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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Each square inch Of the human Skin
contains no less than $500 perspiratior
pores.
A Danish professor has discovered
that plants are susceptible 70 the in
fuenee Of ether or ehloroform. the effect
being 10 awaken them instead Of put
ting them 10 sleep. The plants are also
made to grow with great rapidly, in OF
out OF season, a fact of the greatest i'm
Portance to gardeners and florists.
A French scientific writer points out
that a mere gain in weight should not,
in itself, be taken as an indication of i'm.
proved bodily condition. 1t is, accord
ing to him. rather a question of the
density. than Of the quantity Of tissue
that covers the bones. When increase OF
weight results from increased density,
then the health is really improved.
Experiment has shown that petrol.
cum ether can be used TO measure, by its
contraction, temperatures several hun.
lred degrees below zero on the Fahren.
heit scale. At the temperature at which
liquid air boils-310 degrees Fahrenheit
below zero-petroleum ether still re-
mains in a yiscous or semi-liquid condi.
tion, and continues 10 contract with de-
crease of temperature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
THE INVENTORS GENIUS.
Engineering In Military and Com.
mcrciaI Warfare,

War is always a horrible possibility
In the present condition of European
politics, but when Invested OF its per-
sonal and political details it cannot but
possess a peculiar fascination for the
engineer, especially since engineering
has so largely entered into all the
methods of modern warfare. Since the
last great war the machinery of warfare
has been almost entirely recreated, and,
indeed, many devices have been invent
cd, constructed and become obsolete,
without ever having had a chance to
show what they were worth in actual
combat. Should the great powers be-
come involved in warfare, however,
there is nc doubt that numerous me,
chanical devices. till the present kept
secret, will appear in various lines OF
lighting machinery, and it is not i'm.
possible that, as in the days of the Mon.
ilor, ornaments and equipments upon
which millions have been spent will
find themselves relegated to the curios.
ity shop over night.
The restless ingenuity of the invent.
OF is almost as much of a ban. to the
leaders, of commercial warfare as to
the lords of militarism. 1t has been
said, and doubtless with truth. that the
managers of the great commercial com.
binations consider the possibilities of
superseding inventions as the greatest
element of risk in their calculations
from this point OF attack industrial
combinations are almost helpless, for no
degree of business skill can avail when
whole plants are rendered obsolete bv
the advent of some new device or
process which may supplant the entire
method of manufacture, if not the prod.
uct itself. 1t is this equalizing element
which may, in obedience to the law of
supply and demand. check to a great
extent the growth of commercial com.
DInations, intended to control produc,
ton, prices and business. The verv suc.
cess OF a business combination sets in.
Ventors to work devising methods,
processes and machines to accomplish
similar results by other means. ard nc
man knows what a day may bring forth
when the tide of invention is turned in
any given direction. The natural laws
OF the physical forces must control in
the end, and it is to those laws that the
development CT the commercial side, as
wen as the technical portion of human
industry, must look for ultimate guild.
ance.-Cassier's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

The delegation appointed by the levee
board on May Il to represent the board
Of Mississip pi legee commissioners be.
fore the river commission at its next
meeting, me. at Greenyille last week
with Hon. william Yerger chairman,
and Hon. D. C. Casey secretary, the
business before it being stated to be the
naming Of several spokesman Of the
delegation. Thereupon the following
TeEe chosen as principal spokesman:
Gov. A. j. McLaurin, Hon. Walter Sill.
ers, Maj. William Startling, Hon. W. G..
Yefger, Hon. j.. NJ. Jayne. The com.
mittee is composed OF the above named
gentlemen and DR.. A. j. Phelps, Hons.
Fred Clark and L. II. Moore, Bolivar
county: Hons. l.. Pink Smith, A. II.
Longino and Leroy Percy, Washington
county; Hon. d. c. Casey, Sharkcy coun.
tg, and Hon. L. C.. Dulaney, Issaquena
county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

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suat designations IS usSy De beease q
nus1is ste va-s &C. Dc Gone l. Hs-
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csps-. L tie tc2.5 = Supervisors 81
coGEErac13-s 1-e. o t5s.e.:u-es col
lsci@4 bT Tim, aIl also he number Of
9aTs work performed By 2ny road hand
On any contract and the contractor shall
bs charged wish saca labor At an amount
upon a: the tine Of letting tue
cont:as: and all moneys reported shalt
be paid into lie county road fund.
SEES =. The provision Of this act shall
not Apply to c. be Ia force in any county
AoT has 4 special road Law or
laws, uIIess approved By the board of
supervisors 0; any county in which there
is q special Law or laws may approve the
whole act, or any section Of the act, By
order daily entered and upon the min
U.es OF the board, provided, that the
provisions Of This &C. shall not apply to
any county in the State except by an
order Of the board Of supervisions TO the
effect being entered on the minutes Of
the supervisors cour: OF such county de-
The operation Of tae same.
Sec. &c. The board Of supervisors o.
any county Which has heretofore work
ed, or riay hereafter work tho public
roads by contract, may, for the purpose
Of paying OF the Indebtedness on &C.
coun. Of tie road fund, levy ajax Of one
mill FOR the years 1896 and 1897, in ad
to tina. now authorized by law.
Taxes collected in any incorporated city
or .0wn shall be divided as provided in
Section 1881 Of the Annotated Code,
Sec. II. All laws and parts Of laws in
with the provisions Of this act
be and the same are declared ~inopera.
tive.
Approved April %, IN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
TARIFF u, ! MIDDLE
nspsbIican. Are Afraid Of Their Own
Medicine.


G~epga.leaa usAar%y egE are g@reFe ir
tssF criticisms u tie D51g.ey bill, a
j. aza teen amended 81 the senate com
mi,tee and il IA hard 10 find any CON.
~meaI4tofy 1ofla concerning It any.
mere he tzct Is tie republicans are
afraid If their ozn measure, and the
result vii BE- q struggle Tor fe5ision
81 aloag the linz
When !eaatag republican Newspaper
"a tDrced ~ confess that the wool seized.
gls, - pf,nzed, vii result in 8 difec,
laz II aoDpt three dollars per apita tn
nuaAy IN the people Of the United
5tates, tie moa-groan fable hat -tus
foreigner pays the tax" must certai1ly
csase ~ have much influence "a an ar.
z.IaeIL Eaeta are Et1bDorn thInca
ana @Aen such Mcts a. thege are stand.
Ing IN the way, the trigmphai march Of
protective iarif il Daeiy DlDckgGed.
With q tar9 IN tea, which Ia in 10
Eeaae proteeil,e, ~ tea IL not grown IL
the United statcs; with q tarIa Oh emf.
iee, another strictly foreign product,
and with a tariff On vol, which results
10 & tlrect tax which American con-
a.aefs must pay, the sopAiG,y Of re-
publican arguments Ia made s~elf-egl.
Gent-aD e'ileni, indeed, that rcpab
Lean a~s"apapsfa are obliged 70 conic,a
Judgment
JCAt han the return Of prosperity ID
70 be brought about By laying heavier
burdens of taxation upon the people
than thoEe Which they are nov stagger.
Ing under, IL 4 problem which the ciey.
crest ri republicans are unaDle 10 soige.
The Whale matter IL q hopeless chaos,
and The Only men who are getting any
profit rgt u this tariff agitation are
the ghrc@d lmporters aud the gamblcrA
IL sugar trust Atock-Cbicogo Dispatch
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

n Bryan had Urn elected ard g.l-
yer reuDAeflln4, iaunefGald psr.gcers
Yp-id hare ~Tecei.eG pr.cs1 i1r tAeif
products nat aDg,a hive enabled them
~ pay theif tazes ond ofher Nzeg
taarPsa, and have had . surplus With
which ~ buy the prrlgcts u tie mr.
cnaHicE, ar,iEals and otasr ~pfodgcefa,
"hD are nD8 H.e De1aIas the farmer
lad n ac.i his products q the !oU
prices fesuiiinR from the appreciated
value ~ the dollar HBryan bad been
elected "aRss would rot ~ aDHn; IN
mp1t casa they would IN W. ana al
tADuph 'he increased Nages might not
nor than equal the increased cost
otthe ~age-Tnakers neeessary ezpenses.
there would De plenty III Work Instead
ri little, ut none ~ all u Bryan had
been elected there would hage been a
bonn IN business beiofe tiis time;
money would De plenty real eE,ate
would Dc IN demand III RDod prices, FAC
tories would be running fuIi handed,
ana business men and wage-Workera
nike would be enjoying The benefits If
the restoration of silver ~ it, old place
~ one oi the primary money metals
vi the county~lIinoiE State Register.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
or The PRESS.

-Perhaf8 Mr. Hanna mouid con.
zen, 70 be tbs candidate VI the boiling
democrats In i5DD~-Atlanta ConAtitu.
tioD.
III Dingley continues growing In
unpopuiariiy AZ The present rate 1t will
not be bong before his name can be uscd
IA a deadly cpithet-KaEsas City
Times.
III Nr. Hanna fails 10 secure a IA
yorablc legislature In Ohio this fall II Ia
almost certain that Foraker viii live
through the disappointmcnt-Chicago
Record (Ind).
Can the IMAM with The lost mem,
orr" Who has nov IDst himself, lie q
republican leader from Washington
who has forgotten The promises which
he "got IN obf"-H. Y. World.
-The men Sho are buying goods
mud material abroad are our own mer.
chants and manufacturers. They want
10 escape The curse N WcKinIeyism IN
their business ~ far M they can.
The "~foreignefs" are selling simply be.
cause people on this side want 10 buy.
II In not o pleasant Or nm encouraging
spectacle, but II IL the fruit Of McKin.
DECENTRALIZATION Post.
--Tis republicans are In supreme
control Of tbs national government.
They have lad ample opportunity to
try their hand, bot prosperity has not
come. 1or do We see my sign OF It's
coming, md va cannot even see the
shadow Of II under the far horizon.
Meanwhile the silver sentiment liz stead
ily growing and strengthening and the
figure Of Bryan ~ tbe man Of 1900 looms
larger and larger,-s. Y. World.
The sherman law II repealed, the
single gold standard II firmly en-
~trcnchcd, "silycr IL dead" yet the ex-
ports Of gold TO Europe have begun
ngain ind mrs likely 10 continue for
eone tins. What excuEc will The apollo
gists for the hard times make now?
They cannot deiude the people by re-
hashing the old Hes and rccIothing the
old scnrecrowM They cannot any that
The shipments will ccase when . new
high thrift law restores the balance Of
trndc In our favor, becnuse the balance
Of trade has been 10 III favor for q
number u months. Surely necessity
viii have 10 10 the mother Of a brand
new Invention n the present ease.-tos
angeles Herald
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
MIL Burned.

Fire last week destroyed the mill OF
the Leavenworth Lumber Company at
G~reenville. The fire was confined to
the mill alone, although there were
thousands OF feet OF lumber within
twenty-five feet OF the flames. The
sawmill, with machinery and about 5, OOo
feet Of lumber, was the only loss, which
is estimated at about SIC, 900, with no
insurance. Considerable praise is due
the local fire department.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

The spectacle Of Il Sen England
s%iategman endeayoriuR, al the cIoae VI
the nineteenth century, to clap an ex.
tipguiGher on thought, ~ one not calcu-
lated 10 cheer the pessimisi, or make
him believe TINT the millennium "a al
hand. Yet This IL the spectacle afforded
By Ir. Dingley and his followers when
they propose 10 lay a tax VI Is per cent,
on the importation Of books printed IN
foreign languages. II they succeed,
ihe American scholar will hnye 10 add
one dollar 10 cfcry four which he IN
prepared 10 spend IN French md Ger.
ma books, In the effort 10 equip him
self for an Indispensable taek-the task
Df charging the boundaries Of human
knowledge, and Of cleyntIng the stand.
ard OF American citizenship. In too
many cases this will mean that tbe
American scholar will have to wear his
old o%yercoat another year, or 10 with.
out the books. Happily for those who
know him, his choice will not be- doubt.
ful; but what shall we say Of the states.
m%anshlp which impales him upon the
horns Of this dilemma p Boston Tron.
script.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
IT Is WELL TO REMEMBER
That a cottage pudding is as nice
arntn xrstI o.r-I1-.- =. 4.

That a cottage pudding is as nice
again with cranberries in it.
That bitter experiences are some.
times productive of sweet results.
That fortunate indeed are they who
may "kick the bucket" without causing
1t to "slop over"
That it is sometimes safer to "brae
and buster" at a hundred-mile range
than within reach of arms length"
That hindsight is sometimes better
than foresight, but that it is not always
well to see q thing before 1t comes in
sight.
That when a mans tongue gets out
Of gear" it may sometimes be better
put in again by the hand Of woman thar
by the hand Of man, and that when n
woman's tongue "breaks loose" and
runs at random" millions OF
'h-u-s-h-e-s" and "whoa's" won't stop
lit-Good housekeeping.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

The fact is that the republicans
are afraid TO touch the money question.
They hayc always been afraid Of Il.
They bnnglcd II whenever they touched
II. They are not agrced among them.
Mr.. Heed could form no com.
on banking and currency with
: harmonious republican majority.
They will do nothing effective At either
or the long session, except 10 Try
70 devise sons sehews Of pcstponssssnt,
st. psW dlobs,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
WHERE ELEPHANTS ARE PLENTY
An African Sportsman Say. tbe M,
Game Is Far from Ext,n.

al" african Sportsman Says the Dis.
Game Is Far from Extinct.
1t has been a common cry of ,oto
years that, with the mount of shoot.
ms nat goes on nowadays in Africa.
the game animals must, within measur.
able distance of time, become extinct
Some ingenious statisticians have
harmiessly employed their spare time
IN calculating how many years of OK.
istence are left to the African elenban,
as a species, and prophesy it's extinc-
o within the present generation,
Within the last week I have had two
letters from friends who are sboot;ny
IN the interior, one bearing date in No.
vember, from the northeast, the other
dated January, from the southeast. 7
am not going to give any better clew
10 the locality Of my correspondents,
shooting grounds, for reasons snorts.
men will appreciate. The former has
ior weeks seen elephants in family par.
'ies every day and all day; they don't
seem to know what a rifle is. and n
l wanted, l might kill a score n dav ~
more" My southeastern c~orresnond.
ent combines sport with trade in ivory
and writes me that, on his present trim
he has killed 10 elephants, besides two
lions and a heavy bag of antelopes and
other game. He says: "In the country
have just passed through ~elenbants
are in most astonishing numbers as
also buffaloes, and, in fact, all the ami.
mails l have named" some II snecies
In the locality he refers to elenbant
shooting has to be done on foot. and ~
Is such hard work under the local ~
ditions that the animals are tolerabIv
safe. | do not wish to promulpate ~.
idea Tint protective measures mi
necessaryAthcy are urgently needed,
many parts Of Africa; but It is satisfoo'
tory to hear from reliable sources tha.
there are districts where the elenhan.
Is plentiful and likely to continue So Z
London Sketch,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

Advices from different parts Of the
State indicate that cotton and corn are
improving, although much injury is re-
ported by cut worms, lice and cool
nights, and some replanting has been
necessary. Oats are being harvested
with fair yield. Gardens and fruit are
doing well except pears and apples,
which are affected by blight. Planting
continues on the lowlands as the water
recedes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
Ms sad FIX.

"Yes, sir, | repeat that in my opinion
Jonathan Doxey IS a ruined man, and that
he is merely keeping up appearances in
order to try to find some way OF getting out
OF his present difficulties
You surprise me! What has led you
to this conclusion q
u asked hir for his daughters hand in
marriage yesterday, and he gave his con.
sent without a murmur. What would you
DO If YOU were in my place-run away, or
stay here and try to live it down:"-Cleye-
III InaAnr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

AZ Charlotte, Mich, before coming to Harris
vile.
Some time ago he had a severe illness
which was cured almost miraculously. y
reporter, hearing OF this, interviewed him re-
gardlng his experience. Prof. Bowman was
in the midst OF his work when the reporter
called, but be cheerfully gave him b hearing.
"A year ago last fall" said the professor,
Il broke down with nervous exhaustion, and
was unable to properly attend to my duties.
| tried different physicians hut with no
relief, and also used many different pro-
prietary medicines, spending almost fifty
dollars for these medicines alone. then sue.
curnbed to a siege OF the grip in the middle
Of winter, and was left in a much worse con-
dition. Ny kidneys were f~earfully dis
ordered, and my digestion became very poor.
| was indeed in a bad condition.
a minister in conference learning OF mr.
condition advised me 10 try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. | had heard
much about the wonderful curative powers
OF this medicine, but it was with reluctaI &c
that | was finally persuaded 10 try 1t, az il
seemed that nothing could do me any good.
However, | procured three boxes Of pills and
took them strictly according 10 directions.
By the time the last dose was taken | was
almost cured, and in better health than |
had been for years. ! continued using the
pills awhile longer and was entirely cured.
] can cheerfully recommend DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People"
Such was Professor Bowman's wonderful
story, which was further endorsed By the
following affidavit:
HARTSNILLE, Ind, March lG, 1897.
affirm that the above accords with the
facts in my case.
r. s. BOWMAN.
Subscribed and sworn before INC this
10th day Of March, 1857.
LYMAN }. SCUDDER, Notary Pablo.
STATE OF INDIANA, So.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new lie and richness to the blood and re.
store shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes never in loose form, by the doz.
en- or hundred at 80 cents a box, or SIX
boxes for $3.50, and may be had Of all drug.
gists or directly by mail from DR.. Williams
Mediciue Co, Schenectady, \. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05
Fire.

John Verrell, living five miles south
Of New Albany, had his dwelling house
With all its contents burned last week.
All his provisions for the year we're also
burned. The most distressing fact is,
Mr.. Verrel is blind, and his wife, by
hard toll, had earned a living for her
husband and two children.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-05

P%aulpry-T hear that you have made a
careful examination Of the blood stains
found at Badlot's barn. What do you
make OF them?
Serum ian expert)-I 1t is impossible for me
to say just at present whether the stains
arc, human blood or the blood OF a horse
You see, | may be engaged by the govern.
hent, and | may be engaged by the defense.
--Boston Transcript.