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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
CLOUDBURST IN INDIANA.
County Commissioner Raymond and
From Church Near HenryyiIle.

Henryyille, Ind, April ia cloud.
burst at noon Sunday, flooded this
part of Clark county, and did great
damage, The heavy fall of water has
extended north as far as Sellersburg
and Seymour. County Commissioner
Raymond and wife were drowned
while crossing Blue Lick creek after
church. The waters had risen SO rap
idly that their buggy was swept away,
Both bodies were recovered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Daughters of oontederaey.

The annual convention of the
Mississippi Division of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy will
be held this year ON June 3 at Water
Valley, Mrs. Helen D. Bell, the
State president, has received reports
which warrant the belief that the at
tendance will be the largest in the
history Of the organization. Dur
ing the past year a large number Of
new local chapters have been organ
lied in various parts of the State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
USES OF CORPORATIONS.
Through Them the small Capital of
Individuals Goes Into Large
Enterprises,

The discovery was made long before
our time hat piece of property or a
new enterprise could be given mobility
and diyisibiIity by putting the title to
its ownership into transferable shares
The creation of share companies er.
abIes the small capital of individuals
to be gathered into the large funds
necessary 10 build factories and rail
ways 1t divides the risk of an under
taking among many persons, and
places the enterprise beyond the acci-
dents of single human existence by
giving il fictitious body lowered by
law with perpetual life, writes Charles
A. Conant, in Atlantic.
To give mobility to the shares thus
created, it is necessary that they
should have market. 1t would be
comparatively useless to divide an en-
terprise into shares If there were no
means of transferring these shares
readily from hand to hand. Therefore,
a market for the shares and bonds is
Sued DY Such enterprises is one OF the
vital necessities of their creation. Such
market is afforded by the stock ex-
change. The fact that the stock mar
ket is sometimes abused by people who
go into it in gambling spirit, who
know nothing of its purposes and who
are incapable of understanding the
mighty influences which dominate it,
is noreason for treating it as a harm
full eNcrescence on the body polite.
Railways have not been abolished be-
cause a locomotive runs over men occa-
sionally and kills them; banks have not
been abolished because one occasion
ally suspends; and If enlightened judg-
ment had been used. legislation would
never have been enacted in Germany
and seriously considered in other coun-
tries for stamping out or hampering
the operations of the stock and pro-
duce markets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
COSTLY LESSON IN SEEMING.
A Two.Pound Catfish that Cost Five
st. Louis Amateur Fishermen
Eighty Dollars,

East St Louis, ILL.,, April PA sin
gle catfish weighing about two
pounds, cost John Beverly, John Gire-
ly, Thomas Strauss, Walter Emery
and Edward Wilson, totai u $50 ia
fines and costs for an alleged violation
of TIE state game laws in using
sein, the mesh of which was smaller
than allowed w. law
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
CRAzED MAN RUNS OVERHEARD
Sailor Becomes Violently Insane and
Attempts 10 Murder Entire
Crew ON "A Schooner.

Newark, \. j., April 13,-John T..
Larsen, a sailor of the schooner Mary
\, Hall, became violently insane to-
day and tried to murder the crew, He
slashed Andrew NJ. johnson, so he
may die. In running to escape from
the captain and mate Of the Hall Lar
sen fell overheard and was drowned.
larsen had been melancholy for sew
eral days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Aberdeen's Factory.

The promoters of the pants and
clothing factory that has beer under
way at Aberdeen some time, an
nounce that the enterprise is finally
consummatcd, and that the charter
will be at once applied for, organi22-
ton perfected and construction WORK W..
commenced as soon as those prc!m~
narics ara cotplctcd. The faetoay
is capitalized At $4,000, and az !
ranpcments have been made for IL
nancing it in all respects.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

w. N. Hendricks, 80 years old and
married, met an awful death in the
cotton mills at Henderson, Ky. In
some manner he was caught between
the elevator cage and the ground
floor as the cage passed to the base
ment. His chest was crushed and his
neck broken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

BE- PEDESTRIANS along tne central
Eon eff Washington street IN a
Elrg, Ia'I "ceN' were , treated a
highly ..o-'.IoIl9i ana IaV'ier Z
|ng ep'soo. II tHe matter ol
|nfgaiIe a.'DIIGa'Ioh ol d COW
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Accident Resulted Fatally.

W. A. Glover, the young section
foreman employed by the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley Road, at Jack.
son, who accidentally shot himself a
few days ago, is dead. Glover was
experimenting work near the Van
Wlnkle neighborhood, and, while
STOPPING over, his pistol fell from
his pocket and struck the rail. The
weapon was discharged and the bull
let struck the young man in the
chest, the ball lodging near the
spine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

Edward S Armstrong, a prominent
man Of Hawkins county, Tenn, died,
as the result of a knife wound in
fiicted by George Feathers. Arm
strong was found In the woods lying
in pool Of blood. lie revived suf-
ticiently to tell who stabbed him,
Feathers is in iaiI at RogersyiIIe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
mir Storape House burned.

The immense storage house Of the
birmingham Fertilizer Co., in East
Birmingham Ala, said to be operated
in the interests of the Virginia-Caro-
lima Chemical Co., was completely de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being esti-
mated at $225,O0O. The cause of the
Hrn L. ~, In nAur,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

Sam Trace killed Logan Elan, and
Sidney Elam, the murdered mans son,
avenged his fathers death by killing
Trace on the White Fork Of johnson
river, in Morgan county, Ky. Young
Elan surrendered and was placed III
Jail at West Liberty. The Elams and
Traces were relatives and neighbors,
and the killings grew Cit Of family
fend
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Memorial Meeting.

The Clarke county bar held a me-
mortal meeting at Quitman last week
in honor of Justice Samuel II. Ter
raj. and after several eulogies by
prominent members of the bar on
the life and character of Justice Ter
raj, appropriate resolutions were
read and adopted,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Kentucl,inn Kills His Brother.

John Metcalf shot and killed his
brother, Ben Metcalf, at the home
of their father, on White Lick creek,
in Girrard county. KY as the result
of a quarrel John Metcalf was ar
rested. He claims that he shot his
brother in self-defense.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

A call has been issued for a meet
in of southern clothing manufactur-
ers, to be held at Atlanta, Ga. on
May 10. 1t is understood that the pur-
pose Of the meeting is to form an or
ganization for mutual benefit in fix
ing a uniformity of prices,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

My dear" said Mrs Cawker to her
daughter, when you are at Mrs Cum
SOS this afternoon | hope you won't
think of repeating that bit OF gossip
about Mrs. Gilfoyle that Mrs. Fosdick
told us this afternoon"
Why mammal"
"WeA, because it would be uugener-
Gus and unkind, and don't think Mrs
Giltoyle would like it told; and, be.
sidess | want to tell il to Mrs, Cumso
myself, Stuart Set.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

Buffalo, n. Y, April 12,-At the Pen
mel inquest the last statement of the
dead lawyer, in which he protested
his innocence of the Burdick murder,
was read. Judge Murphy rendered a
verdict to the effect that the theory
that Pennell committed suicide had
NOT bepn established.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
A defender of Women.

Because he is said to have made an
insulting remark about a Louisville
woman, c. L. Watson went 800 miles,
from Indiana to Chattanooga, Tenn,
to administer u drubbing to W. j.
Pistor. Watson claims to have been
connected with the Chicago and New
York papers, and is now travelling for
a New York firm. He found Pistor
in the Read house and knocked him
TO the floor, splitting his nose and dis
figuring his face. He then sent Pistor
note, saying that he would whip
him every time they met
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

G. H. Sims, collection clerk for the
Capital City national bank Of Atlanta,
Ga, was arrested by United States
Deputy Marshal Scott on warrant
sworn out by President Speer of the
bank, charging Sims with embezzling
the sum of $4,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
''ruck Down by burglar.

Pannie Rubush, living in the
end Of Jackson, was found ly-
/ 'lof front gallery last week in
[4'gooscIous state from blows on
|,'p In the night a negro en-
'uy mouse, presumably for rob
| f. a-' AIRS Rubush got up to
|. En- him away. The negro
\ \ Nc. ,or and fled. She staggered
IT, poIca a and fell, 1t is believed
|pt p+ Will recover, though serious
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
C,,v County Mail Service.

With five new rural free delivery
routes recently established in Clay
county, the more thicLly populated
sections are now thoroughly coy-
cred by this service. Clay county
probably has more free delivery
routes than any county in the State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Sp,,w Falls in the Rockies.

Denver, Col, April 13.-About three
inches of snow fell on the eastern
slope of the Rocky mountains in Wy
oming and Colorado during Sunday,
l. will prove of great benefit to grass
on the ranges and boon to stock
men and farmers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
standard OH safe Cracked.

Safe blowers cracked the safes Of
the Atlanta (Ga1 office Of the Stand
ard Oil Co. and secured $500 in money
and So ono in checks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

H.. u lIer, the white man who
|, MY Oy a negro by the name of
|s,s, \ some weeks ago, died in the
,',aIll ,e,ail IN Vicksburg last week,
'''oIt Of his wounds. He had
|5o,it,sa year previous emptied his
| E,ns @,gr INTO the negro and had
Fl. AMY to kill him next time,
| M aipSro seeing him approach
NJ, ~ia secured his shotgun and
h ~ ,lie result as above stated.
\ 4 @'s :, 0GCn in Jail awaiting The
Fa Hers wound.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Heavy Foreign Letter Mail.

New York, April u. An immense
amount of mail was brought 10 New
York by the White stal Liner Teu
tonic, which has Just arrived There
were s! 1870 letters alone
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Charles Rietti, formery
cashier of the Cumberland Telephone
Co. at Jackson, Miss, who is alleged
to be short $1,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
coro,p Coronation Postponed.

Washington, April 12.-Word has
come by cable to the state depart
mept from Minister Allen, at Seoul
Corea. that the coronation celebration
has been postponed until autumn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Grist MIn Bmrned.

I. ], Minshaw's grist mill was
burned at Laurel, Miss. The origin
of the blaze is unknown, but incen-
diarism is suspected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
New Industry for GuIfport.

An Atlanta (Ga) company, capital
lied at S250,000, will erect a cotton
seed ell mill and fertilizer plant at
Gulfrort, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

William c. Oates, Jr., of Alabama,
was discharged from the West Point
military academy, having been found
deficient in his studies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Trial Postponed.

Former Heut,-Gov. Hllman, Of
South Carolina, secured a continue
ance till next June in the ease in
which he is charged with killing Edi'
tor Gonzales, of Columbia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Residence Burned.

The handsome residence Of f. L.
Morgan was destroyed by fire at
Greenwood, Miss. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ancc, $500.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

he a Doneson February in
the federal forces did more heroic service than the Illinois battery com
Mcister his the
opening which
gun had wheel and had to take off the
then moved the slope of the
of it, and the pieces by hand until
The reco would throw the back
of sight continued the fight until the ~my battery
sLenCedN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18

A temporary injunction was issued
at Atlanta, Ca, restraining members
of the Typographical union from in
terfering with men who desire to
work
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
piseonraelng Renorts from Gcorela.

f"ports from Georgia Indicate Sc
riors shortage in the ereps on 40,
count OF bad weutaer conditions,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-04-18
Captured Illicit sun.

United States marshals captured an
Illicit still and 500 gallons of beer
near Eastman, Miss. Enos Fowler,
owner of the place, was arrested.
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village types-chiehy humorous, as most
village types really are-in a story re-
hecting the placidity of village life.
Drawn From Life.
He did not have TO search far for in
spiration. Born and brought up in a
central New York village. bis quick
perceptions. particularly his keen sense
of humor. found 2 wealth of material
among his early neighbors. have visit
ed that little village of TuHy. in the
Genesee valley, and have seen the coun-
terparts of a dozen of the characters in
York State Folks" walking the streets
One of them, the prototype Of my own
Simon Peter Martin. was a relative
OF the author. Another, after whom Sid
man patterned the village band leader
of the play, pompously presented me
with his card. which read Melvin
Smith. Baseball Criterion" And the
village actually looked up to him as a
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splendidly played by finished actor in
full sympathy by training, association
and feeling with his role
All in all. there has not In years been
such unanimity in praise Of a player and
play. Mansfield remains in New York
only until November 9. Then he goes to
Pittsburg for a week on the way to
Chicago. On his way to Boston for the
holidays he plays odd Heidelberg" in
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and AL
bany. In January and February he
plays the larger cities of the Atlantic
seaboard and New Orleans: st. Louis.
Cincinnati and Cleveland will see ''Old
Heidelberg In the spring. and then
Mansfield goes to San Francisco. where
he appears for the first time in nine
years.
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agreed that Prince Karl Heinrich is the
most charming, as well as the most ar
tistic creation Of Mansfield since Beau
Brummel. and "Old Heidelberg they
stamped as the best comedy Of a gem
GRAFTON.
'InpeI sonations of wilder. stormier
force he has often accomplished" writes
William Winter, but. as the old fable
aptly teaches, the sun is stronger than
the wind; the highest power is marked
not by violence but by serenity. Achieve
ments of this order maintain the dignity
of the dramatic art and prove its value !;
not simply because they reveal the actor,
but because they benefit the audience. -
Cynical Alan Dale fairly bubbled with
praiseful enthusiasm: "'Old Heidelberg
is more than pretty and idyllic. II
touches. II rejuvenates. Go and get
your wrinkles pressed out. Be young. "
Erudite Henneker, of the Sun
among many enthusiastic bursts said:
Mansfield seemed very youthful. He
is quite slender and romped gaily over
the scene. His wig is auburn and he
kissed his sweetheart so long, so lInger-
ingly that henceforth the Mansfield
kiss shall be blazoned in history with
the Abbott and Nethersole kisses"
The impersOnal critic of the ''Tele-
gram wound up a three-colunm paean
with this toothsome paragraph: ITO the
disiIlusionized and the world-weary Old
Heidelberg is recommended 1t will
drive away the blues, it will bring back
summer and the sun. and those dear
lost days Of ones tropic youth"
Whoever writes on the Herald" said:
1T was the universal verdict at the last
curtain that a more artistic. refined and
finished production of play Of the kind
has rarely, If ever. been given in New
York Through all moved the central
and lovable figure Of the young prince,
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which, from the very fact Of moral con-
;rast. given point TO the lessons taught
by her unhappy life.
And yet. she is only one Of the multi
tude after all. She has her place upon
the stage: hut she does not hold 1t so
much because OF her past" as because
of the lessons she is made TO teach
Neither can she maintain her promt-
nencs at the expense Of the good woman
on the stage Indeed, both are essen
tial to the dramatist. who chooses them
only as bits Of human life. equally
necessary in the successful practice of
his many-sided art And the point of
view OF the dramatist is quite the same
as the point of view Of the actress who
is called upon to endow with life and
vitality the creature Of the other
brain and genius.
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lines am speaking. and I try TO dis
cover wherein the trouble lies and how
to correct It. It's all very well 10 de-
-lude ones self with the idea that the
audience is not intelligent and cannot
understand. but SC is usually the failure
who fiatters himself with such absurd
self-satisfying arguments Indeed, you
will usually find II is the bad actor who
has the bad audience. II he would only
diagnose his own work from a view
point outside his own ego. he would find
that he is the stupid person.
In my mind, the quiet school Of act
ing is the thing-the calm, natural style
of diction which is just as convincing
as the gunDowder' school of declama-
ton. Passionate kissing is not at all
necessary to accentuate a love scene
before an American audience. There
Continued on Fourth Page, This section-)
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"a Girl From Dixie"

Differing radically from the average
production of this nature. the new piece
"A Girl From Dixie" which the Messrs.
Nixon & Zimmerman and Sam S. Shu-
bert will present at the Columbia
Theater, next week, while termed a
musical comedy, is in reality a comedy
drama with interpo1dIed musical num-
bers. The cast is one OF unusual
strength. 1t includes Arnold Daily, Ferd-
Inland Gottschalk, Albert Hart. George
Schiller, Charles Shelter. and Lou Mid
dleton, Adelaide Sharp. Esther Lyons,
Belle Desmond, Laura Gilday and Irene
Bentley.
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sporting authority, though he had never
been beyond the boundaries of the
county in his life
Can you wonder that Sidman's sense
of humor was touched by these people.
and that his play succeeded when he put
them into it just as they were. without
necessity for exaggeration2 What was
true of the humorous side held good
with the serious phases Of the story,
simple village doings which seemed
nothing in themselves, and yet which
made up the dramtic elements of a tale
that fascinated by reason of it's very
simplicity. The success Of such a play
has been gratifying triumph for the
school of which Herne and Sldman have
been almost the only exponents.
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forms. would seem to indicate a tend
ency in the latter direction
OF course. there is always the class
which limits its theatergoing to the rural
plays. This is the element from which
the typical ID gosh" drama derives its
support. But there are discriminating
theatergoers. habitual play-followers-
and you would be surprised. as we are
TO see among them a goodly sprinkling
Of the sO-called Bohemian element
which would never be suspected of sim
pie tastes IN amusement-who confess to
finding in the pictures Of pastoral life
and character such as York State
Folks" charms stronger than those OF
the more highly-spiced forms of theat-
Tical entertainment But it is the truth
full depletion OF these country types. the
homely humor of reality-not the ridIcu-
lous exaggerations OF the % gosh"
arama-that IS the attraction
Two Lovers of Homely Nature.
1t is a pathetic coincidence that the
American stage lost it's two apostles Of
the truthful rural drama within three
months Of each other. James A Herne
died in the early June days of 1901, and
Arthur Sidman followed him before the
summer had reached its zenith. After
years of striving and failure the older
man had with his Shore Acres" and
Sag Harbor." achieved the fame his
work and his aims merited. Sidman.
following in his footsteps. left but one
work TO perpetuate his memory. one
complete play. York State Folks but
that one was enough TO reveal his ee-
MUS, and make his taking off doublv
regrettable. To what state Of perfec
ton Arthur Sidman would have carried
the rural drama had he lived TO write
other plays can only be a subject for
mournful conjecture
Sidman wanted to write a pastoral
play which should come as near 10 ma
lures heart as stage requirements would
permit. He was not believer in the
efhcacy Of the villain. the wronzed wo-
man, the mortgage. or even of the
farm-yard menagerie as elements IN tbe
rural drama. He eliminated them all
from MS calculations. and confined him
self TO the portrayal of characteristic
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Kissing on the Stage.
Not an Essential to Successful Love
Scenes.
BY MARIE CAHILL.

/ have read the article about the
Baltimore actress who objected to
being kissed ardently by the man who
was playing the leading role. and must
say l am quite in sympathy with the
very womanly position she took IN the
matter.
There are only three men in the
world who have the right really to kiss
a woman, her husband. her father. and
her brother. l think the stage wooing
of some actors is entirely too ardent,
and as kissing Is one of the most sacred
forms of salutation between human
beings. it is bad taste. from my view
point at least, to degrade by overriding
It.
1 do not think that the American
people are a demonstrative race. 1t is
more natural for us TO feel our affec-
ton than TO express it in an exagger-
ated way BY the same token / be-
lieve this strong habit of depressing our
feelings is one OF the grandest traits of
the people OF this country.
Self Control and Heroes.
There is no human virtue greater
than that of self-control. and because
they exercise this quality more than
the men Of any other country, L think
American men are the manifest IN the
world. The quietest men are usually
the greatest heroes. The most deter
mined men are usually the most cOur-
ageous. 1t is not the fellow who is
continually gesticulating and tearing
his hair and declaiming in a loud man
ner. who may be depended upon in a
crisis: but the cool cain. manly chap
who has little to say and means a
great deal more than he says.
I'VE have all met the boastful, strut