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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

As if the eye were not a weapon with
which every young woman is already ex.
pert, certain rules for an eye drill have
recently been promulgated. 1t seems that
the beauty of a woman's orbs lies not so
much in their shape and color as in the
way she uses them. Hence a long list of
directions for rotating them so that the
muscles may be best trained. Man never
knows when he is safe.-Boston Trans
erlpt,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Materials brought on the farm for
feeding purposes are useful in a great
many ways, and the benefits derived
therefrom do not cease because the
feeding sluffs have been consumed by
stock, OAly a portion Of each kind
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03
Fitting Ceremonies.

A surgeon tells Of a patient who was
about to undergo an operation for appen-
dicitis, but before submitting to the knife
sent for his pastor, 80 that he could be
opened with prayer.-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03
EVOLUTION OF MOTOR GAR
The Modern Horseless Carriage the
Offspring of an odd-Appear-
ing Ancestry.

With the motor car speeding every
where and the most primitive rural
sections becoming FAMILIAR with one OF
the most remarkable inventions Of mod
ern times, the general public is apt to
conclude that horseless carriages have
been suddenly conceived and perfected
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Mamma" said a little West side girl
yesterday morning, Il can't go to school
to-day. My tooth is achin' awful"
"All right, Lucy" said her mother, get
your Jacket and I'll take you to a dentist
and have the tooth pulled"
The child hesitated a moment and then
said; "Oh. mamma, | made a mistake. IL
amt my tooth-it's my head that's
aehin'."-Kansas City Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03
WILLING 70 Oblipe

The Bride-Oh. Jack! You shouldn't
kiss me before all those girls.
The Groom-Im glad my little wife ia
so unselfish, and just to please you III
kiss all those girls iirst.-Chicago Daily
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

"De man dat tries to make a rabbits
foot take de place of hard work." said
Uncle Eben, lis gwlne to lose a heap OF
his faith in signs one O. desc days.
Washington Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Prof. Simon Newcomb tells Of the
following incident which occurred dur
ing a recent visit paid by several
young western women to the Wash
ington observatory. Il had done my
best" said the astronomer, ito answer
with credit to the government and to
myself the running fire of questions
which my fair callers |propounded. I
think | had named even the remotest
consultations for them, and was COP
graduating myself upon the outcome,
when one of the younger members of
the party interjected: But, as it has
never been proved that the stars are
inhabited, how do the astronomers
ever find out their names?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

NIoLFT
to assist its propulsion. We are not
told how fast it Travelled or how long
its career lasted. Hancock's steam
coach, which was put upon the road in
1888, was a very much more practical
machine. His engine was vertical, with
two cylinders, and drove a crank shaft
geared to the main axle-not by cog
wheels, but by a chain Of improved con-
struction. He built several Of these
coaches, all differing in design, and he
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Sir John Madden, chief justice of Vic
toria, who is famous for his prolixity, re-
Gently delivered a Judgment of loj, 900
words, the reading of winch occupied hm
seven hours. Sir John kept awake dulins
the whole recital.-Punch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Two fashionable women we're re-
Gently calling on a new nelghbor, and
while awaiting her appearance a 1T
tie girl came into the room, evidently
bent upon the rescue of a doll recent
ly abandoned there. Naturally she
was viewed with some curiosity, and
one of the callers, secure in the child's
obviously tender age, spelled a low.
voiced comment: Not very pref.
t-y." To her horror, the small maiden
paused on the threshold, and, fixing a
contemptuous eye upon the culprit,
remarked, with lofty composure:
mo, not very pretty, but rather
smart"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
ion has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
f. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03
A Simple Maine Man.

A Maine man pounded a bull with a
club. 'Tbe club is being kept by tho
family 40 a cad souvenir.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

Society is The mother OF convention,
and quite often deserves its chlld.-Chi-
cage journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

IfANCOOh bITNM OONVT LNEA
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by the mechanic, but such is not the
case. The present elaborate and power
full machine is the development Of years
of study and effort by the inventor.
The first attempts at perfecting a self
propelling carriage were made in Eu-
rope, where the good roads made their
use possible. In England the inventor
was early at work and in 1924 a steam
carriage of unique design was con-
structed by David Gordon. 1t had legs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

An lrascible old colonel who used TO
play golf at Sandwich, on the River
Stour In England, had q habit, COM
mon with many. of blaming everybody
but himself for his bad strokes. Fin
ally one day, becoming badly
%bunkered, he first took mighty ven.
geance on the turf with his club.
Then, glazing around in expectation
Of the usual friendly comments, and
nobody saying anything. he blurted
out: How can You expect a mar to
play decent golf on these cursed links
with ships passing up and down the
.channel?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03
TWICE-ToLp L

James Jeffrey Roche was having Q
chat with President Roosevelt in the
white house recently when the tele-
phone began to ring. There seemed
TO be nobody at hand to answer II,
so the president performed the duty
himself. The visitor says that this
conversation took place: well, what
is it?" Hello, is Archie there?" mo.
he's not" who's this I'm talking
to-" "The president" well, you'll
do. Tell Archie to come over and play
ball" And the president proceeded tc
execute the order as directed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

color more goods brighter and faster eous than any other dye. One l0e paekAts eobT'
ASK dealer or swil send Postpaid HtIpc a package. Write for Tree bOOdst-Ho"t o Dy
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-03

HANCoCK's STEAM COACH EZRA"
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
CHILDREN? BRING FEM ALL.

The hardest whack to race suicide in q big city since President Roosevelt hit it has been delivered from the Bronx. Frederick A. Wendell and William A. Smith are building three big modern apartment houses on the hilltop, whence they send an invita- ton to mothers in the four quarters of the town to come and have home.
 Bring your children with you" they say. 'The more the merrier."
 This magnet which is expected to draw the center of population toward the Harlem river is doing business at the corner of 178th street and Echo place, if you know where that is. Ii you don't, it is just one block above where Fremont avenue crosses An thony avenue, six blocks west of Third.
 Smith, who manufactured mechan- ical bod carriers until he began to mediate upon the difficulties facing flat hunters with children unbosomed himself to the Sun reporter thus:
 "Im one of a family of nine child ren and have had four myself, so why shouldn't I love 'em? For years friends of mine have told me of be- ing turned away from one home after another simply because they wouldn't
 
 1 landlord.
 Say, a man is probably the mean est critter on earth. He'll swear like the Old Harry if he has to sit in q street car next to a woman holding l I baby who is crying because 1t has the collie or q pin in it's stomach. Now, suppose it is a pin, the mother can unroll it-that is the baby-right there to find out the trouble But just | because he is big enough to keep the breWeries working over time he for gets what he did when he was a pup. I'm not that kind of 8 man. Pm for children and mothers, and the more there are of 'em the more I'm l for 'em.
 That's just the reason I said to l Wendell: We've got a whole block of 1 land that isn't working, and we might l just as we'll put up a flat house that no woman on earth need be ashamed l to live in, and when a tired looking mother with her arms full of babies comes to us, we won't say, How many of 'em have you got?' l After these introductory words, l Smith proceeded to point out the ad- yantages of the attractive six-story 1 building which is expected to be cn- tirely finished by November 1. It is 1 built to house tWenty-four families, no matter what the measurements of the l family. 1t has an ornamental front of cream-colored brick, is fitted with marble stairWays and has roof gar den which commands view of the Sound to the east and the Hudson to the west. In the basement is enough room to accommodate fifty baby car riages and in the rear is playground of adequate size.
 Young married couples will not be | barred from the building, for, on the other hand, premium is to be offered to all parents who have their first christening in the building. The re- wards are: Single christening, one months rent free; double, two months rent; triple, three months rent, and so on.-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
BEYOND RoCKEFELLER POWER

John D. Rockefeller has founded and richly endowed a college called the Institute of Medical Research. ? The aim and purpose of his splen- did donation to science and study. is to find the germ of life, the cause of death, and the means of staying the ravages of time. If wealth. greater than was ever before placed under the control of one man in mod ern times, can aid to secure invalu- able information for anxious humani- ty regarding these vital matters. we now have assurance that the service will be rendered This expedition. which MT. Rockefeller is launching into the realms of the mysterious, and the campaign he has inaugurated against the powers of the primevaI cause, darkness, the inevitable and unavoidable, recall to mind the vain attempts of Mother Burlington to sweep back the tide with broom, the impotent def which King Canute hurled against the sea, and the futile weeping which Emperor Xerxes gave way to when he realized that all the countless millions of his all-conquer- ing armies would be dead and gone within 100 years from the date of his weep No matter how powerful. wealthy or resolute, no one has been able to control the sea, change the course of the stars, find out what lies one infnitesimal part of a sec ond in advance of the present mom- ent, or free this toilful and uncertain earthly existence from accidents and crown it with immortal vim, vigor and vitality; although history and Literature are replete with pitiable or ridiculous instances of distraught rulers and millionaires who have shuddered at the shortness of life and the narrow limitations of their powers, and who in their folly have rebelled at fate and tried to staye off the inevitable day.-Kansas City Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
GAVE BANQUET.

Dr A. M Crow for thirty-fi five years one of the leaders of his profession in Kansas City died at his home, 1884 Oak street at 12:45 o'clock this morn ing.
 Dr Crows death came three months after his case was pronounc- ed incurable. During the first part of this period, for days, his death was hourly expected. Later he rallied and grew so strong that he was able to go about again and attend to a portion of his practice. It was real- ized that there could be no perma- nent recovery, and Improvement could only be for short periods. Once during the time he was so far i'm proved as to be about Dr Crow gave a supper to number of his closest friends in celebration of his feat in staying the hand of death.
 This feast, given for such purpose is the only one of the kind chronicled since the days of the Romans and their farewell banquets given by nobles and renowned Generals when death was near. At the supper Dr. Crow acted as host and received each guest with a hearty handclasp and during the evening was the lead CT ill all versation.-Kansas City Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
THE EVOLUTION OF A CHUMP.

The power of character, of fixed and determined devotion to an ideal to win the rewards of the world. even love itself, is effectively shown i'll d story Ly Charles Fleming Embree, called "The Chump," in the Septem- Der McClures. The hero, lowly born, a ''chump' in all that outwardly be- speaks the man, see his immediate duty and does it, fixes his eyes on his high desire and moves unwaveringly to it. The story rouses the sincere sympathy and interest of the reader who follows Martin Hodge through paths low and high with keenest ap- preciation and rejoices with him in his final triumph over his environ ment, over himself. The evolution of the chump, his rise to genuine grandeur, is a story full of human na- ture and told in simplicity and strength. It is thoroughly American, a true reflection of an interesting phase of life in the middle west. Lu- cius Hitchcock furnishes the excellent illustrations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
INSECTS FnEB.

London women have discovered ar agreeable way of ridding their homes of flies and mosquitoes.
 They burn sandalwood in the house an idea imported from the orient.
 Tn London 1t is possible to get wood prepared for the purpose. Tn Ameri- ca it is to be had at almost any Tur- kish or Japanese importing house. It is then prepared for burning by being first cut Into small pieces one-half inch thick and three inches long.
 Then it Is baked or dried out in a slow oven twenty-four hours. A piece of the wood is put Into metal urn, lighted and allowed to burn uIl- til well afiame, when the flame is ex- tingufshed and the redhot ember left to smolder until the wood is con- sumed and nothing is left but heap of fine gray ashes.-C Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
WOMEN RUN AGENCY.

The young women who are gather ed at Portage Point for the summer have an odd procedure in trying to decide whether or not particular ar rival is a honeymoon pair. Each young woman is to closely observe the actions of the bride and the groom suspected.
 They note how he addresses her at the table, the glances they cast at each other, whether he sees that she is helped well, and whether she in- quires into the sweetening of his coffee. Every little thing is closely scrutinized and nothing escapes ten pairs of eyes always on the watch. Tn the evening the little company gath CTS around big log fire on the Lake Michigan beach. Then each girl tells what she saw and heard and ven lures an opinion on her own testi- mony When all have told their stor- ies a vote is taken and the new-com- CTS are decided to be newly wed or not.-C Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
DETROIT'S AQUARIUM.
Notable Establishment Soon to Be
 Opened in Belle Isle Park.

Notable Establishment Soon to Be
 Opened in Belle Isle Park.
 R. J. Conway, director of bhe De- troft Aquariam, is now at Atlantic City gathering stock for that estab- Ishment, which wdIl be formally opened some time in the present month.
 He will complete his collections of salt WaGer fishes and other marine an dmals in New York city this week and send them home in the fish car of the Michigan state fish commission.
 The Detroit Aquarium is in Belle Isle park, an island in the Detroit river, opposite Detroit, with which it is connected by bridge. About half of the island is wooded.
 The park Is traversed by water ways for park pleasure boats, and it contains, besides drives and walks and the usual park features, a zoolog- idcal park, and botanical gardens. The new aquarium is it's latest attraction. That it is an attraction is shown by the fact that, though not yet formally opened, and having only it's exhibits of fresh water fishes installed, it al- ready has had upward of 5000 visi- LOTS III day.
 This newest of the country's pub lie aquariums is about half the size of the New York Aquarium It is mod ern and up to date throughout. The park commission of Detroit used the aquarium in New York as a model, and took counsel with the United States fish commission at Washing ton The new aquariums director was formerly on the staff of the New York Aquarium.
 It contains forty four wall tanks built of steel, and varying from three to eight feet in width, and three floor pools, the largest eighteen feet in di- ameter. About half of the wall tanks are already lined with rock work, as all are to be.
 Half of the tanks will be devoted to fresh water fishes, including the game and food fishes of the great lakes and other western waters, the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
CITY'S CRUEL KINDNESS.
Old Woman Registered as Vagrant
 Just to Give Her Shelter.

Old Woman Registered as a Vagrant
 Just to Give Her Shelter.
 ''Will you let me sleep in the sta tion house tonight, sir? I have no home and no money, and as you see, I am old and not strong, and I would prefer trying to sleep even here to wandering the streets"
 An old woman with white hai1, made a not unusual request of the desk sergeant at the Charles street police station last night for nights lodging. Her manner and speech, and the care with which her coarse black clothes were kept indicated that she was not of the ordinary type, but she refused to tell much about herself.
 My name is Mrs. Lillie," she said, T am S1 years old and was dis charged from the City Hospital on Blackwell's Island yesterday, where I was treated for a stroke of paraly- sis. Let it go at that, if you will, sir. I am not strong yet. Last night I was cared for at the Old Ladies' Home. Tonight have nowhere to go. I used to have property-that was in San Francisco. It is gone, but that doesn't matter It doesn't help. All my possessions are in this handkerchief, few little val ueless trfnkets, my nightcap and what toilet articles possesse now sir May, stay here?'
 Tie sergeant arranged it so that she could by putting a charge of va grancy against her name on the blot ter.-New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
GEMS RECOVERED.
Forty Thousand Dollars Worth Of
 Jewelry Taken From Ruins.

JeWelry Taken From Ruins.
 The ruins of I. Seligman's camp au Fish Rock on Upper Saranac lake, which was destroyed by fire recently, are veritable diamond mine, not less than $14O,OOO worth of jewelry, the property of Mrs Lewengrand of New York, a guest of Mrs Seligman at the time of the fire. On Saturday; $4O,000 worth of the gems were re- covered from the ruins. The settings were badly melted and worthless ex- cept as old gold, but the diamonds were uninjured and as bright as ever after they had been polished little. It is thought that practically all Of the jeWelry still in the ruins will be recovered. A New York architect has arrived at Saranac Lake and is making plans for new cottage mucn. more elaborate than the one burned. Work on the new cottage will be commenced as soon as the plans are1 completed and the old ruins cleared away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
Hum Stamps with this Ofderat o5C
"NAY," SAID END SEAT MAN.
An Effective Protest Against standees
 in the Open Surface Cars.

l
 in the Open Surface Cars.
 New Workers are so good natured as rule and have become so used to having their feet trodden upon in the crowded surface and elevated cars, that it is very seldom that anyone ut ters remonstrance against crowding In the open cars it is no uncommon thing to see five people standing be- tween the seats.
 An effective stand against this prac- tfce of doubling the capacity of the car was made the other day when il big man took an end seat on an open car bound up town on Third avenue. The other seats were full.
 The man at the end opened his pa per and was preparing to make him. self comfortable for the long ride to Harlem, when young man started to get in front of him, with the intention of standing up for his ride. He didn't succeed, for the big fellow promptly stretched his arm across and took hold of the back of the seat in front and refused to let the young fellow in.
 You can't get in here, young fel- low" he said. This seat is full aud there's no room" That's all right" was the reply. T want to get in there and stand up.''
 No you don't,'' returned the big fellow. "I don't propose to have any one standing in front of me. I've paid 5 cents for my seat and that en- titles me to all the space in front of me to the back of the next seat, aud I propose to enjoy it. Now,'' he add ed, as the young fellow started to re ply, there's no use talking about it. You can't get in and that settles it. don't think you are big enough to get past me if I don't want you to, and won't let you do it."
 The young fellow looked at the man for a minute or two as though he'd like to tackle him and test his ability in the fighting line, but he finally thought better of it and appealed to the conductor. The conductor request ed the big man to let the other fellow pass in front of him, but the big man firmly refused, and rode on his way to Harlem in full enjoyment of Lis paper and the seat he had paid for.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
FREE PARDON AFTER 4s YEARS

Tn 1874 was travelling in the Aus tralian bush-New South Wales when came across a respectable old man, over 60 years of age, who told me an extraordinary story. He said his name was Edmund Galley. He and a man named Oliver were tried at Exeter in 1886 for the murder of a yeoman farmer named May on July 16, 1885.
 They were both convicted and sen tenced to be executed. Oliver, in the dock, turned to the judge and said, s'This man, Galley is quite inno- cent'' MT Cockburn, afterward lord chief justice, who defended Galley, and a shorthand reporter, who was also present at the trial, made such strenuous efforts that Galley's sen tence of death was not carried out, but he was transported to New South Wales, where he arrived in 1889, Oli- yer was executed. Many years af- terward man named John Longley, on his deathbed, confessed that he and Oliver were the murderers of May and Galley was innocent.
 A number of people and I among them. wrote to my fine old friend, Sir Eardley Wilmot, M. P, who took up the case and presented it to the house of commons in a simple, clear and ef- fectiye manner. Galley did not like to marry until he received free par don. The proceedings in the house of commons are fully reported in Hansard, especially the great speech of John Bright. After an exciting debate it was resolved to recommend the queen to grant free pardon to Galley, which was accordingly given in 1879, forty-three years after the conviction of this poor old Australian shepherd.-J. J. H. in London Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24

other tanks being for the fishes of the sea. For the supply, of the salt water tanks 3O,OOO gallons of salt wa ter has been brought in tank cars from Woods Hole, the salt water be ing taken from there because there the ocean water is of greater density and purity than that, for instance, of New York bay.
 MT Conway brought east with him, as a gift from the Detroit authorities to the New York Aquarium, an as sortment of fresh water fishes, in cluding three specimens of the lake sturgeon, never before seen here, one of them four feet in length; ten hand some specimens of the Lake Erie Whitefsh; a three foot muskallonge; and rock bass, pike, perch and other fishes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-24
Hint to Henmars.

Have your tablecloth ready as if to sew by machine, and turn the hem all along with the hemmer, but without threading the needle. This turning in of the hem is, everyone knows, the most laborious part of the task. With this accomplished, it is comparatively easy matter to complete the sewing by hand-Detroi+ T~o- D~oes