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Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
PORCH AND WALL VINES.
Permanent and Temporary Ones Rec.
commended by the Editor of Coun-
try Life in America.

The best permanent vine for brick
walls Is Japan ivy or ampelopsis. The
best one for wood is Virginia creeper.
Neither of them have snowy flowers,
but the autumn foliage is glorious.
Among the best Towering vines for the
porch are clematis jackmani, wistaria
and trumpet creeper. For the back
porch grape vines are excellent, as
they give both flowers and fruit. These
vines cost from 50 cents to $l5O, de-
pending on size, age, variety and
freight.
1t will be two or three years before
you get good display Of flowers from
the permanent vines Meanwhile there
are dozen good annual vines. Moon
flower, morning glory, scarlet runner,
cypress vine and Japanese hop are
good for the porch. For low walls and
sarth-covered rubbish heaps climbing
nasturtiums are excellent. The wild
cuc lmber vine makes remarkable
growth and has pretty foliage 1t
becomes untidy when the roundish
prickly cucumbers begin to turn yell
low. pumpkin vine may shade the
back door admirably while the young
grape vines are making their slow
growth owe. the arbor. Take care that
the vigorous ANIMALS do not crowd
the most important permanent occu.
pants. ts.-Philadelphia Press.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
THE STATE PORTFOLIO
secretary Taft Disclaims Any Exc
pcctatiOn of Becoming Secrc-
tnry of state.

Omaha, Neb., July 3.-Secretary Taft
and party, en- route to the Philippine
islands, arrived in this city at 9:15
Slnday morning over the Northwestern
road, and after transferring to the Tn
ion Pacific tracks left for the west at
8, 80.
Secretary Taft, when seen on his car,
SPOKE with regret in regard to the
death of Secretary Hay. When asked:
Are you to became the premier of the
administration" Secretary Taft re-
plled mo, l do not expect to become
secretary of state. I telegraphed the
president for instructions when we
learned of the secretary's death and he
ordered us to proceed. That does not
look as If am to be secretary of state.'
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
AN IRON-CLAD AGREEMENT I
officially or UnofiicinlIy, Unttl
Terms of Peace Are Settled.

Washington, June 30.-Russia and
Japan have entered into an ironclad
igreement that until the terms Of
peace are finally and formally agreed
to and signed, not one word will be
said, officially or informally, about the
progress of the negotiations.
Their plenipotentiarles will be in
structed most positively that impene-
trable secrecy is to surround all OF
their deliberations, and that not so
much as hint of the proposals which
are being discussed must be allowed to
leak out When the treaty is signed ITS
terms will be announced to the wcrlc
Both nations feel SO strongly on this
point that this understanding was in
effect made condition precedent to
the opening of peace negotiations. At
the bottom of their joint demand for
secrecy is their mutual desire to settle
their fight themselves and In their way
without regard to any other power or
combination of powers.
Russia believes she can make better
terms with Japan alone than with the
support of outside influence, which
necessarily would come from some
power that is regarded with suspicion
by the Japanese.
Japan is determined that she will not
be dictated to or again conspired
against in an effort TO rob her of the
fruits of her victory.
Japans terms will not be definitely
stated until the commission has FORM
ally organized, and the members
pledged to secrecy.
Count Cassini warned the Russian
government that unless extreme pre-
cautions were taken the American
newspaper men would find out what
was being done by the commission, and
that this would stir up SO much trou-
BILE that it might be impossible TO
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
B00DLING IN MILWAUKEE
A Long List of Supervisors With
Sprinkling of Others Charged
with Bribery.

Milwaukee, July 1.-The grand jury
handed down 3S indictments, implicat-
ing the following 21 individuals:
Herman Haasch, ex-supervisor.
Frank Burkhardt, ex-supervisor.
j. j. Galewsky, ex-supervisor
Fred q. Schultz, newspaper reporter.
Peter j. Mead, eX-supervsor.
Charles Besfield, ex-supervisor.
G. F. Reichardt, supervisor.
Tony Klefsh, committee clerk coun-
ty board
William H. O'Keefe, supervisor.
August Pulls, ex-supervisor.
Benjamin Baden, supervisor.
Charles Bottenberg, ex-supervisor.
j. +. Dittmar, ex-supervlsor.
w. c. Wegner, ex-supervisor.
Frank Fowe, supervisor
Frank G. OelAein, ex-supervlsor.
Arthur S. Green, supervisor.
Max Reinnoldt, ex-supervisor.
julius Stamm. real estate dealer.
Fred Hartung, ex-supervisor and
present assemblyman.
AS rapidly as arrests are being made
bail is being furnished in the sum Of
$1,000 on the first Indictment and $500
on each additional where more than
one indictment has been returned
against an individual. All the indict-
ments charge bribery.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
OPTIMISM STILL PREVAILS
Though Somewhat Irregular, the
Volume of Trade for the Season
is Full One.

New York, July 1.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says.
Though rejecting some irregularlty,
due to mid-year influences or, in some
sections to less cheerful crop reports,
the volume Of distributive trade is a
full one for the season, and industry
and manufacture show less than Or
dinarily the effects of the approach Of
the vacation period. Optimism as to
the fall outlook is the main subject of
notice, but 1t is to be noted that good
recorders for summer fabrics are still
active at some leading markets. Rela-
lively the best reports come from the
central west and southwest; the south
seems quite generally to hold the i'm
provement reported last week. conf
dence has increased in the Pacific coast
reports, and the only important sub
ject of complaint is that the weather
has been too wet or too cool in portions
of the corn and wheat belts to allow of
the best crop development and harvest
ins.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
THE WHITE RIVER DIVISION
This Important Addition to the Iron
Mountain Route Is Rapidly
Nearinp Com nj elton,


St Louis, July 1.-The White River
division of the Iron Mountain route,
between Newport, Ark, and Carthage
Mo-, is rapidly approaching compile
tion, and report of representatives, of
the general passenger department,
who recently made a complete trip
over the line, indicates that through
trains will be running inside of sixty
days,
while several thousand tourists
have already made the trip from each
end of the completed line, and we
have hauled during the month of June
over forty fishing parties from Car
thage, who desired to make the five
day float from Galena to Branson, re-
turning on train in 80 minutes, for the
complete daylight run over the new
line said Mr. H. c. Townsend, gen.
eral passenger agent, there will be a
tourist travel unprecedented over any
line in this part of the country. The
fishing proposition is becoming so
well known that a number of club
houses on the James river, between
Galena and Branson, are now COM
pleted and are taxed to their capacity
"lhe romantic features of the new
line are naturally the ones to attract
the most general attention, but the ag-
ricultural and mineral possibilities
of this new region are remarkable.
"The road itself is marvel of en-
gineering, and the S5-pound rails, with
rock ballast, promises the highest de-
gree of speed and safety"
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
IT is Inttmated That n Large Number
of Persons VIII be Indict-
ed shortly.

Washington, June 30.-Inspectors of
the general land Office, working in con-
junction with the United States at
toIney for Idaho have been engaged
for several months on special inves-
tigation Of alleged frauds in that state
and, according to the partial reports
received by the general land otfice,it Is
intimated that large number of per-
sons will be indicted Secretary Hitch
cock is desirous that none of the per-
sons against whom evidence. has been
gathered shall escape prosecution un-
der cover of the statute Of limitations.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
THE GREENE-GAYNOR CASE
Interest Revived by the Action of
the Canadian Supreme Court Or
dering Their ExtraditiOn.

Washington, June 30.-The an
nouncement from Ottawa that the
Canadian supreme court had de-
cided against Gaynor and Greene, and
that their plea to resist extradition had
been refused has caused a revival of
interest in the famous case here
The decision means that the 'wo
men will be returned to this country
and be forced to stand trial for their
part in the infamous Savannah harbor
frauds, for his part in which Capt.
Oberlin M. Carter served nearly FIVE
years at Fort Leavenworth, after be-
ing dismissed in disgrace from the
United States army.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Strawberry Shnrtcakn.

Sift three cupfuls Of flour, add two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. one
half teaspoonful salt, then put in one
half cupful butter and add one egg.
Mix. and add one cupful of sweet cold
milk and one teaspoonful sugar This
makes dough of consistency enongh to
roll out into layers. Make two Of hese
layers and put in dishes both sHme
size, and bake each layer separately in
a quick oven until light brown, Mash
and sweeten a half pint Of strawher-
ries and put on one layer, then add the
other. Sweeten pint whole strawber-
ries and spread on the top layer.
Whip a half pint of sweet cream and
sscread on the top,
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION
National Conference to be Held
i'm New York, in September, On
Vital Subject.

New York, July 1.-At a conference
Of the executive committee of the civic
federation, Friday, it was decided to
hold national conference to discuss
the question of immigration in this city
on September 26 and q. Governors of
stees, boards Of trade, chambers of
commerce, lapor organizations and 9th
er bodies interested in the question will
be invited TO send delegates.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Sebastopol, via st. Petersburg, June
3.-lmmediately after the Black sea
squadron arrived here Saturday coun-
Gil of admirals and captains was held
on board the flagship Rotislav, Vice.
Admiral Kruger presiding. The council
resolved to ungear the machinery and
authorize the officers and men to go
ashore. The Katerina II. is here and
has been disarmed.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS
Confronted With SecessiOns Bc-
cause Money is Scarce.

Chicago, July 3.-Because of lack
of funds and confronted with seGcssions
from the ranks of the strikers, the
teamsters joint council has called
special meeting of that body for Mon
day night 10 decide whether the strike
which has been in progress for nearly
three months, shall be continued, and
if so, to devise means of raising money
TO pay strike benefits
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
FLOOD AT GUANAJUAT0, MEX.
Great Loss of Life by Flood Reports
ed at GunnnJuatO, u Mexican
Mining Town.

Mexico City, July 3.-Reports are
current here that from 100 persons up
ward, with one report claiming even
1000, have beer drowned in a great
hocd at Guanajuato, mining city,
now the important seat of activity ly
seyera. iarge American and british
Companies.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
To right wireless GnmbIIur.

Chicago, July 3-Cit yand state au-
thorities, far from being discouraged in
their efforts to suppress the floating
poolroom-the City of Traverse-are
engaged in search for a legal method
to prevent the American De Forest
Telegram Co. from furnishing its serY-
ice TO the gamblers.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Philant)lrarist.

A young American woman wished 70
be presented at the court Of the E'ng
of Saxony The high officials having
inquired into her social standing, OBJ
jected. Her father sold boots and
shoes. She cobled home and the next
morning received her fathers answer
--"Bosh! 1t isn't selling. Practically
giving them away. See advertisement"
She was presented as the daughter Of
an eminent philanthropist,
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Bride burned to Death.

Palmyra, Mo. July IA lamp ac-
cidentally overturned set fire to the
clothing of Mrs. Sweeney Bates, wife of
a young farmer near here, and before
the flames could be extinguished she
was burned to death She was only
20, and had been married four months.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Naval Retirements.

Washington, July Secretary Nor
ton approved the report of the board
of naval officers which selected the Of
feers who are TO be retired to create
the vacancies necessary under the nav
al personnel act. Fifty-seven officers
from the grade Of captain down have
been named for retirement.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Death Of Mrs. Mildred A. Glover.

St. Louis, June 29.-Mrs Mildred a.
Glover, widow of the late Samuel T.
Glover, one of the foremost lawyers of
the st. Louis bar, and mother of ex
Congressman John NJ. Glover, died OF
hemorrhage of the stomach.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Tc Cnn Zee the WrccI.,vc

St Louis, June 30.--All the way from
Houston, Tex, in a one-horse covered
cart and yellow dog, c. II. Nelson,
aged .66, a divine healer has arrived
heIe TO see the Worlds fair. not know
ps that it is over. He has been on
the way since last November
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
rather nnd Son Sentenced.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, June 29.-Jose Flo
rencia Martinez and his son, Pedro
Jose Martinez, who, in January, muir
dered Manuel Martinez at Chimaya,
were each sentenced to so years in the
penitentiary for murder in the second
degree
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
E,ubtv-Fiye and Eighty.

Burlington, Ia, June 29.--Lansing K
Jenne, of Keithsburg, ILL.,, aged IS, and
Mary L. Douglass, of Seaton, H., aged
So procured marriage license here
and were married by justice of the
peace. The romance dates back to be-
fore the civil war.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Weighing Time.

Washington, July 3.--Preparations
are being made by the post office de-
partment for the Weighing of mails. on
the result of these weighings the gov
ernment will enter into contracts with
the railroads for the transportation OF
mail matter.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Anchored or Kustcni,.

London, July 3.-Lloyd's agent at
kuslenji. Roumania, in dispatch dat
ed 9;20 o'clock Sunday night, said The
kniaz Potemkine and torpedo boat No.
267 were anchored off that port, and
that another steamer was in the ofiing,
apparently watching.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Excelsior Springs, Mo, July l.
Mrs. NJ Kenney, proprietor of the Ho-
tel Monte Cristo, was shot and proba-
BIZ mortally wounded while in bed.
Her husband from whom she has been
separated fer some time, is in jail
charged with the shooting.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Abopt Time He "Fni,ed. /.

Springfield. H., July g. Ben. II,
Brainerd sheriff of Sangamon county.
and a real estate dealer of this city,
has filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. He scheduled his liabilities as
$21, ,440 and his assets 500.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Poet O'ReiIIy's Daughter Mnrrics.

Boston, July miss Agnes Boyle
O'Reilly, third daughter of the Irish
poet and patriot, John Boyle O'Relly,
has been married to Ernest Hooking.
professor of philosophy at Phillips
Andover academy.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Prof. George Edward Day.

Tew Haven, Conn, July 3.-George
Edward Day, prof sssor emeritus Of He
brew at Yale, died, Sunday, aged 80
years. He was born in Pittsfeld
Mass, and was a professor in tN.Sea ale
Divinity school for 30 years.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Jefferson City, Mo-, July IA ne
gro attempted to escape, and was fred
upon by a guard. The convict was
stopped by Warden Hall The guards
bullet barely missed the warden.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Uses for Sour Cream.

Following is recipe for nice sauce
to eat with bread or cottage pudding:
Beat a pint of sour cream with an
egg beater, adding powdered sugar to
taste during the beating and favor
with the juice and grated rind Of
lemon.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Rnn1nln = Mnrk rrnin.

Birmingham, Ala, June 3o.-A
freight train on the Southern railroad
ran into a Louisville C Nashville work
tarln returning form Boyles,, and it
is reported that several persons werc
killed.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
Lived In LitchneId FIFTY Years.

Litchheld, ILL.,, June 29--Mrs. Ann
Hood. aged SS, died at the residence o'
her nephew, H.. S. Hood in this city
she was born in Philadelphia in 1911,
tnd had lived in this city for 50 ye3B.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
READY TO SURRENDER.

The Crew of the Georgi Pobncdon0-
setz Repent of Their Action.
Odessa. July 3-The crew of the
Georgi Poboedanasez sent 40 men
ashore Sunday morning as HOSTAGES
and have asked the emperor's forgive
ness for having mutinied. pleading
that they have not damaged the ship.
There is still no news here of tho
whereabouts of the Kniaz Potemkine.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Cherbourg, July 1-Rear-Admiral
Sigsbees squadron, which is to convey
back to America the body of John
Paul Jones, anchored in the Cherbourg
roadstead at 8 a. m.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Lincoln, Neb, July 3.-As the anti
cigarette law went into effect July IL
dealers had TO get rid Of their stock
or burn it,
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
THE POTEMKINE SAILED AWAY.
The Mutineers Take the Shin to the
NeUmnuin C0Dst

Odessa, July 3.-The Kniaz Potem-
kline sailed, Saturday, apparently in
me direction of the Roumanian coast.
and nothing has since been heard of
her. With her departure the situation
Tor the moment has taken a more ia
vorable turn.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Secretary Maxwell, Of the Railroad
Commission, has sent out circular to
the various railroads of the State, In
operation or projected, requesting
them to file with the commission as
soon as possible a statement of their
mileage actually in operation, branches
in course of construction or for which
contract has been awarded. and the
projected lines which will be built.
The object Of the commission in Sc
curing this data is to publish a new
railroad map Of the State, and when
the information is received 1t is ex-
pected that the railroad map Of Mis-
sissippi will show some very striking
changes, owing to the numerous new
roads in prospect, and which are quite
likely tobe built within the next year
or so.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

A sofa pillow filled with sweet clover
gives a delicious and tos-s7hi
Many prefer clover
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

An exchange says "If you want to
get rich, come to Mississippi. If you
want to make living, come to Mis-.
sissippi. Mississippi is such a splen-
did State that those who work are
sure to succeed, and those who don't
work make a living in spite of them
selves, No one ever heard of a per-
son starving to death in Mississippi. !"
All of which is practically the truth,
and nothing but the truth.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

The enforcement of law is for the
betterment Of society, the protection
of life and property and perpetuation
of republican form of government.
It is the duty of every citizen to aid
the officers In enforcing the laws.
Some infractionS that are allowed to
go unpunished will be succeeded by
more serious ones. Aid the officers in
upholding the law and your duty as a
citizen will have been performed.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Congressman r. s. Gambler has re-
Gently been promised complete city
mail delivery for his home town, Cor.
inth; an extra railway mail service
from Nettleton, between Tupelo and
Aberdeen; double daily service be-
tween Tupelo and Fulton, and an add.
tional rural route for Monroe county
The Secretary Of Agriculture has also
promised to order complete soil sur.
vey for the entire First district, to be
made at an early date.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

There has developed a good-sized
sensation in regard to the arithmetics
adopted by the Uniform Textbook
Commission. These arithmetics are
published by Sanborn & Co.. located
at Biddeford, Me. Nine sample copies
of the book were submitted to the
commission, and in all the books sub
mitted there were pastors all through
them. After the commission adjourned
someone got hold of one Of the sam
pie copies, and just for curiosity wet
the paster and revealed to light the
original example. The first one re-
vealed was something like this;
There were 2G0 white children in a
school. Each tenth child was colored.
How many children were there in all?"
When this paster was removed, other
pastors In the book were loosened,
and some just as bad were revealed,
One question related to the yellow fe-
yer In New Orleans. Another related
to stock in Texas oil well, running
something like this: "If man bought
a hundred shares of stock in Texas
oil well, paying therefor 81 share,
and next day was forced to sell II at
10 cents q share. how much did his
experience cost him." Just what will
be done about the matter is not
known.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Ripley and Aberdeen have recently
organized business leagues to aid in
the work of development for their re-
spective towns. 1t was not many years
back that Mississippi towns did not
seem to care whether they grew and
fiourished or not, but things are differ
ent at present. The town without a
business organization is fast becoming
an exception instead Of a rule. Our
people are taking on more progressive
ideas and hustling for everything good
In sight,
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08

Special agents of the United States
government visited McComb City a
few days since with the avowed pur-
pose of studying conditions down there
and rendering aid in lettering agri-
cultural conditions. This movement
on the part of the government Is thank
fully received There is an opportu-
nifty to improve the conditions being
investigated, and it is to be hoped
that something tangible will result.
Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

The following data, covering a per
iod of seventeen years, has been com.
piled from the Weather Bureau rec.
ords at sixty observation stations In
Mississippi. They are issued to show
rhe conditions that have prevailed in
the State during July for the above
period Of years, but must not be con.
strued as forecast Of weather con.
ditions for the month
Month of July for seventeen years:
TEMPERATURE lin 6agrees).
Mean or normal temperature, 81.
The warmest month was that Of
1901, with an average of SO.
The coolest month was that Of 1904,
with an average Of 70.
Some of the highest temperatures
recorded were as follows: los at
Greenville and 107 at Batesville In
1901.
Some of the lowest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: 55 at Duck
Hill, Lake Como and Pittsboro in 1904.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, 5.26
Average number of days with 0.01
inch or more, 2.
The greatest average monthly pre-.
ciptation was 1902 inches. in 1892.
The least average monthly precipl.
tation was 2.19 inches, in 1896.
Some of the greatest monthly
amounts of precipitation recorded
We're as follows: 1853 inches at
Brookhayen and 1888 at Columbus In
1892 and 1867 at Magnolia in 1900
Some of the least monthly amounts
of precipitation recorded were as fol-
lows: 0.l3 inch at fernando and 016
inch at Austin in 1896
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of clear days. IA;
partly cloudy days, ! cloudy days. 6.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the southwest