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New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

mond was lost. BY no search could il be recov-
cred To-day l found, lying on a chimneypiece
in the middle Of d handful Of pence, a diamond
Of equivalent proportions 10 the little stone mat
was lost Now | had put my trust in St. An
thouy Of Padua- Did he restore the diamond, or
present me with the best he could get?
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
ANDREW LANG AND A DIAMOND.

From The Illustrated London News.
There is a tricky sprite which haunts rings
and other trinkets. Three days go I dined out
accompanying a lady. on the stairs of the
house where dined found, as we departed.
a diamond brooch which she had worn. 1t had
fallen off and been trodden upon: and dia-
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
CTLTITATING ABILITY.
What Parents MAY % about It,

Correspondence Of Notes and Queries.
II may hc an IDLE speculation. hut it seems 20
tho writer that clN the requisite conditions of
environment. the cultivation Of distinguished
abilities tf not precisely of Eeuiusb is
vcry difficult. after all one has hut to r-,alI
the lives Of many persons who have left details
Of their child ife. and of the Influences by which
II was nurturcd. N order TO perceive the force
of mis- remark MoutaiEne. John Stuart Mill.
Sly = II. DOYLE. Lady Morgan and Miss Nit
fotd To- mention a few persons at random
l.l,c an tnld us how happy their childhood WAS
and how favorable occasions were seized upon
10y 'hcIr guardians 10 bring out their nasc'nt
powers Wherefore can realize the iuylEi;
oversight whcrcvIth the elder DIsraeh encour-
aged tho future statesman and novelist 10 read
tne tooks 20 M EradeHham Library, and 20
treasure UT -h" trliliaut rtrart""s which t"ll
from tat bps ~ tl- fathers friends. and "i which
h, Mas one Cay to make sI.h excellent usc. IN
which d.t Isaac displayed "a irIls"N worthy re-
gard %. one of th. Gl.3 Irec,pt~ ot tn, Old Tcs-
jatrcrIt vhe-, jews Ir, suIuIu.d To Civ" 'r~pu-
.sl attention to the education % th'ir offspring.
aua not Z" d"i.Eit" that irHp"-'ant duty 70 hired
teachers $P"akluE a. Iar'ut-l influence one re-
calls ~. famous lines of Horace.
Far7Is It usoue
Sd q VINO ot carue a".iois.
C.,uea fun: Fater A.s
yyhcr.jr v, ~rc rtc 1.ety of m, ancicrts both
J""s ana r"Fa"s m blending ;hcir f"in"rS
doubling :h'.r r"u uthty and power. lIu-
tar.A. GIhbDr Hufuu and iI,t all record in
dcbteduess H. 'h'r fathers slmpath.tr inter
est Iu their chtIdlsh Hkiues. %ar can maternal
super, sion and afr, ton hr GlsrcEardcd aS
puv,rcli factors Different orders or mind have
tcstincd To- II. CuvP,r. Kant. SIR William Jones
and Burns sang or wrote Of sUcn tendance and
vigilance
That special ability is continued i'm famny
groups seems an inevitable coruNary from The
following uIege Ilarcous examples OF family life
'Th, EN,lyus were distinguished hutauiSts, the
Portas and the Villains acquired fame as his
turiauS ne Sclllgcrs as scholars. the brothers
Grimm as lElIoIp-Ists. the 'oruetli's as drama
lists th, Euxtoris as Biblical cNeg"tcs the i;"s-
s,,tI, as uocts and painters th, pt Ncr,~ as
EtlH p l.
bort and Horace Smith. authors Uf thc "i,c-
Jr.toG Addresses ' were hum"rlsts. And II cUe
may o.t, examples from ones own nation. Jews
can bring forward the lbu Ezrds as poets. tn"
kimchIs ae great cXcE"tcs. the Ihn TIbhous as
translatorS. IA. I.UZZatoS as AttcrAtturS aud
diuumatIstS. the Itappaports aS scholars and
doctors the AscolIs philuloSIsts, and lastly
the magnificent family of tn" Don NerhaNaS,
who held sway Spain during the Moorish
domination. and who exercised $50 tradition
rulsl almost imperial power through sever4
Osnar2 finna
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
LITER4RT NOTES.

There is to be new edition in one volume Of
the late Professor John Fiskes Essays His
torIcal and Literary" The two-volUme edition
was published about four wears ago
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

brilliant German humorist Fritz Reuter- one Of
whose best skits Is partly based upon this doc
trIne which Mr.. Shaw thinks kindly Fate has
revealed 10 himself alone.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

"Frauloin Schmidt and Mr.. Anstruther," the
Charming new book 10y Elizabeth of the Ger
man Garden is coming from the press Of the
Scrlbners Those who have followed this story
in letters through its serial publication in the
CoTnhlll' are rejoicing in il as an even clever6r
and more captivating thing than was Elizabeth s
first book.
Or Rlohtreu's absurd theory that Shake
speare's PLAYS were written by a certain Earl of
Rutland viii soon be proclaimed to the world
in Il volume which could we'll be spared. These
attempts to cloud a great name viii probably
continue as long as there are little minds which
somehow resent the lasting fame of Il great one.
A curious illustration, by the way Of the efforts
10 turn d penny out of dead mans genius is
contributed by THE London Mall: Within a
very short time we have had forwarded to this
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

The copy Of Gabriel Thomas's Account ot
the Province and Country OF Pennsylvania
which was mentioned in these columns last
week, brought at auction $495 This specimen
had only map instead of two, in the Har-
ford copy, recently sold.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
GEORGE KEPT tlM nuAY.
Matrimonial Engagements Seemed nj.
ways in Order.

A well-known Virginia clergyman,
onetlme president of William and
Mary college, was married three times
and on each occasion the ceremony
was performed by his brother an even
more renowned bishop. When the first
marriage took place, the bishop had
to refuse a tempting invitation from
an old friend because-so the letter
ram am going up to Williamsburg
on that date 10 marry my brother
George"
The same friend happened to be
on the train with him, years after
ward, when he was travelling 10 the
second ceremony, 81 am going to mar
ny my brother George, the bishop
explained, benignly, after the business
of greeting was over Again many
years passed. and the same journey
was taken once more for Il! same
purpose. BY a strange coincidence.
the identical friend ran into the bish-
op as they hurried through the depot
to their respective trains. Where go
ing bishop" the former sang out as
they grasped hands and dashed by
each other.
~ am going where | am always go
ing" the answer came back, ponder
ously. ito marry my brother George!"
--Harper's Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
How 10 Can Plums.

To every dozen pums take one cup
Of sugar, one.half odp of water, two
whole cloves and a small piece OF
whole cinnamon (spice can be omit.
ted. Boil the sugar, water and spice,
wash your plums, fill jars fun of
plums and put jars in pan of hot
water. After the syrup has boiled
skim and let cool little so as not
to break jars; then fill the jars full
Of the hot syrup, put the pan with jars
in a warm oven but without rubbers
and covers, close the oven door and
let them bake Is minutes. Then take
pan out, put on ru5bers and covers
fasten down tight and put back in
)ven again and bake 10 minutes longer
and your plums are done and as whole
as when put in jars. VIII keep fine
and never fail,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
The B-juht Eirstborn,

They were discussing the law of en-.
tail--the English law bequeathing tho
bulk of the family property to the
eldest son.
There is so per cent. u logic in
that law" said q physician. and if the
family property went to the frstborn
whether son or daughter, the law
would contain 100 per cent. of logic
For the first born child is practically
always the best-best in brain, In
build, in beauty, in everything.
why is this so? 1t is because mar
rled people love one another more pro
foundly at the beginning than after
ward; for love, like all things, grows
old, grows weak, often dies.
Mrs. Craigie-John Oliver Hobbies
was a first born child So was Marie
Corelli, So was Richard Mansfield
So were Joseph Chamberlain, Lore
Kitchener, Max Muller Henry Irving
George Meredith
Look back into the past, and W.
see again the prominence of the first
born, among them Mohammed, Con
fucius, Raphael, Milton, Dante, Goethe
Byron, Shelly and Heine."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
JUST WHAT HE WANTED.
Surely Here Were Musical Tastes
Enough TO Suit Anybody.

A gentleman OF the most cultivated
musical tastes, wishing to change his
residence, advertised for rooms in 4
private family fond of music The
next mail brought him the follow
ing reply:
Dear Sir: l think We could accom-
modate you with rooms, and as for
music one of my daughters plays the
parlor organ and gittar; another one
plays the ACCORDION and banjo; play
the cornet and fiddle; by wife plays
the harmonica and my son the flute.
We all sing and II YOU are good ut
tenner singing you would fit right in
when we get to singing gospel hims
evenings, for none OF us sings tenner.
Or IL you plays the base vial we have
one right here in the house. If you
want music as we'll as rooms and
board we could accommodate you and
there would be no extra charge for it.
Lippincott's.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

One quart of sweet cream beaten
stiff, one-half cuo of pulyerized sugar
TIRED into the beaten cream; vanilla
llavoring to taste Dissolve one-half
a package of gelatin In as little cold
water as possible, set on the stove
and let come to boil. Then let stand
Until partly cold and stir quickly into
he beaten cream Dip a mold into cold
water and line with lady fingers, cook
les, or sponge cake. Turn the beaten
cream into mold and set away in Ice
o cool; should stand four or five
hours before using, II in warm wealth
I'd and without ice, let it stand over
night. When ready to serve, dip the
mold in hot water for an instant, then
the cream will turn out on a plate
ike Jelly.
This makes a good dessert, too, at a
dinner or luncheon. The full recipe
will make enough for eight people.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

An old lady on her seventy.third
birthday once said, Il do not mind
getting old, and | do not fear DEATH
but live in constant fear OF par
alysis."
For some time ! have been wanting
to tell you Of the great good your
wonderful Sloans Liniment is doing
here" writes Mr.. James +. Abernethy'
of Rutherford College, n. c. In fact
all your remedies are doing noble
work, but your Liniment beats all. In
my eight years experience with med
icine | find none to go ahead or IT,
having tried II In very many cases
know of one young man, brick-ma-
son. who suffered from partial, yes
almost complete, paralysis of one arm
| got him to use your Liniment, and
now he can do as much work as ever
and he sings your praise every day
| get all to use 1t ! possibly can and
know there is great virtue in 1t.
have helped the sale Of your noble
remedies about here greatly, and ex
peet to cause many more TO buy them
as | know they can't be beat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
WILD TRIBE or POETS.
Picturesque People That Are Found II
the Phil ppines.

Among the wild tribes to be found
in the Philippines are the Bogobos
the most picturesque people in the
tropics. Their origin is unknown
and all sorts Of opinions have been
expressed concerning them. One tale
told of them is that their first ances.
to"s were all roets and musicians
ana that the dislike for the practical
which is always noticeable among
them has come down through the gen
eratiOns.
Those that have taught among the
Bogobos say that given a song OF
n loem to learn and they will stud,
and dream over it for hours, but give
the Bogobo a problem in arithmetic
and he Immediately becomes ill anu
wants TO go home
Living at Santa Cruz, in the Daval
district is Mss Benedict, a Chicago
university woman, who is collecting
everything peculiar to the Bogobo,
1t has been found that the bead
work done by them is quite like thai
Of the American Indian, but there f.
no other likeness in the races be
yond that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
CARE OF TABLE LINEN.
One Great Mistake That Is Made by
Some Housewives.

It matters not how neatly one may
have the table arranged, If the table
linen is not spotlessly white the ap.
pearance is married by the defect
Care must be taken Of fine table linen
or ii soon gets the yellow dip SO
much dreaded by careful housewives.
The first mistake is made by throw.
Ing the tablecloth in the laundry bag
with napkins which are damp, and
they always are when the finger bowls
are used. Each piece should he dried
and stains removed before placing il
away for washing, To properly wash
them they cannot be made pure and
white il placed In with other clothes.
This is warning to heed. Soak the
linen In tepid water for three-quarters
of an hour, and always wiring the
pieces by hand for wringer creases do
not come out at times even under a
heavy hot iron. Next put the clothes
in good suds, wash carefully and put
in boiler Of cold water which has
nothing but boraX to soften it. Bring
the water to boil, give the pieces
second suds, then carefully rinse Two
persons should stretch the long table
cloths and place on a line. hanging
hem perfectly even. In ironing they
must be rather damp. Fold side to side
with one seam only. Iron perfectly dry
until u1Ncc opnaapc Frbau ,,,nct pNt
be starched, since good linen is stff
enough when properly ironed. Hang
| the pieces over rod where they hang
perfectly straight and allow to dry be.
fore they are put away. Now would
YOU know why 1t is that some women
| have their table linen always looking
new? 1t is done in folding the ironed
| pieces. Boards such as are used to fold
lress goods on are what you will need.
Cover the pieces with any old muslin
| md carefully roll the table cloth on
his, II the sides are too long care.
lilly fold the edges toward the center,
Put in the linen closet and when ready
or use you have new-looking piece
/ FOR the table. Do not comb fringe on
pieces, but use moderately stiff
5ristle brush for the purpose. In iron
| ing monographs lay the right side
/ Town on n Turkish towel and the let.
.ers will be beautifully ironed in this
manner, which Is an improvement
over the soft blanket method,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

A group of thaat cal men were talk
Ing in New York about the late Rich
ard Mansfield.
MI. Mansfield" said one was a d.
lightful humoroist, a sp and.d racon
tour in society but at the sane tlmt
he had a certain proper and becoming
sense Of his own dign y ana it never
paid to be unduly familiar with him.
"lIe was, as We all know, rattle.
bald lie resented, from BARRIERS, o.
friends, any allu ion to his badness
We'll, one night at a party, mar
came up behind this great artist, stag
gered him with a violent slap on the
back, and exclaimed in loud, ioy.al
familiar voice;
"'Hello, Dick. How are you? Every
time see you, you get balIer an.
balder,'
Mansfield drew himself up. Hi
sneered at the other
"'Hello, he said. I don't know wht
yo' are, but every time l see you yot
get ruder and ruder,'"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
HER "eEST FRIEND"
A Woman Thus Speaks of Postum

We usually consider our best friends
those who treat us best.
Some persons think coffee q real
friend but watch it carefully awhile
and observe that II is one of the
meanest Of all enemies for 1t stabs
one while protesting friendship.
Coffee contains a poisonous drug
which Injuries the delicate
nervous system and frequently sets up
disease in one or more organs of the
body, If its use is persisted in.
81 had heart palpitation and nerv
BUSINESS for four years and the doctor
told me the trouble was caused by
coffee. He advised me to leave it off,
49,, | thought l could not" writes a
Wis. lady.
"On the advice of a friend I tried
Postum Food Coffee and 1t so salts
fed me that l did not caro- for coffee
after few days trial of Postum.
"As weeks went by and | continued
to use Postum my weight increased
from 9S to 11S pounds, ard the heart
trouble left me. have used it year
now, and am stronger than ever
was. | can hustle up stairs without
any heart palpitation, and | am cured
of nervousness.
my children are very fond of Post
UNI and 1t agrees with them. My sis
ter liked 1t when she drank 1t at my
house but not when she made 1t at
her own Rome. Now she has learned
to make It right. boil it according to
directlt MS, and has become very fond
Of 1t. You may Use my name IL you
wish, as am not ashamed of praising
my best friend-Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellyille." In pigs. There's Rea
7ou."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
FAMlLYs SKIN TROUBLES.
Eczema, AEat Rash, and Scalp Aztec
tions Afflict Different Members,
But Cuticura Cures Them.

"My wife had eczema for five or six
years. 1t was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies a trial. We
did so and she has never had a sign Of
eczema for four years, | myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. ! now
have a very heavy head of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
fleshy, and we had so much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up so much quicker than any
thing else. Mr.. II, B, Springmire, 1923
So. Capital Street, Iowa City, Ia, July
16, 1905, and Sept. 16, 1906"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

His Wife, see by the paper that
at a wedding in Oklahoma last week
the man promised to obey instead OF
the woman. I wonder how the mar.
riage will turn out?
Her Husband-Oh, about like any
other marriage, | suppose. He prob
ably didn't mean it any more than a
woman does when she says it.-Chi.
cage Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
Preposterous.

An aged Jersey farmer. visiting a
circus for the first time, stood before
the dromedary's cage, eyes popping
and mouth agape at the strange beast
within. The circus proper began and
the crowds left for the main show,
but still the old man stood before the
cage in stunned silence, appraising
every detail of the misshapen legs,
the eleven hoofs, the pendulous upper
lip and the curiously mounded back
of the sleepy.eyed beast Fifteen
minutes passed, Then the farmer
turned away and spat disgustedly.
Hell, There amt no such ANIMAL"
--Everybody's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

Line your pie tins with paste with
crimred edges. Stew three cups OF
cranberries with one and a half cups
sugar. Run through sieve or fine
colander and fiji the lower crust mod
erately full with the fruit mixture,
Wet edges Of pie crust and cover the
top with narrow strips of pastry. form.
ing diamond-shaped openings, Each
strip is pinched to the rim of the
pie to hold 1t firmly. Wash the top
with an egg beaten in a little ice-cold
water Bake In quick oven. The
egg gives the top of the pie brilliant
glare.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
Slams of Iona Life.

Bacon took deep interest In lon.
gevity and its earmarks," said physi.
clan, "and Bacon's signs of long life
and of short life are as true today
as they ever were.
you won't live long, Bacon point.
ed out, ii you have soft, fine hair, a
fine skin, quick growth, large head
early corpulence. short neck, small
mouth, brittle and separated teeth and
fat ears.
"Your life. barring accidents, will be
very lengthy If you have slow growth
coarse hair a roush skin, deep lin
k'es in the forehead, firm f,an, a
large mouth, wide nostrils, strong
teeth set close together. and a hard
gristly ear."-Minneapolis Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
No Decoration Required.

It was Mr.. Hobarts first experience
with waflles, and he liked the taste OF
them. When he had been served
twice, he called the waiter TO him and
spoke confidentlally.
I'm from Pokeville," he said, "a.-d
we're plain folks there; don't care
much for style, but we know good
food when we get it. | want another
plateful O. those cakes, but you tell
the cook she needn't stop to put that
fancy printing on EN-; just send em
along plain. Youths Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
Pat Was Coinu Some.

An Englishman, an lrishman and a
Scotchman were one day arguing as
to which of the three countries pos
sessed the fastest trains.
WELL" said the Englishman, i've
been in one of our trains and the
telegraph poles have been like a
hedge"
i've seen the milestones appear
like tombstones," said the Scot.
BE jabbers," said Pat, Il was one
day in train In my country. and we
passed field of turnips and field OF
carrots, also field Of cabbage and
PARSLEY, then pond of water, and
we were going that quick thought 1t
was broth"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
Model for Rest Of The Force. =


While OH City cannot, perhaps,
boast Of being a strictly cold.WGtsr
town, she can, we believe, leg cl2im
to having among her residents t4e
champion temperance man of tia
state, if not of the entire country.
Not only has he never drank any kind
Of spurious or malt liquors, but he
has never allowed any tea, coffee, soup
or any kind of milk to pass his lips
since he was a child. He is a colored
man, was born in slavery, and because
his father frequently drank more
whisky than was good for him, he re-
solved when a boy to never drink any
thing but water. And he has reli
giously kept the resolution, He is a
member of the Gil City police force
and his name is Major Franklin
Oil City (Pa) Blizzard.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
Annie Indian Puddinu.

Two quarts of milk, put one in
double boiler, one cup Of corn meal
onehalf cup -four. When the milk
begins to boil, when all thickened
take off, put in large baking dish
add one cup Of molasses, one teaspoon
Of cinnamon, one-half nutmeg, one tea
spoon salt, one egg, the other quart oil
milk Pour In large sweet apples
chopped fine, cooked with one cup Of
water. at the sgme time you put on the
milk Now add all together and bake
slowly about three hours md serys
With whipped cream
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

MR.. Ellen Nagle, Ala 4th street, Green
Bay, Wis, writes:
~ have often heard Peruna praised
and it is more widely known here than
any other medicine, but never knew
what splendid medicine it really wa.
until few weeks ago when l caught o
bad cold which settled all over me.
THE doctor wanted to prescribe, but
| told him l was going to try Perunt
and sent for bottle and tried it.
IL felt much better the next morning
and within five days ! had not trac,
of any lamencss or any cough.
al consider ii the finest cough rem
edy."
PERUNA TABLETs;-Somc people pre-
fer to take tablets rgthcr than to tal,,
medicine in Il fluid form. Such peonl,
can obtain Poruna table s. which repre-
sent the solid medicinal ingredients o
| Peruna.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

dizzy spells all the time. My ankles
swelled and | ran down dreadIully. !
was nervous and had awful headaches
| wonder that any medicine could do
what Doan's Kidney Pills have done
for me. They cured me four years
ago and | have been well ever since,
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Nlilburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09
A Value.

Nonsense" said the high financier,
Eve did not sell a worthless fran.
chlse"
But such is current report" ven.
tured the interviewer,
The high ilnancier made a gesture
of Impotence Young man" he re-
turned, severely, "if you got hold OF
any old franchise that you could UNI
load for two millions, would you re-
gard it as northeast"
No reply being possible 10 this, none
WAS made
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-11-09

How We're You impressed by our
distinguished visitors speech?" asked
one prominent citizen.
81 hadn't thought about forming i'm.
pressions," replied the other AS |
understand such an occasion, we were
not there to criticise, but to give three
cheers and to sing The Star-Slangled
Banner"