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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-23
Too Prosperous to Economic.

The legislature will find 1t difficult
to do much In the way Of cutting
down expense. The general prosper
ity OF the State and large increase
OF business seems TO Impress the MEM
bers with liberal Ideas. Tho schools
will doubtless get more money and
pensions also. There Is no doubt of q
strong sentiment in favor Of increasing
the salaries Of State officials and tho
judiciary. All the members profess
to believing in the most liberal ap-
proprlations for the new capitol, and
It's needs Will be adequately provided
for.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-23
THURSDAY, JANUARY IA.

Only the lower house Of the legis-
lature was In session today, the SEN
ate being absent on 4 junketing trip
to the new Sunllower convict farm.
The feature Of the house session was
| the report Of the committee on ap'
preparations regarding the annual ap-
preparation for the support Of the com
mon schools, and recommending that
tSl ,126, 900, not including the poll taxes
.rAtained In the counties where collect
ed, be set aside for this .pm.nose.
For Tho first time this session a
minority committee report was sub
mitted, signed by six members, Messrs
ID. L. Ross. G. s. Stevens, I. L. vii.
liams, r. L. Caruthers, j. L. Caradine
and S. N, Collier, and, somewhat
strange to relate, the minority favored
q larger appropriation than the ma.
jority. urging that $l,250,O00 be set
aside as al annual allowance for the
schools, which is the same figure as
that for the past two years.
The minority report recites that the
amount recommended by the majority
is not sufficient to maintain the schools
for the constitutional period of four
months, and that there is no necessity
for cutting down the amount, in view
OF the present prosperous condition of
the State The opinion largely pre-
walls that the minority report will be
adopted. The bill will be called up for
passage at an carly date.
Mr. Greaves offered bill to amend
Section 1892 Of the Code in reference
to the unlawful sale Of liquors, so as
TO increase the penalty aud make the
imprisonment mandatory,
Nothing further of special Interest
developed during the day, and the
house adjourned until Friday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-23
A Trim 10 tho Cos3t.

The coast members Of the legisla-
| ture are gGing to arrange to take the
members of that body on trip
| to the coast and show them what tho
State has done thcre Some OF tho
members OF that section are display
ing great deal Of interest In this
trip u Is probable that the trip will
take place some time liT Febfu6ry,
probably few days before the car
lival at New Orleahs. < II 10 the idea
of the coast members to have the leg
islature go down on the Cuff and Snip
Island railroad and spond several days
on the coast, going TO Guliport, BILOXI,
Mississippi City, Pass Christian. Scran-
ton and other pclnts on the coast. Tho
coast members say that the people or
that section will be delighted to el-
tertain the members Of the logisla-
ture. and will show them every cOur-
tesy possible The coast members
hayo mentioned the project 10 tho
members Of other sections Of the State.
and the plan has been generally ap.
proved by them. After the leglsla-
ture gets through inspecting the coast,
IL Is the plan to carry them 10 New
Orleans to witness mardi gras, AID
then come back by way of the Illinois
Central. The coast members say that
their section of the State Is making
marvellous progress. and that 1t is not
ss we'll known as other sections Of tho
State, and for this reason they want to
show it to the lawmakers The trip
to the coast and New Orleans will like.
ly prove one Of the delightful. expcr.
ielCes of the session,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-23
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

scrutiny Of the measure shows that
they are very similar in their general
provisions, and the two houses Will
doubtless bc able to agree on a satis
factory compromise measure.
Primary Election Law
The bill introduced In the lower
house by Mr. Sample Of Holmes EN-
bodies the ideas of lie lion. y. +. Noel
OF Lexington, regarding amendments
10 the primary law, and its course
through the committees will be mar
rowly watched. After reference to the
committee On registration and cleo
tions 1t will go to the judiciary com
nlittee to be further perfected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-23

Stills of pride lift you above the peO-
pie to-day and lay you u = puddle To-
morrow.-kam's Horn.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
EGGS Produced From Food.

If hen is healthy and has good
appetite nostrums can not improve
her. Eggs are not produced from
powders, pills or solutions, but from
the food A healthy hen is no subject
for medicine or tonics. II she is sick
or dropping it is not out of place to
endeavor to assist her to recover her
health with a tonic, but while her comb
is bright red and she scratches and
works vigorously, enjoying her food
and laying eggs as fast as nature per-
mits, the use of stimulants or tonics
will not benefit her or enable her to
lay another egg more than she would
without their use, even if they do not
injure her.-Farmers' Home Journal.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
THE FARMERS GARDEN.
srrinr in Not Far Away and the
y,3 Farmer Should he Thinking ii {
W. isHo About His Garden. s. a.o

And now for spring! To be sure, 1t
Is not quite here, but the rapidly
lengthening days and the SUN away up
at noontime Is good evidence that 1t
is not far away. In few days the
bluebirds will be here, then the robbins,
and one after another all the other
spring and summer favorites. We will
have cold days and frost, and possibly
snow storms. before spring is fairly on,
but a fellow can't help looking long,
ingly at the old familiar tools he is
almost aching 70 get to work with. ~
n About, the first thing the sensible,
practical, down-to-date farmer thinks
Of is the garden. He knows that hot
days and hard work are coming, and
that he must, have a change Of diet to
enable him to do what he hopes to do.
He must eat more vegetables and less
fat rleat to keep in q healthy condi-
ton, and these vegetables must come
from the garden. Now is the time to
prepare for 1t. / have found 1t q good
and very helpful plan to draw plat
of the garden on piece Of paper, and
indicate by lines where each variety Of
vegetable shall be planted. One can
easily ascertain the length and breadth
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
A Cottoa Growing system.

My plan for preparing land for cot
ton and cultivating same, and varieties
to plant follows;
Break the land thoroughly in the
fall or winter when the ground is not
too wet. Pulverize with a disc harrow
in. February or March. On April the
Ist lay off rows 31a to feet apart,
quality or fertility OF land considered.
= fertilizers are used, sow about 400
pounds of A No. cotton guano in the
drill. Ridge on same with two furrows
'af0ke the danger of frost is passed.
SUIT the middles, run V-shaped har-
row on the tops of beds, then plant
with good planter, about one bushel
OF good early-maturing seed per acre.
AS soon as it comes up, run around it
with a rake, chop to stand, leaving
one to two stalks in a hill, with 18
inches to three feet between the drills.
Side as soon as chopped In 10 to IA
days repeat siding and chopping, rum
ming plow deeper than the first siding
Split the rrliddles, and in IL to IA days
side again. In 10 or IL days split the
middles again and lay by.
In case the land is very rich and in
clined to run to weed, l would use
more acid phosphate and potash, and
a very small quantity of ammoniated
manures. Plant the early varieties of
cotton always, when to be had OF
cnnrsa, thnrp ara cDme pnnd kinds pf
late cotton, but if you can get July
crop, you are safe, generally speaking,
for a good crop. The staple of the
early varieties is generally good, p
to ! " inches long. Cotton can be side
dressed with nitrate of soda SO pounds,
or cereolite 100 to $50 pounds per acre,
about the 1st of July in siding furrow,
and to great advantage some years.
j, A. Shine, in Farm and Ranch. .
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
WHEN TRAVELLING ALONE.
Woman of Experience Gives Advice
for the Benefit of the In
initiated.

Ny plan for locating in strange place,
country, is to ask the purser or steward
which is considered the best family ho-
tel. Then, on arrival, to wait until the
first rush Of landing is over, thus avoid
ing the confusion which reigns supreme
at such times, says writer in Woman's
Home Companion. Standing quietly
back, the excited endeavors of the crowd
to hurry all the officials into attending
to them first affords much amusement
and furnishes study OF the routine Of
things. When you finally do go down
the gangway you know which way to
turn, can walk up to the carriage or om-
nibus bearing the name of the hotel. and
be driven to the door, without any hag-
Cling with cabmen or fuss of any kind
Having reached the hotel. tell the porter
who takes your bag TO show you to the
parlor for ladies. Then write on your
card: please assign me room price
NOT to exceed three dollars a day" A
bell-boy will soon return with key and
conduct you to the elevator What if it
does shoot you up to the top floor to a
small room? You are not going to stay
there long, and it's pretty sure to have
good bed and plenty Of towels. "ii
This plan of mine may seem extrava-
giant at first, but consider the advantages
you see one of the best hotels, always
worth visit in such places; you can ex-
anime local papers and guidebooks in
the reading room, and get at the ad-
dresses of private boarding houses and
smaller hotels, easily locating their
whereabouts. f... .I.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
HERE AND THERE.

How quickly the millennium would
come If we would only do the good
things to-day that we are going to do
tomorrow. o6aa .a.a
The soil for Irish potatoes next
spring should be deeply and thoroughly
plowed now, or as soon as convenient.
and the sooner it is convenient the bet
.er. t''v Y Ia+ "a 4" vfn5a . IS
Utility" is coming more and more
to be the watchword of American poul-
trymen Good laying and choice mar
ket fowls seem 20 be the aim of an in
creasing number breeders. W NauH
Vegetables must be used when they
reach the proper stage of maturity.
and for this reason truck gardeners
should organize in an effort to build
up a regular market for their produce.
Secretary Wilson in a recent inter-
view said, Good crops insure the ma
ton against panics. / have the great
est confidence in the agriculturalist as
the real sustaining power OF the pros
perity OF the United States.
The so-called egg breeders are COM
paratively small in size, active and OF
a nervous temperament. They are great
foragers and well calculated to secure
a. portion OF their living when given
free range. 5".@ n#aF''14+@
Forty years ago the farmers owned
55 per cent. OF the wealth Of this coun-
try, but such has been the advance Of
manufacturing and railroad building
that they now own but % per cent,
though there has been no decline In
agricultural values.
in December, 1903, through Gal
weston alone; We exported 21,531 tons
of cotton seed meal and 943 tons OF
cotton seek cake, These feed stuffs
went to Germany, Holland and France.
During the year just passed more than
2 800, 900 sacks of cotton meal and cake
went through the port 0f New Orleans.
The care Of manure should follow
It from the stable to the field. Assum-
ing that the animal has been fed
well-balanced ration, the manure will
contain a fair percentage Of nitrogen,
that should be counted upon to reduce
the original cost OF the feed that car
ried the balancing, element Of protein
TO the ration.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
CULINARY CONCERNS.
Several sugsestions which May BE Of
value to the inexperienced
Cook.

Vanilla cream frozen very hard is the
foundation of very good dessert. Scoop
up the cream in ball molds and roll in
shredded cococanut. Serve with sau-
terne sauce made as follows: Boil one
cupful OF sugar and half cupful of wa
ter to a syrup. When partly cooled,
pour in claret glassful OF sauterne The
sauce may be colored delicate green.
In winter, when all fods are high, nu-
tritious cream soups help out the menu
wonderfully, and are economical besides.
Split pea soup is an old standby, but not
every one knows how good cream Of
lima beans is. Soak cupful Of dried
beans over night, and In the morning
drain and put over the fire with two
quarts of water. Cook until the beans
can be pressed through fine colander
or sieve. Cook small onion and two
or three pieces of carrot in plenty OF but
ter until they are brown. RemoYe the
vegetables, and add to the ! 4lter an
equal quantity of -four. and some pepper
and salt. AS the roux thickens, moisten
with little of the bean puree Add the
roux to the beans. stir In cup of cream
or rich milk, strain and serve with cru
tons. ... ... ..tt
Good maple sugar is hard to get in city
markets and not very easy to find even
in the sugar districts. The temptation
to adulterate seems TO be too strong for
most people to Withstand. Many de-
licious dishes are made with maple sugar,
among them maple mousse. Whip
pint OF cream to stiff mound, with
tablespoonful of powdered sugar, which
will help to thicken the cream Add
cupful Of maple syrup, made in the house
from pure sugar, and flavor with lemon.
Beat well, put In mold with sheet
of paraffine paper over the top before the
cover is put on, pack In ice, and salt and
freeze. Serve in sherbet glasses.
Maple filling for cake is very good.
Shave sufficient quantity of maple SUI
gar, and cook it with half cup of wa
ter to the thread. Remove from the fire
and beat until cool, then add the beaten
white of an egg and two or three table,
spoonsfus of powdered sugar. Chopped
nuts are often added to this filling.
Toasted Goldfish is a New England
breakfast dish. Cut the salt fish into
thin strips and freshen it, but not too
much. After drying the strips, put them
between the wires of broiler and toast
until they are light brown. Put them
on a hot platter and spread with butter.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
Of the garden plat, and by little hg-
uring can FIX the matter to o nicely.
The we.tern L,n,, q, cation.

The semi-tropical habits of cotton
have caused us to consider 1t fitted
only to the humid or heavy rain belt
of the Gulf states. But change is
rapidly coming about. The semi-arid
west is growing cotton abundantIy.
The pods or bolls pop open in septem-
Der upon the prairies Of west Texas,
Oklahoma and the Indian territories
like popcorn on hot shovel. And
this cotton is made with less labor
is good; the boil weevil has not invad-
ed these regions. The rains of May
and June come just when cotton
needs 1t, and the summeWains are SO
far apart they do not encourage crab
grass. "a,t at" -o- r"t ...s..
In company with Messrs. Sterley
and Glisson Of the Fort Worth &
Denver road, and Mr.. Oswald Wilson,
of Fort Worth, a Farm and Ranch rep
resentative visited Iowa park and
Wichita Falls on the near edge of the
great Panhandle to the greater pan.
We advised these people to plant cot
ton and diversity the single crop of
wheat or cattle to which they are ac-
customed by. resorting to the feecy
staple Since that visit the entire
country near the rail road has taken
up the growing idea Carloads
of improved seeds have been ordered
for spring planting, and the results
will be seen in thousands of bales of
cotton grown on those fertile, chocolate
lands. In Oklahoma, which has a
family to every 16o acres of land. the
people are adapting the new cotton
culture radically and in all its details.
This, too, is good cotton country.
and should no very unfayorable sea-
son occur the yield of cotton from
Texas and Oklahoma and the Indian
territory will easily exceed 100000
bales in 1904,-Farm and Ranch.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17

When the Editor read 10000 Plants fer
Bc, he could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are NO more reliable and ex-
tensive seed growers in the world, makes
this offer. This great offer is made to get
YOU to test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable
Seeds. ga4,
They will send yea their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow l''" @T" ~,
1000 fine, solid Cabbages, .a
l..H 1900 delicious Carrots,
u 1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1900 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions, i"w
'r 1000 rare, luscious Radishes, oa,.M
n 1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
aa ALL FOR BUT Ice POSTAGE.
providing you will return this notice, and
II you will send them Doc in postage. they
win add to the above package OF fa-
mous Berliner Cauliaswer. tx. e. Hsr
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
The Most Common Disease.

Yorktown, Ark, Feb. 2sth-Leland
Williamson, M. D., a successful and clever
local physician, says ste,N.. nf .r-a-.. .l
There is scarcely another form of dis
ease physician is called upon so often
to treat as Kidney Disease. invariably
prescribe Dodd's Kidney Pills and am not
disappointed in their effect for they are
always reliable. l could mention many
cases in which have used this medicine
with splendid success, for example,
might refer to the case Of Mr.. A. H. Cole.
Age 81, greatly emaclated, some fever,
great pain and pressure over region OF
Kidneys, urine filled with pus or corrup-
tion and very foul smelling and passed
some blood. Directed to drink a great
deal of water, gave brisk purgative and
Dodd's Kidney Pills. The pills were con-
tinued regularly for three weeks and then
few doses every week, especially if pa
tient felt any pain in region of Kidneys.
Cured completely and patient performed
his duties as farm laborer in four weeks"
DIR. Williamson has been regular prac-
titioner for over twenty years, and his
unqualified endorsement of Dodds Kidney
Pills is certainly wonderful tribute to
this remedy. aaf' s, rr''
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
Generous.

Mamma" said the little one, there 4
., girl in the next block that's a lot sicker
than / am"
You're not very sick. Pet" replied the
mother; not even in bed You'll be out
playing again in a day or so."
Il know it, mamma, so don't you think
We ought to do something for the little
girl that's so much sicker.'
What would you like to do?"
I'D like to send her that nasty medi.
cine the doctor left for me. Chicago
Post.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17

II SAAC BROCK, a citizen Of McLen-
l. nan county, Texas, has lived for ia
years. In speaking of his good
health and extreme old age, Mr.. Brock
says:
"Peruna exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil eff
fects of sudden ehangess it keeps me in
good appetite; it gives me strength, it
keeps my blood in good circulation. l
have come to rely upon it almost en-
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
A Limit to the Division.

During a recent session OF the house Of
representatives Mr.. Grosvenor, Of Ohio,
arose in his place and intiinated that the
gentleman who had the floor Mas trans
gressing the limit of debate.
II thought it was understood said the
offending member that the gentleman
from Ohio divided his time with me.
True, responded Mr.. Grosvenor, sim
ply, but | did not divide eternity with
you IN. " Tribune, 5l 437
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
An Awful Jolt.

saphead-I-aw-knew in advance That
we were-aw going to have beastly
hSwd wintah, doneher know.
Miss Castique-lndeed! And how did
you know its
,I-aw-telt II in me bones"
, Really! Then you are believer in
the old goose-bone theory. y."-Cincinnat
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17

Fond Father Yes, Johnny, when the
millennium is come the lamb can lie down
with the lion in perfect safety. -.-
Little Johnny (doubtingly)--I s'pose
that's so, but I think it would be safer
TO be the lion, just the same.--Stray Sto-
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
w. i. DOUGLAS
s3.@&s3 SHOES YtISt RsSt

w. L. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-ftting, an d
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale OF
any shoes In the
world.
They aretjust as good
as those that cost you
GA to the only
difference is the price.
Sold EusvyDhsre.
Look fer name and,
price OIL bottom.
nOuUIaa macs Corona
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
Nothing Serious.

rs it true" asked the Ludlow youth,
THAT woman insists on having her own
way in everything IA
II don't know" replied the Cummins-
vile sage, but even ii it is she changes
her mind 80 often that it breaks the
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
"A CoMRADE OF GENERAL GRANT
Says: 81 Do Not Believe Pe-ru-na Has a
Superior for Catarrh. s"
Pe-ru-na is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the
as Declining Powers OF
Old Ace.

7 In old age the mucous membranes be
come thickened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digestive dis
turbances.
Peruna eorrects all this by Its specific
operation on all the mucous membranes
of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone. Once
used and Peruna becomes a lifelong
standby with old and young.
Mrs F. E. Little. Tolona, Ill, writes:
II can recommend Peruna as a good
chronic catarrh Of ATRAvELER
the stomach and At sfyrNTy. .ONf
bowels have -r.ae nr .cr
been troubled Sc YLARs o. A6I.
yerely with il for
over a year, and also cough. Now my
cough is all gone, and all the distressing
symptoms of catarrh of the stomach
and bowels have disappeared Will
recommend 1t to all as rare remedy. l.
am SO we'll am contemplating a trip to
Yellow Stone Park this coming season.
How is that for one II years old?"
In a later letter she says: Il am only
too thankful to you for your kind advice
and for the good health that ! am en-
joying wholly from the use OF your Pc
runa. Have been out to the yellow
Stone National Park and many other
places Of the west, and shall always
thank you for your generosity. Mrs,
F, E. Little,
Strong and Vigorous at the Age OF
lightweight.
Rev. J. N. Parker, Utica, N. Y, writes:
7 I'm June, 1901, Host my sense OF hear
ing entirely. My hearing had beer some
what impaired for several years, but not
SO much affected but that could hold
converse with my friends; but in June,
1901, my sense Of hearing left me so that
i could hear no sound whatever, was
also troubled with severe rheumatic
pains in my limbs. commenced taking
Peruna and now my hearing Is restored
as good as it was prior to June, 1901. My
rheumatic pains are all gone. cannot
speak too highly of Peruna, and now
when eighty-eight years old can say 1t
has invigorated my whole system.p
Rev ]. n Parker. t'n9 e.a
Mr.. w. B. Schnader, of Terre Hill, Pa,
writes: .E sH E
81 got sick every winter. and had
spell of cold in February, 1899, could
not do anything for almost two months.
In December, 1899, saw one Of your books
about your remedies. Then | wrote to
DR.. Hartman for advice, and he wrote
that | should commence the use OF Pc
runa, and how to take care of myself.
81 did not lose one day last winter that
| could not tend to my stock. am sixty
three years old. and cannot thank You
too much orwhatyou have donef for me"
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis @ta'i@ r s''na stH
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. 0.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-03-17
In recent letter from Gil G street,
S. W., Washington, D. c., this vener-
able gentleman says of Peruna:

"IhaVe tried Peruna after having
tried In vain other remedies for ca.
farrh, and I can say without reser-
vation that ! never felt a symptom
of relief until I had given Peruna
the simple trial that its advocates
advise. ! do not believe 1t has q
superior, either as remedy for ca
farrh or as q tonic for the depressed
and exhausted condition which Is
one of the effects of the disease. "
benjamin r. Hawkes.. aa aa. ;