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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
Fuel.

The question of cheap fuel is a most
important and vital one to all persons
OF moderate means, as well us to large
consumers. To be able to use what has
heretofore been waste material il the
object OF a great deal of scientific study
and research. Already a number Of
sorts OF fuel have been prepared, and
In countries where coal is high and
scarce this prepared material is quite
extensively used and gives quite good
satisfaction. The processes have be-
come so scientific that it is guaranteed
to contain q certain percentage of heat
producing elements and waste. The
coal is washed and cleaned from all
slate and other impurities and the
available %combustible material is in
creased as much as possible. The i'm
portance of the concentration of val
liable qualities is Of great moment
where the fuel must be TRANSPORTED
and handled. The extent 10 which this
fuel is manufactured and used NAV be
seen from the following statistics for
the year 1893: France, 1,75o,Ooo tons;
Belgium, 100000 tons; England, $780,
600 tons; Austria, 100000 tons; Ger
many, 100000 tons; Italy, $4,000 tons;
Spain, 100000 tons; Russia and Sweden
100000 tons; United States, 100, 900 tons:
China, India and Canada, 100000 tons.
An. Y. Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
SPELLING
HOW the Present Copyright Law !
Delaying Its Progress.

Delaying Its Progress.
1T may not generally be known, but
the United States copyright law is at
present doing more than anything else
to delay the development of spelling re-
form in this country. As it stands at
present, IN order to secure copyright on
a work by an English author the typo.
graphy and presswork must be done in
the United States-this in the interests
OF American industries. 1t happens
that no law of this sort exists in Eng.
land, and the result is coming to be that
Whenever time will permit-the com
position for both countries is done here
and a set of plates is sen abroad. This
Is a direct and definite saving for every
one concerned. The English publisher
knows, however, that the English pub.
lie will not stand American spelling,
On the other hand, the American public
VIII stand the English spelling. The
first condition of taking plates is, there.
fore, that English spelling shall be
used throughout. The American pub.
Usher has no choice. This is a practice
which is growing, instead of dying. II
is a matter of considerable importance
in the publishers economies, and II
cannot be overlooked. At the same
time, it is speedily destroying all
chance of spelling reform as applied to
new books. 1t may be added that no
literary reform which is adopted only
by newspapers can be of great weight.
The magazines have it in their power to
exert great influence, for they do cir.
culate in England, and their spelling is
American.
The time may come when the Brit.
ish public can be forced to take Ameri.
can spelling in books, but it is at pres.
ent out of the question. The only ra-
tlonal compromise would seem TO be
That in both countries British authors
should be printed with English spelling.
and American authors with American
spelling Our own spelling does seem
better to us, but we are not made in.
1uriate by seeing an Englishman write
honour and traveller. Perhaps the Eng.
ilsh public might in time accept the oc.
casional American without us or du.
plicate rs. In any event the copyright
is rapidly making American spell.
ing for English authors impossible in
both countries.-Chap Book.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
TALK WITH CHICAGO GREEKS.
Some ofthe Questions They Are Asked
by People During War Times.

Perhaps the most Interesting local
characters to-day are the men who man
age fruit stands, who, American citi-
zens one day, may be Greek soldiers the
next.
What do you ask for bananas a
man will inquire, and while they are
being put up in a paper bag and he is
hunting for change, lie says:
Il see they are having a fgh: at
DomoEQs. Ever beel there2"
"oh, yes" the mendaciouz fruit yen-
dor says; me live there
80? Well, now, don't you think you
ought 10 Be there now?7
Yes, me Ike help fight"
That's right. You're no patriot If
you don't 90 home and strike a blow for
liberty. Whip those Turks and then
come back here and settle down. Luck
to you and the man with the bananas
goes of to catch his car. The Tex, Gus
toner Is a woman.
oh, you are . Greek, aren't youT"
yes, men-"
Il want to ask you Il you have any
Greek postage stamps? Ny little boy
is making Z collection"
The fruit dealer politely takes ont a
letter, the only oae in the drawer, and
shows the stamp placed OF the spot.
where the envelope is sealed.
Il dassent not OPEN" Re SAYS. ~.
is for me pardner-and our people seal
their letters that 4 way Row, 50 nobody
OPEN
oh, ALL you keep the stamp toz
me?T
Yes, mem"
tn. next customer is 2 jauntT girl.
who says saucily:
oh, you're q Greek, aren't YOU
Great people, you Greeks, to let those
nasty, haIf-civilized Turks get the bes,
Of you. How many oranges for five
cents? Why don't you 20 home and
fight? thought all Greeks were sol.
diers. Say, have you any Greek mill
tary buttons? I'd jus, give my two
eyes Tor one to wear on a chain. Are
you sure those oranges are sound? 1
suppose you'll be gone TO fight when
come round again. I'll be 4 regular Gus
toner when you come back"
And before the poor fellow has recov-
cred himself a tall. angulsr female. car
rying a roll Of manuscript. stops to say:
The isles 81 Greece. the isle. Of Greece,
Where burning sappho loved and sung,
Man with heroic blood in YOU
veins, go rescue your country from the
hateful Turk. Go. Go! Greece needs
you"
And then, to soothe his lacerated spir-
Its, she buys a banana, and her place
Is taken by a newsboy, who asks in
blatant tones:
Have a paper, mister? All about der
war wild Greece and Cuba-an' der
Turks whipped de Greeks."-Chicagp
Times-Herald.
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4 JAPANESE VIEW OF ENGLAND.
greatness Which Is Not of Her Own
Making.

Inc lorodzu Choho, a japanese Jour
nal published in Toxic, devotes a Dor
roh Of its columns to discussions in
English. This part of the paper has an
article entitled: "England's Greatness"
which Is as follows: Thy greatness, O
England, is not thy own making. Thou
mast not stored for thyself Goals in Lam
cashire and iron in Yorkshire. Thy
commodious harbors of Liverpool. Bris-
tpl, southampton, etc, were not dipged
ny thee. The warm wind that comes
from the west and the fruitful rains
"hich it brings are brought to thy
shores by a power which is not thine
own. Thou vast placed in the center
o. the land hemisphere, and the whole
world turned toward thee. Thou art
the worlds mart, and thy wealth is the
worlds. Then thy laws, literature
and religion-they, too, are not all thy
thinking. What were thy Hobbies,
Austin and Blackstone, had there not
been Caesar and J~ustinian for thee?
What were thy Milton and Shakespeare,
had there not been Eeschylus, Horace
and Virgil, who unwittingly wrought
for thee? What were thy Wyclif, Knox
and Wesley, had there not been Isaiah,
Daniel and Paul, who preached for
thee? Rome, Greece, Judea, Phenicia,
all contributed their parts to make thee
great. Thou art the product of ages of
human LABOR, from Abraham and Ho-
mer downward. The world demands
from thee a service which is thy due.
Thy fleet ought to be empowered not
merely to protect thy interests, but to
right the worlds wrongs. Thy pluck
and thy skill ought to be freely given
to help the helpless, to rescue the per-
ishing.'-London Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
FoR The HEALtH's SAKE.

Gold drinks, ice cream and frozen ices
do not make people cool. If overheated'
cold drinks are ifiust disastrous to the
digestion. Hot drinks, rather than cold
are conducive to comfortin hot weather
Ii the eyes are much inflamed, bath
,ro them IN cold water Is sometimes
more restful than bathing them In hot
water. Never, under any circumstances,
spply a warm poultice to the eyes. Ii
they inname easily, great care should be
taken about going out where the windA
are boisterous and the dust is flying.
To cure fatulency take ten drops OF
the tincture of nux vomica in cold water
before meals every day for eight weeks;
also take the phosphate OF sodium, 9
teaspoonful in a teacupful OF water
(boiIing water to be preferred) upon
rising in the morning and upon retiring
Mt night. After meals take a teaspoon
full of pure glycerin.
A bed should never be made up under
two hours from the time 1t has been
silent in. II should be aired thoroughly
and beaten until II is light. Open all
the bedroom windows and let the fresh
air and sunlight into the room Hair
pillows are much more conducive to
healthful sleep than feathers, and light
wooden blankets are better than heavy
coverings.
Eating between meals, says a wise
doctor is a bal habit for one to acquire.
1t will certainly injure the digestive
process, and soon upsets a natural,
healthy appetite for regular meals. 1t
is d very easy habit to get into, and ia
rather difficult to break up. If any cat
ing is INDUCED in between meals, per-
fectly ripe, fresh fruit is the least harm
- 4axss=aasaSzs
mi KIND 0f ctT rphIIIlt F0"TTuy~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
GAVE THE WAITER HIS FEE
An IrascibIe Man. Ignorance of ths
Law Cnafn Him n Liberal Tin

49," Isl AAh GAAEEaA mp
The globular and ford old gentleman, al
he sat down at the table, pulled a dollal
bill out OF his pocket, deliberately tore i
IN two, handed one piece to the waiter, re
placed the other IN his pocket, and said:
Waiter, if | am satisfied, you get tn,
other half. Do you understand:
Yes, sir replied the functionary, and
became as assidnous as a mother with her
first child.
But fcr some ~ine1plcable reason the old
gentleman grew more and more dissatisfied
as lns mea! progressed, until, A. he arose
from the table, he simply scowied algnly al
the eXpeciant waiter.
Excuse me, sir, but" the waiter in.
sinrated ~obscquiously.
Nav" slarled the old fellow in reply.
"Oh, yes; ] think you viii, observed the
waiter, his backbone yisibly stitIenIng.
Don't you be impudent, young man."
advised the old fellow, th~reateningiy,
Don't you he a chump,' advised the
waiter, CONTEMPORARY.
why, why, WHAT" screamed the old
gentleman, swelling like an enraged turkey
cock. "Il!-lA report you for insolenee,
you-you villain,"
Il don't think you will" retorted the
waiter, calmly and firmly. Come, hand
over the other hall Of this bill. Ineed a dol
lar to 90 to the theater."
Explain yourself, you rascal" demanded
the old fellow, a great and portentous calm
enveloplng him. Now, what does this
mean?"
1T means at this minute you are a law.
breaker, sir" replied the waiter, suavely.
"MutIlatinr the currency is a crime. and
you have mutilated a dollar bill. Therefore,
unless | get the dollar you'll be pinched.
Sec"
As the waiter pocketed the dollar, he
smiled. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
More Bugs.

A new bug has reached Philadel-
phia, imported direct from South
America. Like a good many other i'm
portations, 1t is wholly undesirable.
The report says this chronological Gu.
riosity has proved itself a most de.
structive pest, as 1t will eat wood when
It cpnnot get bones to feed upon. The
bug. which is entirely a new species to
this country, has been imported into
this city by the hundred millions on
two vessels which arrived al this port
recently from South America. They
were taken from the hold Of the Brit
ish barkentine Albertina, from Rosario,
The bugs have several legs, are covered
with hair, and are extremely repuIsive
IN apPesEaaecs-Chicagc Inter Ocean.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
PITH AND POINT.

u soldier who remarked he had beer
in seven engagements was interrupted
by a small boy, who said his sister haC
been engaged Il times.-Tit-Bits.
-Brondi-"I see here tina; the Cuban
insurgentsar are remarkably well armed
Sellers-"Um; yes; and, on the Other
hand. the Greeks were well Legged
Philadelphia North American.
The Uncertain Future-He-"My
darling, l always feel like taking of
my shoes when l enter your sacred pres.
ence." She-"WelI, l would rather you
did it now than after We are married. -
Life.
Class Prejudice.-"Wer. there is one
thing 10 be proud of; we have no class
p~rejudices in this country" Il guess
you were never around when three or
four sophmores got hold of a fresh
man.'-Indianapolis Journal.
Lady (sitting for portrait)-"And
make my mouth small, viii you-ever
so small? know it is large, really, but
make it quite tiny, will you?" Artist
(politely)-"Certainly. madam. If you
prefer it, I viii leave it out altogether"
-Tit-Bits.
Jeremiah" she said TO her hus-
band, who dislikes pets, you know that
you think q great deal more Of that dog
than you used to-" That's true I'm
glad to hear you say So" Every night
now he refuses TO let me think of my
thing else."-Washington Star.
Tommy had a bitter disappoint-
ment yesterday" What was it,"
Tell about it, Tommy" "Th' paper
said our preacher wuz goin' to exchange
putptts with mother preacher-an' l
went I church. an there wuz tn same
pulpit-an' a mother man."-Chicago
Record.
She Suited Him.-"You seem to
have taken quite a fancy to Miss
Barnes" "Yes. She's a very strong
girl Strong, What has that to do
with it?' She's the right kind of a
girl 10 take out VI a tandem. Ineyer
was fond Of work myselt.1-Chicago
Evening Post.
A Delayed Efusion.-"Fellow tried
TO work the editor yesterday How
was that?T Offered him = manuscript
poem called Marco Bozzaris' for two
dollars" What did the old man say o.
Said the fellow had made the mistake
of his life in not writing the poem two
go."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
THE RusE OF JOHN P. JOCK

Yes. I'm the shaghark County Bard Al
50 you come to see
How attained ny wide renovn an popu
isrlty,
I Amt no flower TO blush unseen. an
don't crawl. yer see,
4 poor, u~nreco'uized galoot 70 all eternity
me shaEbark County Clarion wouldn'
take a word wrote.
rs editors a ignorant. uneducated goa
n ii been q common genius I'd alan
Euishei on unknown
But amt 70 wiltei Fiole, 10 Drop be
neath a stone.
So I sot a man to write 10 MIN: # he would
kindly print
That most trsnscer5ert piece az verse
known as The Demons Hint
20 ! got a man 10 send il .H-I had 1t in ny
frock-
Il send The Demons Hint. he wrote,
by Mr.. John P. Jock"
The editor he printed Il. the authors name
and all.
Next week an old subscriber asked FOR
Lines on Early Fan"
Another fellow sent them in an wrote;
I've always held
These lines on Fall by John p Jock are
surely unexcellef."
Next week a fellow asked him for The
Mystery Of the stars"
A piece that had coHsoled his life through
many toits an Jars
got a a to send il has regular as a
clock
Who wrote. Il send thase wondrous words
by Mr.. John P Jock"
Next day he got a postal card that gave his
soul a shock:
cut down your editorials and publish
more Of Jock"
Give US more Jock the words came up
from all parts Of the state,
More poetry by John P. Jock, a mar su-
premeiy great"
So I'm the Shagbars County Bard an nov
my friend, you see
How | attained my wide renowu and popu-
larity.
/ Amt no flower to blush unseen, an |
don't crawl, yer see,
A poor, unreco'nized galoot 10 all eternity.
Sam Walter Foss, in y. Y. Sun.
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Seals Love Muaic.

The well-known love of seals for mu,
steal sounds too often leads to their de,
struction. When the Eskimo bunte,
sees none of his prey about he begins
whistling, and sooner or later is sure
to attract an appreciative seal within
reach of his harpoon. Lying at full
length at the edge of the ice he contin.
ues whistling low plaintive callino
notes. and presently a few OF the AMI
mails will draw ear the spot, lifting
themselves as high as they can ont ~
the water, and slowly moving their
heads to and fro, as If keeping time n
the music. By and by n seal. moro
daring than its fellows, will come verv
close to the hunter, who then iumps IN
his feet and Stays the creature. Wills
It's mates make off as quickly as poss,.
ble.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
RTHUR NoRTHRIDGE wa

A RTHUR NORTHRIDGE was dis
n couraged. Sitting on the top of a
br~oken-down stone wall, he looked oger
the rough pasture land to the little,
weather-beaten house beyond, and de-
cided that he had never been quite SO
much discouraged in all his life.
1t had not been a very long life, it ia
true-only II years-but he felt that
morning as If he had lived a great while.
and to very little purpose. He wanted
so many things, and had 80 few, More
than all else, he longed for an educa-
tlon, or, concluding that that word ex-
pressed too much for him, for a few
books, atleast. He could read, and think
over what he read even, without a teach
er; but he certainly could not read
without books. As for buying any,
that was an absurd idea, under present
circumstances.
Arthur and his mother could hardly
buy enough TO eat, and had TO pay in
%terest, too, on the mortgage placed On
the Httle house-a poor piece OF prop
erty, but all Mr.. Northridge had left
when he died, six months before. Mrs.
Northridge took in sewing for awhile,
but the rheumatism in her hands was
growing worse every day.
Arthur had worked at very small
wages nearly all winter for a machlnist
in the village; but the machine shop
had burned down and the machinist had
moved away. 70 tell the truth, Arthur
could not feel sorry about either Of
those occurrences, even though he tried
from a sense Of duty.
He positively loathed machinery. He
loved birds and flowers as much as he
hated wheels and lathes and gearing.
Still, when the machinery stopped the
money stopped also-that was the
worst of it-and apparently no way in
which he could earn more, He wished
the words from one of the pieces in
his old reading book would not keep
going through his head in that monot-
onous manners:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
Over q Ton q Day.

Last year i25 tons OF steel were used by
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co, New
Haven, Ct, in the manufacture Of rifles anG
shot guns. This enormous amount repre-
sents a consumption Of over a ton a day
Tbs information may surprise people who
are not familiar with the great demand Tor
Winchester guns, but it will not anyone
who has used a Winchester, for they APP
preciate the excellence and popularity Of
this make OF gun. Winchester guns and
Winchester ammunition are u~nequalled for
their many points Of superiority. Uniform,
ity and reliability are watchwords with the
Winchesters and the results their guns and
ammunition give show the great care taken
in manufacturing them, Send for a large
illustrated catalogue free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
The Shoe on the Other Foot

Miss Strongmynd-Have one OF my new
brand of cigarettes assure you they are
delicious.
Miss Bloomer-Thanks, dear, but I've
stopped smoking.
"You astonish me. l never dreamed that
you would become a backslider."
Don't think SO hardly of me, dear; I've
only stopped till I'm married. You see,
the trouble is, Cholly complains that the
odor is disagreeable to him."-Yellow Kid
Nagozipo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
BEAUTY is BLoon ,

Pure, Healthy Blood M...
Complexion - Intestine, sl
Poison the Blood When Aleas
Are constipated. Driv. y "
by Making the Liver Liv., IAes
Beauty is skin deep" That l
Beauty IA blood deep. Aa' vns
A person constipated. with
bilious blood, dyspeptic stomsd agI
pies and liver spots and . soI lai ". "
plexion. VIZ iealhsI
No one with a furred tou,n.
breath, a jaundieed eve, can La \
matter how perfect are form anS 5rlOid'
To be beautiful, to become lI leate
remain beautiful, the blood m Usaa9a
pure and free from bile, m;cr nIpss \
germs and other impurities 0Ots' Z
Cascarets Candy Catbartic will
you quickly, surely, natursIIv WI ~ %
grip nor grippe, but make tbs rinql
prevent sour stomach, kill dis %si !
tone up the bowels, purity tS St't a' i
make all things right, as tb bar 0 ssss!
Then beauty comes of itself " sAuaA
Buy and try Cascarets to. dar % y, ~
they do, not what we say thew i, iii
please you. All druggists, l0c' S No. Ing
mailed for price. Send for boo IIIs0 fl
sample. Address Sterling 'V PsA "
Chicago, Montreal, Can, or Ns vl Tl,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
A Mystery.

MIS- Crimsonbeak-Here's an item
which says: I'm a railway collision in
North Carolina a f~our-year-old child a,
an open window was thrown out of The
jury" III
Mr. Crimsonbeak-How in the wor,d
Q you suppose they ever managed to
get the window p cn?-Yonkers sto+ss
man. 'o'es-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
Stories,

She did not proclaim her story to the
world. She was proud.
FOURTH" she said to the elevator boy,
in a loud voice.
That is to say, she proclaimed the third
story below hers, and then got out and
walked the rest Of the way up.-Detroit
journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
Sound Reason, for ApprovaI,

There are several cogent reasons why the
medical profession recommend and the
public prefer Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
above the ordinary cathartics. 1t does not
drench and weaken the bowels, but assists
rather than forces nature to act; it is
botanic and safe; its action j. never pre-
coded by an internal earthquake like that
produced by a drastic purgative. For forty.
five years past it has been a household
remedy tor liver, stomach and kidney
trouble,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10

Helnlnm Hi- ~

l loaned some money to Sticky .
groaned the patient, land I'm in do,,h.
whether he will ever repay me. That
what makes me sick" 1na's
i can relieve you Of all doub, :.
onHe,' said the kind old doctor, "vou
VIII never get a cent Of it."-Det,o;,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10

One of the many private secretarie
national capital is still new to hi HI
One day a newspaper woman, full dI
ness, burst into the office of this Secret
chief. The great man was out. "Cap
tell me when he will be in?" she 4
"Really," drawled the clerk, II haven
idea" WELL" said the newspaper Wa
as she turned to go, 81 must say ycq
il. "--Washington Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
Marine News.

Jove' that was terrible. Man fc,,
overheard in mid-ocean the other d.,'
'n "n never was seen again." said Hicks
.Drowned?" asked Mrs. Hicks.
IN no--of course not. sprained bis
ankle probably" said Hicks.-Hsrlsm
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10

"How foolish" said the good Oh n.
do you not realize that the I cba laa'
$1,000 to | against you?:" 'Of co onsaa \
Answered the young man, who had ~
lottery ticket; land yet my bons, ~ Y
half as ridulous as those YOU ra;ss1 Y I
hearts of the Sunday school bow, ~ !
told them that every one Of tbs saa !
chance at the presidential Charm WI \
apolis journal. -lt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10

"Papa," said Sammy snaggs, as he
paused, pencil in hand, "how do YOU
make a Greek cross?'
Mention the concert of Europe TO
him." replied Mr.. snaggs.-Pittsburgh
Chronicle telegram.