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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Teachers Examination.


Notice is hereby given to all per
sons who contemplate taking the
spring examinations, that they will
be held aAfollows, to-wit
For wrss~ teachers Apr. 3D. and
4th and 18th aud 18th at the court
For colored teachers Apr. 10th
and 18th and 24th and 25 at the
colored school building. Each ex-
animation will comprise two days
and begin promptly at 9 O'Clock a. m,
S, NJ, Thomas
Co. Supt. Ed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows;
~ was in an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow eyes sunken, tongue
coated, a pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up, Then was advised to use Electric
Bitters; to my great joy the first bottle
made decided Improvement. Leon
tinued their use for three weeks and am
now a well man. I know they robbed
the grave Of another victim. " No one
should fail to try them. Only so cts,
guaranteed by j, f. Jones, druggist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
Others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
of food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion reallyfeeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample.
Scott B Bovine, Chemists, 400 Pearl St., New York
soc. aud 81 LOO all druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

There was 4 big sensation in Leesville
Ind, when W II Brown of that place,
who was expected to die, had his life
saved by DR.. King New Discovery for
Consumption He writes: 81 endured
insufferabe agonies from Asthma, but
your New Discovery gave me immediate
relief ard soon thei eafter effected a com
plete cure. Similar cures of Consump.
ion, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip
are numerous It's the peerless remedy
fer all throat and Jung troubles. Price
SOC and 81 Guaranteed by J.F. Jones,
druggist. Trial bottles free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
United Confederate Veterand.
One Cent A Mile to New Orleans.

For the Annual Reunion at New
Orleans, Mag 1922, the Mobile
and Ohio R. r., will sell tickets to
New Orleans and return at above
rate, limited for return to May Oath,
with privilege of extension to June
10TH, 1908. Side trip tickets at
rate of one first class fare plus 25c
for the round trip Will be sold from
New Orleans. Ask your nearest
ticket agent or write Harvey e..
Jones, Jr., T. P. A., NJ. & 0. r. r,
Jackson, Tenn, for full particulars,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that Dewitt 8 Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the mar
ket that is made from the pure unadul-
terated witch hazel, DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve has cured thousands of ca.
ses of piles that wonld not yield to any
other treatment, and this fact ha.
brought out many worthless counter
feits. Those persons who get the gen
uiue DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve are
never disappointed, because it cures.
Edw. NJ. Murphey.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
WANTED.

Fifteen teams to haul logs at Wa.
balak Station, good wages, long hauls
long jobs. Also 10 road wagons
and teams to haul heading bolts.
Settlements weekly, Reference,
Merchants and Farmers Bank, Ma
con c. S. BACON & Co.
4th-4th-2t c. L. Knight Mgr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Uen. w II Jackson

Nashville, March 3O,-General
w. II. jackson a noted confederate
cavalry leader during the civil war,
when he bore the sobriQuet of "red'
Jackson, died at his home, Belle
Meade, near here this evening He
was in his 68th year and has been in
failing health for more than year
and dangerously so for weeks past.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Walks Without Clutches.

was much afflicted with sciatica,
writes Ed. C. Mud, Iowaville, Sedge
wick Co., Kan, ''going about on crut
ches and suffering deal of pain. was
induced to try Ballard Snow Liniment
which relieved me. used three SOC
bottles 1t is the greatest liniment ev-
er used; haye recommended it to nun.
Der OF persons. all express themselves
as being benefited by it. now walk
without crutches, able to perform a
great deal Of light labor on the farm. -
25c, SOC and ST at j. F. Jones,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

NJ. Curle, a French scientist has
discovered that radium emits heat.
The discovery may be valuable but
as the stuff sells for 100000 a
pound it is not likely to take the
place Of coal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
5000 California. 80 90.

One way second class colonist
tickets will be sold daily during
March and April at above rate from
all main line cupon points on the
Mobile and Ohio R. R., St. Louis
to Meridian. inclusive. Ask your
home agent or write Jno. NJ. Beall,
A. 6. P. A, st, Louis, for full in
formation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

The most remarkable feature Of the
Postofffce Department scandal APP
pears to be the fact that alleged cor
ruption is largely the result of the
influence of individual members of
Congress.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

NJ. NJ. Austin, of Winchester, Ind,
knew what to do in the hour of need -
His wife had such an unusual case of
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought Of and
tried Dr.. King New Life Pills and she
got relief at once and was finally cured,
Only 25 cts, at ], f, Jones, drug store
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

We call the attention Of teachers
and all friends of education to the
notice elsewhere in these columns of
the next meeting of the State Teach
ers' Association, Every theacher
and school trustee ought to make an
earnest effort to attend this meeting.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
doing 70 Canton?

In the city of CUnton, in our State
on April $3.50, occurs the State Sun
day School Convention. The inter
est is already beginning to grow,
and the prospect is for large at
tendance of ministers and Sunday
School Workers. Mr.. Marion Law
rance, General Secretary of the In
transitional Sunday School Conven
ton will be one of the speakers
Also Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, In
ternational Field Worker. For pro
grams and further particulars, apply
to the State President, Isaac D. Dor
ders, 'Brooksville, Or T. L. Ira wick
Chairman, Crystal Springs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

Again Secretary Shaw has come
to the relief of Wall Street. That
unique and delicate presidential
boom requires this sort of careful
nursing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
ANNOYING EMENT

Notice is hereby given that an examina
ton ion candidates tor County superinten.
dent Of NoXuhee County, will be held by
me, by direction of State Supt. Whitfield
at Court House in Macon, May Sth and 9th
This examination will embrace the follow.
ing subjects: Reading, Spelling, Arithme,
tic, Mental Arithmetic. Geography, Civil
Government, Physiology, Physics, Compo.
sition, Grammar, Mississippi History, Uni
ted States History and School Law.
Respectfully,
-mch2S4t VIC. SANS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Half Rates to New Orleans

Account National Manufacturers A'so-
citation meeting, New orleans, April 10 to
II, and American Medical Association
meeting, New orleans, May 5-S, Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Agents will sell tickets
at rate OF one fare for the round trip. ASK
your home agent or write Jno. NJ. BsaI
A. G. p. A., st. Louis, for particulars.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Colored Mass Meeting.

PIl0liUtl
10 inform its MANY resders of the
good citizens meeting held at Pau
lett. Miss. last Friday night.
There were 2jO people present as
Prof s. Il. Wilson SPACED no time IN
arranging for this assembly.
The speaker, DR.. d. w. Sherrod
wa, introduced af er the devotional
exercises were over.
The iutoduccr were Prof. ). Il.
/ Wilson of Belmont HIGH School and
Wm. Atkinson pastor and Prin, of
rs MS. and W. aachmade appro-
MISUNDERSTANDING the speak
DR. Shorrod spoke ON the needs
our rae, and the great change we
INNS. under go to become u more
nrospsruu- race,
NJ, .I.a ST.. for Ii Tie aim and
pnrgosa o. Nero Iudustrid League
wM.l..i|I meet in Macon April IL
1905 n. re Wr,-lIouse.
lie also named as the object Of
IN csc meeting both local and gen
yraI, the llIIOwiu.
f. TO cement our people closer o
getber Race love.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

The negroes of Mr.. Hanna's home
town have appealed to the crowned
heads of Europe to protect them
from their enemies, the Americans.
In the light of Mr.. Hanna's recent
ex-slave pension bill we are not al
together surprised.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

There are some very able demo-
Gratis who will employ their leisure
hours this summer preparing to il
lustrate a tariff story on the floors
of Congress which will show up the
republican party in pitiabIo light,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Good for Children.

The pleasant to take and harmless One
Minute Cough Cure gives immediate re
lief in all cases of Coughs, Group and
LaGrippe, because it does not pass i'm.
mediately into the stomach bat takes eff
feet right at the sent of the trouble. 1t
draws out the inflammation, heals and
soothes and cures permanently by ena-
bling the lungs to contribute pure lie.
giving and life sustaining oxygen to The
blood and tissues.
Edw. M. Murphey.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
If any of your subscribers know
any thing that will destroy the irish
potato pests, known as slugs, he OF
she will confer an immense favor on
the whole of our section by publish.
ing in the Beacon.
r r WYArr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04

"A ueighbor ran in with bottle OIL
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and D'ar
rhoea Remedy when my son was suffer
inc with severe cramps and was giyer
up as beyond hope by my regular ply
stefan. who stands high in his profess
sion. After administering three doses
Of it my son regained consciousness anc
recovered entirely within twenty'foul
hours, " says Mrs. Mary Haller, of Mt.
Crawford, Va, Sold by Edw, NJ Muir
phey, Macon, Hamilton & Meek, Brooks
Vile.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Forty Hives.

| have for sale about forty hives of
bees, for various prices.
JOHN HAUENsTEIN.
Marc Il I'm Macon Miss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Meeting of state Teac ors' ASso'''
tiou Vicksburg, April go
NAV q

You cannot afford to miss TINS me'u"e'
a. b,pin AZ once tomaGe your preparations
- .tt.pd. Trains make direct connection
At Jackson and put you into NieS'ours !"
time for the free trolley 'tdc over 'ae Guy y,
nm FRIDAY ,neruoou the Association VIII
take Arrest and enjoy free excursion o."
IN, river. Come prepared to a''eho '"o
rec,n,iop also. Hotel. and boarding
houses have put rate. down amt you eau
choose your own accommodation at y pr
d,y.up. Railroads Will give reduced rates
ons fare and IS cents, YOU can s''
round trip ticket for one fare, purchase
straight ticket and get certificate .'O"'
.rcut 40 YOU can return for one-lhird l're,
This will be the greatest educallonA'
meeting the teachers of Mississippi hAYe
ever had and you must be there.
Programs will be mailed out AOo"'
April /,
Respectfully,
TIP. SCoTT, Sec. NJ, T. A.
N.B.-Eyery person who is interested
=. -l,a,t;nn ia altpibla To membership HnU
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Good for Rheumatism

Last fall / was taken with very Sc
we're attack Of muscular rheumausm'
which caused me great pain and annoy
apce After trying several prescriptions
and rheumatic cures, l decided to use
Cbamberlain's Pain Balm, which ! had
seen advertised in the South Jerseyman.
After two application, Of this Remedy
was much better, and after using one
bottle was completely cured. Saline
Harris, Salem, N. For sale by EdW
NJ Mulphey, Macon. Hamilton Il MeeS
BrOoksvi,le,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-04
Rn.nectfnllN.

TIP. SCOTT, Sec. NJ, T. A.
N.B.-Eyery person who is interested
in education is eligible to membership aho
is cordially invited to attend this meeting
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03

regiments of infantry and one regi-
ment of rifemen.
Gen. Wilkinson was relieved as com
mander-in-chief in January 1912. Gen.
Dearborn succeeding him for the war
with, Great Britain Mauy additions to
the army were authorized during that
war, the greatest strength reached be-
ing 3,495 officers and 59179 men, in
one regiment of light artillery, corps
of artillery, d regiment of rangers and
sea fencibleS.
At the end of the war the strength
was fixed at 674 officers and lilo
men, in a corps of engineers, regi-
ment of light artillery, corps of ar
tillery, eight regiments of infantry,
and one regiment of rif1emen; and
Major-Gen- Jacob Brown became
senior officer.
After another six years the army.
was reorganized, with a staff corps,
four regiments of artillery and seven
of infantry, the total strength being
$40 officers and 5,5so men. When Gen.
Brown died in 1928 Gen. Macomb was
directed to take command of the army
the first officer ordered to that duty,
the earlier commanders-in-chlef ex-
cepI Washington, being merely seniors
1OI tHS tIIuG DGlHS-
Macomb held office for thirteen
years. In 1882 a battalion of mounted
rangers was authorized, the strength
of the army being $50 officers and
6,540 men; in 1888 the rif1emen were
discontinued and regiment of dra-
goOns enlisted, the authorized strength
being placed at 599 officers and 6,595
men; three years later, when second
regiment of dragons was provided,
the strength became SAT officers and
1910 men, and two years later still, In
1888 anotheru (eighth) regiment of
infantry having been formed, it was
placed at 735 officers and IL ,S04 men.
The Mexican war was fought very
largely by volunteers, but the regu-
lar army was increased until it con-
sisted of ,353 officers and 29,512 men,
in three regiments of dragons, a regi-
ment of mounted rifiemen, four regi-
ments of artillery, sixteen of infantry,
and regiment of volunteers. This
last body was not the same as the
state volunteer organizations Gen.
Scott had succeeded Macomb in 1S41
and held Office until Nov 6, 1861, when
he retired.
After the Mexican war the piping
| was cut down by two-thirds, so that it
consisted of Ss2 officers and 9,426
men, In 1855 it was increased to
| 1,040 officers and 1928 men. This
was the strength of the old army
| 1t was just about doubled for the
civil war, reaching a total of zoos
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03
Mixed Rations for Farm Horses.

Mixed Rations for Farm Horses.
Many horse feeders regard oats as
almost necessary. and it is doubtless
true that in large regions of the onai-
ed States the most common ration TOT
horses consists of oats and hay, Win
an occasional bran mash. In the
South and West corn seems to be the
most common feed, especially in rurai
districts Many experiments nave
been reported which support the
theory that horses may be satisfac~
torlly fed and reasonable com mbination
or wholesome materials which supplies
the required nutrients in due proper
ton. In other words, protein and en-
ergy are required by the animal body
rather than any special feed. Beiiev-
ing that more horses should be raised
and that an economic system of feed
ing would he an incentive to horse
breeders, G. w. Rurkett of the New
Hampshire Station, recently studied
the comparative value of a number or
mixed rations with the station farm
horses during period of two years.
The rations were so planned that an
abundance of nutritive material was
supplied by grain mixtures which were
cheaper than oats. Throughout the
greater part of the experimental period
hay was fed with the grain. During
a part of the time corn fodder was
used. The comparative merits of the
following five rations were studied in
the first test: Hay 10 pounds, bran 2
pounds, corn pounds, and gluten feed
6 pounds; hay 10. bran 2, corn 6. oats
8; hay 10, corn 8, and bran Z; hay 10,
corn 8, linseed oil meal 4; and hay 10,
cottonseed meal /, bran and corn S.
Each of the five horses included in the
investigation received one of the ra-
tions for one month. the rations being
rotated, so that during the five months
of the test each horse was fed all the
rations. The following were some OF
the conclusions arrived at:
Any food stuff or combination of
food stuffs furnishing the desirable
nutrient at least cost should be con-
sidered in preparing rations for horses
A mixture of bran and corn, half and
mani, is a good Substitute for corn
and oats for feeding work horses
timothy hay for winter feeding Of
horses because of its feeding value,
the yield per acre and commercial
value. A change from a grain mix
ture, consisting partially of linseed
oil meal, slowly or abruptly, does not
cause decrease of weight in horses
il a proper substitute ration is fed
The average total cost per year for
actual food supply per horse was
$74.32. The average cost for food per
hours work done during two years
was 3.4 cents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03

OF foot artillery, was placed under the
senior officer, Major Josiah Harmer,
commander-in-chief by brevet as lieu
tenant-colonel. There were 700 men
in the army then.
In 1889, after the constitutional GOV
ernment had got into working order,
the army was enlarged to forty-slx
officers and $40 men. In March, 1871,
the army was still further increased
until it consisted of 104 officers and
2,12S men. Arthur st. Clair was COM
missioned Major General, and ipso
facto became ommander-in-c CHIEF,
whereupon Col. Harmer resigned
In March, 1892, the legion was
brought into our army. 1t consisted of
four regiments of infantry. four COM
panies of dragons and four compan-
les of rif1emen, with a total of 25S
officers and 5,136 men. Major General
Anthony Wayne became generalin-
chief of the Army of the Frontier, a
post which he held until Dec. Is, 1886,
when he died. He was followed by
Major-Gen. James Wilkinson, who re-
manned senior officer until July 2, 1898
There was fear of war with
France, and Washington, who had left
the presidency fifteen months earlier,
was made lieutenant-general and COM
mander-in-chief; and on March 8, 1899,
the army was enlarged, and the rank
of general was created for him. He
never was commissioned in that rank
however, and died lieutenant-g general.
The army had been enlarged mean
time, its authorized strength being
placed at two regiments of artillerists
and engineers, four regiments of dra-
goons, forty regiments of infantry
and one regiment and one battalion of
rif1emen. Its total was 2,447 officers
and 1872 men. Major-Gen. Alexander
Hamilton was senior officer.
When the danger of war was over
the army was cut down with great ra-
pidity, the act of May IA, 1900, looping
men OFF right and left until only two
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03

officers and 37,264 men. divided
among a staff corps, six cavalry, five
artillery and nineteen infantry regi
ments. The end of the war did not
cause a reduction, however. Instead,
the army was increased until, in the
staff corps, ten regiments of cavalry,
five of artillery, and forty-five of in
fantry, it had 3,O36 officers and 54 ,641
men.
Three years later, in 1869, twenty
regiments of infantry were disbanded
and the authorized strength was fixed
at 2,277 officers and 35, ,036 men; and
in 1874, with the same number of
regiments, only $4,000 men were
permitted
Twenty-four years passed without
change in the army strength In
March, 1898, two regiments of artil-
4ery was added, the officers then num-
bering 2,137 and the men 26,610; and
six weeks later the strength was in
creased for the Spanish war to 2,246
officers and 62.473 men,
This was increased in 1899 to 2,2s5
officers and 65, 900 men. and then, in
1901, came a reorganization which
has given us, besides the staff corps,
fifteen regiments of cavalry, a corps
infantry with $500 officers and a
maximum enlisted strength of 1OO, 900
men. The actual strength at present
is fixed at 1856 men,
Since Gen. Scott retired, the army
has been commanded by Major-Gen.
Mcclellan, Major-Gen- Halleck, Gen.
Grant, lieutenant-general and general;
Gen Sherman, Gen. Sheridan, as lieu
tenant-general and general; Gen.
Schofield as major general and lieu
tenant general, and Gen Miles as
major-general and Acknowledgement
New York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03
UNCLE SANS FORCES
HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Enlarged and Reduced at Necessity's
Demand, 1t Has Gone Through Many
Fiuctuations-The Various Com
manderS.

The army of the United States, de-
pending upon and governed by the
national legislature more directly than
the army of any other country, has
from the very beginning of our nation
al existence reflected the necessities
of the country by the way in which 1t
has expanded or contracted to meet
existing conditions. 1t may be doubt
ed if any other army went through so
many fluctuations of size as ours has
done.
After Washington gave up his com
mand at Fraunce's Tavern in Decem-
Der, 1888, Gen. Henry Knox as senior
officer became commander-in-chief,
holding Office until June, 1874, when
he was mustered out along with most
of the army The rest, consisting OF
q regiment of infantry and battalion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-03
Care of Sheep.

A Canadian shepherd says: The
lamb crop, like any other, to be sue
cessful, must be prepared for before
hand; therefore, as the breeding sea-
son approaches the ewes ought to be
getting in good condition, and it can
not be done easier than by giving
them the run of the stubble-delde
after the grain is stacked. Before the
breeding season is over the winter
will have set in, and the flock will be
in their winter quarters. No elabo-
rate building is necessary. A hay
rack running round the inside, with
small door in the center, just large
enough for one sheep to go in and
out when the big door is shut Il
must be dry and entirely free from
drafts for the sheep to do well; 30x60
feet will be ample accommodation for
a hundred good-sized Z ewes, until
lambing time. The winter feed should
be wild hay, oat straw or oat sheaves
They may be allowed to run at the
oat stack, If care is taken to remove
the overhanging portions as they eat
it away from under, to prevent the
chaff from getting into their wool
The hay is fed in the rack inside, and
only what they will eat up clean. Al
ways Cream out L06 RACKS DGIOr0 the
next feeding l have often heard it
said that sheep won't drink water.
but that is a mistake: they will drink
large quantities of water at the right
time and place. They won't drink
out of a water hole on a cold day, but
watered in their pens and in troughs.
a hundred head win drink almost two
barrels day. / think good water il
most important. Keep salt where they
can get it at all times, summer and
winter.