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BEER puELs.
Fought by the Students at German Uni-
yersities.

Fought by the Students at German Uni-
versities.
As is well known, the German stu
dents are fond of their beer, and they
have invested the consumption of that
beverage with strict laws of etiquette.
Among the members of the various
corps" the name by which the highest
grade Of student society is known, II
distinct code prevails as to the compli
ments that should be paid, the re-
sponses that should be accorded to these
compliments, and also when and how
much beer should be consumed.
The infraction of these rules in the
slightest particular lays the offender
open to the command to drink off a
certain quantity of beer, generally a
krug, or potful, shaped like top boot,
holding about quart.
The ordinary beer duel, however, is
more often the result of an insult or
quarrel. The point at issue may be
grave academic theory, disputed
point in theology; anything, in fact,
but still beer must decide it! Two large
krugs are placed upon the table-one
before each disputant; an umpire is
chosen, and the cups are carefully ex-
amined, since it is absolutely essential
that the quantity in each krug should
be the same.
A scene of the liveliest excitement en-
sues, and the other students crowd
round the duelists awaiting the event
with singular eagerness. At the words
take hold" the rivals clutch their
glasses "to the lips" rings out, and the
bibulous warriors uplift them. zone,
two, three-drink!" And in a second
or two the beer has been gulped down.
The one who, having emptied his
glass to the very dregs, first exclaims:
"Bierjunge" is acclaimed the winner
So great is the proficiency of the aver
age German student in the art of beer
drinking that the combatants generally
gasp out "Bierjunge" simultaneously.
When this is the case the umpire exam
ines the rivals with great care, and
should there be the slightest drop on
the floor by the side of one of their
chairs or on his clothes, he is at once
disqualified.
Tie after tie is often proclaimed,
much to the discomfort of the rivals,
and pint after pint is swallowed, until
either the judge casts his vote or nature
gives way on one side or the other.
Not long ago doughty champion,
having challenged brother artist to
n ten-hour duel drank no fewer than
rs krugs Of beer, or about Ga pints,-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A MATTER OF GAIN.
The Mckinley Enthusiasm Springs from
Selfish Instincts.

Selfish Instincts.
The enthusiasm for Mckinley is a
matter of neither brains nor heart. 1t
is not based upon admiration of the
mans ability or upon affection for one
who makes tens of thousands regard
him as personal friend. 1t is purely
a matter of the pocket. 1t is based
upon the belief among the masses that
McKinley's election in 1s96-or, for that
matter, Cannon's, If Cannon had been
appointed chairman of the ways and
means committee in 1S89--will give
them constant work with easy hours
at high wages. In short, it rests upon
the theory that the thrift is the most
important thing in the country, and
that the government can mark wages
up or down. 1t is due to the spreading
among the ignorant OF the idea that
prosperity is to be determined by votes.
The success of a campaign based upon
an unreasoning enthusiasm of this sort
must be followed by a misunderstanding
and disappointment which win pro-
volse tremendous revolution In public
sentiment. Thoughtful republicans
view with the greatest apprehension
the prospect of McKinley's election. 1t
is not simply that nobody knows where
he stands on the financial question now,
or how so wcak-kneed person would
stand If he should become president. 1t
is still more because, even if he were
sound on this issue, he could not posi-
bly, satisfy the extravagant expecta-
tions that are entertained of the effect
of his election. The enthusiasm for
Mckinley is due to the belief by the
masses that he will usher in the miSlen-
MUM at noon on the 4th of March, 1897,
and their indignation when they shall
find how they have been deceived Is
something that is dreaded by many a
republican who does not dare to resist
the tide.-N. Y. Post.
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REEDS LATEST.
The Maine Man Again Shows His Con-
tempt for Mckinley.

The Maine Man Again Shows His Con-
tempt for Mckinley.
Speaker Reeds disappointment in his
canvass for the republican nomination
has given keen edge to his natural
sharpness of tongue. He made McKin-
ley chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house which framed
the so-called Mckinley bill, and made
the Ohio man a presidential possibility.
Now Mckinley has unmade him as q
candidate.
Reed feels that the fates have been
unlSind, and that Mckinley has been I'M
justly favored.
Reed spoke day or two ago about
Mckinley being a straddlebug, refer
ring to the latter's attitude touching
the money issue. Later Reed told n
"Reminiscences with as much pertinence.
Mckinley had been advertised as the
"advance agent of prosperity" What
Reed thinks of this is made plain In
this story;
Advance agent of prosperity" said
he. "Humphl when was a boy the adj
'hhco aBenb VI bho circus "Ouiu ~
through the country and cover the sides
OF barns and the fences with the mos,
gorgeous posters of what the circuA
would be. There would be q long pro-
cession of knights in gold and silver
armor, and ladies bedecked In silks and
diamonds, mounted on beautiful Arab
nm steeds. There would be huge ele-
plants, tigers, lions, camels, hippo
potamuses and such, enough to stock a
wilderness.
"When the circus came it was the
usual little old one-ring affair, with ono
measly, fop-eared, slab-sided elephant,
NANCY lion and one-humped camel.
ut never came up to the show bills,
but there was always at least one first
class acrobat who could ride two horses
at once. IN. Y. World.
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a TIME ron REFLEorIoN.


UritlcAl Point.
Among tho most sagacious Of Mr..
Platt's remarks about Mckinley and his
canvass. Is his suggestion that utter the
noise Of the preliminary booming is
over there will DO an interval be5ore the
St. Louis convention long enough for
the delegates to cool off and do some
calm and serious thinking.
The republican conventions just held
will complete substantially the roll Of
delegates; and unquestionnbly Mclfin-
1ey's nomination will be proclaimed by
his boomers as foregone conclusion.
On the face Of the returns Of delegates
there is every reason to believe that 1t
will look that way. At any rate, his
nomination on the first ballot will be
made to appear inevitable, in the hope
of silencing all opposition to him as
futile and q political blunder IN those
who venture to make 1t. The plan from
the first has been to rush him through;
and SO far as concerns the state conyen-
tons it seems to have worked pretty
successfully. If the st. Louis co1iyen-
ton were to be held this week or next
week it might go through to the end
not less satisfactorily. But will the
booming continue to boom during all
the weeks still remaining before the
actual assembling of the body that is
to make the nomination?
That is another matter, as Mr.. Platt
suggests. The delegates and the re-
publican party will have time to do some
thinking about the wisdom OF going
into the canvass with a candidate as
to whom the sober sense of the whole
union has the gravest doubts. The hys-
terics Of the booming will give place to
sane reflection. -
The same may be said Of the Chicago
convention. 1t is still far enough off to
enable the democratic party to get into
reasonable frame of mind before it is
called to order. The silver crowd have
often before startled the party with
their boasting of the tremendous dem
onstrations they were about to make
In conventions and elections; but when
the time comes for the fulffllmentw what
has been the result? Instead of making
progress and winning victory, the sill
yer faction has gone steadily backward
and downward and has encountered
only defeat. Every days delay before
the Chicago convention will increase
the probability that the silver demo-
Gratis will there be overcome finally.
They are fighting for humbug which
will not stand calm discussion.
1t is the same with the McKinleyites
in the republican party. They are try
ing to put up humbug to be run in a
campaign Of duplicity and false pre-
tense.-N. Y. Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

In the Lake regions OF Wisconsin, North.
crn Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa aud Dakota,
there are hundreds OF charming localities
pre-eminent'y fitted for summer homes.
Nearly all are located on or near lakes
which bnve not been ished out These re.
sorts are easily reached by railway and
dinncr'' TO the fiannel-shirt costume for
every meal. Among the list are names IA
miliar TO many Of our readers as the perfec-
ton OF Northern summer resorts. Nearly
all OF the Wisconsin points OF interest are
within short distance from Chicago or
Milwaukee, and mono OF them are so far
away from the "busy marts Of civilization"
that they cannot be reached In few hours
OF travel, by frequent trains, over the finest
road In the northwest-the Chicago, Mil
wauhee a. St Paul Railway A description
OF the principal resorts, with list Of summer
hotels and boarding houses, and rates Tor
board, will be sent free on application TO
GEO. H.. HEArFoRD, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

A year has passed. james Thompson
with his wife and daughter, both of
whom have been restored to health, are
living in a neat, pleasant house, the
gift of Mrs. Phelps, through whose in
strumentality Thompson has procured
lucrative employment. The year has
witnessed some other changes, too
especially in the real estate owned by
Mrs. Phelps. Very promptly she called
upon her agent and gave that individual
some instructions which fairly took his
breath away. She obtained from him
list of all tenements owned by her,
and then set to work to systematically
visit each house and the families occu-
plying it. Such poverty, squalor and
degradation as she encountered! As
result OF this inspection, she ordered
general reduction of the rents, a
thorough cleaning of all the houses
and numerous repairs, while some
crazy habitntions she ordered to be de-
molished.
A company of philanthropic persons,
organized through her efforts, pur-
chased an entire block OF rickety tene-
ments, tore them down and erected a
series of modern structures in which
suites of rooms were offered at rates far
lower than those prevailing in the sur
rounding tenements. The houses were
soon filed with a population who had
clean quarters to start with and every
inducement to keep them so. And con-
trary to all expectations the enterprise
has yielded fair rate Of interest on the
money invested in 1t.
Phelps & Co. no longer pay starvation
wages to their employees. Mrs. Phelps
husband had bequeathed her controll-
ing interest in the firm, and one day she
startled the other partners by propos-
ing heavy increase in the rates paid
for making up clothing. They de-
INJURED, and said that such an increase
would bankrupt the firm. But Mrs.
Phelps persisted in her demand, and
finally induced the senior partner TO
accompany her to the abodes of some Of
the people employed by the firm. They
had not visited many places when he
said he had seen quite enough.
"IIow do you suppose the patronage
Of Phelps & Co. would be Affected"
asked Mrs. Phelps, IF our customers
were aware that their new garments
had been lying few hours before on
the dirty floor Of a tenement or on the
bed of child sick with a contagious
disease?"
Being unable to answer this question
satisfactorily, both partners quietly
submitted to the inevitable. The wnges
were raised, and, far from becoming
bankrupt, the firm Of Phelps g. Co. is
moro prosperous than ever. And Mrs.
Phelps to-day is very cheerful, happy
woman--far happier than when she
was a devotee at the altar OF fashion.
For she knows thnt she has the smile
OF Him to whom she has consccrated
not only her wealth and her tiipr, hut
hersclf.--N. Y. Observer.
u..II - 1. a A a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

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surrender bY Telephone.

A recent incident in the war in Cuba
illustrates the novel possibilities of
modern appliances. A Cuban general,
Pablo Olivia, arrived at the outskirts Of
town defended by Spanish garrison.
He found telephone, and securing con-
nection with the fort, summoned the
commandment to surrender. When his
demand was refused he called back over
the wire that unless the commandant
changed his mind within an hour he
would burn the town. At the end of the
hour he called up the fort again, and
found the garrison ready to surrender,
upon which he entered the town with
out firing shot.-Y Youths Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06
HAIRS Family Pills are the best.

FRANKsTowN-"Hot weather is appro-
PIRATE to the beginning Of the baseball sea-
SOM Homewood-"Why2" Frankstown-
ut gives appropriate exercise to the fans !"
Pittsburgh Chronicle-TeIegraph
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06
That Joyful Feeling

With the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal cleanli-
ness, which follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, is unknown to the few who have not
progressed beyond the old-time medicines
and the cheap substitutes sometimes Of
fered but never accepted by tho well-in-
fornned
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

Ifyou accept a substitute,
you must not fuss because
its not as good as genuine
HIRES Rootbeer.
Made oAy W Tho chAiien n nfss Co., rhlladaiphie
AE' pssSs uasw vallpan wa NGFsAFN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

Responsive Both to Harsh and Sweet
Sounds, =
The nerves are often painfully acute When
this is the case, the best thing to be done Is
to seek the tonic and tranquillizing assis-
lance OF Hostel ter's Stomach Bitters, a su-
perb nervine. No less beneficial is 1t for
dyspeptic, bilious, material, rheumatic,
bowel and kidney complaints. Use with
persistent regularity. A wineglassful be-
fore retiring confers sleep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

Dn. CARIsrRD4's German Liver Syrup Il
tho Ideal Cathartlc. Purely Vegetable. II
promotes informal Cleanliness without de-
biiitatng the organs on which II acts b0ct.
and ~ Bottles at all Druggists or The Carl
stedt Medicine Co., Evansville, Ind.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

No less than 20 direct questions touch
ing his financial and tariff views, sub
mitted to him by the Herald correspon-
dent, Mr.. Mckinley gave but the one
stereotyped answer: II have nothing
to say" Nothing to say as to free coin
age. Nothing TO say as to the tariff
Nothing to say as to schedules, as to
deficits, as to the gold and silver contest
threatening the very business life Of the
government--on all these points, to all
these questions, Mckinley has nothing
to sayl But the people have something
to say, fortunately. They never yet
have elected coward and trimmer
to the chief executive office. They are
not likely to begin now. The man who
has nothing to soy" because he dare
not say IL, will wish he had had some
thing TO say when he reads the election
returns.-Albany Argus.
Heed might accept the nominu-
ton for vice president on the ticket with
Morton, but not on ticket with a
younger man In vigorous health, Chic.
cage chyoniale,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

FRS stopped free and permanently cured,
No fits after frat days use OF DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Res.orer. Free % trial bottle
d treatise. On. KLINE, D83 Arch OF. Phila Pa.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

MRS. PRosY-'R eading is quite passion
with my husband" Mrs. Dresser--"So it
is with mine when he reads my milliner's
bills ln-London Fun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

BILznf-"Ive found one good way to get
around the high hat nuisance when go to
the theatern Jabzin--"You havef Let's
hear it, Bilzim-"Why, buy seat in the
front row, of course. n-Roxbury Gazette.
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Potash.

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BEAUTY marred by bad complexion may
DO restored by Glenn's Sulphur Boap.
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Always Forgot the Can Opener.

''Have you made any preparations for
the picnic, Maria?'
Eyes; I've hunted up that box Of sar-
dimes we carried to three plcnicS last
Chicago Record,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

BRowN-'T am going to challenge that
man who ran off with my wife" Jones
"Why, that was six months ago" Brown
~ know it, but he has sent her back."-
N " World
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

Books are tho immortal sons deifying
their sires.-Plato.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

wnAr 10 dishonesty got vanishes In
profigacy. Cicero.
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PIso's CURE Is wonderful Cough medi-
cine -MRs. ". PIcKEaT, Van Siclen and
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CONSTIPATION Cured by DIR. Carlstedt's
German Liver Powder. Samples and testi-
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Carlstedt Medicine Co., Evansville, Ind.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

suBTLErY may deceive you; integrity
never will.-Cromwell.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06
The MARKETS.

Virgil.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-06

IMpossIBLE-it is not good Frenoh.-Na-
poleon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Eleven Transfers, with q Total Con-
alteration of &17.O5O.

Instruments filed for record in the re-
corder's Office OF Marion county. Indiana.
for the twenty-four hours ending at p. m.
April II. 1896. as furnished by Theo. Stein.
abstracter of titles. corner OF Market and
Pennsylvania streets. Indianapolis. Suite
229. first Office floor. The Lemcke. Tele-
phone 1860.
Frank M. Elstine to Sullivan M. Hill
goss and wife. part Of lot "a. Irving
General F. Colbert to McEntire v. Nc
Gilliard. lot 80, Clark's third addition
TO West Indianapolis .,.....:..;.-..;.. 1000
5, Becker's West Washington-street
John s. Fleming to Henry c. Camp
bell, lots 81, 81 to SO, 73 and a. Flem-
ing's fourth North Park addition -. $500
Augusta Rochwitz ct al. to Albert
Schroeder. part lots 8 and o, McKer-
Leonard S. Sargent to Thomas j.
Hamilton, lots 1Si, 1S5, l2S and II In
Douglass park .......................... 2,OO0
George Fl. McCaslin, trustee, to Mary
l.. McWharter, lot i, in the first adj
dition to keystone Park. ..........:... 500
Minerva S. Wallace TO Catherine w.
Avery lot 43, Johnson & Hogshires
East Washington-street addition..... 700
Harry Il. Smith TO Walter +.
Haiet, part lots 1 and 2, Bates sub
division outlot 50. 900
Henry Schurmann TO Lamond Mavity,
lot 90 Danforth & Knos's subdivision
of outlet 173. i,W0
Frank McElstim TO Francis Schabei,
lot q and part 20, Chamberss ct ais
addition to Irviagton .......--......... $50
Transfers, II; consideration .......... 81, $50
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by saloons and gamblers. was IN making
the issue along party lines at all. Party
can have nothing TO do with the purely
local administration OF our municipal af-
fairs. There was nothing In Mr.. Trusler's
record TO make him conspicuously the en-
envy OF the saloon. further than his Pledge
TO enforce the law. not very emphaficaily
made; while Mr.. Taggart had everything
receiving. no doubt. ninefy-nine per cent or
its support, regardless of the party affiiia-
tions of the voters. AS everywhere and all
the time the open issue was one between
Republicanism and Democracy. the birds
which always flock with the Democratic
party easily found an apology for voting
sonal connection with the traffic Here
comes In DIR. Aliens plea for mugwumSery.
He does not overestimatc the Importance
like this. an Independence which. he
puts IL. is more easily combined among the
evil than among the good. But. after al.
is there not a bit Of pardonable humbug-
gerry in what is called the Civic LeagueZ
Is any one conspicuousiy into IL who voted
Cor Mr.. Taggart? l trow not. Mr. Taggart
Is just what everybody who knew him be-
fore the election expected him 10 be, and
he maintains just the kind of a Board OF
Safety and .police force that was looked
for. Nevertheless, DIR. Aliens words are
brave and well spoken. Perhaps In the
further applications OF the principles OF
Christianity to the affairs OF life. good men
may learn TO vote as they pray.
Indianapolis. April II. L.. L SEE