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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Rev, w, +. Sitter, W, Cation, NY
writes, II had dyspepsia over 20 years
and tried medicines and doctors without
benefit was persuaded to use Kodlo
Dyspepsia Cure and it helped me from
the start. beleyelt to be a panacea
for all forms Of Indigestion. 1t d.
gests what you eat
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10
Municipal.

TUESDAY, March o.
Board met in regular session, present
AIsvor Faser. Aldermen Carleton, Dent
Grace, shannon, Harrison E, w
Halfacre, nightwatchmap, actinglmar-
shall, f. b, Boyd, clerk.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
On motion the regular order OF bust
ness was dispensed with to take up bus
mess relating to new school building.
Mr.. A. J. Bryan, architect, was pres
ent and made some explanations regard
ing the plans and specifications, making
some doubtful points clear to all mem
bers of the board I
On motion plans were amended to
have foundation of building laid in ce-
ment rather than lime mortar,
Contractors bids for building new
school house were opened and after con-
sidering them the clerk was instructed
to wire A. NJ. Easton & Co, Atlanta,
they having the lowest bid, asking what
additional charge they would make tc
lay the foundation in cement
At an adjourned meeting March Z, the
contract to build new school was let to
Nessrs. Easton & Co. at their bid Of
$40, 931.20
The following accounts were IalloveC
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

The Ben Harrison ice wagon has
been placed across the pathway of
the Porso Rico tariff bill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Webaye saved many doctor bills SINCE
w. begap using Chamberlain $ Cough
Remedy in our home We keep a bot
Ne omen an The time, and whenever amy
or INV family or myself begin to catch
cold we begin to use the Cough Remedy
ana MS n result we never have to send
AWAY for a doctor ana incur large doc
for bin. for Chamberlain $ Cough Rem
.edv never fails to cure. It is certainly
a medicine Of great merit AMI worth
D. S. Mearl,lc, General Merchant and
Farmer. Matte. Bedford Co., Pa, For
sale byTs Murphey and OF hamilton.
Much pain and uneasinessi MS caused 10y
niles, spariug neither age nor sex
r ,prrR' BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT cures
fine most obstinate cases. Price 30 cts.
in bottle, tubes 10 cts, at J, F, Jones
Itisvery hard to stand idly by and see
our dear ones suffer while awaiting tn.
arrival of the doctor. An Albany, n.
Y. dairymau called at a drug stor.
there for a doctor to come and see I'M
child. then very sick with Group. No
finding the doctor in he left word fol
him to come at once on his return. lie
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-03-10

Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Milesburg,
Pa, says CAS- u speedy cure for colds,
coughs, group and sore throat One Min
ute Cough Cure is unequalled. It is
pleasant for children to take, heartily
recommend it to mothers, - It is the
only harmless remedy that produces inn
mediate results 1t cures bronchitis,
pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung
diseases, twill prevent consumption.
7. S. MuRpHEy.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
ltllPHoN mMBERs
tsns,I.l Eoon'-...- 81, eos''l's Rooa-..- o77
THE INTELLIGENCER.
wHBELlNG. MARCH "A. 1900.
The Bankruptcy Law.

IN speaking Of the movement Of GER
tain persons seeking the amendment Of
the bankruptcy law, who are quoting
the remarks Of Judge Brown, Of the
United States district court, Of New
York, TO strengthen their contention,
the Journal Of Commerce points out,
that while Judge Brown has suggested
certain features which render amend
ment desirable, he has gone no further.
The Journal adds; Before an attempt
Is made to correct the defects in the
law which he has pointed out, 1t is pru-
dent to consider the danger Of being
left with no bankrupt law at all.
This is the real object Of many per-
SONS who are agltating for the amend
ment OF the law. The proper comparI-
son to be made is that between the
present law and none; not between the
present law and a better one. The
country was for about twenty years
without bankruptcy law. During
most Of that time there were strenuous
efforts, supported by the great bulk of
the business community in the northern
and especially the northeastern states.
TO secure ouch a law. which were de-
feated by opposition which came main
iy from the south and southwest. but In
part also from New York and Chicago.
In these great centres Of trade there are
come banks and some jobbsrs who OPP
posed the bankruptcy law because they
were benehciaiiss OF the preferences al.
lowed by state laws. But the great ma
iorIty OF commercial and financial cred
itors were unable to secure themselves
and year after year begged Congress for
bankruptcy law. AT last they sue
ceaded. Al present an effort to get the
law amended wifi be very likely to lead
to Its repeal. Persons who have long
desired bankruptcy law will do we'll to
consider this carefully before they urge
Congress to discuss amendments.
The great evil at which the bank
ruptcy law was aimed was preferences.
The exemption laws of some states are
calculated to encourage fraud. but the
attempt to defeat these had to be aban.
doned. Senator Nelson. of Minnesota,
In defense of an exemption law Of his
state which was as wicked as the noto-
rious exemption law Of Texas, refused
to support the bill unless exemption
laws were left untouched, and the bill
was 50 weak in the senate that Mr..
Nelson's support had to be obtained.
But the preferences were abolished. We
do not see 1t charged that in this re-
spect the law is a failure; we have seen
definite statements that 1t Is a success.
A frequent practice In certain sections
Of the country was for a debtor to make
his wife, his father-in-law, his attorney,
and the bank in his towE preferred
creditors, and the banker or Jobber In
another state got nothing"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
Reform in New York.

The spasm Of virtue that is now con.
vulsIng the New York press, will have
to be taken with some reservations. The
very papers that are now loudest in
shouting against Tammany and the
bald-faced corruption OF that organiEa-
ton, with the distinguished exception
of the Times. are the very ones that
made light Of the Mazet Inquiry, and in
fact, put forth plea for immortality on
the ground that New York City was
cosmopolitan and continental, and that
a "wlde open" policy was necessary to
sustain its reputation with visitors that
nothing that was obtainabIe elsewhere
was scarce there; but, on the contrary,
deeper mysteries Of vice were the at
fractions that entlced strangers to the
gates Of this modern Babylon, the veri-
table hot-house Of Tophet.
For WHAT Their money. The rural
lst, and, what these cosmopoIitnns are
pleased to term proylnclalists. have
been cartooncd in very exaggerated
manner by these same journals. They
have been exposed on every occasion
with delight that savors OF the ghoul
that overturns turf to get at something
TO write up" Every Sunday Issue Of
these self-constItuted moral rerormers
contains more contamination TO the
square inch, geographically measured,
than "sapho." the lntcrdlcted play,
could have disseminated In year. Yet
they were engaged in crushing this per-
formance while they were blind 10 other
iniqultles for the reason that 1t would
sell a fow more copies Of their publlca-
tlOn.
with an lmpertlnsnre that borders on
the assumption Of kings Jester they
now raise a cry against what was so
well known that II required nothing Of
their sensational discovery to bring the
Vices they condemn botOFO the public
eye.
These journals claim 70 be AEhtlng
TammaDy ana ttS undsnlHble pull"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

With the city administration. They
ridiculed the Ma1et Inquiry, az We
stated before. but how Is It that they
now take up that lnquisitlon where
Chairman Mazet left on? How Is It
that they have % suddenly discovered
the places Of vice that were pointed out
to them? The vice IL there, but 1t was
In the same places that It inhabited
when Moss was quiEEIng the police on
clals. It was nesting and broOdlng
when Richard Croker was on the stand
and declared that "he was In politics
for his pocket" It was Just as con-
terminating months ago as 1t is fragrant
to-day. Tammany was Just as bold In
demanding her percentage when the
BOSS" insolently confessed all the ini-
qulties now exploited and dehantly ex-
claimed on the witness stand, what
are you going to do about IT,"
The New York papers Of the Demo-
cratic stripe would be amusing II they
were not 80 utterly disgusting. In
their present agitation they may ae-
compllSh some good, but 1t VIII not DO
owing 70 their assumed virtue but the
showing up Of their own venallty. and
the quarrel that Is nOwgoIng on among
themselves as to which frst discovered
gambling and other sins" with their
patent reversible microscope.
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po1Nrpp pARAoRAPHs.

Caution is the foundation of pru-
dence.
Vanity is unlversal-and It is unlyer-
sally disowned.
Love finds a way eveni4f 1t has to
stand the furniture man OF.
The coming man Is usually the one
who holds your prohiIssory note.
The reproaches OF true friend are
always Just and not too frequent.
Were It not for wine and passion
some. men would never speak the truth.
Fame never blows her trumpet for a
man who Is too lazy to raise the wind.
The size OF a man bank account has
nothing to do with his dimensions as a
man.
The easiest way for a girl to prove
that she can't sing Is to make the at
tempt.
whenia girl begins to take comic
valentine seriously she has reached the
age limit.
It's always well to bury the Ratchet
and it's also well to remember the spot
where 1t is Inferred.
The worst thing about man who
wastes his time In his penchant for
wastinglthe time Of other people.
It's an easy matter to interest girl.
All you have TO do Is talk about mat
rImony, new bonnets and sleigh rides.
Soma people who don't claim to know
very much make better use Of their
knowledge than others who think they
know 1t all.-C Chicago Daily News,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

New Orleans Times. Democrat: Most
people suppose" said an ex-callforn-
ian, that the vertical row of hlero-
glyphlns on Chinese laundry check
arc merely so many numerals. AS a
matter OF fact, they arc nothing of the
kind. but constitute a brief and spicy
description Of the Individual who left
the bundle. II you will take the trouble
to notice 1t, you vii; see that the laun-
dryman always goes through exactly
the same programme. He takes the
package, gives you a swift. comprehen-
Blve glance, and then proceeds to decor
ate slip of rice paper with from tw"
to 1--WE india Ink chicken tracks. What
he has really written is probably some
thing Ike this:
"'Fat foreign devil who resembles a
pig; squlnty eyes, and wart on the left
side Of his nose
"You carry around this hattering pen
portrait, lnnocently imagining that Il
readE, No. 4-ll-il. and when you call
for your wash you will find the China
variably look you over, making mental
comparison, before he reaches for the
bundle. A Monaghan friend Of mine
out in Frisco put me on to the scheme,
and 1 took the trouble to ascertain
whether he was telling me the truth. l
got q laundry slip, copied It with mi-
croScopic fidelity, and submitted It to
several expert native translRtors. They
all agreed that It ran something like
this:
Ridiculous old man; very pompous;
bald head, like a specified egg
"You will observe that my hair grows
rather high on my forehead. and have
few freckles, although nothing to
justify such an insulting description.
However, It proved the point. The
next ticket got declared was an
elderly gentleman, resembling Yum
Tai, the wind god. which pleased me
immensely until persuaded a native
Curlo dealer to show me statuette Of
the deity. Then wanted to murder
the Iaundrymen. The Chinese are a
deep people, boys. They look demure
as guinea pigs, but all the while they
are quietly sizing US up and having a
big laugh In their sleeves"
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Enrlnnd,e Unheppy Attitude.


A London dispatch states in definite
terms that the United States goverR-
ment has offered Its good offices for the
mediation Of the difficulties between
Great Britain and the two South Afrl-
can republics, at the instance Of PresI-
dent steyn, Of the Orange Free State,
and presldent Kruger. of the Ttansvaal
republic. The reply Of the British gov
eminent. through the premier, Lord
Salisbury. is said to have been as fol-
lows, directed not to any communion
ton this government has made, but to
the presidents Of the two republics:
"Her ma1esty's government can only
answer your honors' telegram by say
ing 1t is not prepared to assent to the
Independence Of either the South. Afrl-
can republic or the Orange Free State"
This answer, more than anything else.
intImates that the British governments
intention is to maIss the present conflict
a war of conquest to a certain extent.
Lord Salisbury has also intimated that
he will decline the good ohlces" OF the
United States, in terms "as cordial and
polite in which they were offered" The
stand taken by Great Britain is regret
able. and is not calculated to compose
the feeling that has been aroused
against her in this country and the
Jealous powers of Europe. II the Eng
lish people are determined on conquest
with the idea of making the two repub-
lies dependencies Of the British empire,
they viii take a step which wifi aggra.
vate an already Intense hatred against
them that has been manifested by the
continental governments of Europe.
Judging from the sentiment of the peo-
pie Of this country the refusal Of lnde-
pendence to the South African republics
will meet with the most bitter Opposl-
ton. Nothing short of an honorable
peace will be satisfactory, and this ap-
plies to those who have all along given
England the benefit of the doubt that
she was in the right in waglng the war
she is now engaged in.
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Beware of ointmsnts for catarrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whols system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaceU. Such articles
should never be used. except on pre-
scrlptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they win do is ten fold TO
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by r. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken In
ternally, aching directly upon the blood
and mucuos surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls Catnrrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t Is taken internally,
and made in Toledo. o., by F. ]. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
AGAINST WIRE MALLS.
AZ outcry From the FaEmers-Et

An Cutlery From the Earmers-Ene
Objection to Them.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 1S.-The
Industry of making cut nails from iron
and steel is being revived. 1t had al
most ceased, owing to the introduction
OF the steel-wIre nail Here and there
factories are springlng up to make cut
nails. The few shops that were running
in dead sort of way are increasing
their working hours, adding new ma
chinery. and shops are being enlarged.
The increased demand Is caused by
the fact that shingles that have been
fastened on barn roofs in the past ten
yours with wire nails, are blowing on.
The farmers are raising big hubbub
over their loss. and, judging from their
comments, the fields are covered with
flying shingles. In contrasting their ex-
perience With that Of their forefat theirs.
who used wrought-iron cut nails, they
say that shingles fastened with the old
cut nail remained on the roof until the
shingles rotted: whereas, with the steel
wire nall the shingles blow on after ten
years.
The main trouble with the steel-wire
nail Is that It cannot stand the weather
as the wrought-lron nail does. This Is
partly caused by the acid used In an
healing the wire before It Is drawn,
which cannot be thoroughly cleansed
of. The fact that steel contains more
carbon than wrought iron also tends to
corrode It. The government made a
series Of tests In WateTvliet arsenal
years ago, when wire nails were gain
ing public favor. to ascertain the adhe-
sive qualities Of wire and cut nails. The
cut nail proved to be fifty per cent more
adhesive when driven into wood than
wire nails. but the wire nail had gain
ed such Roadway that the tests were
not given serious consideration, and the
bright and cheaper wire nall soon shut
up almost every cut-nail factory In the
country.
Contractors and builders have no
idea Of giving up the wire nail for the
cut nail, however. The carpenter lay
ing floors or driving weather-boards
can drive wire nails too hlndily to re-
turn to the cut nail unless specifications
require It. The demand for cut nails
Is coming exclusively from agricultural
sections. The farmers are in earnest.
however. and to overcome their pre1u
dice, the big steel-wlre combine has
had special nail made with an extra
ordinarily large head and galvanized
all over. These are guaranteed to out
last any nail in existence. but their In
PRODUCTION Is proving slow.
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plaInt Of nInnocent Bystander. y

She was bred in old Kentucky.
Where the ballot box is stuffed;
Where tho gentle poker player
Never yet was really blurred;
Where the rivers murmur sweetly
And the meadow grass is blue,
And the double dlspelllnE shotgun
Sends conviction Into you;
Where the sky ls ever lovely,
And the sweetest songs are sung,
And tho innoCent bystander
Gets q bullet In his lung
Where the ladies' oil are pretty
And the gentlemen are brave;
Where the Just observed bystander
Gets decorated grave.
Where they drop their 'r'S' 10 softly
When they hold chat with you:
And tho innocent byBtander
Often has to be dropped. too.
Where tho candidate who's beaten
Rises up and says he's not,
Whcreupon tho said bystnnder
Carries OF lond OF shot,
Where tho breeze IL ever signing
Through tho leaves n scrennde,
And you SEQ tho constant flashing
OF the bowie's cleaning blade.
oh, she's down there In Kentucky,
Waiting TN come for her,
But a. long rs things are this way,
From this place Ill never stir,
must leave her IN Kentucky
ThltherWArd I'll not meandcr-
am not afraid, but
Am lust an innocent bystander.
Baltimore American.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

What funny situations politics pre-
sent sometimes. Here is son of the
late Governor Wise. OF Virginia, heing
seated in the house Of representatives
as a Republican. and whose attorney
was his brother. John s. wIse, of New
York, a Republican of Republicans In
the Empire State. Truly the faith of
the fathers OF Democracy seems to
have been slightly improved upon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

II It Is true that the Beers are suing
for peace. the fact must not be taken
as an evidence of their lack of valor to
continue the fight, but rather as a wise
conclusion that the devastation Of their
country and the loss Of blood and
treasure will be bootless 50 far as set
ting the questions ut issue. They are
to be commended for their attitude, and
1t VIII so hard with Great Britain If she
turns a deaf ear to these peaceful over
lures.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

The Kentucky legislature has adj
iourned sine die. but before the session
expired the house concurred in the sem
ate resolution approprlatlng 100000 for
the use of Governor" Beckham in
equipping and recognizing the state
militia. 1t is quite an easy matter to
appropriate money, but we opine that
Governor" Beckham's officers will find
some trouble in laying their hands on
that amount.
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M1p.wrNTER EXCURSIONS

To Washington and Baltimore at
Very Low Rates, Via Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
made arrangements for a series Of pop
ular Winter Excursions to WASH
ington and Baltimore, at One Fare for
the Round Trip. allowing ten day limit
on tickets, including date OF sale. These
and April l2 1900. Tickets will be
good going on regular trains Of the
above dates and good to return on reg
ular trains within ten days, including
date Of sale.
Do not miss these splendid opportu-
mites to visit the National Capital dur
ing the session OF Congress-. Call on 7.
G. Burke, Agent Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, for full Information.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

Is twCnty.elght hundred miles from
Seattle, via ocean. Is said to be the
highest gold field discovered UP to
this time. The first steamer win leave
Seattle on or about May 10, 1900. For
full particulars. maps, etc, address W.
s. Howell, General Eastern Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway, SSI Broadway, New York, or
John r. Pott, District Passenger Agent.
Wllllamsport. Pa,
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REV. DR.. McoiEOrt has changed his
mind about Withdrawing from the Prea-
byterian church and saving 1t the NOR
tIficatlon OF trying him for heresy. He
was forced to reverse his intention by
the action Of the stated clerk of the
New York presbYtOry, who has appeal
ed the case to the general assembly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

The financial bill. popularity known as
the gold standard measure. was again
endorsed by the house Of representa-
tives yesterday by a vote of 1866 to 100.
the occasion for the vote being the
adoption of the conference report on the
bill. It now only awaits the signature
Of the President to become a law. and
that is already assured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

1t has developed that Rev, Sheldon,
who is running the Topeka Capital as
he thinks Jesus would administer Jour
nallsm In this day. is socialist. He
has not allowed even the time table OF
railroads to appear in his etherealized
editions Of the reformed Kansas paper
This passes Bryan by several well de-
fined points.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

with the final interment of the re-
mains OF william GOebOl 1t may be
truthfuIly said that "thC evil men do in
their life lives after them; the good Is
often inferred with their bones"
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Our Nations Wealth.

Gold and silver arc poured ABUNDANT
~ into the lap Of the nation, but our
material wealth and strength Is rather
In iron, the most useful Of all metals,
jIigt 20 the wealth Of human being lies
in n useful stomach. II you have over
worked yours until II Ia disabled. try
Hoatetter'S stomach Bltters. It will
relieve the clogged bowels, improve tina
appetite and cure constipation, dyspep-
sia, bIliousness, liver and kidney dis.
.nHA