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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
FARMER AND PLANTER.
-H-
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE.
ttH Value Co the Practical Farmer of
IucstimRbIe Value aud
Modern Necessity.

A graduate Of the Texas A and NJ
college agricultural department. who
has accepted frst-elass position in
the A. and Nj, college of a neighbor-
ing states and is now making a pre-
| ltnminary tour to various similar col
leges, writes home that. in New Or
leans, Baton Rouge. and elsewhere, he
has met a number Of his old fellow
/ students, and that they are all doing
/ we'll" Some of these are engaged in
agricultural pursuits and some in me-
ChaniCal, but all of them hold respon-
sible and lucrative positions The
authorities of the Texas college say
that they can not fill all the demands
for young men qualified for positions
in agriculture, mechanics, civil engi-
neering, etc, and that every graduate
of the college can have a good posi-
ton open for his acceptance upon
leaving the school Before agricultur-
al colleges were established the opin-
ion prevailed that the only education
a farmer needed was reading writing
and rithmetic; that the chief qualid-
cation was TO know how to handle a
pillow, or hoe or an ak, coupled with
the alb .ty to split goo rails per day
or drive unruly oxen on a hot sum
mer day, or break in wild mule by
thrashing all the spirit out OF his hide.
1t was considered a matter of muscle,
and not of mind. Education has so far
enlightened the dark places in rural
life that it is now conceded by all in
telligent people that it is even more
important to know than to do, for if
one knows how a thing ought to be
done, but lacks the physical ability to
do the actual work, he can still direct
others how to do it to best advantage.
There is no field of human effort that
for best results requires more scientific
learning than that of agriculture A
civil engineer must be a scientist, and
yet he may dispense with botany,
anatomy, animal physiology, entomolo- |
gy and many Others the practical
farmer has daily use, and the best re-
suits can not be attained without
their aid, A complete education in all
the natural sciences is hardly prac-
ticable in this hurrying age, but
practical knowledge of climatology, |
soil physics, plant physiology, ento-
moogy, animal physiology, hygiene |
and nutrition, chemistry, and other
branches can be obtained and prac-
ticed by any intelligent persons, and
should form a part of the education of
every farmer Remember that the
schools are merely a preparation for
the acquisition Of knowledge; that eu-
ucation is to be acquired afterwards
Therefore a full appreciation of the
value of knowledge is the first step in
the pursuit thereof, a pursuit that
should cease only with life ITSELF
Texas Farm and Ranch
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
HOW GORILLAS FIGHT.
hey Depend Entirely Upon Their
Teeth aud Never Make Use OF
sticks or clubs.

THE prevailing belief that gorillas.
himpanzees or orang-outangs, as they
re variously called, use clubs when
hey attack each other or their enemies
) an entirely erroneous one" said the
aturalist to a group of interested
steners They do nothing of the
ort, and how such an impression ever
anne to exist, or how old-time African
xplorers ever came to formulate such
theory, is beyond my comprehension
During the long soiourn in that coun-
ry | had ample opportunities to learn
he truth about them, and what | dis
Covered there was subsequently con
rmed during a protracted hunting triD
b Borneo. The fact is that in fight
1g each other, or in attacking or de-
ending themselves from other enemies,
hey depend entirely upon their teeth.
fhich are abnormally strong and
harp, and cut like a razor, making a
'ound as smooth and clean as the
calpel of surgeon They are clumsy
N their feet, but the enormous
trength Of their powerful arms more
han makes up for this deficiency In
ghting they almost invariably attack
ne faces or the limbs of their adyer-
aries, graspng their opponents with
heir hands and drawing them close
nough to sink their teeth in their
esh, In the case of human beings or
ther members OF the monkey tribe
he gorilla's fayorite point of attack
J the hand, and especially the finger
,atching them by the wrist, the crea-
ire, with almost irresistible power,
raws the hand within reach of his
angs, and in the twlnkling of an eve
If come one or more fingers. This |
node of warfare is a very effective one
mong the orang-outangs themselves,
pr, with fingers and toes gone. the |
nimal is not only out of the fight. but
powerless to climb trees, to protect
imself or to provide himself with
pod, and soon succumbs to starvation
r falls an easy victim to some other |
nimal. IN. Y Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

crop covering the land in the winter
and a catch one in summer, the home
manure supplemented and made more
valuable by added commercial manure,
soil productivity can be more rapidly
and at the same time profitably in
creased than by expending labor time
and money growing crops to pillow UNI
der.
There are exceptions, however. The
field in which | will plant my pota-
toes next spring is now in corn for
curing, and has fine stand of crimson
clover growing in it, The mission
of this clover is to take care of the
land next winter and furnish good
place to receive the manure for the
potatoes. This will be applied with
spreader on frozen ground during
winter. To wait on this clover till it
is large enough for cutting would make
late potato planting. Therefore it
will be plowed under. Other fields
of crimson clover will be used for
soiling and for hay, and the ground
plowed for corn for the silo.-Country
Gentleman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
TOOK RISK IN COUGHING.
Barber Used to shaving Colorado Con.
sumptiyes Always Gave
Warming.

The man in the chair coughed suddenly
and unexpectedly, states the PhiIadelphja
Record, Don't do that again" exclaimed
the barber, with an unwarTanted display Of
irritation. The man in the chair resented
IN somewhat lurld language this restriction
OF his personal liberty aud intimated that
he would cough whenever he felt like il,
All right, then, cough your head off but
don't blame me If cut you, returned the
barber, There was no more coughing how.
ever, and the man in the chair made his
escape without any injury But, as he paid
his check at the desk, he remarked to the
boss barber: W"
Say, you want to give some nerve tonic
to the fellow who lust shaved me
On, don mind him" replied the boss.
Hes from Colorado and he's used 10 shaw.
ing consumptiyes. He was telling me fhe
other day that he been in the business for
over 20 years and has shaved everything
from, a l6year,old boy to an octogcnaran
drun6ard, but his nerve went back ON him
when he drifted into Colorado Springs and
started to shave the con-umptiyes who hang
out there. Ever since then a man with a
cough gives him cold chills. Out there. he
tells me, not day goes by that some Hunger
doesn't get cash in his throat while being
shaved
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
PIGEONS CAUSE REUNION.
brothers separated Twenty Years
Ago Meet at II Poultry show
at EllenviIIe, NY.

Emil and Adolph Reiss, brothers, who
had been separated 20 years, met at the
Ellenyille On. " fair the other dav
Each had supposed the other dead
When boys they had great fondness
for pigeons, and both went to the fair
at Ellenville because of the exhibition
at the poultry show, where they each en-
tered number of birds. Emil, who lives
in New York, learned that certain fine
pigeons had been entered by man from
Chicago named Reiss. Adolph viewed
Emirs collection, and upon inquiry
learned the name of their owner, Bv
this time the two brothers were going
about the grounds in search of each
other. They passed and repassed in the
crowd until the New York brother
CHANGED to see a man giving out business
cards bearing the name of Reiss. Then
there was a happy recognition. Adolph
Reiss accompanied his brother to his
home in New York When the brothers
parted, 20 years ago, they intended to
meet each other the following day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
al Found So"

Mccormick, ILL.,, Sept. 2Sth,-Miss Ethe.
Bradshaw, Of this place, has written a let
ter which is remarkable for the character
Of the statements it contains. As her letter
will be read with interest, and probably with
profit by many women, it has been thought
advisable to publish it part. Among other
things Miss Bradshaw says
81 mad Kidney Trouble with the various
unpleasant symptoms which always come
with that disease, and | have found cure
l would strongly advise all who may be sui.
fering with any form of Kidney Complaint
to use Dodd's Kidney Pills, remedy which
| have found to be entirely satisfactory
This remedy is within the reach of all
and is all that it is recommended to be- |
found it so, and | therefore feel it my duty
to tell others about it,
DIR. Dunaway, Of Benton, ILL.,, uses Dodd's
Kidney Pills in his regular practice, and
says they are the best medicine for Kidney
Troubles. He claims they will cure Diabetes
in the last stages.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

The using of electric light in bath
rooms, either public or private. so il is
asserted by an English engineer, is dan
gerous in many cases. Writing to the
government Gazette he says that "the
electric-light switches most usually en-
ployed have brass covers and brass
knobs, and it is quite possible that this
metal work may be in unsupported con-
tact with the electric supply wires. In
such case a person standing on dry
wooden floor and using the switch.
would not notice any defect, but anyone
in the act Of taking a bath, or standing
with bare feet on wet or metallic floor
and attempting to turn on the light
would receive very severe shock which
would probably prove fatal even at the
comparatively low pressure of 220 volts"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

preston wherever they go. They
we're praised for their efficiency and ex-
sellent behavior by Emperor William
he king of England, the president OF
France and by the king and queen of
Portugal. All this shows that each of
rs should cultivate good manners, espe-
eially in our youth, as nothing wins ad-
aniration more quickly than correct de-
pertinent, both in private and in public.
The crown prince Of Portugal is a
charming and lovable boy. Officially he
s known as duke of Braganza. He is the
older son of King Carlos and Queen
Marie Amelie of Portugal, and a grand
son Of the famous Louis Philippe, duke
pf Orleans, for whom he was named. He
vas born at Lisbon in 1887 and reached
1is sixteenth birthday last March.
Should he be our guest next year, it is to
pc hoped that our American boys will
make as favorable an impression upon
him as he himself made upon Admiral
Cotton and his staff.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

have discovered that the depression of
hot weather and the rigors they have
been in the habit of attributing to
malaria, quickly disappear when they
use Pcruua. This is why Peruna is SO
popular with them Peruna provides
clean mucous membranes, and the clean
mucous membranes do the rest
Tfyou onot derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving n
full statement of your case and he will
he pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis,
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The chairman Sanitarum, Columbus, o.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
DUKE OF BRAGANZA.
lie IL Heir to the Throne of Portugal
and May visit United States
Next Yenr,

1t is reported from Lisbon, the capital
4 the kingdom of Portugal, that the
.rown prince of that country may visit
he United States next year. A short
line ago a squadron of American war
hips, commanded by Admiral Cotton,
listed Portugal, and the Yankee tars
1ade such fine impression upon the
ing and the people Of ancient Portugal
hat the hope is freely expressed that the
wo countries may be drawn together
loser.
Civility makes friends among nations,
S well as among persons; and we have
eason to be proud of our gallant naval
Ulcers and men VINO make a good i'm
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

Not long ago one of the judges of the
Rochester IN. " district, who is very
fond of boating, invited friend of his, a
awyer to take sail with him. At the
start the wind was brisk, and soon fresh
bned into a gale that caused the little
eraft they were in to toss and roll in a
manner that caused the lawyers fea-
lures to twist into expressive contor-
lions. The judge, noticing his friends
plight, laid a soothing hand on his Shout
Ter and said: MY dear fellow, can do
Inything for your Eyes, your honor"
.eplied the lawyer. in plaintiye tone,
YOU will greatly oblige me by overrul-
no this motion"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
Reputation Mt Stakc.

In handling fruit and vegetables one
of the common tricks is in facing the
packages, but the deception is soor
discovered, and the buyer, nine times
out of ten, is pretty sure to find out
the trick, and the sellers reputation
II he has any, is badly damaged IT.
on the other hand, care is taken to
grade and uniformity is adhered to,
an enviable reputation can be built
up which is lasting. Buyers, whether
IN the local or distant market, soon
learn the brand of the honest shipper,
Midland Farmer,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
REPTILES Had n Picnic.

While Clark Kern, one of party of
picnickers, near Bloomsbury, Pa, was
standing on a rock taking birdseye
view of the locality, he was Mortified to
see a number of large snakes racing
around the stone, as though engaged in
a game Of tag. His cries brought his
companions TO his assistance, and they
killed five rattlers, four large copper
heads and a large number Of young
snakes,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

the pain was less He began to gain
and is to-day q well boy, his life saved by
Doan's Kidney Pills.
RIDDLES MILLS XVI received the
free trial Of pills. They did me great
good. | had bladder trouble, compelling
me to get up often during night Now
sleep well no pain in neck Of bladder;
pain in back is gone, also headache. -
LNO. j. HIM.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
WORN OUT, DRAGGED OUT,

Mrs Tressie Nelson, i29 Broad St.
Nashville, Tenn writes
nAs Peruna has done me world
fgood, I feel In duty bound 10 zen
ofit. IN hopes that II may nieef fhe
eve OF some woman who has snf-
tered as have. -,
"For i've years I really did NOT
know what a perfectly Wei day
was, and IN did nor have headache,
mad backachS or a pain some
where and reaIyIife was nor worth
the eHortI made 10 keep going.
"A good friend advised me 10 use
Peruna and was glad 10 try any
thing. and I am very pleased TO say
that six bottles made a new woman
of me and have no more pains and
life looks bright again. Mrs.
TreSSie Nelson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
An Advance.

Jingle-Iknew that fellow, Storms, the
comedian, would come to the front.
Weller-Well, he has, has he?
Eyes. You remember he used to play
the part of the hind legs of the elephant
in the pantomime?"
YES"
"Well, now he's playing the front
legs, IN, Y. Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
y,rrot md Nopkev Tim.

4 Breaking out of his cage one Sunday
morning last month, monkey on ram
&aage In Hartford Comm bird store
KILLED 40 songsters of rare plumage. 1t
also destroyed so goldfish as a crowd of
Ehurehgors watched its slaughter from
lac pavement When tie monkey as
saulted six parrots the fun began. The
birds showed no mercy. They tore the
monkeys hair. scratched his eyes and
Gpoiled bis appearance generally.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
A Paper IEygrometer.

For simple paper hygrometer, it
Is recommended that white blotting
paper be saturated with a solution of
one ounce of cobalt chloride, one-half
of an ounce of sodium chloride Is
grains OF calcium chloride and one
fourth of an ounce of acacia in three
ounces of water. The following
changes of color give rough indica-
tons of the atmosphere's moisture:
Rose red, rain; pale red, very moist;
blush red, moist; lavender blue,
nearly dry; blue. dry.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
AMUSING PLAYTHING.
How to Make an odd Jucl,-in-the-Ho1
That Performs Some Funny
Tricks.

A novel iack-in-the-box toy is showr
in the sketch, The construction is yer,
simple Two half circles Of cardboard are
made into a semicircular box by gluinl
a strip of cardboard of any desired width
around the edges, just below the center
Of each diameter the ends Of a short
wooden spindle are piyoted by means Of
two large lacks driven through from the
outside One end ola short piece ofthicl
wire is fixed to the center of the spindle
The other end is fastened TO the middle
OF a wooden half hoop, and lead weight
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
HOW TO RENT LAND.
A south Carolina Planter Has "a Way
of His own for Renting Land
ON shares.

The following method of renting
/ land. which was adopted by me sew
cyal years ago, and which has given
splendid satisfaction both to myself
and tenants, may be of interest TO your
readers. Personally l believe II is the
best way we can rent land in this Sec
ton, to give the landlord the most
money per acre rent, and at the same
time improve his land, and pay tho
tenant the most money for his work.
According to written agreement,
furnish land, seed for planting, and all
fertilizers in quantities of not less than
600 pounds per acre for cotton, and 800
pounds per acre for corn, and as much
more as I see fit; tenant agrees to pre-
pare land and apply fertilizers accord
ing to my directions, to furnish all
stock, tools and labor We divide the
crops-corn, fodder, cotton and cotton
equally Last year on a farm in
this county near Campella, | used I'M
der cotton 500 pounds of compost per
acre, consisting of 200 pounds 16 per
cent. acid phosphate, 200 pounds 70 per
cent, kainit and 400 pounds Sh-2-2
guano, applied 400 pounds in the drill
and 400 pounds broadcast, and costing
me 81 fall prices,
Actual acreage result per acre:
AIS lbs, lint cotton at Sc.,.....$3 S 90
50 lbs, seed cotton at 75c...,.. G 90
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

dM2mney6ag;-aHow did your banquet g,
Banklurk-Not as well as it might, yo,
know. The toastmaster called ON gentle
man who had lost an arm and a leg 10 an
swer to the toast of "Or Absent Members
Stray Stories -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

TUrrrrr- as a wash for coops, perches
nest boxes and the sides of the houses
The best managers on the farm
are not those who work all the time
but those who find some time every
day for a little rest. A man will wear
longer and better If he does.
Dust for the chickens is essential
Put boxes of fine, dry, foury road,
dust where the fowls can battle" in it,
Sprinkle it freely on perches, on floors,
on droppings. Furnish it in abundance.
Cattle feeders often purchase infe-
rior grades of steers because they can
buy them So much cheaper than they
can good, high grades. This shows
that high grades sell at higher prices
than do scrubs. 1t costs no more to
raise the high grade than it does the
scrub.
There is no specie of poultry that
can be raised with as little grain feed
as geese They are natural grass eat
ers, and after the young goslings be-
come large enough they will run in a
good pasture, with plenty of pure
water, and will need but little grain.
The whole mission of the steer is
to convert feed into beef, and the
quicker he converts a given amount of
feed into reef, the more pounds of beef
he will get for the food consumed
Keep the animal busy every day at its
proper work, from birth to sale day.
Theirs is one thing that prevents
the farmer from adopting regular
hours foc beginning and ending his
days work. He has no roof over his
fields. and frequently rains interfere
with the progress of his work. Sin.a
he can not make it rain nights and
Sundays he has to have more or lesI
irregular hours.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

Occasionally we have an experience
that arouses suspicion in us that we
really haven't much ore sense than
We used to have after all-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

=, Papa" said little Tommy Taddells
what is the game of authors% The game
O.. authors, Tommy" replied Mr.. Taddells,
us to sell their books smart Set.
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Total per acre ...,.........,$44 90
One-half of which was mine, $22 less
81 for fertilizers, giving net profit of
SIS per acre as rent from land that
cost sia.25 per acre.
From the above it will be seen that
the tenant received $22 per acre just
for his stock and labor, and didn't have
any fertilizer bill or lien on his crop to
haunt him during the year. This was
more than he ever realized, so he says,
from his own laud.-H. j, S.. in Dixie
farmer
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
~ cough cure.-J w. O'Brien, 800 Third
Ave, n, Minneapolis. MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
HERE AND THERE

Zee rural delivery is helping the
sy wherever it is used. One of
snditions is that the roads must
bit in good condition.
he heaviest tax on the farm comes
ignorance. 1t may be largely
led by intelligent study of good
papers.
be well-bred steer pays you a
profit on every bushel of corn
very pound Of hay he eats. Does
Rrub do it?
me is cheap, is a good disinfect-
4 e5asily secured and is one of
psf purifiers, and should be used
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
Pleasant Time in Prospect.

The Victim-Gracious, mani Are you 60.
ing to shave me with that razor?
Barber-That will do all right. rely on
my strength Stray Stories.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

Do not yield to misfortunes, but meet them
with fortitude. Virgil.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

What must do is all that concerns me. not
what the people think Emerson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
THE TRAMP OF THE PLOWMAN
Things to BE Considered in Getting
the Best Results With Lcnst
Expenditure of Energy.

Fall blowing time is at hand, and
the Dlowman will do well to consider
how he can get the most work accom-
plished with the least effort, The hit
or miss method means immense loss
Of energy, large part of which may
be saved by careful computation. The
width of the furrow plowed has much
to do with the expense of energy. A
man who walks ten miles on a good
road feels tired How much more tired
will he feel after walking ten miles
over plowed ground holding onto the
handles of plow? A man, in blowing
an acre of land in burrows seven inches
wide, will travel 1875 miles; in S-inch
burrows he will travel 1874 miles; in
9-inch burrows, IL miles; in 10-inch
burrows, 9-9-10 miles; in 11-inch fur
rows, 9 miles; in 12-inch furorws, 81
miles; in 13-inch burrows, " miles,
and in 14-inch burrows, Z miles. The
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03

No muss or failures made with Putnam
Fadeless Dyes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-10-03
To Cure n Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc.
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furrow possible, that will thor
pulverize the soil, should be
A good team is an economizer
pr, for a man will not have to
as far in following u heavy
as a light one, for the reason
wider furrow can be turned
M Enrrnnr