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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05

he says a part of his store property has
been assessed almost double what it is
worth. II it had been put in according
to Mr.. Rives' idea it would have been
put in at $500. 1t can be seen from
above why the board was reluctant TO
reduce the assessment of this property
from $1,000 to $1,000.
From MIR. Rives article the public
will be surprised when ! state that tax
ing Mr.. Rives' entire store house prop
erty and leaving $500 per year for insu
rance. taxes and repairs, the remainder
of the income will net him over ten per
cent on the assessed valuation and as
made final by the board. Now it does
seem to me that Mr., Rives' property is
not over. valued aud | cannot explain
what the trouble with him is except by
an illustration
We have a little boy at our house who
is about two years old. asked him the
other morning, "What is the matter
with you Andrew He answered Cry
ing
What is the matter with Mr.. Riyesf
Fussing. What about? Fussing,
Any man who is not satisfied with 10
per cent net on an investment is un-
reasonable, and that is all there is to it..
A. G. FAINT.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05

The railroads are kicking against
the order recently passed by the
State Railroad Commission compell-
ing them to sign bills of lading for
cotton as soon az it has been placed
on the platform or on the ground
at the depot. Nice-President Rus
sell, Of the Mobile and Ohio, has
written a letter to the Commission
stating that the lew will work a great
hardship on the railroads, asking
that it be repealed, and the Commits
sion has promised to take the matter
up at its next meeting, The need
for the law arises from the fact that
at this season Of the year there is
generally a great scarcity OF freight
cars, and cotton some times lays on
the platform for DAYS at q time be-
fore it is ever loaded and a bill of
lading signed. The law is a pro-
lection for the farmers and small
merchants, and appears on its face
to be a good one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
SiegeI. Never. Dainty Co.

The Siegel Meyer. Dainty Co. is tn.
next attraction to be presented by
the Macon Lyceum Assn. This rare
combination of varied talent will appear
at Court House Wednesday. Nov. 9th
You should not fail to hear them. They
form u company at ono strong and ex-
ceedingly attractive. Mr.. Samuel Siegel
has a world wide reputation and is pro.
nounced by critics ''America's greatest
Mandolinist. Mr.. Hyman Myer. q,
Wit, Mimic and Musician, easily ranks
among the best now on the platform.
Miss Louise Dainty 10 by no means the
least attr action Of this splendid combi-
nation, as Reader and Impersonator,
She is piquant, magnetic and delight.
ully orig NAL.
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A Happy Halloween Night.
Holly SPRINGS. MISS. Oct. 8

AOLLi hiNpo Ahioosp Csbs "a
A night never to be forgotten by the
students of the NJ. $. College. being
Halloween night. the time of year so
dear tc the hearts of all young girls,
was celebrated with appropriate cere'
monies.
On entering the dining room for the
usual evening meal, "Presto Change. =
Old things had passed away; there was
4 new order Of things. The pupils
p%ersonated the teachers, assuming
their places 1t table, mimickiGg the
peculiarities Of each one, and exposing
all glaring faults TO the great amnse-
ment of the teachers, After the regn-
| lar exercises in the the chapel. usual y
conducted by our beloved president, but
| on this memorable occasion was con-
ducted by a student personating the
doctor.
The college at an early hour was
filled with restless ghosts in their I'M
canny costumes Of snowy white. At
the sound of the bell these weird spirits
from the unknown realm fitted into the
chapel to the doleful tune of a dead
march, performed BY one Of the
ghosts. From there they silently glidsd
to tho gymnasium. which was appro-
priatsly decorated for the reception Of
this august occasion. Glowing pump
kins, with grinning face, and illumin.
sted counternances and horrid skulls.
were everywhere to be seen. Apples
were hanging from strings and boating
In water. ready to be used in forstelline
| the future destiny of those who are 90
DESTROYS of lifting the mystic veil and
| ascertaining what the mysterious IN
Known holds for them.
The ghosts arranged themselves in
three circles around the hall. the re
ceptiou committee introduced the
! guests, who were received with stately
bows and unearthly groans.
THE signal beng given. the ghosts
nnmaskel. Then followed the emitting
Of the big cike-the first cut being
made by the latest bride, fol
lowed hy the rest of the visitors. The
visitors having no luck at all. the
girls proceeded TO try their fortunes,
the .ljme ! button, paper cutter, thlm
ble. quarter and ring being found by
the different girls Wenext turned oul
attention to the search for the nick'e
concealed in a p%lateful of flour, each
girl biting "a mouthfulsof flour until il
found after trying every known meth
cd toasee If we were to be odd mGids''
or to be ''married and live happy ever
afterwards, - we were invited to par
take Of delicious refreshments served by
the girls .tiIl representing the teachers,
The visitors departed, declaring the
evening TO have been the p%leasantest OF
the sepson. Tne students can never re
pay Dr. and Mrs Raymond. the faculty
and Mrs, Gary for one Of the most
charming evenings it has ever been ouI
good fortune to enjoy We feel sure
that the school will be a grand success
in every way. Our president and wife
and faculty spare no pains to make all
things pleasant and comfortable for the
students.
May their fondest hopes he realized
and may they live long to enjoy the rich
fruits of their labor.
"A GHOST
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Cured Consumption,

Mrs. b. W. Evans Clearwater, Kan. :,
writes, my husband lay sick for three
months. The doctors said that he had
quick consumption. We procured Il
bottle of Billiards. H%orehound Syrup,
and it cured him. That was six years
ago. Since then we have always kept a
bottle in the house. We cannot do with.
ont it. For coughs and colds it has M
equal" 25c, SOC and 81 at J. F. Jones'.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
COMMISSIONERS SALE,

The State of Mississippi. Noxnbec County.
Elk Parte
No. 1928 Of In Chancery
Susie Lee Strobe.
In pursuance OF u final decree rendered
in the above-stated cause at the October
Term A, D., 1904. OF the Court aforesaid,
dated October 18th, A. d., 1904. the under
signed Commissioner In said cause APP
pointed, will on Monday, the 9th day Of
December, A. D., 1904, in front OF the door
Of the Courthouse IN the town vt Macon.
in said county. within legal hours. pl oceed
to sell at public cutlery to the highest and
best bidder. the following described real
estate, lying and being situated in said
county and state. to-wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner OF
northeast-quar. OF Sec. 80. Il IL. R 10, run
| ming thence east go chains, thence north 10
chains, thence east 40 chains, thence north
IA chains. thence west 100 chains, thence
south "a chains to point OF beginning, be-
ing 200 acres, more or less. Also the north
half OF south half Of lot 4. block 10, In the
city or Macon, bounded on the north by q
vacant lot owned by d. W. SherrOd, OH the
south by \ storehouso now occupied by
Rich CaVett and rented from RlVes and
Dorroh. and ON the west by Jefferson street
and fronting on Jefferson street 81 feet aud
running back 81 feet and 10 the tive store
houses now occupied BY Griffin Barker md
Richard Civett.
Terms Of sale cash.
The title to the abovs-described property
10 believed to be perfect, but l shall only
convey such title as vests In me by virtue
of said final decree. u. r. DORRoH,
o .3.04 Commissioner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Not a Sick Day Since.

81 was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. tried all sorts of medi,
cines, non of which relieved me. One
day | saw ar adv. Of your Electric Bit
ters and determined to try that. After
taking q few doses l felt relieved, and
o thereafter was entirely cured and
have not seen a sick day since. Neigh
bors Of mine have been cured Of Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney
troubles and General Debility. This
is what B. F. Bass Of Fremont, N. c.,
writes. Only SOC by J. F. Jones.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

The State OF Mississippi, Noxuboe County,
E& Parte
259t of In Ghancery
The FIR. Penn Tobacco Co
In pursuance Of a final decree rendered
in the aboye.stated cause at the october
Term, A. d., 1901, of the Court aforesaid,
dated october 25th, A, D., 1904, the under.
signed Commissioner in said cause mp
pointed, will on Monday, the 9th dav OF
December, A. d.. 1904, in front Of the door
of the Courthouse in the town Of Macon,
in said county, within legal hours, proceed
to sell a public cutlery to the highest and
best bidder, the following real estate, IT,
ing and being situated In said county and
state, to-wlt;
Is acres off the southwest corner of the
northwest quarter of section A, and the
east half of east hf. Sec. 3, Tsbp. IA, Range
IL. containin. lTG acres more or less, and
situated in the above comfy and state.
Terms of sale cash.
The title to the abOve-described property
10 believed to be perfect, but shall only
convey such title as yeats in me by virtue
Of said final decree. ~ DoRRoH.
nov3.04 Commissioner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with IN ugly cut on the
leg Of ]. B. Orner. Franklin Grove, III.
1t developed a stubborn ulcer unyielding
to doctors and remedies for four years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured. -
It's Just as good for Burns, Scalds, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. csc at j, f. Jones
drug store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Gone to Columbus.

Columbus has gained one Of Nox
ubee's best citizens. Mr.. M. V
Friday left this week for the Tucker
place near Columbus, and will run
truck farm on a pretty large scale
He has had some experience in the.
line, and we believe he will be sue.
cessful.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
NEURALGIA PAINS

Rheumatism. lumbago and sciatic
pains yield to the penetrating influence
Of BalIard's Snow Eminent. 1t pens.
trates to the nerves and bone and being
absorbed into the blood its healing prop
critics are conveyed to every part of the
body and effect some wonderful cures.
25c. SOC 81 at j. r, Jones drug store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Low Rates To Florida.

For the South Florida Fair and
Mid Winter Exposition to be held
at Tampa, Fla, November 14-26th,
Low round trip rate will be in effect
via Mobile and Ohio Railroad from
stations south Of Ohio River. APP
ply to any M. Il o. Agent for par
ticulars.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Best Liniment on Earth.

Henry D. Baldwin. Supt City Water
Works, Snullsburg, Wis, writes: 81
have tried many kinds of liniment but
have never received much benefit until
7 used Billiards. Snow Liniment for
rheumatism and pains. | think it is the
best Liniment on earth - 2Jc, SOC. ST
at j. F. Jones drug store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
CONSTIPATION

Health is absolutely impossible il con-
stipation be present. Many serious ca
SEES of liver and kidney complaint have
sprung from neglected constipation
Such a deplorable condition is unneces
sary. There is a cure for it. Herbint
will speedily remedy matters. c. A.
Lindsay. postmaster Bronson. Florida,
writes Feb. 70, 1902: "Having tried
Herbine | find it a fine medicine for con
stip alton. SOC at j. +. Jones.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05

STRAYEDt

Two mules IRON the neutrality-suspicious.
BLACK HORSE MULE about4 years old,
with white nose; heavy set, small scar on
outside If right hind leg; not reached since
last winter. one SMALL BAY HORSE
MULE, about . years OLD, with one crop
ped ear. ANY information leading to their
recovery will be rewarded.
r. W. JACKSON,
Prairie 1T, Miss,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Making Better Roads.

Clarksdale, Miss, Oct. 3.-Many
of the counties in the Delta having
taken up the question of having
better public roads next year o ON
of them agreeing to the contract
sytem. The people OF this section
have discovered a new method for
improving their roads and the result
is said to be favorable. The new
method is to burn the dirt of The
road and separate the sticky ingred-
lent which makes so much mud.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05
Seed Oats

Genuine Red Rust Proof Oats Tor sale
Free from johnson Grass seed.
NJ. II. LOVE,
oct92-1m Macon, Miss.
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FAIR WARNING.

No hunting or otherwise trespas,ing al-
owed on any land ON ned or controlled by
ru lersigned, G. B. AUGUSTUS,
april -tf W. B. AUGUSTUS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-11-05

To call a peace conference when
Russia is SO busily engased in the
Orient is like using the Cars big
stick to club him with.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09

to have had passion for willows and
TO have been especially fond of this
particular tree.
A tree at Babylon, n. Y, is thought
to have died because Tom Paine, the
infidcl, once sat under it.
The historic Villcres pecan tree, near
New Orleans, never bore fruit after
General Pakenham was wounded and
afterward buried beneath it,
The oak, sacred of old to Jupiter, has
been an object of veneration in many
lands, and among the Druids it was
considered crime to destroy one The
famous grove of oaks at Dodona, in
Greece, remained for 1000 years Il
place of worship. The rustling of the
wings of the sacred pigeons in the
branches and the whispering of the
leaves We're Interpreted by the priests
as responses TO questions propOundcd
to the oracle.
a superstition still needed by some
old farmers is that if the oak sends out
its leaves before the ash Il productive
season may be expected, but if the ash
precedes the oak cold summer and
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Dec T.
- BALTIMORE & Cai0
uIlTI TIss=1IldfIIa
RAILROAD.
November ID, 1908.

NNand AFTER above date until further
" notice TRAINS will arrive and depart
from CUMBERLAND as follows:
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unproductive autumn will follow; hence
the following:
When the oak comes out before the ash.
GOu'n have Il summer of wet and splash.
When the ash comes out before the oak.
You'll have a summer of dust and smoke.
AS guide to protection in thun-
der shower an old rhyme says:
Beware of the oak: it draws the stroke
Avoid an ash; 1t courts flash.
Creep under a thorn; 1t will save you
from harm.
Next to the oak in Importance with
the people of the north was the ash
tree, which represented the great earth
tree YgGdrasl, whose branches reach
ed heaven and whose roots touched the
neither world, while the dew from its
leaves gave life to all animate nature.
The ash has always been associated
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09

fields, and they may not live. We
shall take them up with all the roots
possible and then. instead Of trimming
them to bean poles, cut them back so
that there will be three or four or six
main limbs foot or two long, with
few bright buds on the small twigs--
that is, we will plant carefully and
tcndcrly, and then, as we watch them
grow, we shall be interested to see our
schoolhouse picture develop year by
year.-L. II. Bailey in Buffalo Express.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09

great west. has given to the
prairie states m9ny thou
sand acres of new forests and inspired
the people with Il sense Of their Srcat
value not only for economic purposes,
but for climatic and meteorological
purposes as WELL" says Hon. Warren
Higlcy, former president of the Amer
lean forestry congress. "lhc cClcbra-
tion of Arbor day by the public schools
in several of the older states by the
planting of memorial trees, as oriGinat-
ed in Cincinnati in the spring of 1SS2
and generally known as the Cincinnati
plan,' has done much also to awaken
a widespread interest in the study of
trees, and this annual celebration prom
iseS to become as general in the public
schools and among the people as the
observance of May day In England.
Whatever you would have appear in
the nations life you must introduce In
to the public schools. Train the youth
into n love for trees, instruct them i'll
the elements of forestry, and the wis
dom of this old German proverb will
be realized"
"What earnest worker with hand
and brain for the benefit of his fellow
men could desire Il more pleasant rec
ognition of his usefulness than the
monument of Il tree, ever growing, ever
blooming and ever bearing wholesome
fruit" said Washington Irving.
"What a noble gift to man are the
forests. What a debt of gratitude and
admiration we owe to their beauty and
their utilityw said J. Fenimore Cooper.
"How pleasantly the shadows of the
wood fall upon our heads when we turn
from the glitter and turmoil of the
world of man"
81 confess to an inordinate passion
for trees" remarks Rev. DR.. Theodore
l.. Cuyler. ''Sir Walter Scott going
about AbbOtSford with Tom purdy, set
ting out frs and larches, commands my
admiration more than Mr.. Gladstone
lifting up his axes upon the thick
trees for | would almost as soon see
n deadly weapon raised against
child"
Ghostly forms of antique cowboys
are said to be seen dangling on moon
light nights from the lower branches of
the great white oak known since Rcvo-
lutionary times as the Cowboy tree"
which stands behind TibbCtt's hill in
Spuyten Duyvil, n. Y, says the New
York Tribune. Certain it is that the
lower branches, upon which many a
marauding cowboy was hanged during
the Revolutionary war; are all dead, as
if to prove the old belief that limbs
upon which criminals We're executed al
ways died.
Storm beaten and weather worn, its
twisted branches, jagged roots and
thick bark tell of centuries of storm
and struggle and attest its accredited
age, 900 years.
A "withering glance" indeed must
Benedict Arnold have cast upon the
willow which, lifeless and unsightly,
remained for many years almost OPP
posite West Point, and upon which he
is said to have bent parting look
when fleeing along the river path to
the Vulcan, which bore him to Eng
land-a sure sign, said the superstitiOus,
that the glance of a traitor will kill the
healthiest tree. Benedict Arnold is said
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09

A tree growing contest will be one of
the features of the worlds fair at ST.
Louis, where two tracts of land have
been assigned to the United States and
German governments. The two lie
side by side. 50 that the visitor may
walk through what the Americans call
an "arboretum" and observe all Amer
lean methods of forestry and then
step across into the German forest
garden" anc learn the German method
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09

SIR WALTER SCOTT, THE TREE PLANTER.
with many superstitions. The even
leaved ash was wont to bring luck II
invoked in these words:
Even ash do thee pluck,
Hoping thus to meet good luck;
If no luck l get from thee.
l shall wish thee on a tree.
The Icelanders will not burn ash for
firewood because they believe that
those who sit about such a fire will be
come enemies. From an old tradition
comes the following:
Burn ash wood green.
',Tis fire for a queen;
Burn ash wood scar,
Twill make a man swear.
Thunder nor fierce lightning harms
the bay says an old poem, and the
whitening of the bay leaves was con.
sidered an omen of impending evil and
a certain presage of death. The bay
tree is said to revive frequently when
apparently dead, and from this it has
been at times regarded as IN emblem
of the resurrection.
The sweet bay tree, or laurel, was
sacred to Apollo, and in both Egypt
and Rome its leaves were used to dec
crate the victors in games or in war
These leaves are much used now in the
culinary art, the practice having been
borrowed from the French.
The cypress, which is regarded by
death, has been from ancient times
associated with births, marriages and
rcioicings in the east. In the GreciaI
archipelago when a daughter was borr
Il grove of cypress trees was planted
by her father as her future portion,
doWry which increased with her years
These groves We're known as "daugh'
ters' doWcrs."
The oldest tree in the world, 1t Is
said, is Il cypress tree in Mexico, which
measures 120 feet about the base and
which is believed to be G,OOO years old
and more ancient than the baobab tree
of Africa, which is said to have lived
300 years.
The yew tree in all times, from the
early days of the Egyptians to the
later civilization of England, has beer
esteemed as mourning emblem
Branches of the yew were carried OveI
the dead by the mourners in England
many years ago.
ITO dream of a mango tree in bloom
say the Brahmans, "portends good
news; in fruit, rich presents"
On st. GATHERINGS day love charms
may be worked with sprigs Of myrtle,
and the luckiest tree or plant for all
the year is the myrtle.
In some parts of England 1t was
custom for the farmers, attended by
their workmcn, to repair to the or
chards with pitchers of cider and there,
encircling the best bearing apple tree
of each, drink this toast:
Here's to thee, old apple tree,
Whence thou may'st bud
And whence thou may'st blow
And whence thou may'st bear apples
enOwl
Hats full caps full
Bushel, bushel sacks full,
And my pockets full too! HuZZahi
The pccpul tree of India is regarded
as the tree of knowledge and wisdom.
Gautama, it is said, slept under 1t when
he dreamed that he was to become
Buddha, and when the dream was full
filled he was again seated beneath tho
same tree.
l.. 4. Barnum was obliged to swear
by this, the holy and sacred bO tree"
that the white elephant which he pur-
chased there and brought to America
and which is reverenced highly in In
dia should have every kindness and
consideration. The peepul tree is an
evergreen, and the sap yields sort Of
india rubber.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09

~ F all the things that grow on
@ earth none adds so much to Its
VI ~ beauty and charm as trees.
The world would be bare and
chccrlcss indeed without them.
But do we not think of them some
what as we think of people: Are not
some of them strong and some weak,
some warm hearted and familiar and
others cold and ChecrlesS! Some trees
are full of sunshine and good cheer
and make us happy when we look at
them. Some are quiet and restful.
Some are stiff and unbending and do
not attract us. We delight to lie in
the shade of some trees, while others do
not interest us.
Think of the difference between
large maple and n poplar. The maple
is warm and quiet and bids us lie in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-04-09
Pittsburg Division.

EASTBOUND.
No. 10. Express arrives Zl1 H. H.
No 46 EXprcSS arrives 6'0 7. H.
No l6 Cumberland III. arrives b:-il =, IN.
No. T.. Limited Express. arrives iO:42 p III
No. a. Mail ............ arrives l2:2l +. IN.
No. g.. Limited Express. arrives TN ?. H.
For leaving time see same Express numbers
eastbound ON Main Line.
wESTBOTNp.
Ne. 9..EXprcSS. ........... leave" - a m
No. II .PittSburg Limited. leaves l'3 IA. III.
No Is. .Connclsvilie III. leaves 7:l0 Il. IN.
No. A Chicago Express leaves go Il. IN.
No. 5..ChiCago Limited leaves 800 p. m
No. 40. Mail ............'.. leaves ":l1 ?. III
For arriving time see same Express num-
bers westbound on Main Line.
*Except Sunday.
No 80 is a local train from Cumberland to
pittsburg, and No. If from PirtSburg to Cum
berlaud
Through tickets, east and west, for sale ut
Cumberland. NJ. G. CLARKE,
c. :. SIMS, Ticket Agent.
General Manager d. Il. MARTIN,
Nov 2S Manager Passenger Traffic.