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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
The Dnnrder

Landlady (threateningly)-rn give
you piece of my mind one Of these
days, If you're not careful.
Boarder--I guess | can stand Il if
it isn't any bigger than the piece IF nj,
you gave me.-Detroit Free Pres.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Bric-a-brae is hard to define precisely. But
anything that you can afford and that there
is room for in your house is not, strictly,
rc-a-brac.-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
Plain Evidence.

Wife-What shall we name the baby,
John?
Husband have decided to leave that en-
tircy to you, my dear
=, John, you've been drinking again.
Smart Set.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Every mother Of singing daughter attrb.
utes the latter's failure to the fact that the
world has so few apprecative souls.-At-
Gibson Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
SELECTIONS
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Each volume has an Introduction by
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
4 II ~ ~
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Mrs. Wunder-"We never hear of any
women train robbers" Mr.. Wonderland
yet the ladies' are always holding up trains"
Baltimore American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Defensve.-"Just look at that garden,
David; look at those weedsl" "Well, what's
the matter with them? Amt they thrifty"
N. o. Times-Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

] do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John +. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Dear DR.. Hartmann find Pe-runa a
SIRE cure for all catarrhal affections so com
mon in this part of the country 1t cures
a cold at once. There is no cough medicine
that can at all equal Pe-runa, As for Ia
grippe, there is no other remedy that can
at all compare with Pe,ru-na.
81 am among the sick great deal in our
city and have supplied many invalids with
Pe-ru-na simply because | am enthusiastic
in my faith as to its results, ! have never
known it to fail to quickly and permanently
remove that demorahzed state of the hui
man system which follows Ia grippe.
In all cases of extreme weakness | use
Pe-ru-na with perfect confidence of a good
result. In cases of weakness peculiar to my
sex | am sure that no other remedy can ap-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Strictly speaking, Of course man can't
he ready to die for two different girls with.
oat leading double life.-Detroit journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

"Some folks" said Uncle Eben, "nebber
Stahts in gittin' downright industrious until
dey s dom sumpin' wrong"-Washington
Star
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Grace-"I thought you were never going
walking with that Snaggs? Nell was
Mt; but I've got a beautiful new cloak and
just had to 90 walking. Syracuse Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

;, The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

News Note-The earl of Makearaise has
arrived in New York.
Many Rich Fathers-Whats his price,
Detroit Free Press
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not SPOT,
streak or give your goods an unevenly dyed
appearance. Sold by all druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

From the looks, not the lips, is the soul
reflected, M Donald Clarke.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Garter Ink orhe can get it for you. Ask him.
Try ~. Gar loads are sent annually to every
state IN the Union. Do you lay Carriers?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Photographer-"Now, smile, please" Sit
teri can't; l am humorist by profes.
n"-Ally Sloper.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Few men nowadays know how to lend
money so that a gentleman can borrow from
them without losing his self-respect. Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

A Colonel in the British South African
Army says that Adams Tutti Fruit was
blessing to his men while marching.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Love has even been known to fly out of the
window, Just with man at the door hay.
ing difficulty finding the keyhole.-Detroit
journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

The true use of speech is not so much to
express our wants as to conceal them
Gnldemith
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing
else.-Atchson Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
The nest PRESCRIPTION for ChilIs

and Fever is bottle of GRovE's TAsrELEss
atasteess form. Nocure no pay. Price SOC.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
Always in One,
Your storekeeper Can Sell You

Grimes-ls your wife fond of pets?
llarum-l should say she was She is al
most always in one.-Boston Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

No man is great whose aims are SMALL
Rams Horn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

No one is ever too busy to tell his troubles.
--Atchison Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets. All
druggists refund money fitfails to cure. Csc,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Courtesy is never costly, yet never cheap.
RAMS Horn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

The Little Masterpiece Library is edited
, by PROFESSOR BLISS PERRY, formerly
Professor of English Literature In Prince.
ton University, now Editor of The Atlantic
Monthly. 1t is no hastily selected compila.
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chosen, with the greatest care and con,
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Of the greatest English-speakiug writers
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The publishers of the Masterpiece
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15
THE REVIEW or REVIEWS.

Under DR.. Albert Shaw's editorshp The
Review of Reviews has come TO be con-
stdered indispensable" by thinking Amer
leans. 1t has monthly
1. DR.. Shaw's comprehensive, impartial history
OF tho current month.
z. Important contributed rtcles TO the amount
Of an ordinary magazine,
q. The gist of the other notable magazines and
reviews of five continents.
4. Current History In CariCature Record
of Current Events" Tho New Books and
other always valuable departments
6. Anaverage Of over hundred timely pictures
to tho number
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

In letter to DR.. Hartman concerning the
merits Of Pe-ru-na, Mrs. Brewer writes,
among other THINGS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-15

Try it and prove it false if you can
or true as you will. Don't go cotton
crazy.-Southcrn Cultiyator.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
personal NOTES

Miss Grace May Allen has gone to
Santa Monica.
Miss Marietta Kirk left today for
Seattle, Wash.
Miss Lee White left for Santa Mont
ca this morning.
Mrs. Horace Broaddus and child
left for Santa Monica this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford Campbell
with their son went to Santa Monica
today.
Miss Lillian Sturdevsnt and niece
left over the 8. P. this morning for Los
Angeles.
Dr.. w. J. Jones has rsturned from
Mexico, to remain few months with
his family.
F. E. Morriss, agent of the White
Oaks road. left for Cloudcroft this
morning.
The four young children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Caples were passengers
on the s. P. this morning bound for
California.
A large number of Ell Pssoans with
their families left over the White
b. Lindsey of Fresno, Cal. passed
through E. Paso this morning on his
way home. Heis returning from Mex
leo, where he has large mining inter-
estS.
Consul w. W. Mills aud wife have
returned from Austin aud will remain
about a week at the st. Charles before
going to chihuahua.
E. n. Presswick returned from Ell
Paso, where be went to purchase min
ing machinery, last Wednesday. The
hoist at the Boston Boy is In p ace and
day and night shift is now at work.
Eagle.
ZEIGER: Bruce Perley; Henry
Liberman, Chicago: ]. M. Wilson
New York; J. r. Collier, w. Jollier,
Millersbugr, K; M. r. HOar, Phoenix:
s. l. Wahulewis, Nueva Casss Gran
des; ]. A, Hslstead, Chihuahus; D.
M Evans, w B Twitchell San Pedro;,
Ed. aollmine, w. Hollmig, Lords
burg; Louis 1. Marshall. DemiaR. N.
M; J. Foster, South Omaha; Robs.
Durney, Washington;
Orndorff: John.C. Fetzer, Chicago;
T. Navarro, Mexico; II. P. Webb, "a
catecas: E 81. Allen, Silao, Mex; W.
A. Hoeinp, Guadalajsra: Walter J..
Mexico; F. K. Heymsnn. wife and three
chiedren, Jhon Burnsill and 9. Burn
sill, Demine; F. L. Craig; Mr.. @. d.
Brown, Clara Brown, Chas. Brown,
Tucson: w. j. Wiley, California: Lau-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
Free OfChargp.

ANY adult suffering from a cold set
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat OF
lung troubles of any nature, who will!
call at any drug store, will be present
one bottle given to one person, anG
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever hao
such a sale as Boschee's German Syrup
in all parts OF the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions Of bottles
we're given away, and your druggists
will tell you its success was marvellous
1t Is really the only Throat and Lung
remedy generally endorsed by physi
clans. One IS cent bottle will cure or
prove its value. Sold by dealers in all
civilized countries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
HERE WE ARE AGAIN !
Proposals For Forage.

Office Chief Qusrtermaster, Denver,
Colo, June 2, 190O.-Sesled proposals
intrip icste, will be received here and
at Office of Quartermaster at each post
below nameds until IL a. M. July 3,
1900, and then opened for furnishing
Forage and Straw. at Forts Apache,
Grant, Huachuca, subposts of San
Carlos, A. T., Forts Bayard and
Wingste, N M. Forts Douglass and
DuChesne, Utah; Forts D. A. Russell,
Mackenzie and Washable. Wyo., and
Fort Logan and Denver, Colo, during
fiscal year ending June 30, 1901. Pro
posals for quantities less than the
whole required, or for delivery at
points other than those named, will be
entertained. U. S. reserves right to
accept or reject any or all bids or any
part thereof. Information furnished
on application here or at offices of res
pective qus-termasters. Envelopes to
be marked 'Proposals for Forage and
Straw" E. B. ATWOOD, Chief O. M
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

W. S. Musser, Millneim, Pa, saved
the life of his little girl by giving her
One Minute Cough Cure when she was
dying from Group. It is the only
harmless remedy that gives immediate
results. 1t quickly cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis, grippe, asthma and all
throat and lung troubles. Fred
SchSefer DRUGGIST
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
eoothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and lie
.he best remedy for diarrhoea, twenty
I'VE cents bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
The Printers Strike.

Is none of our business but while 1t
lasts you will find the very best bar
gains In harness and horse goods at
She West Texas Saddlery Co., PA
South Oregon street, together with
horse medicines Tor we are horse
apothecaries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
Hotel PaIacio, Chihuahua.

A Labausat, as successor Of &c. Nc.
Dermott, will conduct the above hotel
an the American plans. The new man
apement assures the public of first class
arrangements in every detail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
Rio Grande HOtel-Las Cruces.

Mr.. G. A. Tsndy, formerly Of the
Carson-Lewis hotel at Weetherford,
Texas, has assumed charge of the
above hotel. The hotel has been re.
fitted and especial attention will be
given the travelling public.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
Sacrifice.

Owner must have some money. Will
sell lat on Texas street close in for
what 1t cost two years ago. Horace r.
Chase, 311 North Oregon st.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

The Ell Paso Daily Light made its
appearance yesterday. 1t is run by
the printers who voluntarily left the
employ of the HERALD few days ago.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
HOTEL ARRIVALS:

HOTEL FRANCIS: Frank Patterson,
Houston: o. e. Barnett and ]. Krew
Mexico City: Hans Gusetz and j. E.
Guillander, Chihuahua; W. 81. Hat.
field, Choctaw, 1. T.: @. B. Bone,
Burlington. Iowa; E. w. Martindell,
Roswell; DIR. b. G. Hall, Mexico: r.
Maher, Mobile; DR. A. ]. Buss, St.
Louis; A. D. Avail, Richmond. Va.
J. o. Shelton, Eastland, Tex: J. w.
Culberson, Knox, Pa; Mrs. W. w.
Critchett, Clint; B. G. Ferguson,
Sierra Mojada; w. T. Collins, Dallas
E. @. Hunt, San Antonio.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
Among All the Books

of the day, Red Pottage now takes the
lead In popularity both in England and
In this country. 1t is said to be worth
more than a wilderness of ordinary
novels" Call on Dellquest, sye olde
booke man." for copy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
A Good Cough Medicine.

1t speaks we'll for Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy when druggists use 1t
to their own families in preference
in any other. 81 have sold Chamber
lian's Cough Remedy for the past
five years with complete satisfaction
to myself and customers, says
N. Y. II have always used it in my
own family both for ordinary coughs
and colds and for the cough following
Ia grippe, and find 1t very efficacious. "
For sale by all druggists.
Salvation Army Picnic.
The Salvation Army will give pic
nc at Eand's grove tomorrow.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
For Rent.
House 311 Epson avenue, 10 rooms
partly furnished.
HORACE B. STEVENS, Agt.
For Rent
Suit for Divorce.

RufujIa Lsrrozola Gonzales yester
day fled q suit for divorce from her
husband Dario Cor tales on the grounds
of cruel treatment. She wishes the
CUSTODY of her three children.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

ra Anderson, England: Mr.. Turner,
Texas: Henry Hedges, Mansfield, Ohio:
Mr.. McDougall, w. A. McDougall,
Atlanta, Ca.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

All we ask is chance to tell you
how little it will cost you to palpt
your house and to paint it we'll. Now
Is the time to do it. Ehrenberg-
Phone 2s8, 1923 Ell Paso St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

Every June we offer bargains to the
public. This June we will make doZ
of our best Platino cabinets for o. only.
Good loe, Photographer, opposite City
hall.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

Steam dyeing and cleaning worke,
Br0ssy, 10 Mesa Ave. Phon. 1872.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

See the beautiful line of aluminium
goods at w. A. Irwin & Co. 3.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

Number your house with aluminium
house numbers, for sale by w. A.
Irwin !S Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

Cement Sidewalk.
II you want desirable walk consult
W. S. Hoffman, 507 Wyoming St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07

FL Paso Steam Laundry, Phone Al
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-07
Salvation Army Picnic
New Paper.

The Salvation Army will Civ
nc at Esnd's grove tomorrow.
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-23

eyes turned TO the center Of the hall,
where, this time, the silver-tipped
form of the chairman Of the ways and
means committee was seen.
He moved that the rules Of the last
convention prevail until other rulec
were adopted, and this prevailed with
out dissent.
The following list of temporary Off
GERS was announced:
Temporary secretary, Charles w.
johnson, Of Minneapolis assistant
secretaries, John II. Malloy, of Ohio;
John K. Peam. of New Jersey; Lucicn
Gray, Ct Illinois, Gardner r. Stlckney,
Of Wisconsin; james f. Burke, of
Pennsylvania W, b. Bochman, of
Tennessee; Warren Bigler, Of Indiana;
John F. Royce, of Kansas, and +. s,
Gaylord, Of Connecticut.
While the list were being brought
10 the stage, Gov. Roosevelt was hold
ing a regular leyee in the pit. Dele
gates swarmed toward him from all di-
rcctons. Ex-senator Quay was one of
those who greeted him warmly. The
New Mexico delegates with broad SOM
brtros climbed over seats in their eag-
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-23
ARCHBISHOP BENSON'S TACT.
Any Laborcd Argument Would
HIVE Uccn,

An incident OF the archbishop OF
Conterbury's later life is described by
u worklngman in letter to his son
and biographer, says H. b. Merwin. in
Atlantic, II believe many OF MS, per.
haps the majority, thought he had q
workshop training in his early days,
because he appeared TO have the fac.
ulty of looking at things with n
'workmnn's mind | have seen hun,
dreds of gentlemen try to do this In
my time and fail, bat your father did
1t unconsciously, TO give an instance:
Two of our committee were secularlsts
Once ut n meeting when your father
was speaking about life TO come. one
of them, who was IN the chair, dis,
sented oudibly II was social meet.
ing (of men and women) following a
tco--he had had tea with us, Now.
most clcrgymen, hearing an ejacula
tlon OF that kind, would have soemnly
repeated the statement and enlarged
upon 1t, Your father did nothing of
the sort. lie simply nodded his hend
backward to the chairman behind him,
laughed, and with knowing kind OF
look at his audience, said TO the chair.
mani Come, IL won't do, you know,
meaning that the chalrman's denial OF
Il future life wouldn't go down with
that audience, at any rate This by.
play was infinitely more effective than
any labored argument would have
been"
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-23
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
of KrugcrsdOrp-Gcn. kitch-
ener's Narrow Escape.

London, June 2l.-The war office haa
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
Pretoria, June 20.-Iiunter's ad.
vance column occupied Krugersdorp
without opposition June Is.
"Methuen, who was escortinc
large convoy to Hebron, yesterday.
routed force under Christian De Wet
who endeayored to prevent him from
entering tie little town. Methuen had
only three casualties.
"Baden-Powell left this city to-day
on his return to Rustenburg The
country is quieting down in that di.
recton. This satisfactory state of af.
fairs will be materially assisted by the
capture, between here and Rus.
tenburg, June 10, of two guns by Hut.
toms mounted infantry from body
of the enemy under Commander Dup
lessis.
Railway and telegraph communica.
ton with Cape Town is now complete
ly restored.
"lll is quiet here and at Johannes.
burg. The shops are open and the
market is daily becoming more crowd.
ed and business-like.'
According to Cape Town dispatch
of this date, Gen. Kitchener had a mar.
row escape from capture in the en-
gagement at Leeuw Spruit June IA,
He was sleeping h the repair train,
when it was attacked, and many of the
engineers were captured
Gen. Kltchener's sleeping car was at
Kopies station, when the Beers, under
Gen. De Wet, suddenly opened a rifle
fire at 3 a. m. Kitchener managed to
reach his horse and galloped to Rhen-
oster, two miles distant. The Beers
numbered 900 men, with three guns.
They burned the eulpert, which had
just been rebuilt, and derailed the
train.
The Beers alleged to be hemmed in
by Gen. Rundle began shelling ficks-
burg yesterday June 19). 1t is said
they apprehend that force is march
ing from the north upon them, and
hence they will endcayor to break
through southwark
The Van Buren press., 1900-06-23
CONVENTION IN SESSION.
Opening of the National Republican
Convention in the Auditorium
at Philadelphia.
ROUGH RIDER ROOSEVELT A FAVORlTE.
The Question of the Vice-Presidcn-
tiaI Nomination Not Yet Dehnite-
Iy settled, But the Ticket May Yet
be Made to Read Mckinley ana
Long.

Pl iladelphia, June 10.-Chairlnan
Hanna, with a rabbits foot suspended
from a miniature of Mckinley, in the
lapel of his coat, surveyed an impos-
ing spectacle when he called the
twelfth republican national convention
to order in the Export Exposition
building in West Philadelphia, at 12: 35
to-day. In the valley below him were
crowded the eighteen hundred dele
gates and alternates, and stretching
away TO the four corners of the i'm
mense hall, were endless vistas of peo
pie rising in terraced seats to the
walls. He looked into the faces of fully
fifteen hundred men and women. OPP
r1site, in a broad gallery, were masscd
hundred musicians, their leader a
mere pgIny in the distance, The plat
form on which he stood iutted out like
a huge rock into an ocean Of humanity.
Eelow him, and fanking The stage was
an embankment thronged with the rep
resentatiyes of the press Of the coun-
try. Above was Il riot of flags, bunt-
ing, eagles, shields, the whole scheme