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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
READY TO TAKE HIS GALL.
The Surprising Offer of n Bankrupt's
Soulless Creditor ut m As
signment Meeting.

Not long ago substantial looking New
tail cigar business. He had seemingly good
credentials and rented an attractive little
store on the North side, buying bis fixtures
on credit. On the same terms he laid in quite
q large stock Of goods and opened his doors
for patronage. He seemed to be doing quite
a good business and none Of his numerous
creditors manifested the least alarm as to
the safety OF their S~ccounts. Suddenly he
made an assignment. His creditors were
notified and a full meeting was held in the
office of his attorney, the sorrowiul bank.
rupt not being present with them,
The attorney made a polite and pacific
speech. An eastern creditor, who had Sc
cured judgment on a fraudulent claim, had
attached and carried away everything ex.
cept 80 cigars and $3.50 IN money. The un.
fortunate debtor owed over 5000 TO the men
present, which he would liqu!date at the
earliest possible moment.
"My client suffers far more acutely than
any OF YOU" continued the lawyer. "He
has surrendered all that he possesses. 1t is
not much. it is true, but | trust it will serve
as an earnest OF his future intentions. He
is crushed by his misfortune and would
willingly divide his body among YOU"
whats that asked a somewhat deaf
old man, experimenting his right ear with
his broad palm.
"lly client is willing to divide his very
body among you, repeated the attorney.
All right" responded the old man, I'll
take his g~al!'-Clncago Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
IN Cheese.

Tut any convenient ouanti,, =,
cream into a G~eiicately clean uo.
cloth, tie it up and hang il in WY
place Tor q full week. Then take it ont
OF the first cloth and put it in = mol,
lined with a fresh cloth, COVERING !,
win TINS; put n weight on il and b.
u pressed for two or three DAYS mo,.a
turning it twice daily. 1t sbon,d nv.
be quite tit to eat. A fig box ,nn.
which the top and bottom boya n."i
Snoekeu out makes a capital mold
another way is TO put together ~
pints of cream and one.balf min, y
milk; warm this over the fro /, n. VI
auu a rev drops of rennet and kron !,
covered, in a warn place, til cnr,rp
Boston Globe. ''uied'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
KEEPING A HUSBAND.
4 WIGS Home-MakinS Ability VIII
often Save to Her the Happi-
ness of Married Love.

1t has been said that the first year
of married life holds the responsibility
for the happiness or the misery Of the
cols.ng years, because it is the trial.
time OF two whole tastes. habits, ideas
and peculiarities are brought to the
test Of harmony.
But no woman ought to surrender
her individuality even to make peace
in a family. And she will not be
obliged TO do so If Sh. has love and tact
and patience, Many a husband has
been led like a little child. aud has
never known that he was bowling his
will in the least, simply because his
wife knew how TO influence him. Anc
inst here let il be said that influencing
in contradistinction from governing
is the word for that something which
makes il possible for a wife to become
a comfort, power and blessing to the
husband, The woman who cannot in.
HUruce her husband must be lacking
in essential qualities for a good wife
or else she must deal with a hopeless.
case.
Above all things in a woman's pur
pose should stand the desire to hold
love from loss and from spelling in
f%Uences. We sometimes hear OF tive
who have passed years of married life
without once exchanging an angry
or even unpleasant word. This may
be possible for those whose nature.
are such that reason and emotion are
very elastic; but it could not be sale
OF the majority of welded people. Ar
angry woman is not the thing to be
most dreaded, but that gradual
growth of Indifference that leads tc
atrophy Of coniugal love.
There are ways Of Keeping n true
husband in a loverlike spirit always
hut the wife must preserve those feel
IngS and their expression that marked
those charmed hours when she was the
sweetheart. Loving thought for the
comfort and happiness of the love,
found expression naturally in word.
and in acts. 1t must be the same to
the wife that would hold the husband;
affection. Then those little words that
are prompted ly love and received ir
It's spirit have :; world of significance
these should not be left behind after
the home life together is begun.-Mar,
r. Baldwin, in Woman's Home Com
ranion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
PRESENCE OF MIND.
He Was n Keen BOY and Was Equal
TO the Occasion When Caught
ut Mischief.

The farmer crcpt stealthily along behind
the fence. Step by step he advanced, always
with his gaze fastened upon the cherry tree,
in the distance,
Col durn them town boys, anyway he
muttcred to himself, as he took a irmeT grip
upon the ugly.looking switch that he had
cut from the hickory back Of the barn, III
show 'em!'
Nearer and nearer be drew to the spot
where the engagement was to occur. Softly.
like a tiger advancing upon its prey, he
edged along through the weeds, from one
fence corner to another.
Meanwhile the boy in the tree kept crook
ing his elbow at a S9knot clip. The cherries
were large and fat and red, and he had a
wonderful tonnage. Ever and anon he would
smack his lips, and eject a handful Of stones
from his mouth. II was glorious.
Suddenly a rugged form seemed to rise up
out OF the ground. and somebody bawled in
tones that were husky with emotion:
Here, drat your hide, what are you doin'
up there!'
Ii was one OF those moments when a word
may win all or cause all to he lost.
The boy dropped the biggest, reddest,
j%uiciest cherry that he had been able to
reach. pulled himself together. drew his bare,
brown legs up under him, and replied:
I'm rpmemberin' the Maine"
When he could speak again the farmer
said:
IF they amt enough here fer you. there's
another nice tree full of EN-, up yonder in
the orchard. "-Cleveland Leader.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
Orange Charlotte.

One-third box gelatine, onc.thiro
cupful of cold water, one-third cupfu.
OF boiling water, one cupful Orange
juice, eight pulps (iuice of n lemon
If desired), whites three eggs. Line 3
bowl with the sections of oranges
lady fingers or sponge cake. Soak celo.
tine in cold water until soft, pour On
boiling water, add sugar and lemon
juice; strain and add orange mice
eight pulps with u little of the grated
rlnd; cool in a pan of ice water Ron,
the whites of eggs stiff. ami when tbs
orange jelly begins to harden. beat ~
a light foam, add whites and bent mn,
til stiff enough not to drip. Pour into
the mold and cool on ice; n min, =,
whipped cream may be piled on the ton
after the charlotte has been rcmoraif
from mold. Loosen all around ,ha
edge with a palette knife, PLACE n dish
firmly over the mold and turn ouiclh.
upside down.-Bostou Herald
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

ence. ltrelie7es the condition that pro-
duces so much discomfort and roLs men
situation of its tcrrors. Here is proof:
DEAR MRs. PIyKuAM:-uow can !
thank you enough for what you have
done for me? When l wrote to you |
was suffering untold pain at time Of
menstruation; was nervous, had head.
ache all the time, no appetite, that tired
feeling, and did not care for ANYTHING.
| have taken three bottles Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, 4
of Blood Purifier, two boxes of Liver
Pills, and to-day am z we'll person. /
would like to have those who suffer
know that l am one of the many who
have been cured of female complaints
byyour wonderful medicine and advice.
Miss JENNIE r. MILEs. Leon, Wis
lfyou are suffering in this woy, write
as Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinkhan at
Lynn, Mass, for the advice which she
offers free of Charge to all women.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
Summer

Many delightful summer resorts are sit,
uated on and reached via the Southern Rail
way. Whether one desires the seaside or
the mountains, the fashionable hotels or
country homes, they can he reached via this
magnificent highway OF travel.
Asheyille, \. C., Roam Mountain, Tenn,
and the mountain resorts OF east Tennessee
and western North Carolina-"The Land OF
the Sty'-Tate Springs, Tenn. Lookout
Mountain, Tenn, Lithis Springs, Ga, and
various Virginia Springs. also the SeaShore
resorts, are reached by the Southern Rail,
way on convenient schedules and at very
low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued a hand.
some folder, entitled Summer Homes and
Resorts" descriptive Of nearly one thousand
summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses,
including information regarding rates for
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them.
Write to c. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Southern Railway,
Chattanooga, Tenn, for a copy Of this folder,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
FASHION NOTES.
So. Fresh Items for Ladies Who Are
Up to Date in Matters
OF Dress.

4 costume can he frcsheued rP with
any nj the many fronts" that are now
:, popular. One very pretty one IS
made OF red cloth, slightly fall ahd
/ braided with black braid. Ano'hcr
,re * G.. coru-colored tafeta, made
rory full. and with stock collar and iuii
how. Another one, more dreSsE' Is
made OF ecru lace and oliNc-green vel
%. ribbon. This is made Of alternate
strirs of the lace and ribbon, is very
rfu and has a collar of the velvet rib
bon laid in folds.
princess costume is made of white
,r..re de chine. 4 N-shaped front Is
.of lace and thi, is outlined with rows
NJ narrow black velvet ribbon The
waist has cpaulettes outlined with the
,~sryet. and there is q broad sash OF
HACK velvet. The sleeves are Plain
with bands OF narrow velvet ribbon
at the wrists. ,
Lace seems 10 be the best-ltked OF
oIl trimming materials. Large guam
titles OF it are used, especially on the
waist. while only a small part is en-
Moved on the skirt. Among the lead
ing features are u holero, a yoke,
sleeveless vest. sleeveless oyergarment
and collarette.
4 dress of very sheer material is
...I .,,,.,,,, e..iu rihbpn puf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
FASHIONS IN MOURNING.
some Points to he Observed in Cos.
tune and Stationcry-Ibc
Long Welt.

After the first six months of mourn.
ing Il widow may put on the prett,
turnover cuffs and collars of white
linen lawn which nowadays can b,
worn by anyone in mourning. Most
of mourning gowns are now lined with
soft materials, either in silk or light.
weight wool, SO rs to avoid the rustic
The plainest OF black shoes and gloves
shouldalways be worn with the mourn,
ing costume, No suspicion of a white
pctticoat should be seen with Il mourn.
ing dress. Never be guilty of wear
ing Il mourning veil with a shirt waist
of washable material. The white rucht
in the bonnet belongs d~istinctiyely to
the widows weeds, and should never
he worn by a woman who is wearing
mourning for any but her deceased
husband; but when once taken off the
rnche must never be put on again un
less Tor Il second husband.
Allow the band of black on your sta
t%ionery and cards to correspond il
WIDTH to the degree of mourning habil.
iments, The extreme widths are in
any case vulgar and ostcntatious. II
you attend the thcater or any plac,
OF public amusement while you are in
mourning-amd that is your prerora
tlHe-neNer wear Il mourning veil
Either go bareheadcd or wear a fame,
bonnet made of mourning materials
Women sometimes make the error oi
wearing long Grape wells at the thcateI
and other similar places. When yor
feel you wish to dispense with tn,
wearing OF mourning, be guarded and
let ITS retirement be slowly and grace.
fuily marked by quiet costumes
Mary Katharine Howard, in Woman's
Home Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
LOVE MAY BE A DREAM.
WIN SIM Find II nm Inspiring
Theme. Although some
May suffer.

az understand that young jay Green
Is seriously m?" tentatively remarked
the drummer, referring to a certain
VILLAGE swain with whom he had n
SLIGHT acquaintance. What is the mat
ter with him"
"Tbe doctor SAYS ii is nervous pros
tration." replied the landlord oil the
P@ettyyille tavern, "but it looks to me
nightly like softenin' OF the BRAN.
Tell YOU all about tit was awful
muddy night before last, and Jay eS
corted Miss Daisy Filters 10 the con
cert at the town hall. She had her rub
beers on before startin', but she only
had 'em on off and on, as you might
say. on the way-that is, she had EN-
on off and on and off, OFF and on, and
"Nhat do you mean by that"
"Why, of and on they were oil, n
off and on they were on-oif part OF
the time and on part of the time, but
off considerably more than on, /
guess"
"Ah, | sect"
"Yep. Well, the young couple had
padded along a little ways when Miss
Daisy discovered she had lost one of
hers somewhere in the darkness, and
Jay CALAMITY went back aud paved
around in the mud for it for quite Il
spell, and just before he found it the
young lady came back to help him hunt
and lost her other rubber in comm
back.
"Well, Jay got the first one after a
while, and put it on her once dainty
shoe, now all covered with mud, and
then went on an exploration trip after
the other, and by the time he had
placed that one on her foot, she had
lost the other rubber. And so it went,
all the way TO the ~qonccrt-the poor
fellow was PAWN rubbers out of the
mud and putin EN- on for her, only
to have her lose 'em over again. and
so ON and so forth. so to express il.
And nearly every time he bent to in
sert her little foot the rubber would
bc half full of liquid mud, which would
splash all over him as her foot forced
it out of the rubber, and between times
he mopped his fevcred brow, as they
call it in stories, and pulled down his
collar quite a good deal.
"Ey the time they finally got to the
concert, poor Jay was Il sight to be
l-)ld. A total stranger would have
said at a glance that his name was
Mud, His face was daubed and spat.
tered and strcakcd. His linen looked
as if he had been washed in the Slough
of Dcspond, as it were.
Naturally his appearance attracted
considerable attention. For n time he
endured the accusin' chances of the
rest Of the audience with the fortitude
of a martyr at the stake, but at the
expiration of an hour he began to roll
his eyes and grit his teeth in anguish
whcreat Miss Daisy requested %sevcral
of her nearby friends, in an audible
whisper, not to pay any attention &c
Mr.. Green, for she was sure he hat
been drinkin'.
THAT wa the last feather that
broke the camel's back, aud he began
to yell real loud. Several strong men
carried him home by the four corner
like 4 capital n, and he is lynn there
in bed now, pickin' at the coyerlid an
lookin' blue around the mouth. The
doctor says there is some little hope
for him, but not much."-N. \. World
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTH
Fifteen Years of Suffering.
81 thought | should surely die,

When the stomach begins to fail in
MS duties, other organs speedily become
affected in sympathy, and life is simply a
burden almost unbeatable. Indigestion
and dyspepsia are SO connie that only
The sufferer from these diseases knows
the possibilities of misery that inhere in
them. A typical example of the suitetings
of the victim of indigestion Is furnished
in the case OF John C., P~ritchard. lie went
on for fifteen years. from bad to worse.
In spite of doctors he grew constantly
weaker, and thought he would die. He
got well, however, and thus relates his
experience:
"For fifteen years. was n great sufferer
from Indigestion in its worst forms. i
tested the skill 81 many doctors. but grew
worse and worse, until became so weak
l could not walk fifty yards without having
to sit down aud rest, My stomach, liver,
and heart became affected, and | thought |
would sure y die. l tried Dr. J. {. Ayers
Pills and ney helped me right away. !
continued their use and am now entirely
we'll. | don't know OF anything that will
so quickly relieve and cure the terrible
suferings of dyspepsia as Dr.. Ayers
~Pills."-JoHE {. PRIICHARp, Brodie, War
rem Co, N. {.
This case Is not extraordinary, either In
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

the severity of the disease q, u.
ana perfect cure performed h.M e pm
rms. Similar results occur /, pl,A4
where DR.. Ayers Pills arc l'eiid
helped me right away l. NV N
expression Of those who hnvs %e ssaJ
Here Is another testimony TO N, S,'a N
this statement: 'e 'lsa|
II formerly suffered from ,,,,-
and weakness Of the stomach hn !.
began the use OF Dr.. |, c, avs, w
have the appetite Of the iarm,,s 4
am 4o years of age. and recomro{
who wish to be free from dysn.1
take one OF Or. Ayers Pills o~i,,.r,'yal
till their digestive organs AZ. ui1
order.'-wM. STEIsxE, Gram, M 4
DR.. Ayers Pills offer the ,r,.A
swiftest relief from constina,;ou vi
its attendant Ills. They cnIs S;,al,
nausea, heartburn, palpitation, h,Sh,'1
coated tongue, nervousness. sl,sn,..uY
biliousness, and a score of Other s,S..Nn'
that are, after all, only the signs ",a Y
deep rooted disease. You can "a !
Information about Or. Ayers piIi' ". y
diseases they have cured; in Ave.. Y
book, a story OF cures told by II,
This book of 100 pages is sen, n.
request, by the J. c. Aver Co., Lowell N
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
\ Florida Hencction.

ut all goes TO show" said the soldier.
"how events decline TO accommodate
themselves to the convenience of the
individual
Il guess the governments doing the
best il can" suggested his comrade.
I'm not complaining. But | can't
help thinking how I'd have enjoyed
these warm clothes wien | was getting
ready to 20 to the klondike.'-WaSh-
ington Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

Orange CbarloSt.

orange charlotte is a delicate dish
and is made from orange jelly, slightly
'nickened. Use a pint of the jelly, and
after it is cold enough to be slightly
tnick' peat in a pint of whipped cream
with the whites of two eggs. Line =
mold with lady fingers interspersef
with . few slices Of orange, and non,
IN the mixture. Serve cold with q
custard made from the yolks Of the
eggs and a pint Of MILKY. y. Post
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

delegates from Georgia were the
first to sign and Britton Gwinnette
heads the list and Lyman Hall aud
George Walton come next in order.
Our fathers named three counties Tor
these three patriots and like them
they stand side by side in b%rotherly
touch and both in war and in peace
have huuored the noble names that
were given them.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
War to the Death,

The slaughter was frightful.
The dead and dying were strewn about BY
thousands.
The crash OF matter and the wreck Of ma.
terial bore testimony to the awful work that
had been donel
But the end was not yet, for Mrs O'1Iooli.
han, with her insect destroyer in hand. con.
tinued to pass to and fro among the detached
pieces Of furniture, Staying without mercy
and spraying with a fierceness that BETRAYED
long suffering and a grim determination to
end it, even If the cost should mount up to
lquarter-Cleyeland Leader.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
just One Thing More.

Willie-Aunt Dinah, would you need
anything To make your JOY complete if
you had a circus ticket and half a wa
termelon?
Aunt Dinah-Well, All sh'uld say dey
would be something else.
Willie-What?
Aunt Dinah-De othah half O. dat
melyum!-Up 10 Date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

The n with the diamonds and.pte-
clous stones looked the other owe
patronizingly.
"How is it you never wear any or
naments?" she asked at last.
Il do not find it necessary to add to
my value in that way" was the re
ply, and thus the feudbegan.-Chicago
Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
TRY Aliens Foot-Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen. nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you havo
smartlng feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot-Ease. II c0ols the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet,
hlisters and callousspot Relieves cornsand
hunions Of all psinandgiveS rest ard comfort.
Try 1t to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 2jc. Trial package FREE. Ad,
dress, Allen ). Olmsted, l. Roy, \. y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
Compete of Gooseh.r.,-

select II quart large gooscberr,.a.
remove heads and stems, wash .s,
ara sh, place them in q kettle oyer thn
r cover with boiling coIondau 'ae
ram; boil one cupful sugar WIKI ,a 10
u, WAFER TO syrup: remove from '
nd half cupful white vino. o.n nrc'
berries in a dish, pour over ,hn ~. .ne
Press. D''ro't Free
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30

one pint of -four, half a cupful OF
"hite ri meal, one cupful of warn
water, half Il cents worth of brew.
ers yeast half a oupful OF maple sirup
haif a teaspoonful of salt, one ten.
spoonful of pork drippings, yolk o.
one egg and a pinch of allspice. Mi,
all wei together, using sufficient flou,
to knead well. Set in "a warm place nm.
I'll iight, then make into small oblono
rolls to represent logs. Place close 10,
ge,her IN a qnadrangular bread nan
m let rise again. Bake three.ouar.
ters OF an hour.-N. Y. Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
n.1,,nninn Heroine.

One Of the Philippine insqrsent lra1 to he
F, beautiful woman whose liie S Srnvs,v into
charmed med ,s s4f has "a d RiatR f fTo% guns and San,
the very ( meyer been wounded. FIRE.
non, Gu, u "1 see people in this country who
qnently " W. tbat their lives seem charmed
hye 50 h,t I'M he only charm about it IS that
aIso, p pa.o ~" nm their strength and vltalize
they H hIoppd Nth that celebrated remedy,
uostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-30
Her Gentle Hint

He-You say you like a manly man.
What is your idea of a manly man?
She-Well, for instance. one WIN
doesn't stay and stay and stay Just
because he knows the girl isn't strong
enough to throw him out.-Chicago
Daily News.