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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
BY MARGARET e sANGsTER.

Copyright. 1905. by Joseph b. Bowlcs)
If we could successfully pilot our
children past the reefs and shoals OF
what we call children's diseases. they
would start in adult life with a finer
capital stock of unimpaired vitality
imam they do. Measles, mumps and
scarlet fever are so many foes in am
push who spring out and pounce on
their victims, and even il routed. leave
them the worse for the tussle. As
Tor dlphtheria and the various mala-
dies born of foul air and unhygienic
living, they arc TO be dreaded for
thelr poison in the present and their
traln OF evil consequences. Just as
we dread scarlet fever or SMALLPOX.
A householder can do much in these
days OF sanitary plumbing to protect
the family from contagion. The health
boards do good service in their Wig
liant surveillance of the schools. Yet
from time to time into some sweet and
guarded home creeps a deadly plague
and carries off a dear child who is
the pride Of the parental heart. We
ave known a whole community
startled by the deaths in quick sue
cession of several children in one house,
hold or one ne~ighborhood. We say
with dismay that an epidemic prevails,
and, il we can, we flee from the in
--. -
fected region, bag and baggage, horse,
foot and artillery.
A plain duty is obvious. When
ever Illness makes itself apparent in
a house, the first thing to be done, il
there is the slightest suspicion of con-
tagion in the malady, is to isolate the
patient. This is important for the
sake Of others under the roof, and it
Is also needful for the sake of those
beyond the doors. In certain maladies
dreaded by all, a sign Of quarantine
is affixed by the municipal authorities
upon the door or wall Of the house. or
the victim is hurried off to a specially
appointed hospital. But this is an
extreme measure, Tesorted to only in
those sicknesses that by common con-
sent are regarded with horror and
fright.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
BUT WHERE'S THE MAN?
Even the Whoever with Nine Chill
dren Was Not Immediately
at Hand.

Thomas Hunter, the president Of the
New York normal college. was addressing
a band OF Young women, according to ,He
Kansas City journal,
Young women, sad Mr.. l%Iuntrr.
"mlkc excellent teachers. know young
women whose genius IN this work is us
wonderful az the genius Of a great paint.
cr. Such young women, Of course, lro
rare. But good teachers, extremely good
teachers, are not rare. Anyone can be-
come a good teacher who likes the work
f., Put If YOU dislike the work, turn to
anything else but teaching. We cannot
succeed ever in what we hate.
Dad teachers, when we find them, are
nersons who dislike The work. They are
like the young grl IN The country town.
who said to one Of her friends;
"'Ncs, | am going to take up teaching,
"lhc friend looked amazed.
"'Iouy She exclaimed. You a school
teacher? Why, I'd rather marry Il wild
over with nine children
so would l., said the other. But
where is the widower?'"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
The Present Rate Law.

The duties of the present Interstate
Commerce Commission are to correct
all determinations in railroad rates.
If it finds that an unjust rate is in eff
feet, the railroad is notified. If it de-
clines to change it, the Commission
can bring suit in Court and if the
Court decides in favor of the Commits
sionors' finding, the railroad must obey,
or its officers may be brought up for
contempt of court and |summarily dealt
with.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

Lowndes, Mo- April 4th.-Mrs. Ii. u
HARRY, OF this place, says.
For years | was in very bad health.
Every spring | would get 80 low that
| was unable to do my own work. l
seemed TO be worse in the spring than
any other time OF the year. 1 was very
weak and miserable and had much pam
in my back and head. ! saw Dodds nd
ney Pills advertised last spring and be-
gan treatment OF them and they have
certainly done me more good than any
thing | have ever used.
Il was all right last spring and felt
better than ! have Tor over ten years
| I'M fifty years OF age and am stronger
to-day than | have been for many years
and / give Dodd's Kidney Pills credit for
the wonderful improvement.
The statement Of Mrs. Harry is only
one of a great many where Dodds AID
ney Pills have proven themselves to be
the very best spring medicine. They
are unsurpassed as a tonic and are the
only medicine used in thousands OF fam
lies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
British NEWSPAPERS.

From the Newspaper Press Direc-
tory for 1905 we ascertain that there
are now published in the United King
dom 2,46l newspapers, distributed as
follows: England, 1881; Wales, III;
Scotland, POI; Ireland, 1911; Isles, II,
OF these there are 1874 uaily papers
published in England, seven in Wales,
IS in Scotland. Is in Ireland and -four
in the British Isles, In the year 1876
there were published in the United
Kingdom SOL journals; of these IA
were issued daily-12 in England and
two in ireland -London Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

"After some reflection" she said to
the struggling artist, 81 have reluctantly
decided to withdraw my agreement to
permit you to paint my portrait"
Reflection" asked the struggling
artist, who was sharpwitted with hun
ger. MY dear Miss P~laynefayce,
don't you know better than to believe
your mirror?"-Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
TEN TRUTHS.
Easy tasks mike idle men.

Easy ldbhS Huhc lult mcu.
Folly is a close friend of pride.
Silver and gold--the sea and the sun.
The surest shot takes the quickest
aim.
To succeed be devoted, but not de-
pendent.
The smallest flowers have the sweet
est smell.
Eternal dissatisfaction is the second
law of nature.
No laugh can be as roguish as the rip
pie Of a stream,
The man who pleases himself most
suits Others best,
Men wonder what they will do; wom-
en- what others will think.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
Facts About Food.

German scientists that ev-
erything needed TO make a man weigh
$50 pounds can be found in the whites
and yolks of 1,200 hens eggs. Reduced
to a fluid, the average nan would yield
9S cubit meters of Illuminating gas, and
hydrogen enough to fill a balloon capa-
BILE of lifting 1855 pounds, The normal
human body has in it the iron needed 10
make seven large nails, the fat for IA
pounds Of candles, the carbon for GA
gross of crayons, and phosphorus enough
for 500. 900 matches. out of it can be OBJ
tanned besides 20 coffee spoons of salt,
so Jumps of sugar and AZ liters Of water.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
DYSPEPSIA YIELDS
A NINE YEARS VICTIM FINDS A
REMEDY THAT CURES.


tI'iiIi'nt iudt pNN''N''''
All sufferers from weakness OF disor-
dors of the digestive organs will read
with lively interest the story Of the COM
plete recovery of Mrs. Nettlio Darvoux
from chronic dyspepsia which was
thought to be incurablc.
"To be ailing for nino years is not q
very pleasant experience" said Mrs,
Darvoux, when asked for some account
of her illness. For two years | was
critically i'll and could not attend to my
household duties, and at one time | was
so weak and miserable that | could not
even walk. My trouble was chronic dys-
pepsia. | became extremely thin and
had a sallow complexion. | had no APP
petite and could not take any food with.
out suffering great distress"
odd You have II physician?'
"Yes, | took medicine from a dozen
different doctors, but without getting
any benefit whatever"
Glow did you get on the track of a
cure?"
ga book about DR.. WILLIAMSBURG Pills
was thrown i'll our doorway one day,
Ny husband picked it up and read it
through carefully. He was so impressed
by the statementsof those who had boon
cured by that remedy that he imme-
diately bought three boxes of the pills
and insisted on my taking them"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

"Didn't the minister feel it when SO
many in the congregation fell asleep
during the Sermon
"Oh, no; it encouraged him to keep
on"
How so?'
"Why, he was egotistical enough to
think they were nodding approval al
what he said. "-Tit-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

Among the trees that are most sem
sitive to the wind are the cherry, The
plum. the walnut, the black poplar, the
service tree, the ash and certain vari-
cites of pine. Other pines, especially
the mountain varieties, and also GER
tain frs, are very resistant to wind.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
Accented.

He-All that / want is a modest com
petence.
She-Oh. Harold, this is so sudden!-
Town Topics.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
The Ties Al Right

Jack-So you are married a year to-
day. Ell? Well, how 90 You likct the we'd
ding ties?
Jim-Well, ] can't kick about the lies,
but the cigars are most always rotten.=
n. Y. Times
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
I%rreparable Loss.

Carr-Jugger was so shocked when he
found his chauffeur l~ifeless.
Nauter-Yes, | can imagine how he
must have felt. 1t is almost impossible
TO ind a man that understands his ma
chine Town Topics.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
A Prncttral IISn

Can jiu-jutsu be put to any practical
use?"
Sure. Some fellows make their llv-
ing by teaching t.'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
Matinee Idols.

pop"
Eyes, my SON"
"Why are some men called matinee
idols?"
Because, my boy, any man who ha,
time to go to a matinee is an idle man.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem.
edy. Cures Cough, Cold, Group, Con.
sumption and oil throat troubles. AT
druggist, 2jc., SOC. and Sl.OO per bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

Every man has & right to his opinion,
but only a fool has the right 10 always
say what his opinion is.-Chlcago Record
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
Didn't Know | Had Kidney Trouble

I had tried 50 many remedies without their having
benefited me that ! was about discouraged but in n few
days after taking your wonderful swamp-Root l began TO
feel better.
l was out OF health and run down generally; had no
appetite, was dizzy aud suffered with headache most of
the time. did not know that my kidneys were the cause
of my trouble, but somehow felt they might be, aud
began taking Swamp-Koot, as above stated. There is
such n pleasant taste to Swamp-Root, and 1t goes right to
the spot and drives disease out Of the system. 1t has cured
me, making me stronger and better in every way, and |
cheeriully recommend it to all sufferers.
Gratefully yours,
Mrs. A.. l.. WALKER, 33I East Linden St., Atlanta, Ca,
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to
continue much suffering and tatdt results are sure
to foHON. Kidney trouble initiates the nerves,
makes you dizzy, restless, sleeplcss and irritable.
Makes you pass water often during the day and
obliges you TO get up many times during the
night Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism,
gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache
in the back, joints and muscles make your head
achc and back ache, cause Indigestion, stomach
and liver trouble, you get u sallow, yellow COM
plcxion, make You feel MS though you had heart
trouble you may have plenty of ambition, but
no strength get weak and waste away.
The cure for these troubles is DR.. kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy.
In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help
to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect
healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is
known TO medical science.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

When a man is financially embarrassed
he is apt to feel sorry that he has friends
who only feel sorry for him,-Chicago
nallY News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

Cures Eczema, Itching Humors.
Especially for old, ch onic cases taSo
Botanic Blood Balm. 1t gives a healthy
blood supply to the affected parts, heals
all the sores, eruptions, scabs, scales; stops
the awful itching and burning Of eczema
sweIljngs, suppuratlnG, watery sores, etc,
Druggists, 81. Sample free and prepaid
by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga
Describe trouble and Tree medical advice
sent in sealed letter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

If YOU are invited to r wedding. The
cheapest thing to send is regrets.-N. y,
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK ?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect 1t.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp"Root, Will
Do for YOU, Every Reader of This Paper May Have
a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail.

1t used 10 be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the KID
peys, but now modern science proves that nearly
all diseases have their beginning in the disorder
OF these most important organs.
If you are sick or feel badly" begin taking
the great kidney remedy, DR.. Kilmer's swamp
Root, because as soon as your kidneys begin TO
get better they will help all the other organs TO
health. A trial will convince anyone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
Dyspepsia Of Women
ABSOLUTELY NEEDLESS AGONY
Caused by Uterine Disorders and Cured by
Lydia &. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

A great many women suffer with a
form of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary treat
ment. While the symptoms seem to be
similar to those of ordinary indigcs-
ton, vet the medicines universally pre-
scribcd do not seem to restore the pa
TENTS normal condition,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
GUARANTEED
WE NEED TO KEEP A CAREFUL
WATCH UPON DISEASE.
FOR THE CHILDREN'S SAKE

Deadly Plaques Creep Occasionally
Into Most Guarded Homes-Duty
of Isolation-"No Man, Obliged 10
Mingle with Men and Women,
Should Take Any Share in Nurs-
ing His Sick Child Contagion
Carried by Servants from Slums
to Observation-Disclosures by Fire,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

When a man is starving it is q poor
time to talk to him about his soul.-lhe
(ommoner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

We are bound together in one bun
die. Every home is to some extent
dependent upon every other home;
rich and poor, learned and illiterato,
foreign or n~ative-born, We are OF
one great worIl-family. There can
be suffering nowhere III this great
country that does not somehow touch
every corner of the whole land, And
this is repeated around the globe, and
will be, so long as the ships of the
world sail the seas of the world and
cast anchor in the worlds harbora
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

OFTEN there 10 Illness in a home and
no quarantine worth mentioning IL es-
tablished or maintained. The bright
eyed darling of the family is raying
with fever and covered with an erup-
ton. Her mother cares for her day
by day; her father ministers to her
half the night. He carries the suf-
ferer in his strong, tender arms, pill
lows her head against his breast, her
little hot hands stroke his cheek and
pull at his beard. Toward morning he
snatcheS a little sleep, and anxious
and distressed, after breakfast, he goes
down town, kissing his little one first
for eoOd-by. That man, utterly
t|houghtless Of the peril he may be
scattering broadcast, sits beside other
men, or in a crowd of them hangs on
to a strap in a street car, handles
goods all day, meets hundreds Of
people, and goes home at night with a
clear conscience. If somebody else's
child takes scarlet fever through the
ncuIuHi VI MS i|llntehtlpldl convey
ance of the germ, he will never know
1t, and should the child die, he will not
suffer any pang of remorse. His mis-
fortune has been to blunder, and his
blunder has been very near being a
criminal offense. No man, obliged to
mingle with men and women, should
take any share in nursing his sick
child. or should so much as approach
the closed door Of the room where she
lies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

A floating debt Is a poor thing 10 keep
o mans head above water.-N. J, Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

Parents sometimes thoughtlessls
conceal the presence of illness in
their homes, and though this is in
creasingly difficult, owing to the re.
ports made by medical men, eyasions
are not unfamiliar. Thus, a child
will continue to 90 to school, when
a brother or sister is i'll. the first
and well child being transferred to
the home of a relative, but not alto.
gether forbidden to come home fol
a brief visit toward nightfall.
Servants are peculiarly untrust'
worthy in this regard, not understand.
ing the risk they incur, and the dam
ger they bring to a house wherein
they are employed when they spend
their weekly afternoon out in a
house where their friends are i'll. I'm.
doubtedly disease often breaks forth
in the nurseries of the wealthy, which
has had for its breeding-grOund the
crowded quarters of the slums, We
attribute a great deal to Gods Provi.
dence which should be laid at the door
of human negligence and ignorance
of the relations of cause and eff
feet,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15
THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.
Mrs. s. W. Marine, of Colorado Springs,
Began to Fear the Woist-Doan's
Kidney Pills Saved Her,

Mrs. Sarah Marine, Of 1913 st. Urain
street, Colorado Springs, Col, writes:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-23

has created artists for the Golden
state. 1t is said that the surround
ings of the mother make the man.
Prenatal influences leave an imper-
ishable imprint on minds and natures
of people. California has rev,led in
natural beauty Mothers have feasted
on marvels i'm color and splendid de-
signs of nature. The subtle influences
have been transformed into talents.
The fascinating environments have
evolved artists. Just as the mother
sees and thinks and enjoys, just so
win the child see and think and en-
joy, The California art exhibit is the
fruit of hundreds of sunny day dreams
of California mothers, whose lot was
made delightful in that wilderness of
bloom and beauty and magnificent
outlook.
The foundation for the exhibit was
laid half century ago before the first
painter was born in that state. All
through the intervening years nature
has been storing up flashes of genius,
developing artists and shaping her
own golden hues into symmetrical
form through the deft handiwork of
her children whose mothers and
mothers mothers have loved Califor-
nj
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-23
GAMBLERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEATH OF STEWART.

The Walla Walla Statesman, COM
menting on the suicide of Jack Stew
art in this city, last Sunday morning
says;
The East Oregonian of Pendleton,
calls attention to the fact that the
tragic suicide of Jack Stewart be-
cause Of losses at gambling proves
that gambling is still tolerated by the
police of that city, despite assurances
to the contrary, Stewart was fleeced
out of $50 or more in the Rainier
beer hall Saturday night, and on Sun
day morning. overcome by a sense of
shame and remorse, he ended his life
by firing bullet into his brain.
Pendleton tinhorns are not alone
responsible for the sad fate of Jack
Stewart. About two months ago he
money he possessed in a "sure-thing'
game in Walla Walla,
Up to that time he was making a
good living as a wood and coal deal
er and he was providing well for his
wife and children. But the loss of
his team and his money meant ruin
to his business, and when he had re-
gained his senses after a night of de-
bauch, he was so ashamed of himself
that he had not the courage to face
his family and he left the town for
several weeks.
! on his return he avowed his our
pose to let drink alone. and stuck to
his work and got little capital ahead
| for starting in business again, when
he stopped at Pendleton on his way
to Meacham to buy wood.
A few drinks with old acquaintan-
ces there and it was all off with him
again. He was lured into another
gambling game and was soon robbed
of all his money. When he realized
his second disgrace, heaped upon the
painful memory of the first. it was
no wonder that he gave up in utter
despair and determined to end his
| life that he might leave his wife and
children the $4,000 life insurance that
he had provided for them.
Business men and others who de-
plore the closing of gambling in
Walla Walla for the last week by
Captain of Police Davis under orders
from Mayor Hunt, should ponder on
the sad case of Jack Stewart.
The money of which Jack Stewart
was robbed in this city may have been
spent here by the tinhorns who got it
but would 1t not have been better II
the money had been spent by Stew
arts family?
While the closing of gambling may
mean that fewer diamonds, suits OF
broadcloth and less silken finery may
be bought by tinhorns and their mis-
tresses, it means that more articles
of necessity will be purchased by
workingmen and their families, who
otherwise must go without proper
food and clothing.
Mayor Jones. of Minneapolis, who
was in Walla Walla few days ago
said that his city is growing and pros
pering more than ever since the clos
ing of gambling and the enforcement
of order and decency.
Walla Walla's experience promises
to be similar if the present policy o
suppression of gambling is contin
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-23
SCIENCE. THE MAGICIAN.

Science. the hand-maiden Of magic,
has opened the doors to another mar
velous realm before man.
Paris scientists have discovered that
radium plates will take a picture of
the thought of man. They have found
that highly charged receiving tubes
containing radium, will show the inn
print of the subject of the mind. That
is, if a mind is thinking of man, a
dog or a house. the delicate plates
will show the outline form of the sub
ject in mind
Never were such wonders presented
for human contemplation before. The
subject of mind-reading has agitated
the world for age; the magic Of hyp-
notism. magnetism, suggestive deduc-
tions. and other forms of searching
the inner consciousness OF man have
startled the world. but never before
has an actual photograph of the sub
ject in the mind been taken.
Science knows no forbidden ground
no limit or border line where her feet
must stop. With radium once in per
feet control. the secrets of mind and
soul and life will be laid bare. Door
after door will be opened and realm
after realm will be explored. until mar
will stand at the very gates of the In
finite-until he will face the very
Creator, in his hidden and mysteriou:
throne room.
The prospect is marvellous.
Suppose this latest scientific discov-
| cry is perfected in high degree
| Then think of secret radium camera
hidden under the coat lapel, taking
photographs of your thoughts as yol
pass: think of crimes found out, o
vicious men laid before the public
through photographs of their owl
thoughts of grasping business
schemes foiled by exposure: or de
L
based conduct hunted down and lait
bare by this pene uating messenger o
light.
Can you conceive oi a greater thing
| thing?
And yet it is all within human pos
sibility. Radium is said to be but tn
| stored energy of the sun, the yer!
| essence of that mystical power which
causes the buttercup to bud in spring
and the seed to spront in the careSs
ing soil. When ii can be gathered vi
as electricity and stored for use,
! will change the entire condiuoh OF I'M
human race.