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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

Of soil for development in the feverfsl
impoverished bodies of the starving
people And now the water supply has
become so short that, with the limited
means of transportation, it is difficult
to send a sufficient supply into the s-
cal.ties where it is entirely exhausted
to enable each inhabitaut to receive
even few drops daily.
Early in the history Of the famine
masses Of the people traded all their
worldly possessions for bread Next.
many of them sold their girls to the
Mohammcdans, receiving in return, in
some instances, but IS cents. The boys
are not marketable and are turne :.
adrift and may be seen in great. home
less groups, sometimes so together
literally starving to death, They Gag
erIy lick up the sweepings Of the grain
houses, and are so emaciated as to be
hardly recognizable as human beings.
The natives may blame themselves
largely for existing conditions, Their
religion demands that they follow old
customs and they refuse TO adopt mod
ern methods of farming. Again, while
most animals are to them sacred and
must be provided for to. the best Of
their ability, the high class Hindoos
not only fail to aid those of lower
caste in any way, but are rewarded for
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

would for a time leave the contempla-
ton Of some Of the finer points of the
Hindoo religion and study the details
as they affect the people more there
would certainly be diminished num-
Der Of followers in the wake of some
not overly clean looking East Indians
who have secured for themselves no.
toriety in our large cities during the
last few years. While wealthy Hin.
docs are comfortably following the
dictates of their morally famine.
stricken consciences and refusing tbe
help they could SO easily render to the
poor OF their own land, Christian mis-
sionaries are doing all within their
power to alleviate the suffering Bv
the aid of native preachers they gather
in all the furnishing children possible
and care for them. The English gov.
eminent is doing its utmost, but the
people often refuse to be placed on tbo
relief list until too weak to recover
The yicer0y recently declared that con-
ditions are steadily growing worse.
The plague is spreading alarminglv
and another drought is Threatened
lie announces his intention to spend
all the money in the treasury for the
relief OF the sufferers. Outside CON
trlbutlons have been made. but avail.
able funds are inadequate to meet de.
mands.
a lui-grown man at the relief works
may only receive four cents per day.
However, five cents daily will keen a
hindoo alive indefinitely, for, in his
land, the supporting OF life on mini.
mum OF cheapest food has been reduced
70 an art A few grains of rice, SUP.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
WAR ON FOREST WORM,
school Children in Central Now Vail,
state Are Helping to Save
the Trees.

In the villages throughout central
New York parties of school children
go about daily examining the fruit
trees in gardens and orchards. They
break off and make bOnfres of the ten
der twigs at the ends of the branches.
They are destroying, by the only sure
means known up to this time. the for
est worm, which last year invaded the
state in myriads, stripping the forest
and fruit trees of foliage and almost
running the apple crop in many re.
gions
How to preserve the trees from the
rayages Of these prolific and ravenous
pests is a problem which has received
much study, and the general conclusion
is that the only sure way is to destroy
them by fire as soon as they appear.
None of the solution or drenchings
that ordinarily serve to protect trees
from predatory insects avails against
the forest worm, Nothing short Of
complete humiliation is effective
against this pest.
Last fall the caterpillars. into which
the forest worms were transformed.
went to the trees and at the very ends
OF the twigs they laid bands of eggs
completely encircling them. The band
looks for all the world like circle OF
shoemaker's wax. These bands are full
OF tiny holes, each of which contains
an egg, and from these eggs the bands
OF forest worms are now Matching bv
millions and starting out to destroy all
the leaf and fruit buds they can reach.
In many places the boards of educa-
ton and village officers have offered
rewards to the school children and
prizes for the gr,atest number of worm
rings destroyed by each. 1t is found
that each little Drown band around n
twlg contains about 200 worms, and il
is these that the boys and girls are
breaking off and making into bonfires,
TO save the trees, In the village Of
Herkimer in the last two DAYS the
nigh school pupils have DESTROYED more
than 100000 forest worms. There is
contest as to who will kill the most.
ana more than 10000 egg rings have
been destroyed by the children amonc
the village fruit trees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

In his history Of New York one Of the
classics Of American authorships, Dledrlck
hnlcEerbockcr Washington lryng) wrote
lovingly yet with uuCtuous sarcasm, OF the
beauties and traditions Of MS loved "Nieu
Netherlands the peaceful valley Of the
Hudson from Albany to Manhattan the
many legends with which the entire region
abounds-notably that OF Rip Van Wrinkle
and bis long SIcep-and Of the ancient names
and families whose descendants are still a
power in that locality. So far-reaching were
the effects OF the History" that in time the
name "knickerbocker" became the popular
one Tor the patron saint Of New York City,
ne usually being represented as a beniguant
ola German OF ample girth, clutchlng firmly
the long'stemmed clay pipe which Irving i'm.
mortaIlzed and gazing over his beloved City,
Recognizing the vein OF sentiment in the
American people long ago train service was
lndugurated to New York from St. Louis
to which Father Knickerhocker lent his
name and through the efforts Of the line
when introduced the service the "knicker.
booker Special has become as familiar TO
the average Travelled American as to the res.
ldents OF his own City. Leaving st. Louis at
noon, the traveller is borne swiftly and safe
y to Father knickerbocker's abode, trav.
ersing by daylight those scenes with which
he was so familiar, arriving at New York The
next day IN time for a leisurely preparation
for evening,
Sc, popular has the service proven that the
Big -Four has started new train az com.
panion, it leaving st. Louis 500 A. NJ. re.
cevlng all Western and Southwestern con-
nectlons and arriving in New York at IS
the next day. This train is known as tho
New York and Boston Limited, but the way.
tarer who travels much will call it Number
Sixteen IN emulation Of his railroad breth.
ren and inquire if She is on time, 4
months business has demonstrated that it's
a success The Big Four's motto is Com.
fort IN travel, and the train amply lives Nd
to the motto, as trip on it will prove 10
those who desire every convenience in travel
a letter to the General Office Of the Biz
Four at Cincinnati about any Of their trains
reply
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

Every recorded Indian famine NAV he
traced to failure rainfall. A number
OF years ago the Indian forester an.
nounced his theory that the RESPONSE.
bllity for droughts might be placed
upon the great herds of goats Csome.
times 1900 or 100000. ALWAYS appar-
emily starving, which attack the shoots
OF every young tree in the course Of
their depredations. Thus when old
trees die off there are no young ones
to take their places, Rains, which de-.
pend so largely upon the existence Of
forests, fall short. then famine and
plague follow, The early rains come
in June are known as the southwest
monsoons and originate i'm yapors
drawn from the Indian ocean and the
Arabic sea. Breaking on the Malabar
coast for three months, they NAV be
expected 10 food India, the average
fall of water being about 100 inches,
At such times crops are abundant.
But when these rains fail, as was the
case last year famine is the result.
The LATER rains or northeast mon.
soons arrive in November and Decem.
Der from the Bay of Bengal. These also
tailed last year. Insufficient rainfall
may be expected at intervals of from
hHe to twenty-five years. Existing COM
dItlonS are the worst recorded. The
=
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
A B0ER BAKESHOP.
one In Pretoria That Plays nm Inn
portnnt Part In TrunSvnaI
Politics

Not far from President Krpgor,s
house in Pretoria is Iittlo baIor,y
shop, in the window Of which NAV,
always be seen y fnw av.hIoun tnn,
dilapidated lam TART and q oonnIo
of stale loaves Of Roor bnood ILL., ora,
the door is nainted "so,onon c;i,;ne.
ham, Baker and ConFoa S',Y" > -
one would tbinl, fron, -. 'o III. -,o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Cstarrh Cure.
f. j. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, U.
We the undersigned, have known f. j,
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Halls Catarh Cure is taken internally,
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free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
What New YorI. Ents

On marble slab in one of the laroc
New York markets, says the New yoTl,
press' saw pile of blue-black poultry
mat seemed to be At only for Barren
stand In answer to protest against
oherlng such stuff for sale, a butcher
remarked; Tain't as bad as sonc
we can work off any old rotten meat
up here by dropping the price cent
lr two. See that woman over there
She turned up her nose as She passed
oy because she didn't like the price
70 cents pound. If | offer It to ber AT
u cents she'll take it." 10 prove IT. he
made the offer and she took two cbjck
Ems which three-cent Spanish resfan.
rant would cast out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
In tho Lake Cnnntru

Of NGIth t Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
ana Michigan, there are hundrods Of ths
,noSt charming Summer Resorts awaiting
me . arrival OF thousands Of tourists from
: among the list OF nearby places are Fox
lake, Delavan, Lauderdnle, Wnukesbn
pconom,so,woc, Palmyra, The Dells at XII,
Dourn' Elkhart and Madison, while a little
, ,u on arc hinocqua, Star Lake, From.
sonec, mhite Bear, Minnetonka and Mar.
qnetts on Lake Superior. 1o =" III
,oa ror pamphlet Of Summer Homes for
wv or Tor copy Of our handsomely illns.
Sta.ou summer book, entitled I'm The LAX.
~dJdIn.lya apply to nearest ticket agent or
u..g von WIN n Tour cents in postage, Geo II.
CoIon1 fI R,' nsnoral Passenger Agent, Old
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
Give the BOY n Cbo,oo

Let the boy loose for a day, once
IN awhile, even if the garden does
need hoeing, and bugs are on the
potatoes, and the hay needs to he
raked' and the grain shocked, and the
fences fixed so the hogs can't yet in
OF the cows get out, Give him a small
load of produce occasionally when he
is ola enough to handle team, and
iet him do the marketing for YOU
IL ne respects horsefesh, and isn,t
one Of the smart kind" hen do
as wen as you, and the experience
VIII DO him lots Of good.-Farm Jour.
nal. ''''
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
Mixed EmOtIonE

To illustrate the feeling Of Ireland toward
the predominant partner, an actor who has
lately been touring tells the story OF an old
waiter IN Dublin hotel. When are Won
gong to get home rule in Ireland, John p
was the question, See We here, sorr, said
the old man, the only way wei qet home
rule for ould Ireland will be if France-an'
RussSH--an' Germany-an' Austria-an'
maybe ltaly-if they would all Join together
to give those blaygiards Of English rare
good hiding. That's the only way we N yet
home rule, anyway" Then, as he looked
cautiously around, a twinkle Of cunning and
smile of courtesy were added to tie ey.
preston, And the whole lot Of EN- showed
together couldn't DO it," he said. "Oh-jt's
the grand navy we've got!"-London Cbron.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

george mother insisted upon his reneat.
ing the prayer Of childhood He startea
sleepily, requiring prompting at the begin,
hing Of every line Drowsiness had nesriy
won the mastery by the time that he bad
oG,6Gediently got as far as my soul 10 tate J" /"
God bless" prompted his mother, Georgia
has long List Of relatives. There was ~ a
hiutter Of his seepladcn lids as he lumnoS
them all together: God bless Tho wbole
shooting match" And be was asleep~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
A ddlnR Collar

.. L,auIry-Do you reminder our ould tom
Ky Win thpt wld run i q kitten looked al him
D w,D' ne KIN lick tn hould alley by himself
hnygUGhy,PhTat brought about tn change ,
,i,t' W o loled a Crane ribbon oroun' bis
NICK chicago Evening News "''
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
But you persisted "


The jury in a recent law suit unanimously
agreed upon the verdict sealed il and wen:
home to bed, After sleeping over 1t, they
went home tho next morning This shows
the power Of sleep to strengthen the huusn
mind. Those who are troubled with insom.
MIA should try Hostetter's Stomach B.itsrs
It puts the stomach in good condition and
induces sweet, sound sleep. It's the hest 8!
remedies for kidney, liver and blood diso0
ders
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

Comedian-"They laughed very heartily
at my Jokes tonight" Critic-"Ah, yes.
Any old humor passes for good humor if
the audience happens to be in good humor
for laughing. Buffalo News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
BE MADE her TIRED.
And She Gave Him TO Understand Al
Much IA n Most Emphatic
Manner.

"Anpthing wrong" asked The hotel clora
Of the New York drummer who had Just coi
home from the west, relates the Buffalo
Courier
Il was thinking, was the reply. y rode
from Toledo to Buffalo with The Qretuesi
girl l ever saw,
But that didn't hurt you. Who was
shc!'
Cant tell"
you didn't introduce yourself and get
her card in returu!'
"\o"
'No particular trouble, chg soIcitously
insisted the clerk
"Wen, 1t was this way, replied the tray
eler, as he braced up Tor the explanation.
"She sat opposite me, YOU know, and ! tired
for an hour to catch her eve. She simply lS.
uoredme and gazed out Of the window Then
rose and handed her magazine, but she
declined with thanks, Ten minutes later
bought the latest novel out, but she said she
didn't care to read. Then ! bought some
fruit, but she would accept none, She also
ignored me when | tried to draw her out On
music
but you persisted? ?"
ooh, yes That is, | wss about TO raks
another attempt to enter into conversation
when the train came to a halt az town and
the girl beCk0ned me over. | was there 10
an instant, and with the sweetes, smile You
ever saw she asked me ii ! would do her
slight favor"
with all my heart ! fastened to .ay.
"Well, she said, smiling even more
sweetly, Suppose you leave the train here
and take the next one that follows for you
have made me dead tired, and feel Ike
taking a nap
Good gracious" whispered the clerk.
eyes, sir, saidthe drummer, as he reached |
for a cigar, "and want to 60 up to my room
and sit and think and try and figure il out. /
Perhaps it's time l left the road and settled T.
down at home"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

A small thrifty tree with good roots
when SET ont will be a good bearing
tree sooner than large one with mn.
tllatd roots The more small roots
On . tree when transpl nted tbs better,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

ran If the animal does jump the rail
VIII catch on the fence and hold un-
TIL released, An animal under these
conditions will not try fence-iumpine
very many times, I have seen larpe
oull kept within lines by this method
5, Dole, in Farm and Home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
nn..r WILLIAMS. perhnna.

Mr.. Homewood-Are you doing any gar
dening this spring?
Mr.. Wilkinsburg-I have made begin.
ming. | planted a cat under a peach tree
Yesterday eyening.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telerrlph
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
No Your Feet Ache and burnt

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 2jc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen 5. 0lmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
KEEPS THEM AT HOME.
nv" ''hce-JumpinG Cows Cnn lie
Cured Without Cruelty or RE-
sorting 10 Violence.

TO prevent cattle jumping fences
aud straying, tie the end of a rope
around the horns and the other end
about two feet from the end of a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

Mother (sternly)-"He kissed you twice,
to my knowledge, and | don't know how
often after that" Daughter-"Neither do
l, ma. never was much good at mental
arithmetic. Philadelphia Press
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

Remember that Glcnn's Sulphur Soap
presents all the advantages Of sulphur
baths Try it,
HIS Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or
Rrovu LOo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
The PrOner Term.

The Marriage is promotion.
The Bachelor-You mean commotion,
don't you?-Chicago Evening News
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
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The old tto.t,oIn

An old bachelor says the only tbipo
mat can equal the warmth Of a wan
ms love is her temper - Chicago
Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

and Fever is a bottle Of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tone, tits simplyiron and quininein
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
SHORTY GOLF Link.

Every man who has attempted country
courses in all their varied development has
grown 10 look with something Of pam into
the twinkling eye OF the friend who tells
him, while leading him over to the prosusc.
tive course, that it is trida sporty" Blu.
here are the true Sporty links u the
course at Singapore;
Singapore is only 60 miles from the
equator, 1t averages about 50 degrees n
midnight; l played goli once, just r-re
holes, and then quit, and was spectacle
fairly wet through. We PLAYED over a Chi.
nese, graveyard, around the lunat.c asy,um
and hospital and finished on the lawn Of the
orphan asylum.
"The links are very sporty, the tomb,
serving for. bunkers and ether hazards,
while a ball driven over the wall Of The
lunatc asylum is lost and v-u Iose
stroke and distance The t5mbs are
slowly being hacked to pieces BY the wild
efforts Of the players to get the balls out of
Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

When a man is hopping mad he had best
keep still.-Chcago Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

fortyhye trnmpetsrs accompany the
king Of Abyssnia wherever he g6ss tI ,ra
y one man al least who doesn't bsvs IN ~,
Bulletin. W 'aH francisco
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

A girl may have ten brothers, but her
opinion of men is derived from reading of
those in noyels.-Atchison Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
A COmhinntinn

FIRST Boarder--What do you call
this wonder, natural milk, or natural
water?
second boarder - Both. - Yonkery
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

=, no woman should think Of marrying until
s''. acquires forgiying disposition - chi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
CHOICE Veg.,,'I
~ will ,I,,.

CHOICE veget'i
~ will always find !
market-but only that n
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the great secret bov
tain both quality and qr.|
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balanced fertilizers. No.
izer for Vegetables can ma,
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at least so Potash. S.,
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
A Girls Estimate of Men.

Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
Sold by all druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

what good ink is unless you use Carter's II
costs no more than poorin All dealers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02
lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound

Is known from, coast TO
coast. II has cured moro
SICK women than any
other medicine. It's
friends are everywhere
and they are constantly
writing thankful letters
which appear in this
Paper.
If you are puzzled write
for Mrs. Pfnkhani's ADJ
vice. Her address is
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she has restored a million
women to health.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

The lazy mans motto: Work not. that
you be not worked Chicago Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

The dear Disqualification Yale Rec
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-02

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money ftfails to cure 25c
New-York tribune., 1900-10-28

HIlhouse farm The general elm planting
however began before that date. In 1877 a
subscription started among the people for
the planting of ems in the city streets and
about the Green to prevent the washing of
sand" and between 17SI and 1856 most of the
fine eims of the city planted Colonel Hill
house set out the elm trees between Centre
and United churches in 1S0S, and the Rev.
David Austin set out the elms of the inner row
Of the east and west sides Of the Green about
the same date. Colonel Hilhouse was the orig
inator Of the plan to beauufy the public square
by elm trees. and most Of the great elms on the
Green and in Temple-st. were brought 10y him
from his Meriden farm.
New-Havens most famous elm is the fine old
tree al Church and Chapel SITS. known as the
Franklin elm. This tree was set out the
day o. Benjamin Frankins death April Il,
1870 and is Of great size. The story of its set
ting out is d curious one. An eccentric char
New-York tribune., 1900-10-28

o. Jonathan Edwards and James Pierpont,
which stood in front OF the Pierpon; House in
F.m-st To which thoroughfare they gave the
name. The trees were planted in 16S6 10y poor
farmer. William Cooper ny name. no desired
add his share to the gifts To the new minister
and who brought the tees sapings on his
shoulder from his farm, The larger Of these
was blown down in 1870 It measured eighteen
feet IN circumference.
The two famous old eIms that stood IL front
of Latten Chapel ana which were cut down in
1879 were planted in lbs. There was no gen
eral planting Of elms distinctive feature of
New-Haven until near the close of the last
century. The great planting of elms that has
since made the city famous as the City Of
Elms' had its inception order Of the Com
mon Council. dated 1874, for the laying OUT Of
Temple-st. The Hillhouse-aVe. elms. which are
the most beautiful in the city were planted in
1892, when the avenue was laid out through the