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E1OO Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
10 learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh, Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment, Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address Il. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Put in a saucepan over the fire one
tablespoonful of butter, one table
spoonful of -four, one-half "A tea
spoonful of salt and one-quarter of a
teaspoonfuI of white pepper. When
mixed, add gradually one cupful of hot
milk, stirring until smooth and thick.
Remove skin and bone from some
cooked Goldfish and with a fork break
into flakes. Add one cupful of the e
pared fish to the sauce, stand at the side
81 the fire for ten minutes, add a few
drops of lemon juice or one teaspoon
tul OF vinegar and pour over thin but
tered toast.-Boston Budget.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

tinucd 10 hold the revolver raised and
leveled. sitting sideways on his animal
to insure an accurate aim, But after
minute the camels broke into a long
awkward trot; in two minutes they
were beyond pursuit; three-aud The
professor pocketed his tirearm anc
threw his leg across the saddle. "Noul
own fault, remember" was his ina.
greeting before he disappeared over the
top Of the nearest Saud-dune,
When he had disappeared Harding
looked about him, reviewing the Sitta
ton. II was no cheering prospect thai
met his eye; a dead waste of sand-hill'
to north, south, east aud west, white
hot in the glare Of the tropical sun
Two dark blotches alone broke the pale
surface of the wilderness-the stitfcn'
ing bulk of the dead camel aud the linn
figure of the fever-Stricken came
driver. Truly no pleasant place t.
die in; more especially if you happier
to he Young and strong, and the deatl
to which you stand condemned is dealt
by hunger and thirst. A few hours
would exhaust the scanty remains o
food and water left in the skin and sad
dle-bag lying hard by the dead came
and then
Harding shook off anticipations o
coming torture to take stock of hi
wretrhed commissariat, and, rummag
ING the bag, found a priceless treasure
| nothing less than an untouched bottl'
Of q|uinine, Why, with this he nigh
hope to revive the khirgiz, whose ease
but for the supposed exhaustion of TIT
expeditions medicine chest, had neye
been n serious one Escape was, ye
possible.
Escape? From a trackless wilder
ness in which they could only Wande
to and fro, having no single instrtI
ment by which to determine their pc
Sition or point the way? Saving hi
assistants pack, the professor had ear
ried off everything.
No. not everything. Even as thi
thought sank like a stone into Hard
iug's heart his eye fell upon something
! elittering at his foot. With shakin.
hand he grasped it, lifted it-and brok
into a cry of mingled triumph an
thanksgiving, which startled the XIII
gin from his lethargy. Pushing bac.
his long hair, the man made an etfol
to sit up.
"rhe master? Where is the master?
he asked. looking about him in SUI
prise,
Harding laughed grimly. "IIeaHe
alone knows, since be has left his con
| pass here" =,
And heaven alone wiows to this hou
the course of the wrE and ''Fkhotfer
wanderings. When w and til
Khirgiz, guided by a.J trumer
which he had dropped -w scuf'
with the EngItshman. rca1Td, aftt
manifold tolls and suiferings, the col
fines of human habitation they couI
obtain no tidings of their vanishe
chief. And although Harding insiste
on organizing IA new expedition I
search for him, its labors were frui
less.
His fate remains as unknown to III
world as the history of that anciel
empire whose records lie buried wit
hin, in tbn unuls Df central Asia Oh
cage Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

"Therc goes one of the hardest
worked men in this town.
How can that be possible? He's
rich, isn't hep"
"Yes. but he has three married daugh-
tiers who work him for the support of
their husbands night alopg."--Chicago
Evening News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

A pasto

Into a half pound of ~treacle thor
'ughly mix the same quantity of ivory
black, and then add two ounces OF olive
III This being Incorporated, stir in
,wo ounces of oil Of %vitriol. and lust
enough tepid water TO make a stiff
taste.-St. Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18
Have You Tried Swamp=Rod
To Prove for Yourself the Wonderful rIerits Of TIL
Great Discovery Every Reader of This Paper
May Have a Sample Bottle Sent
Absolutely Free by rlail.

Statistics prove that more people are
brought TO the grave by diseases OF the
kidneys and bladder than by any other
disease.
Kidney trouble is IN itself so insidious
and deceptive that thousands have
some form of it and never suspectlt.
For many years medical science has
been irving to discover some remedy
that would positively overcome these
dangerous troubles.
But not until recently was the discov-
ery made. DR.. Kilner, the eminent
physician and scientist, after years OF
study and research, and after test ON
test that never varied in the grand re-
suit, announced the discovery of
Swamp-Root, which has proven itself a
most wonderful cure for all diseases of
the kidneys and bladder.
While Swamp-Iioot has proven such n
remarkable success in curing kidney
and bladder diseases, it has also proved
equally invaluable in the cure of blood
| diseases, rheumatism, liver and stom-
ach troubles, and in the regulation and
cure of all uric acid troubles.
If yourwater, when allowed to remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for
twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or
settling, or has a cloudy appearance, it
is evidence that your kidneys and blad-
der need immediate attention.
Swamp-Root has been tested in so
many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to
purchase relief, and has proved so sue
cessful in every case, that a special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bot
tie sent absolutely free by mail. Also a
book telling more about Swamp-Root,
and containing some of the thousands
upon thousands of testimonial letters
received from men and women who owe
their good health, in fact, their very
lives, to the wonderful curative proper
ties of Swamp-Root. BE sure and men
ton this paper when sending your addres
This great modern discovery is fer sa
~one-dollar sizes. Don't make any mi
SWAMP-ROOT, DR.. Kilmcr's Swamp
only by DR.. Kilmcr & Co., Binghamton,
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LOST FAITH IN HIS taller.
& Gentleman OF the Ola scnOoi
whose Clothes Were a Tribe
Too Loud.

Col. Tarker is a staid old West side citi'
zen who has made a fortune IN land. lie IS
an aristocrat of the old southern sehoo',
courtly and impressive. His coIlars are
made in the fashion of so years ago, and his
neckties the same. Withal the colonel IS
what New Englanders call "a bit near. tie
has his clothes made by a cheap tailor; IEey
are always a modest, respectable black oil re-
markable pattern and fit, But they SUIT the
colonel. One day last week he walked over
to visit his daughter living on frairle Az
enle.
what makes you look at me so serious
ly?' he asked, presently, guilty. sell'con-
scious.
"Why, father, what have you been doing
to yourself!'
Nothing, daughter, nothing. II have
on a new suit Of clothes. -.
Sure enough, the colonel had on a new SUIT
of clothes. The effect was gorgeous ana
startling. The trousers were a loud checN,
very tight and a trite short. The coat was
n short blue frock, notified with dark red.
lie wore a cheap red tie, The righteousness
of the situation finally overcome the
daughters gravity, and she laughed until
she cried. %,
I'm heavens name, father, where did you
get those c.othes?" she asked, at last.
"Wartz made them. lle-he said checks
were stylish. and the cloth came cheap, and
II said | wasn't particular, you know;
never am" 9,
The mild and dignifed old gentleman had
transformed himself into a comic valentine
without knowing it. His faith in Wartz IS
now somewhat shaken, and he has donned
an old suit.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18
TIT FOR TAT.
How n Poor Woman Paid Il Rich IL
Bnck In Her own
Coin.

She hoped that she was doing lots OF
good. She would visit the poor in their
own homes and, as She believed, cheer
them up. One time she called on a poor
Jewish woman in Hester street, and, as
was her wont, she Immediately began
to ask a s~tereotyped set of questions
which she hurled at the woman.
How old are you? How many chill
dren have you? Can you read? Does
your husband drink" etc, etc.
The woman did her best to stem this
interrogative avalanche and mumbled
some " e After about half an
hours talk the philanthropic woman
went away and was driven TO her home
In Fifth avenue, leaving her card with
her address at the poor woman's home.
a clergyman who did charitable work
In that section called on the Hester
street woman a few days after the rich
woman's visit. After some talk with
her, she said to him:
II thinks dat | will makes one call"
"Well, my good woman, on whom dc
| you intend to call?'
She named the would-be bcnefac.
tress.
But said the clergyman, "do yor
know how to behave when you cal.
upon such a person"
"0h, yes!' she said. 81 knows how
they behaves und | behaves myself just
like EN-"
She did call and was ushered into the
drawing-room. A few moments Later
the wealthy woman entered the apart
ment. AS soon as she crossed the
threshold her visitor began: X
How old are you? How many chill.
dren have you? Can you read? Does
your husband drink? How often does
he beat you?"
Then she turned sharply about and
holding up her ragged skirt she strobe
out Of the house and down the avenue
N, Y, Commercial Advertiser
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18
Humnn Nature.

"How did you manage to pass such crude
%coins?" they asked him.
"Oh, people want money SO bad" replied
the eounterfeiter, %acutely, if not grammat.
ically.-St. Louis Globe.D Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18
Bitter and Sweet,

Selling her hand, he raised it to his lips;
that being the correct level for the ultra.
fashionable shake.
And you will be mine, in sorrow as in
ioy?' he exclaimed.
"Williston,' she answered, "l'm going the
whole hog, and no hog is all sausage!"
1t seems almost to be doubted, sometimes,
if a woman, in order to have a happy mar.
riage, might not better know life as il really
Is than to have property in her own right
Detroit journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

~ used Tetterine for letter which had
been running five years. One box made a
final cure. Mrs. s., L. Hart, Cross Trails,
Ala. soc at druggists, or by mail for cash or
stamps. j. L. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga, The greatest dropay
specialists in the world, Read their adver.
tisement in another column of this paper.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

People who talk most about others self
ishness are frequently the worst.-Wash.
ington Qa.) Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18
Not Her Own.

Mollie-Ever notice how Dollie can shake
her curls?
Pollie-Yes; she hasn't had EN- on for a
week.-Yonkers Statesman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18
Crescent Hotel. Eureka Springs, Ar
kHDsas,

Opens February 90. In the Ozark Noun
tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful scenery.
Unequaled medicinal waters. Cheap ex-
cursion rates. Through sIeepers via Frisco
Line. Address j. o. Plank, Manager, Room
II, Arcade, Century Building, or Frisco
Ticket Office, No. lol N. Broadway, st.
Louis, Mo,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

Somehow we always expect the fellow
who gets mad first to come out of the ar.
gument second best.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

1t is worth nearly all it costs for the fun
of seeing a deadbeat who owes you money,
dodge you.-Washington (la.) Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

"What's an empty title, pa?" IAN empty
title is your mothers way of calling me the
head OF the house" Chicago Daily Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

Naming a battleship George Washington
is all right, but could a ship with that name
lie at anchor?-Albany Argus.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION has saved me
many a doctors bills. T. Hardy, Hopkins
Place, Baltimore, Nd Dec. =, "a.
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An Excellent Combination.


The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value Of obtaining the liquid laxa.
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
Is the n perfect strengthening laxa.
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
TO overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing figs
r used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name OF the Company
printed on the front Of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG R co.
DAN FnANCIsCo. CAL.
xoUIovlLLu, Ky NEW YORK, N. =.
For sale by al Drusgiss.-Price SOC. rer bottle.
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Mrs. Dollarworth-"Place aux DANES" l
wonder what that means?
Mr.. Dollarworth - That - oh, that's
French for intelligence office. - Boston
Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

To Cure n Gold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTrLEss
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and q%uininc in
a tasteless form. Nocure-no pay. Price, SOC.
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Private Butter.

l am reminded of an incident on one Of
the Atlantic steamers which took place no!
so long ago, and in which a married member
of a family to whom it is not necessary to
allude was a party. The husband and wife
appeared at all meals, fanked on either side
by a large dish of butter.
AS it was an English ship and butter wac
not served at any of the meals, some Ameri-
cans who were ~neighbors were delighted to
see that the hor d%'oeuvre had at last a place
on the table. They helped themselves boun-
tifully at. luncheon.
At dinner they were surprised to see little
sticks stuck in the middle of the mound Of
butter with a pasteborad card attached.
The card read:
Private Butter. Keep Off the Grass
1t is needless to say that the hint wal
taken.-N. Y. journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

He who n~eglects present duties, may
never ,overtake future opportunities
RAMS Horn.
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You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE.

Write to-day to Allen s.. Olmstcd, lie Roy,
N. Y, for a FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feec. 1t makes tight shoes easy,
Cures Corns, Bunions and lngrowing Nails.
Alldruggists aud sboestores sellit. % cents.
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THE MARKETS.

The bell may be very musical, but it does
not make the engine go.-Ram's Horn,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

tS OF SWamp-KOOt, De SNE' 0N WN-
ton this papr when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer& Co. Bnghamton ~
This great modern discovery is fer sale at most drug stores in ffyemtM
one-donar sizes. Don't make any mistake, but make a note of the MANI
SWAMP-ROOT, DR.. Klmers Swamp-Root, and remember that it's prepare
only by DR.. Klmcr & Co, Binghamton, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

1t has been said that speech was give,
man to conceal his thoughts. This is no
the true answer. Speech was given to ma
to prevent other people from talking
Boston Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-03-18

Natural Born."-He-"I want you ia
understand no woman ever made a fool OF
me-" She-"Indeed! Who did it, them
-Yonkers Statesman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-08-12
AGENT From, Everybody.

A tramp who lately sought nights
lodging at Dover, KY, announced that
he was bent on collecting one penny
from every person on earth. He had
already got SO cents.
This fantastic idea of humorous
adventurer is not lacking in sugges-
tiveness, though it isn't necessarily
suggested that anybody should take
up his alleged job in dead earnest.
In the first place when Mr.. Tramp
or anybody else gets his coin-collec-
ting task done, he viii find the need
of making arrangements with the rail
road combine for lot of large-sized
freight cars. He viii have something
like $500 tons of metal on hand which
won't transport itself.
And if he gets tired of thinking of
his precious one-cent pieces by weight
he can think of them in miles Stood
up on edge and stretching away in
long lies, the coin would reach from
New York to Chicago and back to
Buffalo, with whole lot to spare.
There would indeed be ASA miles of
hard cash in the narrow. continuous
rolls. This, it seems would be a lot
of money. So it is. Yet no Rockefel-
Ter, Gould. Astor or Vanderbilt would
have particular cause to envy its pos
SCISSOR.
AAS sum WOulQ De, IN
round numbers, about SIS ,OeO, 900,
since it would consist of one cent each
from about 1.5oO, 100000 persons.
As to the time that it will take to
collect this tribute from the earth at
large, let no one think it is a job for
a week, month or day.
IL a persistent person is willing to
stay at the task for 60 years. working
Sundays and holidays. and can man
age to average something like S6S4- 90
per day in collections. he will find Just
ABOUT complete the work laid out by
the kentucky tramp.-N. Y. Evening
World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-08-12

To judge by recent indications the
Wall street financial turkey will have
but slight fiavorings of Sage in the
days to come.
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minutes

'.They are the most timid of ALL
explains the mistress of the mousery.s
''They run if they even see you look
ing at them. I can pet them when no
one else is near. Almost all my. pets
know me by sight, and many of them
know my voice DO you see that light
gray one with pink ribbon on his
neck, all by himself over there ?''
She pointed to large cage inhab-
1ted by solitary mouse
THAT is Little Wonder. He first
took prizes at both the Boston and
New York fairs. He responds to his
name and knows when L call him as
well as any human being could
have other prize-winners- Yankee
Doodle, there is the only tri-colored
mouse in america. He is worth $780,
King Sol is "a prize winner; so is
King Jarome' and Queen Bess, and
there's pair in that cage, 'Zelva and
'Cerherus- that captured a medal for
being the prettiest pair of mice at
fair in Chicago
as mice-exhibi1ing common?" was
asked.
No; not yet. Until three years ago
mouse-collecting was unknown in this
country. In 1896 Mr. Anton Rott-
muller of Newmarket, n. H., imported
a collection of foreign breeds, and
started the industry. which is now
slowly spr eading throughout the Unit
ed States l am the only woman thus
far who has entered the lists. L don t
see why it isn't as good an industry
as dealing in Angora cats, which SO
many people-are doing nowadays, and
which Yields such immense sums OF
money My mice are prettier than
any cats.
They certainly are very pretty, from
a purely judicial standpoint There
are white fluffy little creatures that
might as well be called Anger mice,
their coats so nearly resemble the
fleece of that celebrated variety OF
goats and Sheppard cats.
And there are fawn-colored mice,
blue mice. black and white mice with
fur like cream. There are Piebald
mice and skewbald mice, chocolate
colored coon mice and agontz mice
The whole medley of colors presents
really attractive display, even if they
are mice
Mrs. Power never shuts one mouse
up alone for very long at time.
HE would tie of loneliness, she
saws. MY Little Wonder has to have
his playmates 1 turn them all to-
gether-the mice of his l>ind-every
day or so and let them have a social
good time
Inc queen makes her own nest II
furnished with the materials. She.
lines it with scraps of tissue paper,
preferably, and weaves the pieces to-
gether in most ingenious way.
They are not very great care,
and they make pretty. clean little pets
that no one could help liking if senti-
ment We're left out of consideration
They are very loving and viii cuddle
up about your neck to keep warm,
just like a little chicken. tame
mouse will not leave you, either, once
he becomes attached to you. You may
travel anywhere with him, in the cars,
on the street, at the theater, or in
church-he win not leave you. but will
stay where he is put. They are the
most docile pets you could imagine L
think the aversion to them viii not
survive long after our mouse club
gets started and the people become
educated to understand what a truly
nice little animal the mouse is.