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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-10-20
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-10-20

EVERETT & 0oN,
Meridian, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-10-20

Hams and Lard.
=. c. SCALES & Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-10-20

IS, cost no more than "The Other
get them for you, have no others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
r.cro co,env to He Established.

A negro colony is to be established on the farm of former Sheriff w. How ard Lake at Oak Grove, near Flem- ington, N. J. Everything has been planned on big scale. The town has been laid out by competent engineer, and the maps provide for every need of a modern town. Historic and be- loved names have been selected for some of the streets, while other thor eughfares will bear the names or states in the union. Lincoln avenue prom ises to De the principal cne in the town. The industrious and religious interests contemplate a big shoe factory to be run on the cooperative plan. A large grove has been set aside for camp meeting grounds. Many of the lead ing colored people of the state are per suading their brethren to purchase lots. A great many of those who indorse the plan are preachers. The uame cf the town will be Rome.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
POINTERS ON MOSQUITOES.
Male Is a Musician. but Female h
 Bloodthirsty.

Bloodthirsty.
 When man hears for the first time that it is the female mosquito that does all the biting it makes him feel right glad. Further comfort is afforded oy the knowledge that the male mos- quito has probably the keenest musical sensibilities of any of his class of in- sects. He has quite brush of hairs on his antennae, and with them he hears. Mayer stuck one of his kind on a glass plate and sounded tuning certain hairs would vibrate, while ali the others were still Another tone would start another set to vibrating, and so oil. Also, if the tuning fork gere at one side of the mosquito, the hairs on that antennae trembled most violently, so that when the male hears -or, rather, feels-the voice of his be- loved in one antennae, he wheels about so that vibration is equal in both and flies straight ahead to meet her That Is about all there is to the male mos quito, though, except that he cannot bite, for the sufficient reason that he has no apparatus with which to saw through the skin. So to speak, he has the pumps, but no drill But the fe- male is thoroughly equipped for get ting through even politicians hide. The only mystery Is what possesses her to want to bite at all. How did she come by her hanAering for blood? The scientists give it ID. If she laid her eggs in the wound, like tke carrion fy, it would be easy to answer the question, but she doesn't. If she stung to defend herself, like the wasp, it would be easy. It must be her brutal passloG for blood that prompts her to attack helpless human beings. She cannot get this craving by inheritance. for the chances are that none of her ancestors as far back as William the Sonqueror ever had taste of human blood, and yet sit out on your front stoop Of an evening, and mosquito, not half an hour out of the water, will make as straight for you as if she had been born for that purpose. When one thinks of the great clouds of these torments that live and die in swamps where no warm-blooded animal ever cones, for fear of being mired, one can easily believe the estimate of entomol- ogists that not one in million ever samples red blood.-Ainslee's Maga- 1ina
 SPECULATE IN HISTORIC SPOTS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
Iron Mountain Rates.
Via Cotton Belt Route

Mardi Gras Festivities, Memphis, Tenn. Feb 26-2I. Fer this occasion the St. l.. l. M x s. Ky will sell tickets for one fare for the round trip-S506. Tickets on sale Feb. 25 R and 2T limited for return to March 5.
 Annual Meeting Southern Baptist and Auxiliary Conventions. Hot. Springs. Ark. May lot r, 1900, For the above named oc- casion the st L I M < s Ky will sell tickets from Pine Bluff to Hot Springs and return for one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale May to Il inclusive. Limited for return 15 days from date Of sale.
 Mardi Gras Festivities, Mobile. Ala, Feb. 2, 1900. For the above named occasion the stL.I NJ & Ky will sell tickets from Pine Bluff to Mobile. Ala. at one fare for the round trip--S1710. Tickets on sale Feb. 10 and 20. with final limit for return of March 15, 1900.
 Mardi Gras Festivities, New Orleans Feb q, 1900. For the above named occasion the St L. M .S s Ky will sell tickets from Pine Bluff to New Orleans at one fare for the round trip S13 25. Tickets on sale Feb. 19 and 20. with limit for return of March 15. 1900
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
COME FlogREs ON rnE1cEMEH
He Handles an Immense Amount of
 Congealed Water Daily

Congealed Water Daily
 From the Philadelphia Record How'd you like to be the iceman?" Snyder, the calculating barber, was arr tiscally executing a quickstep on the razor-strop when the above little ditty fioated in from the busy thorough fare, causing a smile of contempt to fit across his features. That simply makes me weary" ke remarked, as with a flourish he daubed the patrons face. You hear that latest acquisi- tion in the way of slang phrases re- peated by men of every station, just as if the iceman's lot was an earthly paradise. As a matter of fact, the in- dividual who embarks on career which involves the marketing of con, gealed moisture doesn't have to run around searching for his troubles. How many people do you suppose ever think of the amount of money that drips right out of the iceman's hands when the sun beams down on his heavily loaded wagon? Don't amount to much, eh? We'll, you'll change your opin- ion when I bring Up a few figures for your consideration. Starting out with a ton of ice, estimate that melting alone causes dead loss of about 100 pounds to the dealer. That doesn't seem much, but when you calculate that about 100 wagons day right here in town lose that amount the fig ures are amazing One hundred thou- sand pounds at, say 10 cents per hun- dred. runs up the tidy little sum of $100. Three hundred and sixty-fVe times $100 gives us the annual loss locally of $36,500. Takes little nerve, doesn't it, to be an ieeman? Then if during the summer these drippings could be collected 1 figure that they'd supply all the hospitals in town with ice water baths for sunstroke patients. Frozen into a solid lump. the entire years drippings would make cube as big as a ten-story office building. Then, again, the waste when the cakes are cut is enormous, to say nothing of what yanishes into the air when the ice is whisked clean with a brush broom. But. without going into fur ther details, think you'll agree that the man who peddles ice has enough trouble to worry him into an early grave. Tonic?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
 KEYLESS LUCn.
Is the Latest Innovation Proposed for
 Postofflce Boxes.

Washington Times: There is more than $400,000 of the peoples money locked up in postoffiee keys, each and every keyhofder being required to put up with the postmaster a deposit for his key, the amount deposited being re- turned when the box is given up and rent paid Postmasters are required to keep a strict account of the key de- posit fund while the postoffice depart- ment here has a regular division set apart for keeping this account As a postal official puts it, there is a great deal of trouble and no money in the transactions, and the final outcome of the trial of the keyless locks which are to be tried in the principal offices of the country is eagerly looked for The department has long wanted key less lock, but none of the lock inven- tions until the present was regarded as in any way calculated to prove ae- ceptable. Contracts have been made for supply of the new locks, which will first be tried in New York, Bos- ton, Philadelphia, Chicago and St Louis, as the largest and most impor- tant ofiees,and then in St. Paul, Mlnn.; Cleveland. Ohio; Hartford, Conn: Madison, Wis. and Rockford, III. These offices will be fitted our as soon as the factory can complete the mak- ing of the boxes If they prove in every way satisfactory to the department and to the patrons they will be placed in ntfices throughout the country, but not To the entire exclusion of the lock boxes 1t is the belief of the postoffics department that the keyless box will prove a blessing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
asalss an In..erestlaE rins.

Some chalk dIsgers have nlade an Interesting find Of q skeleton at swans eombe Kent. England It was tnat Of short, very thiek=set man. and 1t Is thought he was probably . Roman 4 careful search was made for coins or weapons. or anything that could give 8 clue to the period or nationality of the skeleton, but nothing was founN except some fints. rudely shaped with some kind of splitting or chipping im- plement. The skeleton must have been where it was found for many hundreds Of years. It was in the heart Of 8 chalk hill which had never been exca- vsted beforaA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01

A report on the precious stone indus try of the Enited States in the year 1898 has been issued by the Geological Survey. Some of it's salient features are: The finding of rock crystal at Mokelumne Hill. Gal, of such purity and size as to almost rival the Japan ese, and the successful cutting of these in the United States up to over seven inches in diameter; the increased out put of the Fergus county, Mont, saps phire mines and the yielding of fine blue gems up to two carats each, and the discovery of a new locality where the stones are more varied in color than those of any known locality: the continued output of the new Mexican turquoise mines and the opening up of mines in Nevada; the finding of mag ni5icent green and other eolered tour- malines at Paris Hill, Me, and Had dam Neck, Conn.,: the increased sale of Australian opals: greater use of all lhe fancy or semi precious stones; the greater importation of uncut diamonds and the increase of the diamond cut ting industry in the United States, the unprecedented increase in the impor- tation Of cut diamonds and the revival Of the precious stone industry in the United States. The value of all the precious stones found in the United States in 1898 was s160,9 ,920, as com pared with s1S6.675 in 1897.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
A Credit to the Cloth

The Rev. c. ". Woodward, Metho- dist minister of Goodland, Kas., makes the following announcement in local newspaper .I wish to inform the good people of this town that I will not accept complimentaries to public entertainments or to socials, and, when money is being raised for anything that is good for the people, do not pass me by. Let the people pay what they promised on my salary, let my salary be paid, and then if play deadbeat, ring me off
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
SPECULATE IN HISTORIC SPOTS
What the Birthplace of Famous Mcz
 Are Worth as Business.


 Are Worth as & Business.
 Last year no fewer than 36,00o peo- pie passed the turnsti1es which guard the entrance to the little room in which Burns first saw ths light. h 1896, the centenary year of Burns death, the number reached sS,oO0, and as pence is demanded from each vis- ltor very simple calculation will show what large sum of money is annually obtained by this means. The cottage IS a very humble, one-storied little erection, with matched roof. and the poets father, when he first vert to live there, would have opened his eyes pretty widely had anyone been able to tell him what a sum was one day to be received for it. The place was bought from him (after the poets death) by corporation of shoemakers, who afterward sold it to the present trustees for s30,000. Another famous birthplace which attracts large mum, Der of people is that of Thomas Car lyle at Eeelefeehan, which is twenty or thirty miles north of Carlisle. There Is no fixed scale of charges for visiting this cottage, but as 1,205 people climbed the stairs last year and each probably left something with the care taker 1t wsssi be easily seen that here, too, is nice little r=operty. There are other places, lsore or less well known, scattered about in different parts of England and Wales, which The tourist often visits. Shakespeare is still q veritable little gold mine to Stratford-on-Avon. People from all parts of the world make pilgrimages to the little Warwickshire town in order to see the famous poets birth- place. The charge for admission to the house is pence, but as an interest ing museum is usually visited at the same time, for which an extra pence Is demanded, few persons leave the building without leaving 1 shilling be- hand them. Then there Is Ann Hatha- ways cottage to be also seen. This is a mile away from Stratford, at the pretty little village of Shottery, and it is where the poets wife was weeed and won. The writer. during a recent visit te it. was informed that on an average 100 people day all the year round came to see the cottage, and as each visitor pays s pence s3, soc oI s4,oQ0 8 year mus be made out of 1t,
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Fire Department chaplains.

The New York fire department Is te be equipped with chaplains, just the same as a regiment of soldiers. The officials consider that it is as necessary to have chaplains at fires as it is to have them accompany troops to the firing line in time of battle. Loss of life at fires is sometimes very heavy. as was recently shown here. There should always be some one present to administer spiritual consolation. Fire Commissioner Scannel has appointed two chaplains for the department. They will hold the rank of chief of battalion, and will perform the same duties as ehaplains in the army, in all cases ac- companying their battalions into ac- ton. The only distinction between arr my chaplsins and fire chaplains is that the latter will receive no compensation for their services.-New York Corres- pondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-01
How Glass Affects Bacteria.

The extreme delicacy of many sci entifie. processes is indicated by the report of Dr. Martin Flicker, a Ger man investigator, that bacteria are af- fected favorab1y, or otherwise, by the character of the glass containing the water in which they are suspended. Marked differences in the behavior of cholera germs were noted. according to the kind of glass composing the vessels used. The degree of alkalinity imparted by the glass to the water is believed to be an important factor in these experiments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-02
MORRILLS.

Mr.. Isaiah ID Pride Of the firm OF Pride
and Bailey, the Morriils grooers, located
on Forest avenue, near. Allen avenue, has
sold out his interests In the business to
a Mr.. Starbird of New Gloucester. Mr..
Starbird came here.yesterday and assumed
his interests in the concern.
The Westbrook seminary foot ball
eleven Is arranging for the game to be
played Saturday afternoon on the Semi
nary grounds with the Edward Little
High school eleven OF Auburn.
Mrs. Meserve, residing on Bell street,
made a curious discovery in the hen yard
at the rear OF her home day or so ago.
1t was found that the wire netting
around the yard had been quite general
ly ripped up, and in one corner of the
yard was bundle evidently left by some
one, who had made a hasty exit. On
open'-9 the bundle 1t was found to CON.
tain a pair of pants that had been cut
out and basted together. The buttons
and other fittings were rolled up In the
bundle, but as yet no clue has been OBJ
tained as to the owner. The waist OF the
pant was intended for about 40 inches,
and the leg was about SO inches In length.
Mr.. b. G. Peabody, the well-known
station agent ct Westbrook Junction.
and his friend, Mr.. II. s. Sanborn,
travelling man residing in Portland, have
returned from hunting trip in the
Dead river RECON, They report having
had an enjoyable time. The second day
of their journey into the woods they shot
two deer. but as 1t was such warm wealth
er they ate a part of the meat and left
the rest, rather than take 1t out and re.
turn home so early in the commencement
OF their trip. The weather was delight
full all of the time, IL being warm enough
to set around the camp in ones shirt
sleeves.
The annual fair of the North Deering
Congregational church is now well I'M
der way and promises TO be successful
event. Yesterday was the second day
and the attendance and interest was in
creased. Wednesday evening the three
act comedy drama Breezy Point" was
presented. Last evening a fine pro-
gramme Of miscellaneous numbers was
carried out. The fair concludes this
evening.
The following ladies are In charge OF
the fair: Toe cream table, Mrs. Oliver
A. Mann; clothing, Mrs. O. L jackson !;
dolls and handkerchiefs, Mrs. George L..
Berry; art table, Mrs. Charles Carter;
ten.csnt table, Mrs. W. p. Cobb; apron
table, Mrs. Frank Wallace; wonder tree,
Mrs. Alma Knight; cake table, Mrs. f.
j. Allen.
/, The Ladies' Circle OF All Souls church
win have their usual fortnightly social
with picnic supper this evening. A
good entertainment Is expected as Miss
Swasey, with several pupils from the
city, win give selections on banjo. man
dolin and guitar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-02
WOODFORDS.

Mr.. Richard W. 4. Taylor, the Amsri-
can express agent ar Wiscasset, and wife.
were the guests OF MIR. and Mrs. Charles
M. Legrow. Nevens strest.on Wednesday,
and q part of Thursday. --er
A young son of MIR. o. L. Knowles,
Irving street, the well-known milk deal
er had quite a scare early Thursday
morning. The young man goes-with his
father on the team and 1t was just before
daylight when they started out. The
young man called at the house OF DIR. A.
v. Thompson on Irving street to deliver
some milk, when he saw a man at the
rear of the house endeavoring to get into
the house by raising window. The
young man was naturally very much
frightened and his father saw that some
thing was wrong and SO went to inves-
tigate. In an instant the fellow took to
his heels before Mr.. Knowles had a
chance to get description OF the mar.
Halloween was observed IN all its
glory at Woodfords and the young boys
were decidedly enjoying themselves. One
amusing sight was the appearance OF a
young man on the streets arrayed In
women's clothes and wearing aiblackened
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-02
YARMOUTH.

Rev. @. D. Crane addressed large au
dience on Christian Endeavor Work al
Harrison, Wednesday evening.
Rev. John G. Perkins, missionary Of
the American Board, is.to speak at the
First Parish church, November Is. Mr..
Perkins has spent many years In India
and Is one of the boards best men and
a very entertaining speaker. He is now
on furlough.
Mrs. Alma MoQuillian of Walnut Hill
was In town Wednesday.
Rev. VIM. e. Noyes, missionary agent
for the New England Home for Little
Wanderers, will speak and explain this
work at the Methodist church next Sun
day evening at 7.8o o'clock. A choir Of
children from the home win be present
and sing.
Rev. A. S. Ladd, presiding elder. will
speak at the Methodist church next Tues.
day evening at 7 O'Clock.
Yhe business meeting Of the Epworth
League will be held on the evening OF
the following Wednesday. All the mem
bers are urged to be present.
The senior class of the High school
held very successful social Wednesday
evening. A large number of invitations
were sent ont. which. were prettily deco.
rated with the class colors and inscribed
with an appropriate Halloween verse.
There were q large number OF towns
people present and also several visitors
from out of town. A good time was en-
loved by all.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-02

Miss Mae 4, Skillings, Miss Matte v.
Pickett, Misses Elizabeth A. and Alice
l.. Thomas, Misses Ella Nj. and Lucy j..
Cotton, Misses Annie j. Jones and Alice
M. Jones, Misc Elizabeth 1. Taylor, Miss
Ethel Nj. Fullerton, Messrs. Fred t..
Warren, Harry N. Skiilings, Il. Clifford
Morss, David j. Jones william q. lay
lor, J. Wording Rundlett, Cyrus A.
RundIett, Philip G. Cash and Hubert Il.
Cash.
Miss Jessie Gatcheli entertained the
members of the Universalist choir at her
home on Kincaid street Wednesday even
ing. President Thomas b. Haskell Of the
board OF trustses Of Hiram lodge Of Ma
sons has issued call for the holding of
the annual nesting Of the board at 2.3O
O'Clock on Saturday aftern DON, Novem-
Der Sd. at the law office of Anthoine g.
Talbot In Portland.
The regular communication and annual
meeting of Hiram lodge win. be held at
Masonic hall, Knightville, on the even
ing OF Tuesday, November 9th.
Mr.. Cook, the Pleasantdsle contractor
and builder, has bean awarded the con.
tract of finishing the upper tenements Tin
what was formerly the Matthews grain
store.
Mr.. Fairfield futile, formerly night
Waterman at the bicycle factory, is now
employed by the Twitohell- Champlin
company of Portland as weigher Of ap-
pies.
Sea View poultry farm is the name
selected for Niles Nelson's mammota
poultry establishment on Snake hill,
South Portland.
Mr.. Rogers of Elliott is visiting his
son. DIR. j. X. p. Rogers, on street,
Knightville.
Mrs. Andrews, nearly 100 years old, of
Long island, Is visiting Mrs. William
Richardson, East High street.
The, city was In darkness as far as cleo
tricity is concerned last night, the light
going out the first OF the evening and
not coming on again until O'Clock.
The board of registration registered sew
en- voters Wednesday and seven Thurs
day. These represent all wards in the
city except Ward /. which has present.
ed no one for registration,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-02
SOUTH PORTLAND.

THE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
Are you going to the entertainment at
the Union Opera house this evening to
be given by the young ladies'? II SO you
will be delighted by the programme,
which Is as follows:
Strike Up the Band,
Philibustrialaeaka Club
Reading, Nina Griggs
Down on the Ohio,
MissessDyer and Merriman
Majesty Waltzes, Mandolin Quartette
Reading. james Brooks
The Ragtime Hymn, Emma Anderson
My Jersey Lily, Male Quartette
Reading, Ecla Saylor
Selection, PhiIibustrialacaka Club.
LIGHTING OF UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH.
The committee on lights for the new
Uniyersalist church have finished their
work, which met with acceptance at a
meeting which was held last evening.
For the first time yesterday the church
was lighted by electricity, and the sys-
tenn is a most excellent one, giving the
very best OF .effectss All told there are
fifty l6 candle power incandescent lights,
and they are very conveniently placed.
Two clusters of ten lights each depend
from the ceiling, while near the side
windows lights In pairs are placed
There are four lights in the lower vestry.
and three in the room above. The system
includes the outside doors, minister's
study, pulpit, etc., and is the work of
York s. Boothby, who have done very
creditanle job. With new seats or pew
In place OF the settses, with a decorated
ceiling and walls and a handsome pulpit,
all of which will come in time, the Uni
versalists of South Portland Will truly
have little sanctuary In which they
can take iustinable pride.
Miss Ethel Kennedy has returned from
a very pleasant visit in Ysrmouth.
The well which Mr.. John Edwards is
placing on his premises East High
street near Preble Is attracting much at
tention. 1t Is a perfect "Leviathan" Of
its kind.
Mrs. Mary e. Peary, mother OF Lieut..
X. e. Peary. who was stricken with par
alysis at her home in South Portland was
resting quietly at noon yesterday.
A very enjoyable Halloween party was
given at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles e. Dyer, Evans street, wednes-
day evening. Old fashioned games were
played and an elegant supper was served.
The following were seated at the tables;