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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
Th.u,u,,,.n. snrar school.


Tho sugar industry is now attracting
much attention throughout the country.
Congress has shown its interest by a
heavy protective duty, and it is probn-
BILE that much idle capital will soon DO
invested in the growing Of beets and
cane and the manufacture Of sugar. 1t
is but natural, under the circumstances,
that sugar should have its school; and
1t has ono at the Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Baton Rouge, Tho Audubon
Sugar School, successfully conducted
for several years by DR., W. c. Stubs at
the Audubon Park Experiment Station
in New Orleans, has been removed to
tho State University at Baton Rouge,
where it will take al advantage of the fine
laboratories and facilities of that insti-
tuition, and will DO conducted on a more
extensive scale than ever. Tho sugar
school will still be under the direction
OF DR.. Stubs, n Of the leading au-
thorities on agricultural science, n
for several years the professor OF agri-
culture and director of tho three ex-
pertinent stations of tho Louisiana State
University. The object OF the school is
to make sugar experts-men who can
intelligently grow sugar-cane, beets and
sorghum, plan and erect a sugar-house,
run it as engineer or sugar-maker, and
take the products, either OF the noid or
Of the sugar-house, to the laboratory
and subject them to accurate analysis.
The Louisiana Sugar School, or ''Andu-
bon Sugar School" at Baton Rouge, is
the only Institution of its kind in tho
ITp;taj Statau
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14

Ihere is one sin. which il seems to ma
is everywhere and by every BODY under.
estimated, and quite too much over.
looked in valuation Of character. /,
is the sin Of fretting. 1t is commnn :,
air, as speech, SO common that unles,
it rises above its usual monotone, we d,
not even observe it. Watch any Or.
binary coming together Of people. and
see how many minutes it viii take be.
fore somebody frets; that is, mskcs
more or less complaining statement Of
something or other which probably
everyone in the room, or in the car, o,
on the street, il may be, knew before.
and probably nobody can help. Wby
say anything about it? Ii is cold. Il, =
not, 1t is wet, 1t is dry; somebody bs,
broken an appointment, iIl-cooked a
meal; stupidity or bad faith somewhere
has resulted in discomfort. There ar.
plenty Of things TO fret about. II is sim.
ply astonishing how much annoyapee
can be found in the course of every
day i'lng, even of the simplest, il
one keeps a sharp eye out on that side.
Oh 'hlngs. Even Holy Writ says we are
prone to trouble as sparks fy up.
WARD Buteven tothe sparks flying up
ward in the blacklist of smoke. there
rs a blue sky above; and the less time
tney waste on the road the sooner thew
~wliireaehit. Fretting is all time wasted
on the road.-liclen Hunt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.

Although DR.. Charles John Ellicott
bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, Eng.
land, is in his eighty-seventh year, he is
an enthusiastic wheelman.
Pneumatic shoes for ~cycling ore he.
ing talked of in England, the idea be.
ing that by their use vibration and
consequent numbness would be much
reduced.
1t is calculated that the products Of
the American cycle manufacturers will
reach 100000 marks this season. and
that over half of the wheels will bo
shipped all over the world to compete
with foreign-made goods.
A woman of title at Windsor. rno.
land, the other day attempted to set.
tie a charge of riding a bicycle on a
footpath by sending a postal order for
i've shlliings to the policeman who
caught her. For this indiscretion she
was visited with a double fine.
An Irish cycling journal asserts tbot
the daughters of Erin were troubled
last season by the large size Of the ped.
ais on the wheels which English manu-.
facturers sold them, and II is further
alleged that the small feet of the Irish
ladies' are lost in the shoes that ar.
made to fit the feet of Englishwomen,
The competition of the sale of wheels
in England must be very great. One
cycle-making firm advertises tn o;ve m
insurance policy against death, disable.
ment or loss of machine either by theft
or fire, with every machine sold. Tbe
competition has not reached thot stots
in this country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
FOR THE STOMACH'S SAFE

Fruit Pin Wheels.-Roll out pic crus,
ihin, and cut into strips about tire,
inches wide and six or eight incbe,
long; spread with marmalade. neaol
putter or thick jam or firm jelly. Rol
up fasten the edges firmly and bake in
a quick oven. When sliced across tbe
little spirals are very pretty.
water Pudding.-Moisten four fable,
spooniuls OF cornstarch with n lin,
colo water, then add one pint of boilino
water. Put over the fire for lust n min,
ute; then take from the fire: Il IN 4,
n cupful OF sugar and the Juice of TIVE
iemons. Pour this, while hot, over tbe
"ell-beaten whites of three eggs. turn
INTO a glass dish and serve with a oar.
nlsh OF slices of oranges.
iuree of Carrots.-Boil enough cor.
rots to make a pint after being rubbe1
through a colander. Put ~ pints Of
niiik' carrots and n saltspoonful of sail
over the fire. When boiling add tbres
SINAI tablespoonfuls of flour rubbed
smooth in a little cold milk; stir con.
stantly us it boils; add a teaspoonfn, =,
satter and a dash of pepper just before
taking from the fire.
Apple Float.-Pare and core six ,,rco
uppies' bake them; add one cupful 81
powdered sugar and the beaten Whit
OF one egg. Beat all together unt;l yanu
ngnt the longer tits beaten the lighter
and winter it will be. Take one.haIf
pint OF milk, the yolk Of one ego. ono
.easpoonful OF c~ornstarch, a verv littls
sait' and n teaspoonful Of sugar: inf
into a double boiler and stir unt;l !.
thickens. Flavor 70 taste. place a.
glass dish until cold and float the apple
upon it.--Boston Budget. p'e
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Mary llartwell Catherwood is one
Of the most industrious of American
authors and is carrying on no fewer
| than four books this summer Mt her
charming summer home on Mackinac
island.
Sir Henry lrying's reading of Ten
nyson's "Bccket" within a few yards
Of where the great archbishop was mnr'
dered seven centuries ago, in Canter-
bury cathedral, was an impressive in
cident of the recent festivities arranged
TO raise a fund for the preservation OF
the venerable pile,
while Col. Hays family came
from Scotland six generations ago.
says the London Daily News, his eN-
cellency, with that touch of scorn for
pedigree which the theoretical Ameri-
can possesses, has not investigated the
origin of his family and is unable to
say whether he belongs TO the noble
house of Hay
Ross Benge, a reputed son of Gov.
sam Houston, the noted Texan, is to
be hanged in oklahoma on July Q for
Il murder committed some months ago,
He is a %half-blood Cherokee Indian, and
his half-brother, George W. Benge, is
Cherokee Indian representative at
Washington.
The mysterious donor of the ''rec-
ord subscription" of e25,000 to the
princess OF Wales fund has been found
in 7. James Upton, a London tea mer-
chant. The son of poor Irish parents,
he has made his own way, until now
he has a business for which he recently
refused an offer of SIP, SOC, 1000.
Count de Pena Ramiro, governor
of Madrid. has come into great disfayor
with his fellow citizens. 4 couple of
youthful bulltighters, Revertito and
Buenvendia by name, were advertised
to appear in the capital, but the count
prohibited the show on the ground that
the latter of these two heroes is under
L. years of age.
Lord Glencoe, Canada's newest
peer, is best known in Montreal as a
philanthropist, 1t was he who, in con-
nection with Lord Mount-Stephen,
gave to Montreal the Royal Victoria
hospital in the queens golden jubilee
year, 1887.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
THE CRAB AS A SPORTSMAN
some Peculiar Rabbit Hunting Meth
DDS on Long Island.

A man who spends his summers down
on the south shore of Long Island well
ont toward the eastern end is enthusi-
astic over the rabbit hunting to be OBJ
tanned there. To get the proper amount
of sport from il, however, he recom-
mends that it be pursued according 20
a peculiar method of his own. This he
described with great seriousness to a
select party OF friends there the other
evening, and was c~onsiderate enough
at the close of his narrative to change
the subject without requiring any
statements of belief or otherwise from
his hearers.
'The way | find best is this" he said.
VI procure a strong, good-sized net, a
supply of short tallow candles and a
considerable number of hard-shelled
crabs. The latter are just out of water
and are very much alive and energetic.
| can select a promising rabbit bur-
row which has two entrances. some dis
lance apart. Over one of the holes |
fasten the net securely. Then going to
the other end with the crabs and the
candles, arrange the actual hunting.
! catch n Of the crabs and. lighting
a candle, hold ii wick down over his
back until several drops of the melted
tallow have fallen on his shell. Then,
quickly, before it has time to harden,
l plant the candle in this little pool.
where it sticks fast and stands as up-
right as il in a candlestick. / fix sew
eral other. crabs in the same way, and
then send a little brigade of them into
the burrow. When the rabbit inside
sees a torchlight procession coming
down his private hall after him you
may be sure he decides to leave at
once by the back door. This he at
tempts, only to find himself in the net
which | have placed there at the be-
ginning.
you see, II is a comparatively sim.
pie and at the same time an exceedingly
interesting method of hunting.'-N. Y.
Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
GOPAERS RUIN A CANAL.
Why II Promising Enterprise at
Oklahoma CITY Failed.

The recent filling up of the canal at
Oklahoma City where it passes through
the southern part Of the town is the
end of what once promised in 1890 to
be the most remunerative enterprise in
oklahoma. Philosophical capitalists
believed that the waters of the rapidly
flowing North Canadian river could be
used to operate all the mills that could
be placed on its banks at Oklahoma
City. Engineers were employed to
make a survey, and it was found that
a canal five miles long could be made
TO carry the water that ran a distance
of 20 miles by s~inuous course of the
river. The fall at Oklahoma City was
nearly 80 feet, enough, il was believed,
to develop 1000 horse power. Over $4O,-
600 was expended in constructing the
canal. 1t was diked part of the way,
and the river was crossed twice. The
canal was twenty-five feet wide and
four feet deep. lis completion was an
occasion of Importance in Oklahoma
City. -Four inches of water were let
in at the ~headgate and the electric
light plant and a large Touring mill
were run as il by magic.
An unsuspecting enemy, small in
size but prodigious in industry. soon
overwhelmed the enterprise in disaster.
The banks of the canal were porous,
sandy soil. Gophers attacked the dixie.
A hole no larger thar a mans wrist
burrowed by these animals widened to
q crevasse in a half hour and the water
easily swept away the sandy bikes.
The repairs were constant and costly.
The promoters grew discouraged, the
financial panic swept over the coun-
Try, and 1t was not long until the canal
was a wreck, its floodgates gone and
the masonry piles of debris. Farmers
began blowing up the right of way and
the canal was soon obliterated in many
There are many business men in
Oklahoma City who believe that a canal
be successfully constructed and
that the failure was caused by bad en-
cheering. The water is certainly there
N sufficient power to operate the mills
Of a big manufacturing city. Some
Gay the enterprise may be revived. If
engineering should be successful
oklahoma City would become an impor-
tant manufacturing town. - Chicago
Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
AN ANCIENT LOVE LETTER,
Ii Was ritten by Il King of Egypt
$500 Years Ago.


Once upon a time-before Rome was
dreamt ola king of Egypt wrote to a
king of Babylonia asking lis daugh-
ter's hand in marriage. The king Of
Babylonia, being a most unromantic
parent, declined TO enter into any such
arrangement until he had substantial
proof Of his royal suitor's worthiness
and honorable intentions. Then fol.
lowed a long correspondence, which.
wonderful to relate, was very much like
the correspondence that ensues to-
day when a European monarch takes
it into his head to get married.
They died, did those two kings. and 3;
centuries rolled slowly over their
graves. and the world grew to be vast.
" different from what it once wa,
and yet remained vastly the same.
lnthe earlsSsaPeasantwoman seek.
ing antiquities among the ruins nea
the city OF Tell-el-Amarna found q mum.
Der Of tablets written in cuneitorm
characters, In the course Of time these
tablets reached the hands Of one Hug,
Winckler, IA young Assyrio,oyist,
who translated them among 9th.
ers. snd now from the press
Of Reuther Il Reichard. Of Berlin,
there has just been issued a little
book entitled The Tel-eI-Amarna Let.
The Nibmuarla referred 10 -
low has been identified with Amen.
hotep' who reigned over Egypt abou.
l4l5 r. {. This Nibmuaria had married
the sister Of the Babylonian king. KaI.
Hma-Sin, and polygamy being much in
vogue at that time, had expressed q de-
sire to marry killimaT-Siu's daughter
also. The Babylonian king. however,
hesitated. because be did not know how
well his sister had been treated-St
Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
THE NEW ELD0RAD0.
Wonderful Riches of the Yukon
River Gold Fields.
Located In a Wild Country, Far from
the Comforts of CiviIiEation-llow
to Get Thcrc-Cost of
the Trip.
ESPECIAL Letter ].

Within the past few weeks the news
paper. have been publishing wonderful
stories OF the lucky miners in the gold
fields Of the Yukon river, aud all over
the United States and Canada mems
minds are stirred with the golden
possibilities. Il has long been known
TO prospecting biologists that the
streams tributary 10 the Yukon, and in
some places the great river itself,
"wandered DER sands Of gold" but II
is within the past few weeks that the
discoveries have been made that have
turned the eyes IF the people thither.
Some Of the stories read like tales from
fairyland. One man, for instance, who
went to the Kloudyke last winter from
Michigan, and who lived for months in
a hole in the ground. suffering great
privatious from the terrible cold and
half starved. bad almost decided that
there was no gold in Alaska, when one
day. after a so-mile tramp, be came
upon a little stream TO quote his own
words. which emptied into a sort OF
a basin. The water was clear and the
~gravclly bottom was covered with mug.
gets" OF course, he plunged into the
icy stream and picked up all the gold
in sight, lAud there are not many Of
us who wouldn't endure very icy ate
for such 3 pri1e.l That was the begin
ming Of his luck, and when he re
turned 10 his home in Michigan two
weeks ego he had a deposit check for
$4,000, and owns au interest in sew
eral mining claims still.
Then there IS the ease Of a mar from
Kansas City, who "a year or two ago
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14

The natives are Eskimo or tEsqul'
maux il you PREFER Indians with yerJ
many tribal names such as Siwash,
Stick, etc. They are not a very attrac'
tive people, and while they : moi
fierce and turbulent like the Sioux OF
the Blackfeet, they are very debasej
and cruel, They frequently kill old
people because they cannot help to
work, and infanticide is also very com
mon.
The Yukon is one OF the greatest
rivers in the world, and is said TO be
longer than the Mississippi. While it
has not been thoroughly explored 50
far it is known TO be navigable for large
steamers fer at least $500 miles. The
Yukon and its numerous tributaries
swarm with fish. no finer salmon in the
world than the Alaska variety. and in
the dead Of winter one has only to pick
a hole in the icy covering of rivers or
lakes 10 get an abundance of good,
large fish. Beside fish the miner and
traveller can often get II shot at a moose,
and bear meat is to he had in the tim
bered part OF the region.
There are two principal routes 10 the
gold fields. One is by sea from Seattle
10 the mouth OF the Yukon (port OF St.
Michaelsl a voyage of 1900 miles, last.
ing Is days. At ST. Michaels transfers
made from the ocean TO the river (Iu-
konl steamer, after 4 delay Of Il few
days, which is tiat-bottomed and which
reaches Dawson City AT the mouth Of
the k%londykc river in Is to 20 days,
But-and this is a very important shut
unless the traveller lands at st.
Michaels not later than August a5 he
stands q good chance Tor a bad one
ratherl of finding the Yukon closed by
ice. In that east he can choose between
spending the eight winter months on
the bleak sea coast of ST. Miehaels or of
walking 1890 miles on the Yukon to the
mines as soon as the river is frozen
over, In this case he will require a
pack of Indian dogs and one or two In
dian bipeds TO make the journey.
The Juneau route is the other way to
the klondyke. 1t is more direct and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
rHls PHOTOGRAPHED KNEW.
Consequently He Succeeded where
Others Failed.

There IL n South side girl who until re-
comfy her friends thought the hardest per.
son IN tha world to please. Not in general,
INIT in n particular crochet Of hers, that was
photography. She used to have an lnor-
dinate number of likenesses of herself taken.
The proofs generally seemed to please her
very well, but on receiving the. finished
product she would go away somewhat dlsap-
pointed and IN Il day or 80 inform her friends
that the pictures were not a success, That she
didn't like them at all and that she was go
ing TO try some other studio. 1t was in vain
that the latter persisted that the pictures
resembled her very much, or that they were
tyouisitely finished, or that they were from
one of the best places in the city. She con-
tinued to be dissatisfied again and again.
She would point out an imaginary speck or
what she considered a defect in light or
shade, then ~criticise the pose and say that
she looked like a fright and finally wonder
how the photographer could ask such prices
for so mediocre a piece OF work.
She was not by any meant bad looking,
but many of the photographers battered her.
Her friends knew that she was aware of
this, consequently they could not attribute
her popularity to injured vanity. They made
various guesses and surmises at the real rea-
son of her fastidiousness, but all were soon.
err or later disproved. AT last, when they
had about given up she came home one day
perfectly radiant. She explained that she
had at last found a photographer who under
stood his business. She dilated on the clev-
crness with which he had posed her and his
thorough appreciation of everything truly
artistic. Then she produced some very in
ierior photographs. Her friends were
amazed. They couldn't believe she was Sc.
rious. She went on descanting on her sue
cessceNs.
Il won't need to have any more taken,
girls" she said.
They were at a loss for her reason until the
conclusion of her ecstasy, which ran about
us follows.
Eyes, he's just the l~oveliest photographer
J ever went to-. So thoroughly appreciative.
Why, do you know, when ] left he asked
permission to put one in the window.'-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14

A pretty way TO freshen a white ob;,.
fon or organdie waist is to cut away tha
entire portion that covers the n,na.
part OF the bodice and shoulders; stitch.
ing the raw edges thus made IN sec,r.
them, then adding a new woke ,on
either OF lace and insertion. all lanp
tucked inaia muslin, net, or shirrings
OF organdie alternating with rows 81
ribbon. Another effective method Is to
add from the shoulder seams long sur.
plice scarf ends laid in soft folds. Rr;n,
these in d%ininuendo plaits to the wa;s.
knot lightly; then let the sasbes fa,,
undraped well over the skirt front. Add
wholly new sleeves that match in ma.
terial and arrangement the style Of ths
fresh accessories put upon the waist
N. \. Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14

1000 miles shorter than the ocear
route, but can be taken best in Tie win.
ter and only by men Injured to hard.
ships, In this case, too, SEATTLE is The
starting point. A coastwise steamer
takes the traveller 10 Juneau, 900 miles,
where the outfit can be purchased,
From Juneau TO Dyea is another 100
miles, then two trips taking eight 10
Ten days, At Dyea the Chilkat lndiass
can be engaged 10 assist the traveller
over Chilkat pass-and having safely
crossed il be must build a boat 10 nayi.
gate the lakes and streams, because be
mas a journey Of about 700 miles to
reach the mines after leaving Chilkat.
In the winter the boat gives place 10
sno"shoes and the dog sled.
As VIC have said, this direct course is
only for stalwarts. butindeed none else
should think Of going TO the Klondyke
and the fatigue and hardships Of such
4 journey will test even their best en-.
ergies.
The expense Of the trip is also worthy
OF consideration. On the ocean route
the fare from Chicago to Circle CITY,
the nearest point to the klondyke, is
about $3.50. But the cost of freight on
the Yukon from the ocean TO the mines
may be calculated at IS cents per pound,
and as the prospective miner will re-.
quire one years provisions, which, with
tools etc., will weigh one ton, this item
VIII be an expensive one. In other
words, the cost of getting there" ready
to work will involve an outlay of about
$500 That there is abundance of gold
is certain, and stout-hearted men can
get 1t, but ii takes such to fill the neces.
sary conditions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-08-14
The Pitch OF neus.

The secret of success in casting bell.
Of large size for chimes or given tone.
il in getting the thickness of the ring
Just inside the mouth of the bell exact
~ right. In preparing the mold for a
bell a cross section of this ring, OF
extra thickness, is made, and the pitch
Of the bell depends almost altogethe.
on the diameter and relative thickness.
Of the ring thus laid out.-Philadei-
phin Press.