
Pythagoras. Thus to give a rational nu-
mCrical explanation of the intricacies Of
harmony and their effect ON the ear,
there was need not only Of a mathema-
iician, an anatoniisi, a physicist and a
psychologist, but also Of a musician, all
united in one man. HelmhOltz was all
this and even moro.-Scribner'a.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

This invaluable remedy is one that
ought 10 DO In every household. It will
cure your Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Frosted
Feet and Ears, Sore Throat and Sore
Chest. IL you have Lame Back II will
cure II. IL ponetrates to the seat Of the
disease. IL will cure Stin Joints and
contracted muscles after al other rem
edios have failed. Thnee who have been
cripples Tor years have used Ballard's
Snow Eminent and thrown away their
crutohes and been able TO walk az we'll
az ever. IL will cure you. Price 80
cents. Gold BY w. @. Portorheld.
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the wlLp GEESE.

Tho wild rceec. flying IN the night behold d,
Our aunkcn towns lie unGcrncuth q eoa
which buoys them on its pillows.
liberty
They have. but such M those fraii hnrks Of old
That crossed unsounded mains 20 search our
void.
To them tho night unsposkahlo e. free;
They have the moon and stars for c0mpanyi
To thom no Zoe but the rCmorsolcHs cold,
And froth Of polar currents darting past,
That have been nigh the worlds end lair Of
storms
Enormous pillows float their fragile forms.
Yes. those fruii beings, tossing on tho vast
OF wild revolving winds, feel no dismnyi
IT'S we who dread the thunder, and not they.
james IL. Morse IA Scribncr's Magazine.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

It is difficult to imagine people eating
hair, but there are many, especially
girls and young women, who do so, as
experience proves. Doctors conducting
post norton examinations have been
surprised to hnd a large quantity Of
hair in the stomach Of the deceased per-
son.
Not long ago an English medical
man found as much as four pounds Of
hair in the stomach Of a woman about
80 years old, and similar cases have
been officially reported from various
parts Of the world.
DIR. Swain lately performed an oper-
alton for tumor. when, to his astonish-
ment, the cause Of complaint was a
mass of hair weighing between four
and FIVE pounds.
In this case the patient confessed that
she had contracted a habit OF biting on
the ends Of her hair. just as some bite
their finger nails.-Pearson's Weekly.
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three strange ava nemarkabie Men.

As Dumas, tho grandfather, prided
himself more upon mis- wonderful
strength and skill IN athletics than his
g%eneralship; as Dumas, the second,
prided himself more upon his knowledge
Of cookery han the authorship Of 1.-THE
Three Musketeers," so Dumas, the
third, prided himself more upon his
knowledge Of art than upon the writ
ing Of ia Dame aux Camelihs." They
were three strange and remarkable men.
Rochester Post Express.
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Mr.. Gotham-Liye IN the suburbs,
eh? You have had plenty Of experience
at catching trains, then, ! suppose.
Mr.. 8uDurb-Well, no, can't say that
/ have. bit I've had lots Of experience
at missing; em--Now York Weekly.
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why are you looking so serious,
Bobbyg" asked the fond father.
"Thinhn about the preacher. He
went and told us we should not covet
other peoples things and then tried 70
get all the pennies we bad. $50
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-11

Centuries aro. pco-
pie nsod TO feat what
they called the pes
ff1encc. Black
Death was the
.most terrible thing
wyrid tothem.
They cared Il az
peopic nov fear the
Cholera and yellow
Fever. And yet
there is q more terri
Bile thing than any
Of these. h G ~
q thing that causes
more misery and
more deaths than
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THE ETIRNlAL FEMININE.

THE ETERNAL FEMININE.
Sweet Mistress Summers riossaro, traced
Ger on The land,
Game finally 20 snd "0codby."
Written I'm tears az she turned TO ny
From tho froat kings c~ouriors coming IN
hnstc,
A roistoring band.
But, pausinR once IN her flight, she faced
Each rude newcomer
And wrote, IN calm, defiant mood.
Her n~ftorthought ON dold and wood,
In earth and sky hcr postscript placed
Lo, Indian summorl
Minnie Loona Upton IN Century.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

ECAFoRD' RlcE-December I'd, 1896.
at the First Baptist church. Macon
MISS. Rev. l.. M Stone officiating
Or. JAMES W. EcKFoRD of starksviIle
miss and Miss MARY RICE of Clifton !.
viile' Promptly at II o'clock a. m
the organ under the skillful hand 81
MRS. e. B. Ames, pealed forth Men .
deiShon 8 finest strain of music, and the
usners' lDr. Sails and Mr.. Crigler of
starksville and Messrs. Elliott Yate.
Henry Owens Of Macon, preceded tbs
lovely bride and manly groom to the Al
tar. where they were united in HOLY
wedlock.
The church was beautifully decorated
WIN handsome foliage plants, chrys.
ahthemums and choicest hot house
flowers, making all a scene of loneliness
The bridal party repaired to the home
OF Dr. Featherston, where an elegant
lunch was served. They left on the IL
Q CLOCK train for Starksville, accom-
panied by quite a number of Macon's
young people to attend a reception to be
given that night.
n consummation of a romance be.
gun In early childhood, made the cca
Ion M OF unusual interest. The many
valuable presents attest the esteem in
which this young couple are held in
this their native county.
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Sad and Sudden Death.

This community was shocked Lust
Tuesday by the intelligence of the death
OF Leslie Mcleod, son of the lamented
!. r. Mcleod. The deceased had been
In Ill health for several years, but him j.,
self and his friends thought there was a
great improvement during the two OF
three weeks preceding his death. While
on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Henry Har.
Ian at Centdr Point, he had several
hemorrhages from his lungs which ter.
minated his life very suddenly.
The very large circle Of relatives and
friends throughout the state will grieve
to hear of his death. The remains were
brought to Macon and after services at
the Presbyterian church on Wednesday
morning the remains were inferred in
the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05
~ShuquaIak Filings.

DR.. August Geiger, the distinguished
music director of Stone College, Meri
dian, made his second visit to Shuqua-
lax last week. President Stone sends
him up every month to examine the
work of Miss Sallie Leslie Stone with
her music class in this college and give
her such aid and instructions as she
may need in laying well and correctly
the foundation of the music pupils in
her care. He is unquestionably the
ablest music scholar and instructor in
this state, if not in the South.
The merchants have been crowded
with business this week. Something of
old times is lin the air, when this
was the busiest town of its size in East
Mississippi. Improvement is apparent
OF every hand.
Prof. L. M. Stone was up this week
There were about $50 people present,
who were treated to some fine music by
Miss Sallie Leslie Stone and Messrs.
John Hubbard and Conner Boyle, with
good singing by the college girls and
Rev. J. F. Haley, and a splendid ad-
dress Oh Woodcraft by Prof. McCles-
key. After the address the entire a s
sembly were invited into the college
dining room, where five long tables
were grooming under the weight of
everything tempting to the appetite Of
man-turkey, ham, pork, oysters, cake,
ambrosia, etc, in great abundance.
The whole affair passed off in a most
beautiful and delightful manner. Long
will the occasion be remembered with
best wishes for the Woodmen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

Subscribers Of the county papers Of
ten allow their subscriptions to become
delinquent through carelessness and yet
feel insulted if their paper is stopped OF
o statement Of their delinquency is sent
them. They do not expect any courte'
sy from metropolitan papers, but the
country papers are expected to come,
whether paid or not. This is an unjust
exaction. Because he Is editor OF a
country newspaper is no reason why a
man should carry you year after year
The income from subscriptions to a
country newspapers an important item
Like sniowfiakes they are individually
small, but when aggregated they pile up
wonderfully. They should be coming
in and are needed every day in the year
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BEookAyllIs 70 enc eronl.

'L f p -
Mr.. Lee j. Mettinse1, promoter hes
succeeded in having a cotton seed oil
mill established in Noxubee county, as
will be seen by the charter published in
this issue. 1t is proposed to put it in
operation by next March and active
steps are being taken now to have plen
ty of seed on hand when the machinery
is in place. The stockholders met in
Brooksville last Thursday evening and
organized the Company by electing the
following officers
President, W. P. Gaines.
Vice President, NJ. j. Relnach.
Secretary. Jas. N. McMorries.
Treasurer, R. X. Wootten, jr.
Supt., Thos. J. Wilkins.
Board Of Directors, W. P. Gaines,
R. X. Wootten, jr., M. J. Reinach,
Thos. Dee, j. L. Patty, W. E. Rife,
G. W. Cunningham. T. J. Wilkins, jr
j, 9. Poindexter.
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Estray Notice.

Taken up by Tony Barnes Nov. Is,
1895, straying on the Giles Ferry place
in district ., a black mare mule, with
gray hair in forehead, white collar
mark and white spot on hook and two
splits in left ear, IA or 10 hands high,
IL or IA years old, valued at SIP. 90.
The owner is requested to come for.
ward prove properly. pay charges and
take it away, or it will be dealt with as
the law directs.
P, T. FERRIS.
a aN-8t Coroner aud Ranger.
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Strayoa

From the J, Stevens place 8 miles
north of Macon, first week in Novem.
Der, one dark or::brown bay flly, medi-
UNI size, 8 years old, no marks OF
brands; one dark bay mar mule, two
years old, white about her nose, medi
UNI size: one brown mule horse colt.
Any information of same will be thank
fully received and literally rewarded
On election day they were seen near
Brooksville. Address
J. STEVENS, or
J, J. STEVENS,
novel Macon, Miss.
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Election Notice.

The undersigned, having been appoin.
ted Commissioners by the Mayor and
Board Of Alderman to hold an election
for officers of the town of Macon, they
hereby give notice that an election will
be held according to law in the town of
Macon, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1895, for
Mayor, five Aldermen, Marshal and
Treasurer of the town of Macon. The
polls will be open at 8 o'clock a. IN. and
close 6 p. IN. of same date.
SARGENT,
SKINNER,
PIT FERRIS.
Commissioners of Election.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

LosT-In Macon, on Saturday,
Nov. q, a memorandum book, con
tanning a cotton receipt from compress
warehouse, given to G.. A. Hill, Oct.
II, 1896 for a $40 pound bale of cotton,
also several notes-one of j. L. Wood.
not due, two of T. d. Cockrell, and
others. The public are warned not to
trade OF negotiate for same as duplicates
will be applied for if the originals ara
not recovered.
j. s. JONES.
nov QS.Yt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05
Strayed

From the J.. N. Edwards place at the two
mile post ON the Macon and Shuqualak road
on Nov. 4, a black mare mule, about l43
hands high, many gray hairs In forehead, a
rubbed place on her back, front ieet shod
but badly worn. She was at Mrs. Foote'S
the day she was lost, but has not been seen
in the ncighborhood since. Any informa-
ton of her will he thankfully received and
literally rewarded.
4. G. EDWARDS,
Nov. IL S%huQualnk. Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

DR.. f. G. Dent Of Ward Island A.
T. Dent and a few friends, are camping
somewhere up the river. We hope the
DR.. will be able to carry back with him
some fine antlers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

: want to inform our friends that
IS THE STREET is not out Of the
Id and would like for them to call
Examine our stock. Have Just re-
VA new supply of embroidery silk,
Pped goods, cotton floss, darning
Ppa' something very pretty in stand
y laundry bags, nice wool shawls,
numerous other things. We also
on hand a lot of very fine corsets.
we will sell at reduced prices.
corsets for misses and ladies,
embroidered 1annels for infants
'Aales' and will take orders for the
\ We are constantly adding to
s0ck and ask the patronage Of the
Of the town and surrounding
atry.
MRS. NJ. N. DlsMuKEs g. Co.
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Lost or Mislaid.

The public is hereby warned not to trade
for or negotiate for warehouse cotton re-
ceipt from the Holt cotton yard No. 1884,
the same having been lost or mislaid. and
= duplicate will be applied for.
JASPER CONNOR.
ll.2l.3t Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

Fills Hunter has gone down to
to superintend a large
| Capt. Lyerly. He is a faith
eapable man and will give salts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05
The Scarborough Mil.

Bruce Scarborough will take pos
Pm next week of the mill in Macon
frchased from Mr.. Crymes. He is
Fperienced miller and will give his
Pnal attention to the ginning and
Flng' He is prepared to meet all
Pnds upon him aud respectfully So
ashare of public patronage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05

b. NJ. Robertson, member Of the
bf Supervisors from district one,
kchased a valuable plantation ly-
Eth of his home place and known
Motley place, containing 72O