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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
EFFECTIVE AND VALID

Is the Amendment to the Interstate Com.
mcrce Law.
WASHINGTON, March "a. The amend
ment to the Interstate commerce law
to compel witnesses to testify to in.
fractions Of the law, Notwithstanding
the constitutional provision protecting
persons against the requirement tc
criminate themselves, by providing
that they shall not be prosecuted for
any completely in such violations, was
declared by the supreme court of the
United States to be effective and valid
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

! The revolution in Nicaragua, accord
ing to intelligence received, on the
22d, through private channels, is more
serious than previous dispatches from
that country would indicate, the strict
press censorship established by Presi'
dent .Zelaya, rendering it impossible
for news of any character except what
is favorable to the government, from
being made public.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
oldest Pcnsloner In Kentucky.

Mrs. Sarah Simpson, aged 90, the
Oldest pensioner in Kentucky, died at
Rollings. She was born on the first
day of the present century, and was a
member Of the Methodist church for SO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

At Marshall, Mo-, white man and
his dusly bride were arrested for vio-
lating the state law against miscegena-
ton; penalty, penitentiary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
Turpentlne plslIIlers.

Meridian, March 23.-The turpentine
distillers of Mississippi and Alabama
met here today in convention to take
action on proposition from tho Stand.
ard Oil Company, to whom they have
heretofore sold their output, which cm-
braces contract at reduced rate for
the product of all the stills OF the sec
tion represented in the convention. The
distillers are not disposed to accept the
figures offered, and they hope through
concentrated action to induce the Stand
ard people to advance the price offered.
The convention. which was largely at
tended, was held behind closed doors,
newspaper men being excluded from
the hall.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
nrnnnad DansI.

J. T. Klyce, broker at Corinth,
Miss, who represented quite number
Of commercial houses in other cities,
dropped dead on the streets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
killed by . Fly wheel

William Bachus, a saw-mill owner
Of Lineville, Clay county, Ala, was
Instantly killed Mt his saw-mill, being
whirled around by the fly wheel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
Practical Joker Shot.

For some time James Beasley, Of
Clarksville, Tenn, has been troubled
BY William Saunders, a 'fflenu;; VINO
had masked himself to frighten Beas-
ley. Refusing to answer to Beasley's
inquiry after knocking, prompted Beas'
ley to shoot, the bullet entering Saun-
ders' bowels. Beasley was exonerated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

A DUEL between Gen. Mocenni, ex
minister of war, and Signor Barzilais.
a radical Der Of the Italian cham.
ber of deputies, growing out Of &
wrangle, on the s9d, during the discus
sion of the credits asked for by the
government, took place on the 22d
The weapons used were sabers. Gen
Mocenni proved himself the better
swordsman, and wounded his opponenl
in the. face. Honor being thus salts
fed, the duellists became reconciled.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

Henry Hudson, white, aged as, hav.
ing a young wife and child, was
drowned in stream in Warren coun-
ty, Tenn, while trying to board boat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


>~~""~~N"~"
Under tho above caption tho Terry
Headlight Gays:
''The cold weather has caused great
deal Of uneasiness concerning the fruit
crop around Terry, where failure
mcans thousands OF dollars loss to the
community. The Headlight has taken
some pains to gel the views OF different
growers In order that an approximate
estimate might be made on the damage
30 far. The consensus Of opinion Is
that tho crop has been very materially
injured, perhaps more than one-half of
the peaches being killed. Some vario-.
ties Of plums have beon badly damaged,
while Others appear not hurt Wild
plums seem to have escaped entirely,
while the Kelsey have suffered greatly.
II not entirely gone.
IS X. Sorsby, largo grower Of
Spring Ridge, the section whence comes
our finest peaches. was In this Office
"Wednesday with branches filled With
Tbeso be proceeded to iuvostI9ate b
cutting open the bloom buds down to
the young peach. The result OF this
investigation showed in ten blooms Of
zach variety as follows: Chinese Cling,
ten good, none spoiled; Elberta, three
good, seven spoiled; Honey, three rood.
seven spoiled. From this Mr.. Sorsby
argues that about two-thirds Of tho crop
has been killed. He has examined his
orchard thoroughly. going through each
variety with about the same result
Tho Chinese Cling have suffered less
than any other variety, which may be
accounted for by the bountiful covering
of petals with which this variety is
supplied"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

! In the United States district court al
Philadelphia, on the 18th, Capt. J. IL
S. Wiborg OF the filibustering steamer
Horsa, was sentenced to one year and
four months in the Eastern peniten
tiary, and to pay fine Of $500 ant
costs. The mates, Jens P. I'eterser
and Hans Johansen, we're each sen
fenced to eight months in the county
prison and to pay fines of $loo and cost
each.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

John Walton, colored, sentenced to
be hanged at Birmingham, Ala, re-
quested the jailer to see how much he
could get for his body from the doctors
in order to provide himself with deli
cacies before the hanging.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

Secretary Morton says that George
vanderbilts place in North Carolina Is
one Of the most perfectly managed
farms he has ever seen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

A Georgia girl swore that Simeon
Dean had wrongcd her, and after he had
served three years In the pcnitentiary
exonerated him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

Mrs. Catherine wynne died at Paris,
Tex, in her eighty-ninth year. Her
death was caused by a fall, when her
hip was broken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

Tramp Eats Square Meal and Dies.
A strange man called at the home OF
Col. I. II. Rosser, near Dallaston, Ala,
and asked for something to eat. His
wants were supplied and, after eating
his fill, the man left. The next morning
his body was found cold and stiff 40
yards from the house. The man was
evidently tramp and had the appear
ance of having been on spree. He
was buried at the expense of the
county,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

On Decoration day, May 80, thore
will be reunion on the Shiloh battle-
field of the survivors of that battle.
Prominent speakers from the north
and south will deliver addresses. A
feature of the programme will be the
dedication of monument by the mem.
bers of the Ninth Illinois infantry at
the national cemetery in honor of their
comrades who fell at Shiloh, they hav.
ing lost 1856 men in killed and wounded
at the battle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

Rev. Sanford Howard, OF the Baptist
,hurch, colored, baptized 10 converts
the worlshouse pond at Lexington,
", recently,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28
Suspected Assassins.

William Gotier and Albert Hinton
were arrested at Clarksville, Tenn,
charged with being the assassins OF
William villines, of Orlinda, who was
called from his house into his yard
several nights ago and riddled with
shot. After being wounded villincs
accused Gotier of being one of the as
sassins, and also implicated Hinton,
both of whom were his neighbors.
They were caught in Portland and
lodged in Jail in default of bail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-03-28

A terrible explosion occurred at Nc
LurlSin's mill, near Caledonia, Wilcox
county Ala, the other day. The ex-
safety valve. The boiler ers. I'd
through the mill and sped along close
TO the ground for 400 feet and buried
itself In the ground. Sim Watts, a
farmer, Alexander Grace, laborer at
the mill, and Allen Hollinger, fireman,
were killed. +. I. Defee, a farmer,
had leg broken and was internally
injured. His recovery is doubtful. The
owner OF the mill was the only person
ON the premises who escaped serious
injury.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
Bread ms a Cattle Food.

An English farmer who is feeding
bread to stock apparently finds it Il
cheap as well as a satisfactory ration
1t would he interesting to know if Others
of his class are doing likewise. The
fact would seem less strange If the
farmer were feeding his own wheat
crop, but inquiry has ELECTED the state
ment that the farmer buys the wheat
and has it ground oil one way and
baked in an ordinary manner, using the
bread for his own table as we'll as for
cattle. His plan Of feeding is to COM
mence with about four pounds per day
for each feeding beast, gradually in
creasing the allowance till, when finish
ing off, eight pounds per day are Civ
en-. The bread is sliced up with long
slicing knife, similar to that used on
small farms for slicing turnips by
hand. The farmer speaks of the bread
in the highest terms as cattle food,
saying that all cattle are particularly
fond of it and grow and feed on it in a
most satisfactory manner.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The Dorset or the Shropshire are ex-
cellent for early lambs. Lambs that can
be marketed by the middle of February
arc the stock that brings in big money.
a writer says that it is the food and
not the breed that gives quality to the
lamb. Oh, come off, brother. All the
feed in creation cannot make n Merinu
lamb equal to n lamb of the mutton
breeds. 1t requires both breed and
feed to do the business.-Farmers
Voice.
We think the best way. to feed is to
cut 1t up, corn and stalks together, and
feed in the manger in the stable. A
great deal of good fodder is wasted by
feeding out of doors scattered in yard
and allowing the stock to tramp on it
Th" silo is another good way to save the
corn and it makes fine feed.
A wise choice of methods of pre-.
pairing and feeding the food has much
to do in determining profit or loss. The
cheapest production of flesh by horse
cow or sheep, or of milk, is where all OF
the larger part of the food is secured by
the animal grazing in a good pasture
simple methods of preparation are best
as rule.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
POULTRY TREApMILL.
Keeps Hens on the Move Until They Give
Up an Egg.


Keeps Hens on the Move Until They Give
Up an Egg.
From England comes the news of a
new and ingenious way to make hens
lay. The plan has only just been put
into operation, but already it has been
attended with some measure of success.
Its inventor Is a young man named
Herbert Demands, of South Totem
ham, one of the districts of London,
who was driven to hatch this device
out Of his fruitful mind because of the
after day they would not lay, and they
fiouted and they secuted him by walk
ing around and taking things very
easily, much to his financial loss. So
he put his wits together and made these
domestic bipeds "walk the treadmill'
until they laid.
His machinery, an elaborate bit of
called in England 'hen rum which
was sort of Midway Plaisance for
poultry. 1t was a beautifully working
miniature treadmill. a hen who had
done her full duty was allowed the full
privileges OF the run" a hen who had
not, and from whom Mr.. Demands con-
sidered an egg to be due, was placed,
in spite of all her fluttering, upon the
treadmill, and made to walk it until
she cvcned up her score and delivered
an egg. The weight of the new laid
would act upon n spring and the hen
would then be liberated to the enjoy
ment of the run"
Not quite all the details have come to
hand as yet, but this much is Known,
that the poultry treadmill was great
success, and sure shot to get eggs
on demand. The only thing a hen
could do, once placed within, was to &c
up and up until she got over her sulks
and was ready to deliver the egg
Had ii not been for most unpleasant
misadventure on Mr.. Demands part
he might be celebrated among poultry
inventors to-day. Instead of that he
is now doing "a months hard" in the
local workhouse, where most of his
time Is taken up in walking the tread.
mill himself. For, lacking the lumber
to build his "hen rum" and his ex-
cheGuer being slightly low in consc.
quence of the ingratitude of his poul.
try. he appropriated his building ma.
terials from stock of wood that had
been stored in the immediate vicinity
to be used as flooring for some lew
houses. The theft was not discovt red
until after the poultry run" was com
| pleted, but when IL was found out the
owners of the lumber were exceedingly
wro.h, and, refusing to recognize lud
ding genius. they put the case in q mag
istrate's hands at once.
So the treadmill for feathered bipeds
has now been torn up, and the hens are
pursuing their life Of ease in the ordi.
nary manner. Mr.. Demands will soor
be out of Jail, however, and will then
| construct run" on even a larger scale
| than before, taking care this time to Sc.
cure his lumber legitimately.-N. u
journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14

acres that certainly looked immense.
A hard wood plank 3E feet long and IL
inches wide has Il square cut out about
the center and two pieces of wood Ia and
b. are ttedwlth. knives, whatever size
desired for the roots intended to be cut,
and bolted on the bench. Four legs for
it to stand on having been inserted, a
piece of hard wood (a) is cut to come
down on the edge of the knives and this
is fastened to board or handle (c) at
tached to the stool part by hinge. A
short fork is used to catch root and
place it in the hopper. But one motion
and one stroke are required for each
root cut. II can be done very quickly.
The knives can be put in to cut slices of
any thickness, as Mt DIV. e. Gibson,
Farm Superintendent National Home,
Wiconsin, in Farm and Home.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
Come to Texas.

The Lone Star" Is waving-the flag Of the free,
Then strike for Texas, II men you would be.
No klers are wanted. the thrifty and wise,
To wealth and high station can equally rise.
Where corn, oats and cotton; the richest Of
loan,
home.
Trees OF every description arise on each hand.
From alluvial soil to the rich table land.
Here springs are exhaustless and streams
never dry,
In the season from winter to autumns bright
sky, A.
A wide panorama OF prairie is seen;
or grasses OF all kinds perennially green.
Here millions OF cattle. sheep horses and goats
Grow fat as IL stabilized or fattened on oats.
No poverty Is found in the mighty domain,
To the man who exerts either finger or brain
Here are homes for the millions, the rich and
the poor
While Texas opens wide her hospitablc door.
She has thousands OF acres-yes millions-to
SELL
Yet can point without cost to where pre-
emptors can dwell.
Her terms will be easy with those whom she
deals.
While security, all. in their title can feel
Buy land while tbs cheap, and the finest select,
Twill, young man, prove n fortune when least
you expect.
Old man. for your children, buy, file 1t away;
Godsend twill prove on some rainy day.
For pamphlet fully describing this wonder
full country address Castor Meslier. General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Texas and Pacific
Railway, Dallas, Texas
Low-rate Home Seekers Excursion Tickets
will be sold to all points In Texas on April Z,
April 81 and May B. Take advantage OF this
great opportunity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14

FIG. 3-END VIEW EIGHT-PEN HOG HOUSE
along rafters from C to A is not
shcathed, so there is very little to OBJ
struct the Sunbcams. The gates to the
several pens are placed along the hall
way, and should be just four feet
wide, SO that when opened they will
reach across and close the hallway
which will be found great conven-
fence in handling pigs, rs il enables one
person unaided TO sort out and separate
number, and arrange them as he may
wish.
AZ to the floors for pig pens. there
are divergent opinions. That the dirt
floor is the healthier have no doubt,
but it is far more troublesome to keep
in good order. If board floors are used.
they should not be nailed down, but
so put in that they may be taken out.
Great care also should be had that q
crack in the floor does not admit
draught Of air.
Again, serious objections are raised
against building lot of pens under
one roof, some breeders favoring indi-
''uuui ptHo tidb Cdn Dt iuONeu lTOHl
place to place. For brood sows at far
rowing time a single pen is far pref
cradle. For wintering n lot of hogs
the larger one is better. AS many as
co to 100 pigs can be arranged in the
eight-pen shed above described, and
still there need be no trouble. Use
disinfectants freely. Sprinkle with
carbolic acid. Use mercurial ointment
to keep pens free from lice. Change
the bedding frequently. Give the pigs
the run of the pastures on pleasant
days. With this kind of care your
cluster of pig pens will he all right
q. W. Waters, in st. Louis Journal of
Agriculture.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
Home Distilled Water.

Distilled water can be made easily al
home and be continually on hand fol-
cooking, drinking or bathing. 1t is
the only water that should be
used upon the face, while far a drink for
dyspeptics it is unequaled, causing no
discomfort after it is taken. Take q
teakettle with closaly-fitting cover
and gutta percha or lead pipe fastened
TO the spout. The pipe should lead
through pail of cold water into re-
ceptacle for holding the distilled water.
The steam froru the boiling water goes
off through the tube. condenses under
the cold water and runs out pure into
the receiver.-Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
THE UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
Some of the Causes of Trouble Between
. Husband Gnd Wife.

Some of the Causes OF Trouble Between
Husband snd wife.
When two people have entered into
the relation of marriage. calling Col
and man to witness, they have per-
formed an act as sacred as n sacra-
ment--one held in some forms OF re-
ligious belief to be indeed sacrament.
It seems strange that into the awful
ness of anything approaching n sacra-
ment, relation reaching back among
the mysteries of creation in it's potent
results, people should allow small and
trivial concerns to make dissidence.
But in too many marriages this Is
what happens. A thoughtless wife
maddens a worried husband an exact
ing husband wearies and wears out n
high-spirited wife. Sometimes they
fight it out in the union; and though
harm is done, it is much less harm than
comes in the more public way. Some
times the wronged party has regard
to the speech of people, thinks Of others.
of acquaintances, friends, parents,
children, and bears the burden as best
it may be borne; sometimes thinks Of
duty, and calls on Heaven for help;
sometimes, when love and happiness
are gone, finds comfort in the love of
Heaven. Sometimes forgetfulness is
nearly attained in some of the thou
sand pursuits of science, art, charity
or business. One thing is certain, that
forgetfulness may be found. And ar
other thing is equally certain, that it
is the duty of both parties to find it.
Because wife loses her first bloom.
because her husband outgrows her in
tellectually, because another has come
to seem lovelier in his eyes, husband
is afforded thereby no excuse whatever
for absolving himself from his mar
rage vows. Because husband is sell
fish, because he is parsimonious or
mean, because he is tyrannical, because
he objects to her friends, wife has no
more excuse. Life may become all but
unbearable with him or with her; but
il there are children with future to
be considered, it is to be borne, and
duty and decency must enforce be-
havior before the children that shall
hinder their injury from wrong infiu-
ences so far as possible. 1t may be hard
to bear; it may be almost impossible;
but self-control is an invaluable ally.
The utmost frivolity, the utmost in
difference to his wishes, does not JUS
tify husband in pulling the cloth from
the table and all the china with it; his
pulling the cloth off does not justify
her in putting herself under the illegal
protection of another man. We do not
say, indeed, that if husband persists
against his wife's wish in introducing
into the family an element or person
that the wife knows to be poisonous
to herself or to her children, or that il
the wife persists against her husbands
wish in any corresponding course. that
either party may not be justified in the
determination to live apart from the
other. But there is. at any rate, dig
nifty in separation that is entirely
wanting in Il divorce. And surely there
is still great deal of happiness posi-
BILE in dignified and virtuous separa.
ton, If it is only the happiness Of &C
quired peace and freedom.-Harper',
Bazaar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
A CONCEITED MAN.
Only a Little Change Needed to Mako
Him Eligible.

| Only Little Change Needed to Make
Him Eligible.
Women do not admire conceited men,
and Il rather droll story was told to me
few days ago that is quite amusing.
Mr.. l., one of the society men about
town, who thinks himself just too
elegant" was at a reception. He was
standing near tho punch-bowl, that
| stood in the corner of the room, and was
twirlng his blonde nLstache and sip.
ing claret. group of young people
were standing near him at the time,
and Miss G., one Of the young WON.
en-, said, merrily; ".\h, Mr.. II, We
we're just talking about you"
Saying something nice, presume p
remarked Mr.. l., with n smile of sat
isfaction spreading over his fair COM
pleXion.
We'll, perhaps it was," obviously re
pied the young woman.
"Of course, it could not have been
otherwise than nice since it had refer
ence to me-" answered Mr.. L, COM
placently.
This was too much for witty Miss
c., and had bomb exploded the
PARTY could not have been more alarmed
when they heard her say seriously.
Say, Mr.. L, I'd like to marry you"
Marry me, ali! Now. would you,
really?" and, placing down his empty
glass, seated himself on a divan and
surveyed the group With infinite salts
faction.
"Yes, I would, indeed" the fair one
replied, "if-you loveo. me as much rs
you love yourself"
This was so entirely unexpected Mr..
Is cliina-blue eyes opened wide,
his round chin dropped, and utter con
sternation and amazement were de-
ricted on every feature.
Amid the hearty laugh that followed,
he walked quietly away. Perhaps in
future he will endeavor to win esteem,
by remembering TINT to gain admira-
ton and esteem is to be utterly uncon-
scious Of self.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
SIMPLE ROOT CUTTER.

A Device Which Has Been Used In Scot
land for Many Years.
The root cutter portrayed below was
in use in Scotland 80 years ago and the
past summer l made trip of two
months and found this same root cut
ter still in use even where they were cut
ting up roots for IS head of winter feed
ers (steers). Turnips are what they
use there chiefly in the way of roots,
but the climate there is very favorable
to their growth and saw fields of 80