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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

cavalry and infantry battalions march
in procession down the Gale de San
Francisco toward the great plaza. But
ii is when the rurales come on that
their great enthusiasm breaks forth.
At such parades the rurales use brides
and saddles mounted with silver. and
the stirrups of some are of solid silver.
Their horses wear housings of fooled
and embroidered leather. AS these
magnificent cavalrymen. in their gold
and silver trimmed leather ranch
mans garb, ride along in platoons,
every man looking as proud and free
as the spirited horse beneath him, the
people that crowd the streets and
housetops go fairly wild. They cheer
and throw their hats into the air,
shouting: "Viva! These are Mexi,
cans! They are II own soldiers, the
soldiers of the people!"
Without the rurales it would be next
to impossible to operate railways in
Mexico. When the Mexican Central
railway was built the poorer Mexicans
would steal iron from the rails. To
prevent this source of danger to trains
a national law was enacted that any
detected in the act of disturbing
the rails or track of a railway should
be shot without trial. 1t was the
rurales who carried this law into ef-
feet so thoroughly that soon the track |
OF the road was safe from mo~lestation
the Rio Grande to- the Mexican
CLARENCE prLLEN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
A TRAIN

e%xtirpating brigandage and of adding
az the same time a powerful military
clement to his. support. lie invited all
h bandit chiefs to a conference and
there proposed that, instead of rob.
blng' that they and their men should
enlist as a military body, which should
be charged with the office Of keepinp
the roads of Mexico safe for travel,
The chiefs he promised should be the
officers, and they and their men should
continue to wear the ranchman's
dress, which they preferred to the req.
ula soldiers uniform. They accented
his proposition, and the corps of ru-
rales was formed, which ever since has
rendered loyal service to the Mexican
government and faithfully fulfilled its
duty OF guarding the roads of the
country.
The Mexican people of all classes are
very proud of their rurales, and It ia
interesting to see the enthusiasm
shown when a detachment of these
pass along a street Of a city.
n best opportunity to observe this
feeling occurs in the City of Mexico.
on the 18th Of September, the
Mexican Independence day, all the ma.
troops that conveniently can be
gathered for the purpose parade the
streets OF the capital, passing in re-
view before the president. The Next.
cans love military display. and the peo-
PIE cheer and shout as the different
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

IN officers 2O.3 per cent. and in men
~" per cent, "These figures" says
the general in the Springfield Mass.)
Republican, go contrary to all ac-
cepted theories of the laws of war. Ac-
cord1ng to mathematical calculations
the statistics would not only indicate
that we had lost the battle, but also
mat our troops had fled in despair.
mat is to say, when the percentage of
killed and wounded exceeds a certain
percentage it has been calculatedtbat
the soldiers will take to fight. Or
~d'narily the percentage in a battle
runs to two, three or four per cent.
perhaps a little more. Thanks IN tha
~unillnching bravery of the American
soldiers, they kept on fighting against
tremendous odds, while a fifth a
fourth, sometimes a third, of their
comrades in a regiment fell to the
ground 1t is an ex%traordinorv REQ
ord No European army can sur
pass il.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

With the close of the American
Spanish war Puerto Rico and the Phil.
ippines have been left permanently in
the possession of the United States,
and there has devolved upon this coun-
try the responsibility for good gov
eminent in Cuba. In the governing of
these territories the Imperative ques-
ton first met is that of the maintain
ing of law and order-the protecting
of public institutions and private citi-
zens.
So far as Puerto Rico goes with its
small territorial extent and the Pacific
character of its people, it undoubtedly
can be left to the care of its local po-
lice, backed by the power of such gar
risons us the national government
shall maintain there. In Cuba and the
philippines different conditions pre-
vail. In both these territories there is
a considerable element of population
naturally lawless, and, beyond this,
there will be for years the tendency TO
brigandage that follows the close of a
war. In Cuba there are the thousands
who were insurgents, accustomed for
many years to Il reckless, @irrepu-
lar life and the excitement of fighting.
In the Philippines, in the population,
5000, 900 in number, made up of various
races, the Malays, who are in
the majority, are traditionally given
10 murderous impulse and piracy.
In the policing of the Philippines the I
of the British in India will
probably be followed--the employ
ment of native soldiers and police.
under the command of white officers,
with a certain proportion of native
honcommissioned and subaltern Of
1cers. From the character of the ma
I'VE people this presents a new and diff
1cult problem of military oroaniza-
ion and ~discinpline, and It is likely
hat years will pass and many changes
made before the best system is ar
rived at. In Cuba with its Spanish
american population the situation
would probably best be met by the or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
WHAT THEY EXPECT.
An Instance of the Unreasonable Ex-
pectatiOns Of Some New
Women.

She was a new woman and was rathel
proud Of the fact that she had a place in tn,
world OF business that enabled her to regard
herself as beng on an equality with man.
But there was n thing that annoyed her.
: so down on the car early every morn.
ing, she said, with a young man who lives
a little farther out than | do, and | don't
min saying that he doesn't know what
courtesy and gentlemanliness is"
w hat does he do?" inquired her big
brother, who doesn't think very much OF
new women, anyway, and is consequently op-
posed to his sister being in the world of bust
ness.
1T isn't what he does" she replied, cts
what he doesn't do. Time and again he has
let me stand up all the way downtown, when
It would seem as if the very least he could
seat" us
big brother.
ITS contemplate selfshness; that's what
1t is she answered.
The fact that he is in possession of a
seat went on the big brother, "of course
does not entltle him to it if a fellow clerk of
the opposite sex happens to want it. And
yet men IN business will do those things,
why, know a girl who has twice the eriey.
ance you have in that line"
What's happened to her?' she asked.
Man there first and refused to give up
"n n she came along" he explained.
NO; give up his job. She has discovered
that It would just about suit her, but The
great big brute of a man hasn't chivalry and
courtesy enough to get up from his desk, bow
poLtely and say: Madam, permit me to offer
you my Job Actually. he inst banos r;aLt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

seasoned with a little salt a.. 4
a little milk. l became So tad orinth|
zoe much OF even these oaa lnaiit1
suffering in the regions n Ntf1sed t,nia
aarting pains back Of The .v yse .lsas1
WITH dizziness and partial }ss. attsi1
ihe only way could get reli.fSs . .! u
iting, Finally I had such 4 ~asel2
numb and partially paIsiv% ny hMJn
condition, ! was taken 10 ,sa, sndk
scious. The physicians III. iiy 'ooia nj
aud none Of the many Remedies % a.r3
me any good. At last a friend iNt
me with a bottle OF DR.. Ayers p,ss11
and before ! had used haif ON sapi
q decided change for the beii., '0ils lS
three bottles and was so comnls,.,. a
that for four years ! have moi besS NJ
with the old complaint, but AM uola1
hearty aud able TO eat anythine ts1 !
be eaten. 1t would be impossiS,s.s "! /
too much IN praise of DR.. Ayers sa l
rilla, and would not give one MI, WV Il
for a dozen Of any other lima s.'s "
Meridian, Miss,
Try DR.. Ayers s~arsaparIlla II VA.
dyspcptic. II you want more ps,,!Ma
the value Of the medicine, eet InN \, w
cureboek. It is sent free Of re ra!I 4
the ]. e. Aver Co., Lowell. ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
A SMALL Boys SCHEME,
He n an Idea About EGGS Which
Promised a Splendid Result to
His Mind.

A small boy who is not familiar with rural
ways was taken by his fond mamma for a
brief stay in the country.
On a farm in a neighboring county he
waxed fat and sunburnt, and picked up a
wondrous store of astonishing experiences.
One day the farmer smilingly said to his
mother:
"Just ask your boy what he hid two eggs
in the stable for?"
So the very first opportunity the mother
said to the six-year-old:
MY dear, what did you do with those eggs
you took from the hen house?"
"Oh, mamma replied the boy, II didn't
want you to know about it,"
"Why, it's all right" said mamma, 81 only
want to know what my boy did with them
~ hid them in the stable" said the little
fellow.
And what for?"
cause it's my scheme"
You, scheme? And what is your
scheme?"
why, you see, mamma" said the little
philosopher, when eggs is horned in a
chicken house they is always little chickens,
an fink if they was horned in a stable dey
might be little horses"
It is needless to add that up TO the time
OF his leaving the farm the miracle was still
Observation-Disclosures Plain Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
BREAD, POTATOES and MHI
. ,.-.4 ,..-,e' - '""''',y 80. I
. a. . !. . " lie Lived on Lenten Fare.
u ..a~. ,", e",,~~ ~,or---
A Dyspeptic's daily djet

Dyspepsia Is one OF the most prevalent of
diseases. Thousands of people suffer from
it in a more or less aggravated form. Few
diseases are more painful to the individual
or more far reaching in their effects on
human life aud happiness, What the dys-
peptic needs is not local treatment, not
mere temporary stimulus. The real need
is the toning up of the entire system. For
tify the system and it will 10 FITS own fight
ing, and promptly eject any intruding
disease. The success Of DR.. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in curing indigestion and dyspep-
STA is due to just this quality which It
possesses, of renewing the vital forces,
repairing the waste and loss of the body.
The ordinary treatment brings the food
down to the level of the weak stomach.
DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla puts strength into
the stomach, and brings itup to the level of
the strong food fit for men. 1t does this
by strengthening the entire system. The
stomach cannot stay weak when all the
other organs are gaining strength. What
DR., Ayers Sarsaparilla will do for dyspep-
STA Is best illustrated in cases like that OF
NJ. S. Shields, Meridian, Miss. MT. Shields
had got down to the last level Of dyspepsia.
But let him tell his own story =
For years, I was afflicted with dyspep-
sia which gradually grew worse until I
could eat nothing but bread and potatoes
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

with pr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEG.
PIE. tie coaxed his granddaughter to get
him a box Of the pills. After that box had
been used he secured another. In three
weeks he began to feel a little life in his arm;
at the end OF four he could move his fingers;
at the end of two months he could walk, and
IN three months he could shave himself with
the injured hand.
As he told his story in the Herald office.
he looked the perfect picture of health. He
carries a box Of the pills in bis pocket, and
whenever he does not feel Just right, he
mad gwen him up, and his death was daily
expected.
All the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore shat.
tered nerves are contained, in a condensed
form, in pr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
reo,ple,; They are an unfailing specific for
such diseases as locomotor %ataxia. partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, %sciatica, neural.
ga, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after
eiiects Of la grippe, palpitation of the heart.
pale and sallow compilations, all forms OF
weakness either in male or female.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
When It's Really Solemn.

ITS a very solemn thing" she said.
when a woman ~intrusts a man with her
affections" Ne'
ITS, a mighty sight more solemn when
she makes him think she has intrusted them
10 nm while they are still locked up in her
jewei box" he replied.
Then they looked at each other, and each
realized that it was time for their summer
Irritation to end.-Chicago Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
Two Different Views.

She was a charming young lady and nat.
'rally had many admirers Of the so.called
,tronger sex. One evening one of them
tailed and the conversation CHANGED to drift
toward another.
Il think Mr.. Davis is quite an intellectual
young man." she observed.
oh, you do" sneered the other.
why, yes" she replied. 1T seems to mo
portant subjects" .""
well; now that l come to consider II. " re.
torted the undaunted rival of Mr.. Davis. ~
pelleve you are right. / never knew a man
cago Evening News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
RELICS OF THE vIzCAYA.
s spanish Cannon brought
from Cuba by Return
ing Warships,

Among the ships to arrive At old
Point, Va, was the Suwanee. Tbs vos'
sci brought several interesting [re,;o.
from the Vizcaya, including two snail
cannon mounted on trucks, and a re-.
peating weapon having five barsa,s
somewhat after the order of a Gatlin"
gun. It has been decided to presans
mem to the naval academy at An.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
PRACTICAL KINDNESS.
One Hundred Thousand Grateful Sol
diers,

These war times have tried mems souls
IN many unexpected ways, but like a shaft
OF sunshine and good cheer out of the cloud
of privation and endurance has been the
work that The American Tobacco Co. has
done among the U. S. Soldiers and Sailors
ever since the war began-for when they
discovered that the camps and hospitals
were not supplied with tobacco they de.
clded to provide them, free of cost, with
enough Tor every man, and have already
given outright to our Soldiers and Sailors
over one hundred thousand pounds of BAT.
Ak Plug" and Dukes Mixture" Smoking
Tobacco, and have bought and distributed
fifty thousand briar wood pipes, at a total
cost OF between fifty and sixty thousand dol.
lars.
This work has been done quietly and
thoroughly, by establishing headquarters
IN each. camp, so that every camp and every
hospital OF the United States Army has
been supplied with enough tobacco for
every man and the sailors on thirty
United States Ships in Cuban waters have
shared with the soldiers this most welcome
of all "rations."
Perhaps it will be only fair to remember
when we bear the remark again that
corporations have no souls" that there
Is one American corporation whose soul
has been tried and has not been found
wanting in practical kindness"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
CRUISER DIXIE'S SERVICE.
OF Ia results of Three
""hths' Activity on the Gu.
ban Blockade,

Inc United States auxiliary cruiser
DIME mas joined the Cuban blockade
squadron in Hampton Roads. She re.
ports as the results of her services the
destruction of two blockhouses, bar-
boring 200 Spanish soldiers. who were
picking OIL our men at San Juan river:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
FELL FROM A SCAFFoLD.
From the Herald, WATERFOWL. N. Y.

Tfonl tr1e 1ieraIu' WateTt0Wn, N. 7,
John Young, of LIE Roy, N. Y, is 70 years
old, and is well known in that and neighbor.
ing towns. While putting some weather
boards on a barn, standing on a scafFold
twenty-five feet from the ground, he felt
dizzy, lost his balance and fell to the ground
The side OF his face, arm and one entire side
OF his body, on which he struck, were badly
bruised. Picked up and carried to the
house, he was under a doctors care for sew.
eral weeks. The doctor finally came to the
conclusion that lis patient had received a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
REGULARS AT SAN JUAN.
Kent Shows in n Curious Nnv
the Wonderful Work They Per-
formed in Battle.

Gen. Kent shows in a c~1irious wov
the wonderful work of the regulars in
the battle of San Juan. The Sixth in
fantry, which sustained the most cas-
u%alties, lost 36,G6 per cent. of its mem:
the Twenty-fourth infantry lost Bats
per cent, while his entire division lost
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
Ivory veneers.

f%.ot tnee1 cutting has reached such per.
lec.lon that a single elephants tnsL
81 lnches long is now cut in Londan
lnto a sheet of ivory 1850 inches lon =
and 20 inches wide, and some .haa. ong
rosewood and mahogany are only abo,,
American. ooientlnc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

a not fight with a pair of Spanish Gun.
boats at Casildo, in which, without
loss to her, two Spanish officers were
Killed and five men wounded and h
spanish gunboats put out of action.
'ie capturing of Ponce, arduous weeks
OF DUTY on the blockade, the sbellino
OF Trinidad, the capture of a French
i'mer ana three smaller prizes. Her
ofleers and men tell many intcrestina
stories of the blockade and are esne.
cialiy complimentary in their refer.
enses 10 the district troops ashore
n the Illinois reserves aboard Tho
Newark, "i" the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

What are you working on now!' was
asked of the man who is always inventinp
but never %invents.
Nothing very big Just at present. I'm
about completing a method for calculating
fnom I" interest with a rubber stamp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
hi FIRST GEL DORADO.n
'""e ""soriEihnlly Used to Describe
the city or Country Which Was
the Object of Search,

Every time a new gold field is dis.
covered the term "Eldorado." or "El
Dorado' as ii was originally, comes
INTO frequent use by writer's. Since
'he hlondike excitement began it has
peen seen, in print ~oftener than ot
any time III recent years, and many
persons have wondered just what It
meant. Its derivation is of interest
IN the fifteenth century it was RI.
hored that there existed in the north.
erh part OF South America a city of
great wealth called Manoa. whose kinr
by name I'll Dorado, was periodicorv
s.heared with oil or balsam, and was
'nen powdered with gold dust until
MS whole body had a gilded appear.
ance'' 1t was said that on these occa.
IONS he threw gold, emeralds and
other precious metals and gems into
a sacred lake, in which he afterward
oathed. Beginning in 1882, the span.
iards sent many large expeditions IN
seareh ior the phantom city, and most
OF them ended disastrously. hundreds
OF iives being lost. Among the 20.
suits OF these expeditions were The
conquest of New Grenada, the die.
coVery of the Orinocoand Amazop,nd
me exploration of vast territory was,
Of the Cordillera mountain ranoe
ABOUT the end of the sixteenth con.
fury an English expedition, with IN.
OBJECT in view, penetrated CHI.
ana and founded the British, COLONY of
mat name. 1t has been pno ~.
ne origin of the Ell Dorado fable i
De found in the yearly celebration
OF a tribe Of Indians near Rogota
whose chief was, on these occosions
slioed with gold dust. The mama M
was commonly used to do.
scribe the city or country. which was
ne object of the search, but-o ,l.,ar
isage OF the term has been It's ficut..
I'VE application with regard to NM,
feglon. OF more than common rieh'
iess.--Cnscago Chronicle. ..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

Hard PctrlAed w.,

some Of the petrifed wood found IN
arizona, It Is said, is so hard that steel
tools Will not work it, the p~etrifcation.
being only three degrees less IN hard
American. s'su''nc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
Prince Of. Wales a Horse n.t

~, ~ horse Dp0ler nv
n prince Of Wales. is in tbe bon.
trade, and he is in it to make unua"
IL is doubtful whether there is . mos.
successful horse dealer in EnglanS
man his royal highness. The othas
DAY the prince had a sale Of. "a GU.
horses at sa~ndringham, his conntrv
place i n Norfolk. These are an Ena,.ss
breed OF horses fitted for the be.S;os.
klna OF work. They may be fne an'
imals' but they do not as a rule br;nn
fancy prices. The prince rot $40 one
ior his 81 draught horses. One of tbs voo
a My, brought $4,000 from Sir ma,
aeli Maple, o furniture maker. VIII !.
oravely fighting his way into societn
MT Hadley, another struggling MI
%lionaire, paid $4,000 for a draw 6orsa
Lord Rothschild secured a horse 81.
$4,000. The incident shows thai :
prince knows how to turn his soc,al
opportunities to advantage in thu
morse business.--N. Y. journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

Spare my child! spare my child!!" cries
the mother when too late. One box of d.
uoDetts TEETHlNA (7ething Potude,sl
you'd have saved her darling, and costs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
A Word to BaIdbeed..

Don't comb your hair over the bald spot on
your head and then kick because your grocer
puts the big potatoes on top of the measure,
Chicago Evening News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

Brown-Isn't millennium a Latin word
Smith--Yes; think it means money TO
burn, or something like that.-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

browne--My wife has begun to tall
about ""woman's sphere" '
Iowne-Come with me and ce.
square meal, old MANN, Y. Jonrn.i
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
Improved Mathemartcs.

DIR. Moffett is daily receiving the thanks OF
parents whose children have been saved by
IEETHINA (IceUing P0uders).
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

s I rO ke OF
p aralys
and was be.
yond medi.
cal aid, He
could not
usaone arm,
or turn over
in bed.
One day.,
while lying
on the bed,
he read of a
case some
thing like
his having
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

Maud--"You don't seem to find time to
get married. Maric-"No. | am kept en-.
gagged al the time."-Town Topics.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
Worlds Population Aa..

there are always 100000 reonls
ahoat on ,e seas Of the world
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

Shall we call the "stoop" of the scorcher
a front stoop or a back stoop?-L A. W.
RulIatin a..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
me erewtA Of socialism.

Il il argued by deep thinkers that the
stowth Of socialism 10 due to the large stand
inS armies Of the world, in which men are
often made to enlist against their will, and
Tins become disconnected with existing con.
ditions. The growth of a stronger race Of
neonle is due to the large sale of HostetteF's
Stomach Bitters, which is the best mediclpe
for costiveness, dyspepsia, fever, ague and
All nervous troubles, Try one bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

TO Cure a. Cold n a.
lake Laxative Bromo oa;n "
druggists refund money \ Y
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

Another p%ugilist gone wrong-he's dead
Buffalo Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01

. i IT, a wise man that follow, 4