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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
HERE AND THERE.

Good, well-brcd steers, and there
should be no other kind, should be
well fed all winter. Money thus cx-
pended will return a dividend equal
to the Dutchman's one per cent,
The man who thinks it out and
exercises his judgment in his bust
ness transactions usually has more
money in the bank than the fellow
who does things when it's most con-
venient
One reason why improved farm
implements are considered expensive
luNuries for farmers of limited
means is, their short lives, superin-
duced by careless handling and dis
regard of their health.
Continue the preparation of the
soil for spring planting. The recent
freezes will be found to greatly aid
the harrow in pulverizing the sur
face soil. Remember, the soil can
not be too finely pulverized
"A farm without an orchard, vine
yard, berry patch and garden, am
pie for the purposes for which they
are intended, is like a wilderness sur.
rounded by desert, In other words,
it is not good place to live at.
The farmer who has neglected to
build an ice house and store it with
supply of ice is depriving himself
and family of great luxury and
also an article which has many prof.
table and economical uses on the
farm.
The twentith century farmer
gives pretty good rule for estimat-
ing the value Of farm land wherever
corn is staple crop. 1t is this The
land is worth as many dollars per
acre as it will prod'ice bushels Of
corn per acre, one year with an
other.
If a farmer should work his wife
half to death, refuse her wholesome
food and at night kick her out to
sleep in the rain, would he expect
her to last long? But he will treat
fine labor-saving implement much
worse, and then grumble because it
does not last forever.
AT least part of the grain IA,
ton fed to fowls should be soaked
from twelve hours in summer to
twenty-four in winter. The soaking
softens the grain and makes II murc
easily digested. The chickens know
this, and when fed whole corn 40
straightway to the water and put IL
in soak.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
GROWING HYBRID FRUIT.
The "POmcIo" or Grape Fruit
Crossed with the Orange
Possibility.

Efforts are being made to cross the
grapefruit with the orange, and al
ready with some success, 1t is
thought that some new and valuable
fruits may be created in this way. A
very satisfactory hybrid has been oh.
tanned between the Taugerine orange
and the "pomelo," which is the prop.
er horticultural name of the grape.
fruit, says the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post,
The grape-fruit-so-called because
its large spherical fruits grow in
grapelike clusters of from three to
eightecn-has only recently como
into popular favor. Fifteen years ago
it was practically unknown as a com.
mercial product, though Florida PEG.
pie considered it tonic and refresh
ing, For lack of market, great guam.
titles of pomelos were left to rot an.
nually in the Flowery Peninsula. But
northern visitors in that part of the
country learned to know and like the
grapefruit, and demand was Great
ed by their desire for it on their re-
turn home.
Fifteen years ago the first pomelos
were shipped to New York and Phila-
delphia, and were sold for so cents
barrel. But the taste for them grew,
and better prices were soon realized.
The great freeze of 1S04-5 reduced the
crop to large extent, and the few
pomelos sold that year brought enor-
nous prices, sometimes as much as
from SIS to $50 box. The ordinary
price nowadays is from four to seven
dollars a box. Thousands of The
trees have been newly set out in
Florida, and the prospect is that the
supply will keep pace with the de-
mand which has been created by the
increasing appreciation of fruit con-
sumers. If the experiments in cross.
ing it with the orange prove as sue
cessful as is hoped, some interesting
novelties in the fruit line may be ex-
pected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
THE POWER OF SPEECH.


Speech is the result of a slow proc
ess of natural growth and there is no
human race that does not possess it,.
If in the present state of the world
some philosopher were to wonder
how man ever began to build those
houses, palaces and vessels which we
see around us we should answer that
those were not the things that man
began with, says Science. The say.
age who first tied the branches Of
shrubs to make himself a shelter was
not an architect and he who first
hoated on the trunk of tree was not
a navigator. So it is with speech,
which grew from rude beginnings
All the more intelligent animals can
express simple conditions of mind
both by sound and gesture. The dog
can emit four or five sounds each
fully understood by its companions
The common barnyard fowl has from
nine to twelve distinct vocal sounds,
all of which are comprehended by its
chickens and by other fowls. There
can be no doubt that the speech of
man arose, in the beginning, from
similar scnrces. Gesture speech was
frcque~. Many sounds were imita-
tive. Purely conventional and non.
irnitative sounds were adopted for
convenience, just as deaf mutes now
invent arbitrary sounds to stand for
the names of friends, etc 1t is not
precisely true, then, to say that "lan.
guagc begins where interiecton
ends" However it originated it is
the condition of progress. As Ro.
names said: "a manlike creature be.
came human by the power of speech"
When did speech originate? Romancs
thinks that our human ancestor may
have been in the age Of flint when he
added to gesture, vocal tones and
facial grimaces the power of speech,
The foregoing sentences are a very
free transcription Of an address by
Prof. Cunningham before the b. A. A..
S. in which the general subject is dis.
cussed in terms too cautious and too
scientific to be reproduced here. As
a Scotchman he might have quoted
land did mott Lord Montboddo's ia
nous dictum that Language was in
vented by congress Of learned men
assembled for the purpose"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
Do YOU GET UP WITH A LANE BACK?
Thousands of Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect it.
To what The Great Kidney Remedy Swamp YOU
every reader of this paper may have sample
sent absolutely free

Women suffer untold misery because
the nature of their disease is not al
ways correctly understood; in many
cases when doctoring, they are led to
believe that womb trouble or female
weakness of some sort is responsible
for their ills, when i'll fact disordered
kidneys are the chief cause of their
distressing troubles.
Nervousness, headache, puffy or
dark circles under the eyes, dragging
pain or dull ache in the back, weak
ness or bearing down sensation, pro-
fuse or scanty supply of urine, fire.
quent desire to pass it night or day,
with scalding or burning sensation,-
these are all unmistakable signs of
kidney and bladder trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy,
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
A trial will convince anyone.
If there is any doubt in your mind as
to your condition, take from your urine
on rising about four ounces, place it in
aglass or bottle and let it stand twenty
four hours. If on examination it is
milky or cloudy, if there is a brick
dust settling, or if small particles float
about in it, your kidneys are in need
of immediate attention.
When the heart is acting badly, have
you ever thought that it may be due to
kidney trouble, as is often the case2
Other symptoms showing that Won
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
where the nInerencc Lies.

"Wheren lies the difference between pho.
toeraphy and courtship" he asked, softly
Il don't know she replied, III,
"In photography" he explained, the
negative IS developed in the dark room
while in courtslip that is where the al
iirmatiye is developed
She bmshed, but made no answer, ;,
"Tet us" he suggested, proceed to de-
velop an affirmative"
There being no objections, it was so or
dered ~ Chicago Post,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
The RihIe Revised,

Thenewrevision OF the Biblerecentlycom'
pleted brings it up to date without chang
ing its meaning, There are thousands OF
people, however, who will always prefer the
old original copy without any notifications.
There are also thousands of people, who,
having once used Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, will never use any other medicine, be
cause they know its value in cases OF sick
headache, nervousness, Indigestion, dys-
pepsia or liver and kidney troubles. BE sure
10 try ii.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

81 have made good resolution to-day"
said Mr.. Sourdropp
And what was that" asked Miss Old
gire.
We'll, you know l have been a bacn.
elor for ~ years, and now have resolved"
"Oh, this is so sudden" murmured Miss
Oldgirle, getting ready to fall into his
arms.
81 have resolved" he continued with
some sternness, to be bachelor for AZ
years more, '-Baltimor American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
Awakened the "SIccpIcss" Pastor.

There is a point to this story: A burglar
whose night entry into the parsonage awak
ened the sleeping pastor, said to his help
less victim: "If you stir your dead mani
I'm hunting for money" Just let me get
up and strike a light pleasantly replied
the dominic, "and | shall be glad to assist
YOU in the search Boston Waterman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Kner Whht Ma. Comlng.

Henpeek-I dread to start home with my
wife
Ilenly-Why?
Didn't you hear how sweetly she
thanked me when told her she should not
have trumped your ace?"-Ohio State Jour
nal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

She-Don't you think your friend Smily'S
manners are rather loose?
He Possibly; but Smily himself Is nearly
always tight.-Chicago Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
A Bore.

Mrs. Latto-How did Mrs. Blkins ever
get the reputation for being such a bore?
Mrs, Barkey-She tried the experiment OF
making it point never to say anything but
good Of anyone behind their back-Brook-
lNn Eagln
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Winter is half over. People are con,
tinuing to catch colds, and not house
but hears the winter cough. People
are trying to get something to cure
these troubles which are almost iney-
table at this time of the year It can
safely be said that nine-tenths of the
people in the United States have a
cold some time during the winter.
There is one remedy which will pre-
vent colds and cough and cure them
with certainty when contracted. This
remedy is Peruna. Taken with regu-
larity during the winter months it will
entirely prevent colds, coughs, la
grippe, consumption, bronchitis or
pneumonia. 1t will also cure without
failure catarrh and recent cases Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Pleasant Wholesome, Speedy, for cough
Is Hale.s Honey Of IIorehound and Tar.
Pixies Ioothache Drops Cure in one minute
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
NmnIlneh

care you married or unmarried?' asked
49, theatrical manager Of an applicant for
engagement.
Unmarried" replied she. 1--WE been
unmarried four times, Detroit Free
Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Teeth.-"One's teeth require lots Of look.
ing after, don't they" Yes Ma mislaid
her upper set yesterday and it took US tive
hours to find them. philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

need SwampRoot
plenty of ambition but strength.
pleasant ands
ended by in their private practice and
because they recognize in the
that science has ever been able to N'
purchase the regular ffycen dollar
ever So'eS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Fair Warning He (neryously)-"Whois
that tramp4ng around overhead" She
That's papa. He always gets restless to-
ward morning Town and Country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
EQ III III - w LIEF and n
asS aN w LH CURE
III III III ET MN bOr free NJ
81 M kN-l NJ "ANAEh
- $50 nun HHl-I--l

Manager-"I am getting u1II
will make a tremendous bt
Real rainstorm, real sawm0
pose Allnagcr-"No, u.
pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
It's a pity the average maIa
his tongue when he loses bis la
Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

One of the most distressing periods in a
woman's lie is when she is willing at last
to forgive her husband, and he doesn want
her forgiveness. -Atchson Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
SO Stupid,

"Who was that you just spoke to-" asked
the first Chicago woman; "his face was
rather familiar to me-"
II believe said the other, "his name is
jerks Henry jerks"
"Oh to be sure How stupid of me! He
was my first husband. Philadelphia Rec.
ord
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

He that thinks he can afford to be negi
gent Is not far from being Poor,-John
son.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we eve
used for all affections Of the throat anC
lungs-Wm. 0. Endsley, Nanburen, Ind.
Feb. 10. 1900
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
Not Dangerous.

Test seems she was taken with Mr..
Cadleighs intelligence.
Jess-Well, if that's all she's taken with
il isn't very severe Observation-Disclosures
prass
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are fast
to sunlight, washing and rubbing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Stops the Cough and Works on
the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Price 25c,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Blaming others is the way some people
have OF praising themselves Rams Horn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Better to lose voar argument than your
friend. Rams Horn,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
DOCTOR AFTER DOCTOR.
None of Them Suspected that the
Cause of My Trouble Was
Kidney Disease"

YINToN, Iowa, July 18th, 1907.
In the summer of 1893, was taken violently III
My trouble began with pain in my stomach, so
severe that it seemed as il knives were cutting
me- Twas treated by two Of the best physicians
N the county, and consulted another Mons OF
zen suspected that The cause Of my trouble tgds
@dhey dtsedse. They all told me that had can.
Ger OF the stomach, and would die, I ore,. W
weak that | could not walk any more than
child month old, and only weighed sixty pounds,
one day my brother saw in paper your advertise.
ment OF Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy.
he bought me bottle az our drug store and
took it. My family could see a CHANGE in me-
ior the better, so they obtained more and con-
unued the use OF Swamp-Root regularly. | was
so weak and run down that it took considerable
time to build me up again. am now we'll
sna una 10 Swamp-Root' and weigh r4s pounds
brother, on farm. Swamp-Root cured me after
the doctors had failed to do mo particle ofgood
MRS. GERTRUDE WARNER SCOTT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25
MRS. SCOT

EDITORIAL NOTICE-SwampRoo the great Kidney rror a
BLADDER remedy remarkably h
made which all
sample bottle sent absolutely free by mail
kidney bladder troubles
thousands Of testimonial letters received women cured Nv
SwampRoot In order that request
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-01-25

Miss Maud Palmer, "The Willows"
Cataraugi, Ont, is a singer of local
note, She writes:
al acknowledge with thanks the
value of Peruna as a splendid remedy
in case of a severe cold. Last winter
caught a cold and did NOT pay the
proper attention TO Ii until II got so bad
that / could not attend TO my regular
work. My aunt advised me 10 try Pc.
runa and commenced taking II al
once. Within three days Hound great
relief In ten days was NOT entirely
well but my system was toned up, and
Ifeh much stronger than Ihad before.
We keep II on hand, and If any MEM
Der of the family feels sick dose or
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Hard to Figure Out Republican
Majority in Next Congress.

IT, view of the losses which they Will
surely suffer in the south the republl'
cans find 1t very hard TO figure out
majority in the house OF representa-
tives to be elected next November.
They now have the four representa-
tives from West Virginia, the six from
MARYLAND, the one from Delaware, two
from Tennessee, three from Kentucky,
two from Missouri and two from North
Carolina-a total of twenty.
1t seems practically certain that the
democrats will gain two members In
West Virginia, four in Maryland, one
in Missouri, two in Kentucky, two in
North Carolina and one in Delaware, a
total gain of twelve.
The transfer of twelve seats from the
republican to the democratic side OF
the house will go long way toward
wiping out the present republican ma
iority of forty-seven in that body, but
there is every reason to believe that
the democrats will make decided gains
in the north as we'll as in the south.
If thew can canture 10 all the rest OF
the country as many seats now held by
republicans as they seem certain TO
win in the south. they will baYe ma
iority of one in the next house. TINS
figuring is too close for comfort, but
the best posted democrats do not cut
their estimates so low.
They consider twenty-five a conserY'
alive figure for the reasonably assured
democratic majority in the popular
branch of the next congress. Ii seems
probable that there will be democratic
gains enough in New York. Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Indiana and illinois,
combined with those that are assured
in the south. to give decisive demo-
cratic victory at the November elet-
ton.
In no part of the country is there a
prospect of a net loss of democratic
congressional representation, while In
ten or twelve states democratic gains
will be made.
The next house of representatives
will be democratic.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
New Signals for Starting Trains.

The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has adopt
ed a new system of starting signals at
the Union station in Pittsburg, says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat. Two
minutes before u train is ready to
leave the Union station the assistant
station master notifies the train di-
rector at the Fifteenth street tower by
raising the hammer on either OF the
gongs located on the riser of the plat
form adjoining the track the train Is
to depart from. The train director at
Fifteenth street answers Immediately
by causing the hammer TO fall against
the gong and at the same time clears
the indicator on the starting fence Tor
the track. The ticket examiner at the
proper time closes the gate and clears
the starting signal. When the starting
signal has bpens cleared. the flagman
at the rear of the train starts the train
by one blast Of signal whistle. I'm
mediately after the train has left the
station the train director at Fifteenth
street restores the starting signal to
normal position. The system will not
only serve trainmen in making prompt
dispatches of departing trains, but also
the public by the fact that two min
utes after the gong rings a train will
start.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20

What does it profit woman if she
gain the whole world of knowledge
and lose her own health? Young wo-
men students and school teachers. ca
ger. ambitious and full of energy, often
neglect tleir health in the struggle to
gain educat on. They eat insufficient
food aud at irregular hours. they allow
irregularity of the wOmanly functions
10 be established, and the result is
that they become chronic invalids
with all their education practically
worthless. There is plain road back
TO health for such as these marked by
the feet of thousands. 1t is the use of
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry for diseases OF the stomach and d.
gestive and nutritive organs and DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription for dis
eases of the delicate organs OF woman
hood. A cure so certainly follows the
use of these remedies that out of hun
dreds of thousands who have tried the
treatment ninety eight in every hun
dred have been perfectly and perma-
nently cured. Constipation. with its
calamitous consequences. which is a
con0ir~u ailment with students. can be
entirely cured by the use Of DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
.KOREA'S BRASS BAND.
Took a German Thirteen Months
to Teach Natives to Play.

Korea seems to be getting ready to
become a world power. says a Wash
ington dispatch to the New York
World. The Hermit Kingdom is wax
ing up, according to an official dis
patch recently received from Minister
Allen at Seoul That dispatch an
nounces that after thirteen months of
hard work Frank Eckert, subject of
Kaiser Wilhelm, has organized a brass
band composed entirely of Koreans
and has taught them to play such pop
ular airs as Annie Rooney" 1.-TWO
Little Girls In Blue" and "Du Bist
Verruecht Mein Kind" Eckert was or
dered to write a national hymn for 10
rea and produced the following:
Cod save our emperor.
his years increase as countless as the
sands on the shore.
Spread bright his fame forevermore over
boundless ocean and girtless land.
Keep the fortunes of his house within his
hand ten thousand times ten thou
sand years.
God save our emperor.
The hymn was written in German.
The above is the state department
translation of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
All Were Saved.

For years suffered such untold
misery from bronchitis" writes j. h.
Johnston, of BrOughton. Ca, THAT
often | was unable TO work. Then,
when everything else failed, was
wholly cured by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption. My wife sut-
fered intensely from asthma, till 1t
cured her, and all our experience goes
to show it is the best Group medicine
in the world" A trial will convince
YOU it's unrivaled tor throat and lung
diseases. Guaranteed bottles soc and
Sl.OO. Trial bottle free at Dawson
Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-08-20
BANGS ADVICE WASTED.
Author Plays Part of the Good
Samaritan to Stranger.

John Kendrick Be ngs, author of
"Olympian Nights" was waiting at an
elevated railway station in New York
the other morning when he observed a
man rush from the incoming train, ap-
proach a guard in uniform and excit-
eddy inquire the way to the Stock EX-
change, says Harper's Literary Cos
sip. 1t was five minutes of 10.
Get off here, take car on other side"
said the guard, with characteristic
economy of both interest and words.
Mr.. Bangs saw a chance to save a
trustful and innocent stranger from
the too frequent and saddening eXpe-
rience of being wrongly directed and
going several miles out of his way. In
spired by the most unselfish and help
full impulses of which erring human
nature is capable. Mr.. Bangs promptly
stepped forward.
Nothing of the Sort" he said, with
glance of righteous Indignation at the
callous guard and kindly look of IL
am your brother and will look after
YOU" at the inoffensive stranger. Moth
ing of the Sort" he repeated. IF you
want to go to the Stock Exchange. you
should have remained in the cafsand
continued to Hanover square. But he
added, with thoughtful care Of the
strangers pOcketbook and morals, ''if
you're going to the Stock Exchange
you would probably save money by
staying where you are"
BY this time the stranger, who
seemed to have something on his
mind, had worked himself into fren-
zy. That" he sputtered, making a
wild dive for the next car. lis none of
your - business"