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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
A LADY OF THE GARTER,
Hollands Young Queen viii WeaI
the Royal Decoration on
the Left ARA,

If, as is suggested, Queen Victoria
confers upon Queen Nilhelmina the
Order of the Garter, the young queer
of Holland will be the first lady to re
ceiye that decoration from her ma
iesty's hands.
The comforting Of the Order of tht
Garter upon ladies was common
enough prior to the reign of Henry
VI. The order was confined mainly
to the wives or neal relatives of mcr
who had rendered the state some sig
nal service or were held in high favor
at court.
Ladies of the Order" as they were
styled, were as numerous in thost
days as Knights Of the Garter are at
present, and a lady decked out in al
the insignia of the order was only less
picturesque in appearance than tht
reigning sovereign herself. She wore
the George, the star, the mantle, the
hood. the collar and other decorations
while the garter itself, a beautiful anC
costl,' jewel bearing the motto Hon
soft qui nal y pense'-encircled the
left arm.
The order for ladies was allowed &c
lapse; but in after years an effort was
made to re-establish it. The country
however. was in the throes Of a great
| upheaval. "Wild war" broke "the con.
verse of the WISE People thought
| and wrote, and read of nothing but
battle, defeat, and victory; and the
peaceful advocates of the restoration
of the honor of the order for ladies
met with but a lukewarm reception
So discouraging, indeed, was this that
no further attempt a made to oh.
tain the royal assent, and Ladies oil
the Order" became a memory.
1t is, of course, within the power
of Queen Victoria, as sovereign of the
order, to confer the garter upon any
lady whom she may wish TO honor
in that way. Her majesty has already
instituted the following orders fol
ladies': The Royal Order of Victoria
and Albert, the Imperial Order of the
Crown of India. and the Orjcr of the
Royal Red Cross.
No more beautiful Or impressive
decoration could the girl queen Of
Holland wear on her coronation day
than the Order of the Garter.-Londor
Nail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

to shoot. Morning finally came, and
we crawled down for fresh mud poul-
tees. and made breakfast on whatever
we could find. I'd have given a years
pay if | had dared groan and cry out
and weep, | felt like a g%rieved child.
| wanted to have a regular crying spell
all by myself, but there was that
Georgian lying close beside mt and
ready TO express his contempt. His
right knee was shattered, and he knew
that the leg would have to come off,
and yet | never heard him fetch a sigh.
When he saw my lip trembling and
the tears in my eyes, he laughed right
out and said:
Say, lank, I'll hunt around and
see if | can scare up some bread and
butter with sugar on it. Your nanny
ought to have sent your do!l-baby
along 10 keep you company
"Soon after noon," resumed the fed
eral, after the laughter had subsidized,
"three or four Texan rangers suddenly
appeared. They were stragglers who
were after plumber, There were such
men on both sides, as we all know, and
they were not soldiers to be proud Of.
These fellows came cursing and swag-
gering, and appeals from the wounded,
federal or confederate, were answered
| with oaths and .~ieers. Thirty feet above
me on the hillside was a wounded fed
eral. He had been hit in the side, and
could not crawl about or sit up for his
| broken ribs. Food and drink had been
PASSED TO him, and he had shown that
he was a man of pluck. He had on Il
new pair of long-leggcd boots, and
these caught the eye Of one of the
ghouls. lie grabbed hold of a foot of
the wounded man to pull the boot off,
and a dozen of us shouted at him. lie
did not pause, however, but worried the
boot off. Then as he went forthe other,
we all heard the federal crying out:
"'Dont-for Gods sake, don't! Can't
you see that I'm badly hurt, and that
you'll finish mel"
'The brute! lie ought to have been
shot down." exclaimed the listeners i
chorus.
"As he pulled on the boot" said the
narrator, che pulled the groaning,
shrieking man along the ground. OF a
sudden he dropped the foot, picked up n
musket with fixed bayoret and, lifting
ii high up, he pinned the poor victim
TO the earth. War never saw a more
brutal act. We all cried out against
it, but the Georgian did more. He
turned on his face, dragged himself
. forward q feet feet, and picked up 6
! lazy revolver. Then, resting tn,
I weapon across the dead body of on,
: Of his own regiment, he sent a bulle'
i square between the shoulders of tn,
! ranger and dropped him dead in hi
tracks-dropped him dead with tn
n boot clutched in his hands. There wa
a shout Of approval from everybody
r. even from the rangers comrades-an,
h. there was no further attempt to moles
+ us. Half a dozen of us crawled up L
; the man, and we found that the bayope
had passed through the fleshy part O
Z his thigh only, but he was so securel
= PINNED to the earth that It took us tei
= minutes to extricate him. We passe
along a lot of the muck from hand t
hand and applied II 10 his fresh wount
Z and after a time We checked the bleed
ing. He was picked up with the res
: Of Us just before dark, but he was fu
gone, and I have no doubt that he wa
dead within 3. hours"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
THE MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
rrnm the petrolI MIC Press

One of the stanchest supporters oil the
decp.water way from the Great Lakes T 9tng
Crean IS Major A. c. Bishop, OF 1l9 lhlrd
Ave.. Detroit. a civil engineer OF wide eNpe'
Renee and considerable prominence IN MS
INDIGESTION. lie was assistant engineer on the
hudson River Railroad in 1850 and mas
,ince conducted large engineering opera
lions. lie has been located in Detroit, since
ISIS. and has a large acquaintance among the
business men and citizens OF TINS eityiu.;n.
Two years ago, tor the me- Eor TWO two months
be had the best OF medical ATTENDANCE, but
ubrn he was discharged he was not like the
Mar Rishop of old. When asked regard
; NH his health. he said; when had my
i,sst smell of sickness and came out OF the
E%ospital / was a sorry sight, | could not gam
nv strength, and couldno walk over DOCK
for several weeks,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
CRANES CARRY SONG BIRDS.
How Some of the Little Fellows Get
Across the McGiterra-
mean Sen.

How ever The little birds contrive to
get across such vast eNpanses of the
sea in their annual migrations is a
p~uzzling question. That they do it is
usQueStionable; it is admitted by the
most competent observers that they
sometimes get over stretches of BIZ
lowy brine that for a thousand miles
afford no perch for their weary little
claws to clutch On. That such an IN
tended flight is too much for them is
not only evident in itself, but is proved
by the fact that these too venture
some sougsters sometimes alight on
the rigging of ships in such a state Of
exhaustion that, when disturbed, they
are unable to fly the length of the YES
sci, and occasionally even fall helpless
upon the deck.
An English traveller, who was o n
siderably interested in the birds, hap
pened to be passing the autumn in the
island of Crete, in the Mediterranean.
and he often noticed a sound like the
lNliltIluS " ma nus ht tItllNS
when the sandcranes were passing
overhead on their way southwark. As
the only fowl in sight we're the cranes,
this aroused his curiosity and he mem
toned the matter to a friend, who
was a native Of the island, suggesting
that possibly the noise was caused by
the whirring of the feathers of these
great birds. His friend, however, said
no; the noise, he declared, was made
by the song birds that were riding on
the backs Of the cranes, and further
asserted that the saucy little fellows
had came all the way from the coast
of Europe with their good-natured
companions, who lent, if not a helping
hand, a helping back, which was much
more serviceable, as often as needed.
A few days later the Englishman got
pretty conclusive proof of the truth
Ct these statements. He was cruising
about in a boat about Is miles from
shore, when another flock of cranes
passed overhead, and he heard The
same twittering notes. He therefore
discharged his gun to see what would
come of it. and forthwith he saw
three small birds rise up from The
flock in fright. After a short time
they disappeared among the cranes.
The next day he was visiting Cairo
in Egypt, and observed a great mum
Der of wagtails in the palm garden,
there. After watching them for som,
time, as they hoped about and tiltet
in the fashion that has given then
their name, he asked an old Bedouil
chief who stood near how he imagine,
5 they got there, as they always spent
5 the summer in Europe. The sheik a
+ once replied: "Yakhamageh Tiny dea.
? sir), do you know that these littl,
birds are borne across the sea by til
: larger ones?"
: The traveller put the SANE questio.
4 to a couple of Arab donkey boys VIII,
I. came up to offer him their beasts.
Surely" they cried. "Abu san
y Uhe stork) has carried them over tn
$ sea"
1t is said that Indians of the regio
south of Hudson's bay tell a simila
:. tale of a finch which travels very con
fortably on the back of the Canad
goose. 1t certainly seems improbabl
S that a belief SO widely disseminate
should be wholly without ~foundatio,
-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Playing All the Notes,

Herr Scheel tells Of n conscientious
,ornet player in one of his orchestras
who gave an unexpected rendering OF
a w~ell-known passage. Lets have
that over again." requested Scheel,
surprised at hearing a note which was
not in the score. The note was sound.
ed again and again. "What are you
playing?" he asked, at last, eyasper.
ated by the musician.
II am playing what am on re paper
aid the eornet player. II blay val i,
before me-"
"Let me have a look"
The part was handed to the con.
l@uctor. why, you IDIOT" he roarcd
ant you see this is a dead fy?" ~
lon't care, was the answer; "he wa.
there, and played him."-Philadel
phla Saturday Evening Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
Hoods apari!la
Is Americas Greatest Medicine.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Is cents,


Tresome Caller-llow do you get rid OF
borcs?
Eminent Statesman-My valet generally
knows them and reminds me OF some engage
ment. Clap at the door, Well, Harris, what
is it?
Valet (thrusting his head NIL bee your
pardon, sir, but | think you have an engage
ment to dine with Gen. llogo IN about ART
on hour.-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
In No Hurry.

Chaplain-Do not grieve so, my man
Your term of Imprisonment will be
over in a few short weeks, and then
you will be once again a free man.
Prisoner. (snivelling)-That's lest
wot's worrying of me, sir. Three
weeks to-day an ! shall ave to 20 to
work agin.-Ally Sloper.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ..

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
s. Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D.
lSS6. a. w. GLEASON,
[Seal1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. +. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
Ia Wanted Too Much.

Paticnt-Well, doctor, do you think it's
appendicitis?
Eminent Surgeon-I never think, my
friend; | always know:
"Yes. | know you always know after the
operation, but can't you break over the rule
and work up Il little doubt now?'-Chicago
Evening News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
A Suitable Dog.

LADY, wish to select a pet dog.
Dealer-Live in the city, l suppose,
mum?
Eyes, | live in a fat"
"Then ! would advise an Italian
greyhound. mum. No matter how
much you feeds a greyhound he alters
stays narrer."-N. Y. Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
Dear Editor:-If YOU know Of a solicitor

Dear Editor:-If you know Of a solicitor
or canvasser in your city or elsewhere, espe-
cially a man who has solicited for ,subserlp
tons, insurance, nursery stock, books or tail,
oring, or a man who can sell goods, you WI!
confer a favor by telling him to correspond
with us; or if you will insert this notice in
your paper and such parties will cut this no.
tice out and mail to us, we may be able to
furnish them a good position in their own
and adjoining counties. Address
AMERICAS WooLEN MILLS Co, Chicago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Let the Abb Slide.-pcte-"Yais, Dave
rot ten days in Jail TO s%tealin' dem chick.
ems. lie could hab proved an abb, too, eff
he'd wanted TO-" Abe-"Dat SO? Den why
didn't he?' Pete-"NVhy, de facts oh de
case was dat on de night dem chickens was
stole Dave was 20 miles oil i'll annoder coun'
ty, stealth a boss. Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
The Cornfed phuo,onn.r

"While the clothing oft proclaims
the man." said the Cornfed philoso-
pher, ut is often noticeable that the
man does not live up to the announce
ment, ever as the circus, "-Indiapapo.
IL Journal,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

thew did me worlds OF good. ! am pleased
10 recommend them to lnVa!lds who need
a tonic to build up their constitutions,
~. c. BISHOP.
Subscribed and sworn to before me TINS
eighth day OF January, 1895. ,r
ROBERT h. HULL, Jr. Notary Public,
The pure. powerful vegetable ingredients
in DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
supply The antidote for poisonous matter in
the blood and add those elements needed to
build up body and brains. Many diseases
long supposed by the medical profession to
he Trcurahle have succumhed to the potent
influence of these pills. They can be taken
bv Young or Old, being harmless in their
nature, but powerful in eliminating disease
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Some Merchants insure their Stock and
Houses and neglect their Children. Why not
save the Mothers heart and Baby's life by
carrying home a Box of Dr.. Mo1ettS TEETH
Ma (~1ecthing POrderS)! Other fathers do
it. Teethina Aids Digestion, Regulates the
Bowels and makes teething easy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
INCREASE OF ARMY AND NAVY
President 1t Is Said VIII hecoh'
mend Additions to Both
Branches.

4 Washington dispatch TO the New
York Morning Press says; "President
McKinley's message to congress, when
it assemblies in December, Will devote
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Angry Customer - This turquoise
you sold me has turned green.
Calm Jeweler-My good woman, you
should never have worn 1t where other
ladies wore diamonds. - jewelers.
Weehlx.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
Couldn't lie Marked Twice.

Lawyer-You have an excellent case, sir.
Client-But a friend of mine said he had
an exactly similar case, and you We're the
lawyer on the other side, and YOU beat him.
Eyes, l remember that; but | will see that
no such game is worked this time.'-Green
Bag,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

"Some time, Phoebe, | shall show you a
picture Of the only girl | ever loved
That's so kind of you, Mr.. Sweetly; ] al
ways did think composite photographs we're
interesting - Chicago Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

justification .-"How dared you strike a
woman!' he yelled, Indignantly. We'll,
there was no man around from whom | could
borrow anything pleaded the culprit.-
Philadelphia North American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
All Right.

Nodd-I signed a blank check and gave it
to my wife yesterday.
I Todd you think that that was was prudent?
give her any more than | have."-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
NtIsusel.

Purchascr-l say, see how those knicker,
boekers have gone to pieces.
Tailor-Perhaps, sir. You sat down.
"Of course | sat down"
Il sold it to you as a walking suit, sir
only as a walking suit, sir!.-Judy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
EEzsW
II HANGS
. On

If il was only health, we
, might let it cling.
! But it is a cough. One cold
no sooner passes of before
another comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time.
And it's the same, old story,
too. There is first the cold,
then the cough, then pneu-
monia or consumption with the
long sickness, and life tremb-
ling in the balance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
In Plain English.

Johnny-What does the paper mean, pa.
by saying that Mr.. Tomlinson bore the loss
Of his handsome property by fire very phllo.
sophically?
Johnny's Pa-Umph! 1t means that he
was insured Stray Stories.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Two of a Kind.-"They say dreams go by
rontraries, do they notF' "Yes-dreams
and weather predictions Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
"I noticed

= e%,'t;cIos
sonie H 'i''N,%
III lhe nHe"',ip'""r
Pe'sW , rEES;u,m5
81 n tii'S' for
n ll'N p ~, io'
I.hfoh 'o dnr.
V';n nlcn IN"
Nl !, iite =. , orc
e,N 49,. 49,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
NtlsUsed.
7 he Fall

With its sudden changes, its hot days and
chilly nights, dampness and decaying vege
tation, is peculiarly trying to the health.
a good Fail Medicine is as important and
beneficial as Spring Medicine. Hoods
S~arsaparilla keeps the blood pure, wards
off malaria, creates n good appetite, gives
refreshing sleep, and maintains the health
tone through this trying season,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

How Ny Throat IIurtsl-Why don't you
use EIale's Honey of Horehound and Tar;
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Mrs. M. SINGER, lO4 huoson AVG No"" AVE- - WIVES 70 Mn ri
as follows: ,. r h.d heon su9s-;nr.
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, A. 3 vdia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com -
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ouo 40 thank but Mrs. Pinkham and her won o&N )p/TSNX
derful remedy" W1M MN
Me- ELLA DUNCAN, Reeders Mills, Iowa, NNA
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

People frequently ask your opinion mere
" to get to express their OWN ashington
Ua.) Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

A War Blunder. -"You made a great mis-
take in jilting Lieut.. Sparks" "But how
could know he would come back a col.
o~nel?'-St. Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and
L.drg trouble of three years s~tanding,-E.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1894.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
HAPPY MOTHERS AND HEALTHY CHIIDRN

u,,o y. plnkham's Vegetable Compound Goes Straight to q. ]
80 All female Troubles and Assures a Healthy MatsrM'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
To Cure n Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money il it fails to cure. 25c,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

You are always hearing Of people who are
in it; well, there are different kinds Of Its"
to be in.-Atchison Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

Our Treatment of Spanish CaptiVeS
Never before in history was there a case
where a defeated and captive enemy re
ceived such generous treatment as we gave
the Spaniards. Other nations are aston,
ished. Equally astonishing. are the cures
brought about by Hostetter's Stomach bit
tiers. Never before in history has there been
so successful a medicine for the weak, deolli'
tated and nervous, for stomach and AVER aus
orders like dyspepsia, indigestion, p,,' SoSnSs,
and constipation. All nations nave Dehen''
ed by it, and all praise II.
MIsUsed.
Purchaser-I say, see how those knioker
bockers have gone to pieces,
Tailor-Perhaps, sir. YOU sat down.
"Of course | sat down"
Il sold it to you as a walking suit, sir
only as a walking suit. sir..'-Judy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

-. n srxorR. 1O4 Hudson Ave-, Rochester, y, writes to Mn N
as follows: r h.d heor sr9s5rr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22

NOTU Nv UTO9ETSTS, IJV.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-22
t is said that Indians of tbe ror;,

1t is said that Indians of the region
south of Hudson's bay tell a similar
tale of a finch which travels very COM
fortably on the back of the Canada
goose. 1t certainly seems improbable
that a belief so widely disseminated
should be wholly without foundation.
Pittsburgh Dispatch