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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
THE FAMILY SEWING BASKET.
Some odd Bits of Valuable Household
Information,


Remnants of piece table linen can be
bought at a decided saving and they
make handsome sideboard and bureau
~starfs, tray cloths and doyleys, The
border can be used by itself for any OF
the larger pieces named by joining tive
long sections with narrow crochet linen
insertion, and then trimming across the
ends or all around with lace to match.
Hemstitch and other drawn work is
beautiful, but it surely lessons the dura.
bility OF the articles.
Before fringing towels, napkins and
tie like, draw two threads where the
top of the fringe will come and stitch
through the open line with a lock-stitch
machine.
To prevent the seams on white goods
that are sewed lock-stitch from drawing
when washed, soak the spool of thread
in hot water and dry thoroughly before
using.
1T is really more economical to buy
giGgham or indigo blue calico to cover
bee comfortables than cheap s%leazy
calico.
Make box-shaped lovers of un,
bleached muslin for all mattresses
leaving one end open and tying together
with tapes.
The old time way of running the heel.
CT new hose is the stitch in time tina,
saves 99-especially in those worn b,
children. >
A round or oblong-shaped piece Gu,
from an old stocking and cross-stitchet
without turning in the edges to tn,
wrong side of the knees of children,
hose is a decided saving of time ant
patience.
Shoe buttons should always be sewct
Through the holes that were first mad,
In the shoes.-Washington Home Maya
zlne.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
Preserving Euy.

A chemist has announced that he In,
discovered a method Of treating eggs &,
that they will not spoil, and he asser,s
that in the future drinks In which epp,
are used will be mixed with eggs chem.
ically insured. Eggs have been manu-.
featured by artificial means so cleyerly
that it was difficult to tell them from
tie real article, but the dlscoverer q,
this remarkable method of preserving
eggs alleges that he is the first mar
In the field to succeed. Nearly all n,
the small soda water stands that ma,
be found through the thickly FORMULATED
east side district serve egg phosphat,
during the summer months, and il oc
casionally happens that an egg of IN,
Oh model gets mixed with n '07 phos
phate, with results that are ~disnstrou,
to the soda water proprietor. The in,
ventor of the new method believes tbo,
his eggs will do more than the po,ic,
to keep the peace during the summe,
months in these soda water districts
Thus far he has made no ex~planatio,
OF his new invention, but he alleye,
that 1t has been thoroughly tested apf
found sntisfactory.-N. Y. Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

and have a hand But my services are
not wanted, Younger men and men
without families 10 put forward impoT-
tuuate claims in the event u unpleas-
ant contingencies, are to the front.
Thus am ! Shelyed.
Blu, all things come 70 him who waits
And the other day my opportunity
found me out. all on the.jump. Few
people, even in Kingston, have any con-
ception Of the frequency OF the open
boat maii-and other seryice-that IS
maintained between the Cuban iusur-
gents and the Jamaica %iunta. Now and
then an inward boat is caught and It's
occupants quarantined; a~udoccasioual-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

camp, as | Don learned. The boy was
treated with the greatest considera.
ton, and promised his liberty as soon
as convenient. But the Cuban was
curly told that his life had been pur-
posely spared in the fight so that he
might be hanged.
Three or four of the Cuban troopers
had been killed. and these were hastily
buried under the trees. The Spanish
boy begged that his comrades be also
buried. This was refused, but when
he asked to be permitted to pray for
them, no objection was raised. And it
was a touching sight to see that youth
kneeling on the bloody sand and re.
peating, with tluency, the solemn Cath.
Ollie burial prayers in Latin. On in.
query, | found that he vas an eccle.
siastical student, who, at the call Of
patriotism, had volunteered to go to
Cuba. And that was his first battle.
Leaving the dead to bury their dead,
we started to track" it through the
forest to where the Cuban camp was
s%ituated-in a strong position in the
hills to the east.
All night long we Travelled, pausing
only occasionally Cor a brief rest, or to
drink at some stream. And most of
the tramp was up hill, too. But dark
as was the night, and thick though the
forests through which the alleged path
lay, the Cuban guide pushed on with.
out faltering, the carriers following
and the horseren bringing up the
rear.
The forenoon was well advanced
when we came to an open space on q
hilltop where, amid some bushes
shaded by a clump of palms, we found
some Cubans on the watch for oul
coming. This was but an outpost, the
camp occupying a strongly fortified pc,
sition across q little ravine further on
above which steep precipices rose. On
closer inspection found that the only
practicable way to that hill top wa:
that by which we had gone, and a hun
dred men could have held it against al
army corps.
Two days after we started back, bu'
before leaving | witnessed the execu
ton of the traitor. He was tried, con
victed and hanged on a tree. AS W,
were leaving, five minutes after, tn,
captain OF the escort suddenly vaultet
from his saddle and sent several bull
let's into the swaying body.
"Ah! That's for a lucky trip to u.s.
he cried, ~exultantly, as the last sho
cut clear through the cord and let tn,
half-dead body fall with a sickenin,
thud.
At this there was a chorus of wells
and "Vivas!" upon "Vivas!" rent tn
air. The whole camp seemed to be il
an uproar of delight. OF course, /
was really all the rottenest supevsti
ton; but the Cubans believed it to b
an omen of good luck, and went o.
their perilous way rejoicing.
For my part, | did not feel so well q
ease. b~ethought me that there wer
more Spaniards left In Santiago to loo
after US. Sure enough, however, W
got through without q hitch, and oils
snsnked into Jamaica unseen and uu
suspected. T. p. PORTER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
DEAREST WAS THIRD.
A WheeIman Gets Some TaGy Not In.
tended for Him.


There ia one amusing feature about wheel
riding that all old riders, and a sood many
new ones. must have noticed, That IS the
way a moderately proficient rider viii carry
on a conversation with some one behind ann
without really knowing who that some enc
may be. \ moderately proficient rider
isn't clever enough to turn his head 10 COS
backward, and SO he talks right on IN the
dark.
The other day a wheelman was coming
up the Dodge street Hill. There isnt much
OF a hill on Dodge street, but slight as II :
it bothers the new riders. just ahead Of
the wheelmau IN question, who was u0lns
at a l|eisurely rate, WAS a stout lady. mounted
on a new bike. Hallway up the incline
the wheelman was astonished to hear her
call out;
Coming, DEAR" -.
The w6eelman didn't answer. He fell.
sure the inquiry couldn't be to him, and he
aAn out Of breath, dear!" she called
again.
And again the wheelman made no reply,
Don't be discouraged. she checuiy
shouted. you'll get there by and by, dear
est"
The wheelman thought so too, but lie
made no mention OF the fact.
Does it tire cor little armies SO mucheeF'
continued the stout lady.
That was too much for the wbee,m2n. He
put on steam and passed the lady, As he
whirled by she caught sight OF his smiling
countenance.
'0h, | beg your pardon she cried, and
narrowly averted a tumble.
When the wheelman had gone q little
further he looked back over his shoulder
and saw a lank young fellow, with fuzzy
little side whiskers, tolling YEARLY up the
hill.
And he feels pretty sure that was dear
est. "-Cleveland Leader.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
The Canopied Ceiling.

The canopied ceiling has been marred by
vandal hands and It's stars are eclpsea by
whitewash. The time was when the cell
ing seemed like a summer night, 2 blending
OF starlight and the light Of other days A
merchant prince in the days which old New
Workers know so well had built the house.
His bedroom was finished with this won,
derful ceiling. which arched up and drooped
at the corners like the great sheet which
the apostle saw. An Italian artist came
over the sea especially to paint this won
drouS ceiling, lie mixed his colors while
his minds eve saw a night upon the YES
uvian bay. The color was OF the blue OF q
summers day washed with darkness. The
stars shone from out the field OF blue Ike
gllttering clasps Of the trailing garments Of
the night. Beneath such a sky man nigh:
find repose. Then the evil day came to the
house of the canopied ceiling. The neigh.
borhood became no longer fashionable and
the house became the home Of tenement
jewellers, The new tenants splashed the
canopied ceiling with whitewash and blotted
out the stars forever.-N. y. Telegram.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

lnsurlnG Against Wnr.

English insurance companies are talk.
ing some novel risks in these davs
when the desire to be secured against
all imaginable contingencies has
reached the proportions Of a "craze :"
The latest is insurance against war. and
the premiums may give some idea of the
chances of a European conflict. Thus
the possibility of war between England
and any Of the three great European
powers-Germany, France and Russia
lis rated at 20 per cent; with the other
European powers, except Turkey and
the Transvaal, at 2e.12H per cent, while
insurance against war with any other
power at all is obtained by a premium
OF AZ per cent.-Chicago Inter Ocean
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

ready thrown away, had been carefully
scooped out and filled with rifle car
tridges.
Whilst l kept out of sight, the Cubans
returned derisive replies to the calls of
the police to return to shore. The in
spector snapped a revolver at us, and
the bullet whistled over our head as the
sail was tapping to catch the breeze.
Instantly a dozen rifles covered the as
tonished policemen, and a Cuban yelled
that II another shot was fred they
would blaze away. 1t was q sight To
see how those policemen vanished into
the bush.
The escape proved a good augury,
and. without sighting the smoke trail
Of any Of SPANS yigilnnt cruisers. early
In the morning Of the third day we had
the Cuban shore high ahead Of vs..
now found that u destination was a
. point along the Santiago coast, and
that We wsrs carrying 100000 cart
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
CANINE AlISM,


agi by m Eminent Scientist.
DR.. Flinders Petrie, the eminent
Psychologist, in an article in a recent
number of the Contemporary Review
entitled Eaten with Honor comes tc
the defense of c"annibalism. lie con.
trasts the cannibals with the common
criminals Of progressive and enlight.
ened countries, and declares that it "is
sheer mental prejudice against strange.
ness which puts even the innocent and
atfectionate cannibal below the moral
offender" such as the rake or the gam.
bier. Does the utilitarian object? he
inquiries. Yet one main purpose of the
custom is utility; in its best and limo,
cent forms, it certainly gives the great.
est happiness to the greatest number
After referring to the fact that the
highly civilized Libyan invaders Of
Egypt habitually cut the heads from.
their dead and ate some portions oftheii
bodies, DR.. Petrie adds:
When we classify the motives of can.
nibalism that are recorded, we find that
in more than half the races mental mo.
tives prevail, and in rather less thar
half the physical motives of hunger OF
pleasure. We may roughly classify the
motives thus:
Honor, kindness, good love. .... 90 per cent
For strength or magic results. 10 per cent.
rs a ceremony....''''".'"....,..l0 per cent,
As Il punishment. .,.....,...... 8 per cent
From hunger and need of food 10 per cent.
From preference as food ....... .2S per cent.
THE higher motives of honor and
kindness prevail mostly in Asia, Aus.
tralia and South America, but seem to
be unknown in Polynesia, North Amer.
lea and Africa. TheTibetans considered
it a glorious burial for their honored
elders to be eaten; some Australians
also eat the dead with the greatest and
most solemn honor, and the Tupi and
~Capanahuas in South America did like,
wise. Besides this, it is often a matter
of kindness and love for the dead. Tn,
Cucumas of South America said it was
better to be inside of n friend than &c
be swallowed up by the cold earth And
who will say they are wrong. Such
seems to have been the main sentiment
in that quarter of the world, as it an
pears again among the B~otocudos
Tapuyas, Mayoruna, Mundrucu anc
Guyanis.
I'm Central Australia the Yulugundi,
have a still more touching feeling. Wher
lovers are parted by death the survivor
insures that they shall be united. il
death if not in life, by consuming par
of the dead. In Asia also we find tb,
Salnoyeds and Ostyaks saying tina,
the elders will have n better future /
eaten, and u tribe Of the Gonds, neal tn,
source of the N%erbuddah, eat those VIII,
are fatally i'll or aged, as AN act O
Kindness 1t is thus evidentt that her,
is a widely spread sense of p~rotestin,
the beloved dead from the chilling lone
illness of the grave by thus dividing Nh,
body among the survivors."-Chicap
Inter Ocean.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

Torn Tomkins, who had Az
newspaper in his hand lf9gasa.
he faced Woebegone WlIOiled owe I
ting the haystacE on FIRE IL n nsaa
and remarked: u The OpsSs
"Say!"
"Wot!' returned Woeba.O,.
guess mebbe water aiSS't WiGa
ell, il a Teller tackles it right ) 70 ID
"Such as howl" demandea II, |
somewhat startled by the sua wots,
IVY, here'sa itemthat saws uuss Taaas' :
Bretagne." Tue saloon I
"Say! | thought there We.
funny in the way them swo %i' s'aa
crossin' the ocean. Now / pna ges
And after a full and free dI;uerslad
decided that they would r H;1sScussua
themselves under such conditiSa,.' Ae ! /.
1 Ubt. VI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
A HIDDEN MINE,
Old Man White Has Disappeared and
Ii Cannot lie Found.

Through two or three decades several
thousand miners in the Rocky noun
tsins have at different times been set
wild with reports of the actual finding
of the White Cement" mine. white
Cement" mine took its name from a
Yankee named White. He was a white
haired maj Of about 60 years when last
seen. He was q young maj in the Cal
ifornia gold fields in 1880, and was a
friend Of such men as Leland Stan
ford, George Hearst and Mark Hop
kins. As 4 gold-seeker he was known
and talked about in every mining
camp on the coast, and stories related
Of his phenomenal luck. He, no doubt,
made many fortunes, but was always
poor, and tramped about with a lean
mule and half-breed Indian boy, get
ting grub-stake supplies where he
could. Many people thought he was
slightly demented, but all looked up to
him, and he undoubtedly knew more
about the gold region than any mar liy.
ing,
One day In 1860 White came into
Horse Head gulch from the region in
northern New Mexico. He got some.
thing to eat, and then took out of his
pack a number of pieces of what looked
like hard white clay glittering with
specks of metal, but he said little and
wentotfto an assayer, a German named
Helyta, and an honest man. Before
nightitwas knownincampthat Whites
specimens showed 1000 ounces to the
ton. That meant about $4,000. In
five minutes every II went crazy. In
the morning a party, headed by a
brother of the mining king of later
date, James &. Fair, called on White,
who was sleeping in one of the
"shacks." He was told in a few words
that he must pilot the men to his find.
he should have the pick of the claims
and help to work it, but go he must, and
on his refusal was warned that his life
would not be worth a dogs bark if he
stood off, the camp. Then he con
sented.
The trail led down across the
Rockies, 1t was a very arduous jour
ney even for the old miners, who
seemed never to know what physical
fatigue meant. 1t led along rocky
trails, up and down canyons and across
mountain crests. The first day was
a race, and two-thirds of the men broke
down. By the end of the second day
VT were in the heart of the mountains,
in Il desert where no human being had
ever been before. Half of the animals
were lost, and the men were haggard
with fatigue and excitement. White
was told that if he played false he was
a dead man, but he still pointed east
On the evening of the third day White
said the miners were near to their
journeys end, and to-morrow-and
then he waved his long arms, and such
a yell went up from the frenzied mer
that partly made the pine-clad noun,
tains shake. Every one lay down ex,
pecting to arise a millionaire, but in The
morning White was gone and left ne
trace. Only about one-half of tn,
party, after incredible suffering, got
back to life and civilization.
Three years after White appeared il
Salt Lake City with his cement speci
mems, as before incredibly rich, ant
again disappeared, and from that tim,
to this has never been heard of, blu
still men veal out their lives in seek
ing his Lost Cement" mine.-N. Y
Commercial Advertiser.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
That Terrible Seem

Malarial disease is inyarioblv
ed by disturbance OF the liver I,lHppI'asl
the stomach and the nerves. r. tHs W
Of both the cause and the effects IT, Ha, isas
Stomach Bitters is fully adeoua,sa 0'I,t5
the bill' as no other remedy doss III
ing its work thoroughly. Its ins,s Refa}
pure and wholesome, and it adm'rssppIesaa
to build up a system broken BY III S.y N
shorn of strength. Constipaii,mn HTtaAaJ
kidney complaint and nervousne,, mad
Quered by it. ne
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

AffNr The Dunlnn

"1f any Of my friends call" said the candi.
date for congress, YEARLY, as he came down
from his private parlor and walked up to
the clerks desk, tell them I've gone out for
a walk"
Going to stretah your legs a bit?" asked
the affable clerk.
Just the other one" said the candi.
date sadly.-Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

MIR. D%arley--I have been reading an
article which takes the ground thai b,,.
mar beings are simply aggrcgations o,
microbes, formed of piled-up bacilli
In other words. What do you think
OF that?
Mr.. Fosdick-Well, ! met a gentle.
man from Berlin who told me tbnt bs
Wiz q Germ MANN. Y. World.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
CUBAN INSURGENTS.
How They Live, and Wait and
Fight for Existence
Account Of a Thrilling Dash Across
the Channel from Jamaica Nith
Futhusters-nricf but EN-
citing Experience.
tsn.,,.., Kiss.,sa Hamal.a Lk..s.l

II may only bet pleasant fiction that
the mos, decrepii old war horse hvsn>
up M fiery fury Al the bugls blast
but. measuring the corn Of human IA
ture by my own unlicensed hu>hel /
should say that it IS the most difficult
thing for the retired war correspondent
10 keep his hair or within measurable
distance Of war camps and battle fields
Ever since the outbreak OF The Cuban
i~usurrec;ion, placid family man though
/ am, l have been al agog % - over
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
Americans IN Canada.

RE new Canadian csnsus shows that
u In every 1000 of the Canadian pop.
u.ation were born In the United Statea
This is seven more in the 1000 than the
number reported from all European
countries outside Of Great britain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
Airing the he'd.

1t is important that n bed, even i,
Kept against the wall during the day'
should be moved out a few inches n,
night. A layer Of air lies against IN,
walls, which ID subject to little movs,
n'ent even when there IL strong circu,
lsticn In the middle Of the room. ploc,
TIE head OF the bed to be shielded from,
the strongest draught. but lei a gooS
current OF changing air play over IT,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

Typewriter am rapid enough, and
understand business forms all right,
but ! must ndmit that l cannot spell.
Business Mnn-You won't do. then,
even At the price. | cant spell, either.
indianapolis Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
HOOd'c pills are the only pills to take
lHOON ? 4 IilS with Hoods Sarsaparllla.
Sl,O0 FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.
PROPOSITION l.
ouAw VINE WINE CERTIFICATES.

Write us 1ss How long you have used or
sold DR.. Simmons Squaw Vine Wine. End
State Diseases it cured. Sd Give names Of
those it cured. 4th State the difference
between its strength and action and the
strength and action of McElree's Wine Of
Cerdui. On receipt Of letter enclosing re.
Gently taken Photograph we will send you a
Sl.00 Bottle Squaw Vine Wine GREE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

"a procession Of lcebergs sent
against the surface Of the sun would
melt at the rate Of 100000, 900 cubic
miles Of solid Ice a second, and its heat
h estimated to produce a force Of about
10000 horse power to every square foot
Of It, surface.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

,Algy-Td like awfully to know >,
she'd marry me or not. "" Wast
EeggienWhy don't you ask her. a.,,,l
Algy-By Jove, that's a good a.; ,1Isai n
What a head you have, old map,@yh \
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
she Feared He Had Given n A,,,v.

Jake-Say, Belinda, have yer ever
heard II Loved Yer Better Than Yer
Knew
Belinda (sxcitedly) - MOI Land
sakes! Yer hain't been maxim o
song Of It, have yer, Jake?--N. Y. Jour.
nal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

Mr.. Gotrox-"What would you expect me
to do for my daughter if You married herr
George Goodthing Slightly embarrassed
"You-er-wouldn't be willing TO die for
her, would you?'-Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

PROF. Ansel says; Chewing gum
u productive Of wrinkles. The inces.
SAINT action Of the jaws throws the
mouth out Of shape, and must. sooue or
later. bring out the wrinkles on the
face. Tuti'fruttI girls will take warn.
lus secordinsiy.~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
USE YOUR REASON

And Profit by the Experience Of Other
People.
There are thousands of people who have
been cured of nervous trouble, s~crofula
sores, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh and
other diseases by purifying their blood
with Hoods ~Sarsaparilla. This great
medicine will do the same good work for
you if you will give it the opportunity,
1t will tone up your system, create an ap-
petite and give sweet, refreshing sleep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

Fits stopped free and permanently cr
No fits after first days use of Dr.. KlN|
Great Nerve Restorer. Free s. trial bOa.l
treatise. DR.. Kline. 1888 Arch st., pbI, \
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

No matter how well a man likes vbiaA
he likes to surprise people by telling N
he has Observation-Disclosures Democrot "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
largest in the wo,,a

The Star tobacco factory at St. Ior.
the largest in the world. The buildinsv
in two rows: 240O feet on Park and 2Ys.
on Folsom avenue, with a total width y,
feet. You will discover the reason fa,.
marvellous growth if you give Slu 1
tobacco a trial. r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

A cablegram from Constantinop. !.
that the sultan wants time" lie ou,I,
have eternity. Chicago Times,Hera9
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
BROWNS IRON TONIC,
It's What You Want

For loss Of APPETITE, lack Of ENERGY,
deranged STOMACH or MENTAL DULL
NESS. 1t destroys the effects OF MALARIA,
removes habitual CONSTIPATION. increases
the FLESH and restores the HEALTH and
VlGOR OF fOUru. This celebrated TONIC
is a delightful EXHlLARANT, and its eject
upon the MENTAL and PHYSICAL system
Is both WHALING and LASTING. Large
bottle sL0.
Act Vo... n..--.< r. "a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25

The American consular agents n,
kulamats, Greece and Dardanellss
Turkey. received as compensation From
the United States ,~reasur, In isoe III.
sum Of one dollar each. wv