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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

l.. Because YOU ought BY thcll
means to convert q great deal OF th(
waste Of the farm ir,o money, in tht
shape Of eggs and chickens for msrNst
2. Because with Intelligent mirage
ment they olght 70 10 all-yearre1ssut
producers. excepting, perhaps, aEou.
two months during mollting season.
3. Becausa poultry viii yield yor {
quicker return fer the capital invested
than any of tho other departments o
agriculture.
4. Because tho manure from th'
poultry houae will make a valuable
compost for Use in either yetse. al;
garGcn or orchard. The blrl5 them.
selves, il allowed to run in the or,
chard, will destroy many injurious IN
sect.
5, Because while cereals and fruits
can only be succe5sfu,lly grown in cer
tain sections, poultry al be raised TO
table use CT 10 lay eggs in all parts
Of the country.
&. Because poultry raising is an ON
rloyment in which tho farmers wife
Hrl daughter ear ergaSc AID leave lin
Zee to attend to other departments.
:. Because it VIII bring the best re
turns in the shape of new-llid eggs
during the winter sc4Son-When tht
farmer has most time on his hands,
s, Because 10 start poultry raising
on the farm requires 'utle or no Gao,
ital, Under any circumstance, with
proper management, poultry can h
made, with little cost, a valuable adj
iunct TO tho farm.-Colm9n's Rural
World.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

HERE AND THERE.

The production Of oranges in tn
United States amounts to Twelve mil
ion boxes, OF which over two-third
ara produced in California, the les
in Florida,
The planters Of the south who IN.
| fodder in the fall and burn their corn
stalks IN the spring are burning ~
$50 to So per acre, which can be s2yet
by using a shredder.
The best means 0! obtaining 4;
Profit with any class OF stock Is e
keep the best and keep It well, and thi!
applies especially TO sheep. There Is X
animal more Improbable than poo
sheep.
The discovery Of the lower silNriar
phosphate beds in Maury comfy
Tenn, may be rechoned among The
most valuable contributions to aeri.
culture ever made IN any age or IL
any country.
The first ard most important IN
huence Of the agricultural press In Tho
live stool, industry OF the country i,
the encouragement in breeding the
best, the %healthlest, The large anC
the most vigorous ANIMALS.
The man who is 50 situated that
he can use purchased protein feeding
sluNs probably is able TO enrich ILL:
4ar-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
NEW STYLE LOADED CIGAR
Invention of a Practical Joker Does
Not Explode and Is Harm
less,

Loaded cigars, as instruments OF
nirth provoking torture. are likely tc
come into more general use among
practical jokers, because of a new
method of manufacture which lessons
he danger Of the explosion, SAYS the
Chicago Tribune. A small cartridge Of
powder, inserted in the middle Of @
cigar, was able to furnish a large
amount Of hilarity, but It was likely
10 damage the eyesight Of the unsus
lecting smoker, who had been selected
As a victim, Serious accidents. fol
Owed by suits for damages, have made
he old style loaded cigar unpopular
When a mar who has been known tc
indulge in fun at the expense OF his
friends offered a cigar of the fines,
brand to an acquaintance he was
obliged TO answer such questions as
VIII it go OFF," or Which way shall
| point it, \ man with a reputation
rs a joker could keep a box Of cigari
open on his desk all day with safety
His friends would be sure TO think that
articles left exposed in such a tempting
way We're dangerous to fool with.
Recently a manufacturer adopted 6
method of loading" cigars Of certain
brand with a chemical cartridge which
axes fire SOC after the weed il,
lighted. There is no sudden explosion
which skaters the wrapper and sends
fragments of burning tobacco in all di
'ections, but from the end of the cigai
I stream of fire shoots out to a distance
# about three feet IN a direct line. II
makes a mar look for a few seconds
Is il he were a gas tank and held 6
,ieee of broken pipe in his mouth
The man Is in NJ danger so long as he
Keeps still and lets the cigar sputteI
way, To hold the weed firmly in the
eeth at such q moment Is a better test
, ia mans nerve than to hang on &c
he end OF IA burning Roman candle.
rhe chief danger to be feared is that
iome man may drop a cigar and start
I confagration if he attempts to smoke
t near some inhammable object.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
His Only Hope.

The lone bandit who had held ~
and robbed n train was in Il sorry
plight, says the Chicago Times-licr
aid. His clothes were torn, his leg.
and feet were bleeding, his lips vert
white and cracked, his cheeks wer,
hollow and his eyes were CLASSY. Lean
ing against a tree, he listened. Fal
away he could hear the hoarse shout;
of men and the bayinG of hounds
He tried to wet his dry lips with his
tongue and an awful look Of horror
spread over his face.
Come. come" he said in tones that
seemed to stick in his parched throat
Il must not stand here. They have
found the trail again. ! must 90 on, ]
must not let them catch me now. II
/ can only struggle on six miles far
Their | will be at the State capitol
There | can take out incorporation
papers. aud, having organized myself
as Il trust, it viii take them years to
get at me-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
Unflatterinq Smile.

In the smoking room Of the Oceanic
a number Of Americans were talking
about promptitude and punctuality,
according to the Baltimore Herald,
when Clarence Macak said.
"Punctuality is Il virtue that we may
insist on gracefully as a rule. In one
nase, though, Il is %ungraeetul and un.
uignihed to demand p|unctuality with
any emphasis.
This odd fact was brought home
TO me at tho London zoo. | visited
the zoo with one Of the fellows Of the
Geological Society last month, and IN
the magnificent carnlrora house we
found ourselves, at the feeding hour,
wcdged in a corner behind an old
man and a little boy.
"A terrific and continuous roaring
r%eyoberatcd through the building, and
| heard the old man say to his charge:
Don't be frightened Herbert. The
lions are about to be fed. That is
what makes them roar So
"'Oh, | amt frightened returned
the little boy. Father goes on Just
like that when his meals amt ready"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
1T is NOTHING

Do you remember, long and long ago,
When griefs came-weishty srieis that
meet a child
And YOU went in to her to sob your woe,
How patiently and soothingly sic smiled?
Do You remember how she healed each
Druisc
And stopped the hurt that came from
sip or fall?
How suddenly the little pain you'd lose
At; notwithstanding much, ut all
Do you remember how, long, long ago
You would awaken, trembling in your
fright
When some fearsomo things, which only
children know,
Were peeriug wildly at you from the
night:
Do YOU remember how she made YOU see
They We're but waving shadows ON the
wall,
Ani how Size wovc into a lullaby
Hsr "lt is nothing-nOthirs much, atari
AND YOU remember. long and long ago.
HOW every little fret Of night or day s
Before her talismau. when whispered low,
Would vanish, would be driven quite
away;
And you remember, too, how each soft
\ newer happiness to you would call,
As though the JOYS Of youth came wren
tlcy heard
Ha ut is uothing-nothiug much ii ali
And can YOU hear IL now? OF al the rest
That lie has let us keep within our hold,
THIS memory must be the very bcst
TAis precious thing that is not bought or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
Twas Badly Jumbled.

While Secretary Hay was in the
country one summer an important
piece of oi1cial business was pending
relates the Argonaut, and he arranged
with Washington that any news that
might arrive concerning the matter
should be teleSraphed to him in cipher,
Day after day he waited, but no tcle-
gram came, One morning, happening
to 30 to the lonely little telegraph OF
fee, he said to the operator;
81 suppose You have received no dis
patch for me?'
why, yes, sir the operator repli.
ed; there was a dispatch for you the
other day, but it was all twisted and
confused, and | couldn't make heads
or tails of it, SO ! didn't think it was
any use to send it up to YOU
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
HOW TO REACH A DECISION
INDIGESTION an Insidious Foe and
Should Be Strangled by Firm
ness and Positiveness.

II indecision runs in the blood you
Inherit, arouse yourself and strange
this insidious foe to your achievement
before it saps your energy and ruins
your life chance, is the advice of 3
writer in Success, Do not wait until to-
morrow, but begin to-day, Compel
yourself to develop the opposite quail
ty by the constant practice of firm de-.
cision. No matter how simple the
thing you are called upon to decide.
be it the choice of a hat or the color
or style of a garment, do not vacillate.
Throw all the light possible on whatever
you have in hand for decision; weigh
and consider 1t from every pointof view;
cali your COMMON sense and best judy.
ment TO your aid before reaching a con.
clusion, and then, when you have once
made yonr decision, let it be final. Let
there be no going back, no ~reconsid.
ering, and no opening the matter up for
further discussion, Be firm and posi-
tive. Declare the polls closed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
JAP WOMEN MAKE CHARMS
Fair Islanders Often Seen Carrying
Dotted Cloth Which Is Sent
to Soldiers.

The custom Of the Sen Mn Riki is one
hat has arisen in Japan duringthe pres.
ant war, declares Leslle's Magazine.
Ever since the war began, at all times Of
the day, and even night, small groups
Of women can be seen gathering in the
streets; n or more of the women viii
have a piece of cotton cloth with LOCO
marks or dots stamped upon il. "Sen"ls
he Japanese word for human being
either man or woman, "Riki' is, In the
Japanese language, strength, In com
bination the words mean "the strength
Of 1900 people" Each one of these | 600
dots or r.arks in the cloth are to indi.
cate the place where a stitch or knot Is
to be made by n woman, who, while maxi
ing this knot, gives her best thought,
wish or prayer for the safety and protec-
ton of the soldier who will wear this
piece Of cotton cloth as an obj or belt
while fighting for his country. The
prayers Of 1000 women for one man are
believed to protect him from all dan
gers and to give him strength to over
zone and conquer the enemies of his be-
loved Japan.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
THE REINDEER IN ALASKA.
Possibility of an Increase in Mum.
bers Which Will Create q
Great Industry.

In 1901 DR.. Sheldon Jackson, the
Alaskan agent Of the bureau Of edn'
cation, brought over from Siberia tbs
first lot Of reindeer, only 1G, and start
ed a little colony of them on unalaska
an island lying OFF the bleak coast OF
Alaska.
At first the experiment was looked
on as rather a waste Of time and
money, but time came TO the rescue
and it was clearly proved, says the
Scientific American, that these ami.
mails could be successfully imported
and taken care Of, 10 that now our
good lawmakers are approprlatlns
$4,000 annually for increasing the
supply. The reindeer have taken kind.
" TO the native moss, which forms
their principal article of food and, Of
course, needs no outlay for cultiva-
ton. There is said to be enough o!
this moss in Alaska to furnish plenty
Of food for 5000. 600 reindeer.
At the present rate Of increase, even
If no more are impaired, there VIII be
at least ,000, 900 reindeer in Alaska In
less than % years. To 20 a step fur
thor. It viii not be at all surprising.
in the opinion Of some, If this indus
try should grow to be one OF consid'
cradle commercial importance TO thf
United States, and it has even beer
estimated that In some So years Alas.
ka may be in a position to sell annu-
ally half a million TO n million rein
deer carcasses, besides furnishing sew
eral thousand tons of hams and
tongues.
Each doe may be counted on TO add
to The herd a fawn a year for some
ten years. They also furnish very rich
milk, which is said to make excellent
cheese, the quantity of milk a%yeraGin.
about a ~teacupful at a milking.
The reliability and endurance OF
these animals is remarkable, making
them invaluable for transportation
service. This is proved by the fact
that they have now for several years
been used to carry the United State:
mails on regular routes with the
greatest success and in about half the
time required for dog teams. They ear
also be ridden with a saddle, anc
travel along contentedly with a pack.
load OF $50 pounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

pease with the other farm crops, win
keep up the fertility OF The soil. and
viii avoid the necessity of the purchase
Of any commercial fertilizers.
Unfortunately. there are many fall
uFes, often under the very best man
agemcnt, connected with the attempt
to grow clover. The experiment Sta
ton AZ Columbia receives more in
qnir.eS as 10 the best metuod Of seed.
ing and caring for the clover crop Than
any other problem in agriculture. AS
a result Of these inquiries the station
has undertaken a series of experiments
to determine the proper season TO sow
clover and tho best methods OF pro
cedyre,
On the station grounds for the past
Two years, one each week. clover L35
been sown from tho LIST OF February
TO the 10th OF April. The result Of
these experiments have demonstrated
that the best time TO SOW clover is
about the middle OF March. When
sOwed earlier than that, an early warm
spell will gorminate the seed TOO carly
and leave the young plants the victims
Of a late frost.
The COW pea appears to have the
ability TO thrive on land too poor 10
grow red or crimson clover. II is not
affected so seriously as clover by eX-
cesaivc heat or drought, and l. not
easily Smotlcred out by Weed5.
On moist soils in central and SOUTH
ern Missouri it yields a larger quantity
of vegetable matter containing 4 larger
total quantity Of nitrogen than does
red clover, In the section Of lie state
where the climate is well adapted to
the growth Of COW peas 1t is lol'eyed
that they viii prove more sat, 'aeiory
as a green manure crop than either
rcd or crimson clover, especially On
poor soils, iulsmuch as there is less
risk in securing a stand. and t,2cge Is
no dargor Of the hot weather in thu
midsummer killing the youns plants.
Compared with other fer,ili8ct crops,
the COW pea seems to grow especially
well on poor land. On q piece q MT.
ur1lly poor upland clay. which has for
the past fifty years been grown Ii
corn and wheat without fertilizer. the
section began last spring q number 81
experiments in methods Of restoring
the soil 10 prJiuctiveuess. o. tx Ct
these plots COW peas were sOwn With
out fertilizer, The average yield Of
wires and pods a very large, rad
aside from the fertlizinS properties Of
the crop showed il 10 have a value OF
$500 an aere.--Nlissouri Unworthy
Correspondence POS.-Dispaich.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

things included under that blessed letter
3D. Now, as a contrast, take ID, and
among the first words we think OF arc
damp, dark, dreary, dank, dull drowned,
dismal, dirty, damned, dusty, bastard,
daft, ducked, dosed, dragged, doubtful,
disguised, doctor, diseased, doldrums,
dungeons, depressed, despairing, dead.
drunk, and so on, the very sound Of
which is enough to drive one into doleiul
dumps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

l had noappetite. When doctors failed
to help me | began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and improved until my back was
strong and my appetite returned. Dur
ing the four years since ! stopped using
them | have enjoyed excellent health.
The cure was permanent
(Signed) George w. Renof.
A TRIAL FREE Address Foster.
Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y. For sale
bv all dealers. Price, 30 cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
WHAT'S THE USE
To Keep a Coffee Complexion"

-
A lady says: postum has helped
nay complexion so much that my
friends say | am growing young again.
My complexion used 10 be coffee col.
ored, muddy and yellow, but it Is now
slear and rosy as when | was a girl.
] was Induced 10 try Postum by q
friend who had suffered Just as l had
suffered from terrible Indigestion, pal.
pitatlon OF the heart and sinking
spells.
After ! had used Postum a week
was SO mitch better that | was afraid
It woHd not last, But now two years
have &assed and / am a we'll woman,
] owe It all to leaving of coffee and
drinking Postum in its place.
"fShad drank coffee all my life.
suspected that it was the cause Of my
trouhteAbut It was not until | actually
quit tofes and started to try Postum
that L}became certain; then all MY
troubkS ceased and | am now well and
atreBg again" Name furnished By
Pos I'M Co. Battle Greek, Mich
There's a reason.
Look In each package for q copy O.
the famous little kok, The Road t.
WSuY!Ia'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

Even the king has had an experience
If the frand which is praetised ON the
public by dog trimming or taking
Ills majesty acquired a certain dog, not
hundred years ago, and at once took an
mems fancy to it. The animal was
ihortly afterward taken to the roya.
%iennel, where it naturally received
proper brushing and grooming, and was
not again seen by his majesty fora shQr,
line, but, 10 and behold! when ne pext
,aw the dog We did not know It, ana, il
'act refused to acknowledge that il was
the same ANIMAL at all. -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

In France old shoes are bought up in
arge quantities by leather deaiers anG
sold to factories. There they are take1
apart and submitted to long processes
which turn them into paste, from which
lie material is transformed into imita.
ion leather, finally coming out in .
'orm which very closely initiates the
iuest morocco.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
RECLAMATION OF FARMS.
Successful Results Follow the Fla mt.
ing of Clover and Cow Peas
Oh sterile Lands.

Through the use Of COW peas and
clover the officers Of the Missouri state
board of agriculture hope to reclaim
many Of the deserted farms Of the
state ami bring back TO barren lands
its former fertility, Many farmers, in
an %cndeavor to reclaim farms, resorted
to the usc Of commercial fertilizers,
but the mcthod IL too expensive TO in
sure profitable crops.
In the general Introduction of cox
peas and clover, 1t is thought that the
problem Of retaining this land has
been solved. A series of experiments
carried on by the University Of Mis-
souri, has demonstrated this, and farm
ers in all parts Of the state are being
urged to take up the plan, Although
the area Of barren land in Missouri Is
very small, as compared with that OF
older states, it is rapidly growing
larger. and the necessity OF immediate
'emedy Is apparent 10 those who re-
lie the situation.
The reason for recommending clover
nd COW peas is because they possess a
power peculiar 10 this class of plants,
# gathering nitrogen from the air.
Nitrogen, one OF the important eie-
nents of plant feed, is required by
all domestic plants, and is the most
expensive part C. commercial fertilia-
ers
The other staple farm crops, such as
corn, wheat, timothy, blue grass. rye
and millet, have not the power Of
gathering nitrogen from the air, and
must depend upon the available sup
ply already in the soil. This, In part,
explains why clover and cow peas, al
though producing a hay crop rich in
the clements Of plant food. viii leave
The soil on which this product Is grown
more productive than before.
On land that is badly worn the care
sul saving Of the farm fertilizers and
the proper rotation OF clover and COW
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
Radinm Found in Coloradn.

Radium ore has been discovered at
three different places in the Cripple
Greek district in Colorado. Thousands
Of dollars worth Of the precious ore
has been thrown over the dumps by the
people operating mines III The section
yaferred to, because they did not tluY
lult II had any value
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
Incrense in Women Emnloves.

Tho number Of women engaged in va.
'ious occupations has increased from
2G47,157 in 1880 to 5,319,597 in 1900, Of
lyer 100 per cent, while the increase il
lie number of men has been only about
Il per cent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
Not Far OF.

Teaeher-Now, then. what DO We mean
BY composition?
Little Girl eagerly Please, m,.s, ccm'
position Is the art Of bringing simple ideas
INTO complication Manila Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
A Moral Lesson Spoiled.

King Cauute was Just about to con
vey u striking moral lesson to his
deeply interested courtiers, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waving his scepter at the adyanc'
ing waves, he harshly babe them re.
Cedc.
why don't they recede?' inquired
O courtier presently,
Because replied the wise old mon
arch AS he hastily hitched his chair
out OF the wet, because they are
tide" :
And he let it 20 at that.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

49,
Pa..a rnanof good
reputation and
standing, writes
rive years ago l
was suffering so
with my back and
kidneys that l
often had to lay
off. The kidney
se~cretions were
unnatural, my
legs and stomach
h-- -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

10 the ordinary view. the speculative
market make. the figure ct % corner WITH
a side adjacent called tie right .j.e, and
a side opposite called TIE wrong ,.Ge.-
Pick.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
Her onIy Comment.

"Ycs,e said Dreamy Darius, II put all
my brails into this little poem,
And IT, ara awfully snort poem al taa. -
~rejoiucd Sarcastic Susan.-Cinciunati In
qurcr,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

Mrs. Elizabeth II. Thompson, !
of LiIlydaIe, N.Y., Grand Worthy
Wise Tempiar, and Member OF
W.C.T.U., tells how she recoy-
cred by the use OF Lydia E.
Finkham's Vegetable Compound.
"DEAR Mrs. PISKnAM:-I am ono
Of the many OF your grateful friends
who have been cured through the use
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Compound, and who can to-day
thank you for the fine health | enjoy.
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bearing.down pains; in fact, | had
womb trouble | was very anxious to
get well, and reading Of the cures your
Compound had made, | decided to try
it. ] took only six bottles, butt built me
up andcured me entirelyofm troubles.
my family and relaNycs were
naturally as gratified as I was. Ny
niece had heart trouble and nervous
prostration. and vas considered incur
able. She took your Vegetable Com
pound md 1t cured her in a short time,
and she became well and strong. and
her home to her great joy and her hus-
bands delight was blessed with a baby.
/ know OF q number Of others who
have been cured Of different kinds Of
female trouble, and am satisfied that
your Compound is the best medicine
for sick women,"- Mrs, EtIzABETU II.
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$4,000 forfeit u criminal Of above letter pr0UiHg
penYiHeGeSs cannot be produced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17
HAD TO GIVE UP.
Suffered Agonies from Kidney Disorders
Until Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills.

George ", Renofr, OF 1858 North llth
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-09-17

been stabbed and fed, Gus stood for q
few moments looking silently across
the mountains as the night slowly
fell around them and blotted them
from view. In the window Of a
cabin across oil RoundtoD a red light
fickered, and there came to his ears
the sound of a girls mellow central.
to voice singing an old corn.shuck.
ing song.
"Leastways. III be near Annie" he
said. with almost a sigh. Then he
walked slowly across the yard and
entered the house.