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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

continue in the work Of getting good
families to come to Mississippi.
poplarville and L%umberton have
joined forces in the boring OF an eight
inch artegiaG well and the contract is
being advertised The people of those
Uniting towns viii have Phrp drinking
water in bountiful quantities at any
cost.
Greenyllle Is taking on a great deal
OF activity in the early spring months
and will do something during the
present year. A move is on foot &c
erect a large fiat building, the new
brick plant Is in operation, numbers
Of residences are going up. a whole
sale dry goods house Is being organ
lied and other enterprises in the va
rious stages Of naturalization. Green
Vile is in the heart of the richest sec
ton Of the world and there Is every
reason why It should be a prosperous
city Of fifty thousand souls.
Paul J. Rainey, the Cleveland, Ohio,
millionaire who has property interests
at New Albany, has recently bought n
frame hotel there and will tear IL
down and erect a moderr three-storied
hotel and business block. Mr.. Rainey
some four years since bought a place
at Cotton Plant, Just north Of New
Albany, to be used as a summer hunt
ing lodge. He became interested in
the possibilities of large dividends on
investments in the South and built ar
oil mill at New Albany. In a short
time he sold this property at a hand
some profit and then built an inn
proved compress. lie also invested in
several manufacturing enterprises at
New Albany and will cap the climax
by building the city a handsome ho
tel, All of these investments are pay
ing Mr.. Rainey satisfactory interest
and he is investing more largely every
year. 1t is a pity that more of the
wonderful possibilities Of our great
State were not known by people in the
North and East with money to invest,
The per cent to he made here is large
-"""~- 80 tho host that can be
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
Must Let the Mule Alone.

Auditor Horny is wrestling with
a very unique question, which was
brought up by Sheriff Stormcnt of
Tishomingo county, who desires 10
know that if a mule which is exempt
from taxation and owned by a man
who is delinquent on personal prop
crty to the amount Of 500 and also
delinquent on his poll tax can be
seized to satisfy the claim Of the
State. The ruling Of the auditor
is to the effect that the mule is safe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
she TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.
Told Hcr t. strike, aud She Did,
PlunEiaS n Knife into lila
breast.

Lancaster. Pa. March 4.-Ralph w.
Kline, aged 70, an artist, was fatally
stabbed by Jennie Go0l. aged rs. Kline
and Miss Good were members of a
fishing party near Long park. Kline
and the girl had a quarrel, during
which Miss Good threatened to cut out
his heart, Kline threw out his chest
and told her to stab. This she did,
plmeing a knife in his breast. He is
AT a hospital unconscious. The girl
fled and has not been arrested.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

mer that the trip did him a world OF
good, and that he got so he could
climb a tree-just shin right up like a
cat, and that you were the bravest boy
he eve saw, said that you would fight
n bear az quick ae eat. Such a 10y I
EN- proud to call my friend. What
was 1t about your fighting bears,
s!ngle-handed, with no weapon but
empty tomato cans? You ought to DO
in the history books, Your dad said
bravery runs in the family"
"Oh, get out. Did dad tell you about
that bear story?" said the bad boy, as
he ~sharpened his knife on his boot.
well, you'd a dide right there, II you
could have seen dad. lie is ono OF
these men that is brave sort Of inter-
mittent, like folks have fever, Half
the time he IS a darn coward. but
when you don't expect it, for instance
when the pancakes are burned. or tho
steak is raw, and his dyspepsia seems
70 work just right, he will flare up and
sass the cook, and | don't know OF
anything Drawer than that; but ordi-
narily he is meek as a lam. ! think
the stomach has a good deal TO do with
q mans bravery. You take q soldier
III battle. and If he is hungry he Is full
Of fight, but you fill him up with baked
beans and things and he is willing TO
postpone a fight, and he don't caro-
whether there IL any fight at all or
not. | think the trip through Yellow
stone park took the tar out Of dad.
Those geysers throwing up hot water,
apparently right out of the hot place
the preachers tell about, seemed TO
set him to thinking that may be no
had got nearer HI, on a railroad pass,
than he had ever expected to get. He
told me, one day, when we stood be-
side old Faithful geyser, and the hot
water belched up into the air a hun
dred feet, that all IL wanted was for
The lid to be taken Oil, and hi
would be yawning right there, and he
Was BOlHB W Wy 10 ledu u ull1tItHJ
life, and if he ever got out Of that
park alive he should so home, ard
join every church in town, and no
should advise ministers to get the sin
ners to take a trip to the park, if they
wanted to work religion into them.
Dad would wake up in the night, at
the hotels in the park, when a geiser
went off suddenly, and groan. and
cross himself, as he had seen religious
people do, and tell me that in a few
days more we would be safe out Of
the d-n place, and you would never
catch him in it again.
We'll, there is one hotel where a lot
Of bears come out OF the woods in the
evening, TO eat the garbage that is
thrown out from the hotel. They are
81 I'D bears, all right, but they have
got 50 tame that they come right near
folks, and don't do anythi" lut eat
garbage and "ro"l each
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
ANTl-L0AN SHARK BILL.
Illinois Would Protect Eer Sons
From the tsury-Seclting
Money Lenders.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 3l.-By man-
Imous vote a sweeping anti-loan shark
bill was ordered to third reading by
the upper house OF the Illinois legis-
lature. Tho bill provides that there
can be no legal assignment Of wages
unless both husband and wife join in
the transaction and three days notice
Is given the employer. Attorney-Gen-
eral stead, a number of eminent law
yers and the Merchants club OF Chi
caeo are backing the bill. Senator
Dixon. who introduced the measure,
said in addressing the senate Thurs
day:
Homes are wrecked, and men who
once get into the clutches Of loan
sharks are driven to suicide. There
Is a crying need for this measure
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

II STUDIED THE BEARS FOR AWHILE
AND LET DAD YELL FOR THE
POLICE.
| told dad we better 20 out and take q
walk and inspect the scenery, cause Il
was all in the bill, and if you got a
bum supper and didn't get the scenery
you We're losing money on the deal. |
cav the man emptying the garbage ana
knew the bears would be getting in
their work pretty soon, so | took dad
and we walked away off, and he talked
about how God had prepared that park
as a warning to sinners OF what was
&c come, and | knew his system was
SORT of running down, and | knew he
needed excitement, a shock, or some
thing, to make a reaction, so | steered
him around by the garbage pile,
Say, before he knew it we we're
light in the midst of about nine bears,
grizzlies, cinnamon bears, black bears,
and all of them raised up and said,
"Whoof!' and they growlei, and, by
gosh, just as quick as | could run this
knife into your liver, | missed dad. lie
Just yelled; "Hennery. this is the lin
it, and here is where your poor old dad
sprints for tall timber" and he made
for a tree, and | yelled: Hurry up,
dad!" and h. said: Il amt walking,
am II" and you ought to have seen
lis short legs carry him to the tree,
and help him skin up it, | have seen
squirrels climb trees, when a dog was
after them, but they were slow ON
pared to dad, When he got lp to a
limb he yelled to me to- come on up, as
ne wanted to give me a few last in
structions about settling his estate, but
told him | was going to play | was
Daniel in the lions den, so | studied
the bears for a while and let dad yell
Tor the police, and then | picked up an
armful Of tomato cans and made a
rush for the bears, and yelled and
threw cans at them, and pretty Don
every bear went off into the woods,
growing and s%crapping with each
other, and | told dad TO come down
and would save him at the risk at
my life Dad came down as quick ~
he went up, and | took his arm ard
led him to the hotel, and when we got
to the room he would have collapsed,
only ! gave him a big drink Of whisky,
end then he braccd up and said;
"Hennery, when it m TO big game,
you and | are the wonders Of the
Wcrld. You are brave, and ] am dis
Greet, and We make a team hard to
heat | told dad he covered himself
with glory, but that he left most Of his
Pants on the tree hut he said he
dldn't care for a few pants when he had
q boy that was the bravest that ever
came down the pike
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60 said the old groceryman, as he
came up to the boy. wlping the soap
suds off, and trying to smile. Il was
orly joshing you, and, honestly, | en-
10y you, Life is a dreary burden when
you are away. Somehow have got so
rly blood gets thick, and my appetite
fails, when you are away from town,
and when you play some low down
trick on me, while | seem mad at the
time, 1t does me good. starts the cir
culation, and when you 60 away ]
seem a new man, and laugh, and feel
like | had been off on a vacation, fish,
ing, or something. 1t was a great
m;stake that I did not have a family
Of boys 10 l.eep me mad part of the
time, because u man that never has
ANYTHING to make him mad is no good,
| envy your dad in having you around
constantly to keep his blood in circu-
lation. | suppose you are responsible
for his being, at his age, as spry as a
boy. He told me when he and you got
back from. Yellowstone park last sum-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
THE CRUISER COLUMBIA.
She lila Arrived M New York Ga
Convey the RcWaiAts Of tmbas-
sndor typiroz 10 MEXICO.

New York, April 1.-The United
States cruiser Columbia arrived in this
port 10 carry to Mexico the body Of
Don Manuel de A2piroz, the Mexican
ambassador at Washington, who re-
Gently died in that city, II is expected
that the widow and daughter OF the
dead ambassador will sail on the Co.
Umbia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
A Gracious Action.

W. B. Turk, an official Of the H.
linois Central railroad, was in
Yazoo City last week paying freight
rebates 10 the losers by the fire there
last May. The amount paid back
will amount to fully $4,000, and
will, in a way, relieve the financial
losses suffered by the people. 1t
was a gracious act on the part Of the
railrond sYstom.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
A millionaire Facing nm uEIy
Chnrwc Through Speeding His
Automobile In Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 31.-Barbee
Hook, son Of the late W. S, Hook,
president of the Los Angeles Traction
Co, and a reputed millionaire, Is
charged with manslaughtcr by the
coroner's jury investigating the cause
of the death of Miss Margaret Brit
wistle, who was run down and fatally
injured here, last Sunday, by an auto
mobile driven by young Hook,
Miss Blrtwhistle was hurled % feet
and sustained a fractured skull and
other injuries, from which she died
Tuesday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
RELATIVES OF LINCOLN.
Death OF - sister and u nrothcr-in-
Law OF Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln.

New Orleans, March Els. h, Todd,
of Natchidoches has received news of
the death in California of his aunt,
Margaret Todd Kellogg, who resided in
ST. Louis; also of the death CT his IN
Gle. c. i. White. in Florida.
Mrs. kellogg was Mrs. Abraham | in
coins sister and married several years
ago Col. Charles p, Kellogg, a prom
inent LAWYER OF st. Louis.
c. h. White several years ago mar
ried, in Kentucky, Miss Elodio Todd,
also a sister to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
Mrs. White died several years age.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

favorable circumstances. Laws that
prevent people from doing that which
is hurtful to themselves directly and
to Others by example SIT as well as
the demoralizing influences that are
bound TO be felt, have never retarded
a community in a legitimate sense or
driven away one dollar of capital
seeking a Legitimate investment. On
the other hand, men seeking invest
mcnt and locations will invariably
choose ;hr community with good laws
strictly enforced, II affords TO them
the protection necessary TO the sue
cessful conducting OF a safe and com
mcndable business enterprise. The
laws Of Mississippi are good and fair
" well enforced. The corporation
laws are especially favorable, as is
evidenced by the large increase OF
money invested year by year in incor
porated concerns. The laws of Mis-.
sissippi have never driven away a sin
gle dollar seeking legitimate invest,
mcnt.
Capt ". II. Hardy, Of Hattiesburg,
Wv wv AN'iNN NV g'H'R 49, 'NN'
the pioneer in creating and leading
public sentiment along all lines OF in
dustrial progress in South Mississippi.
seeing the great necessity Of utilizing
the pine lands Of that section for agri.
cultural purposes after the timber Is
cut off. has again ONE to the fro1
with a plan that he thinks will me
ii the most prosperous agticultu
district Of the State. It is a wtu
known fact that the light sandy lands
of that section. the mild climate and
abundant rainfall, all combine TO make
It the ideal fruit and truck raising
section of the South. A disadvantage
to be overcome was that the lines OF.
transportation to market were so long
and the freight charges, with addi-
tional cost for refrigerated cars, so
high, that after the earlier stuffs had
been marketed there was little profit
left for the bulk Of the crop, Captain
Hardy Is now engaged in organizing
q system Whereby the producer can
can his fruits and vegetables and hold
until the price is good and the demand
brisk. A factory organized on this
plan at EIattiesburg has canned 10000
gallons of cane syrup up to March |
and disposed Of all product for the
year at a handsome profit, 1t would
be well for every community that
raises even a small amount of truck
or fruit to write Captain Hardy and
investigate the proposition he is max
ing to those who are interested In the
truck and fruit business.
y
j. F. Culp. of Waynesboro, has 5000
bearing peach trees on his farm which
has ben opened but four years, eight
acres in strawberries, one acre of as
paragus, six acres in potatoes and a
largo acreage in beans. Mr.. CUP also
grows corn, cotton, sugar cane, sweet
potatoes. peas and peanuts. He is an
Illinois man and is delighted with the
South and its wonderful possibilities,
never allowing an opportunity Of say
ing q good word for it pass by without
taking advantage of it. He has been
the means of locating a number of
families of Northern people and will
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
IMPROPER SURROUNDINGS.
u;ss Icnh smith Refuses TO Teach
school in 81 Bu'ldinG JOINTLY
Occupied by IA saloon.

ST. Louis, March 3l.-The board OF
the brighton school in ST. Louis coun-
ty has closed the school because The
teacher, Miss Leah Smith, refuses to
teach in the same building where there
is a saloon.
The school building collapsed several
days ago, and the board rented quar-
tcrs in a building in which a sa-
loon is located, but Miss Smith refused
TO teach there, the board closed the
school. and now Miss Smith demands
her salary for the three coming
months. The board refuses TO pay,
and she will appeal TO higher authori-
ties.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
VALUABLE MEMEMT0ES.
Presentation TO Gen. Horace Porter,
Retiring l. =. Ambassadors. by
the Alliance F~rancniSc.

Paris, April 4.-In the presence of a
ompany OF distinguished literary peo-
he and French officials of the ST. Louis
opposition, Monday evening. Gen, Hor.
zee Porter, the retiring American am
,assadCr to France. was presented with
laluable mementoas from the Alliance
'rancais, in recognition Of his efforts
n connection with the promotion of
interest in the French language.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
Compress at Houston.

John D. McInnis, of Meridian,
closed a trade at Houston last week
for lands lying between the Mobile
& Ohio and the Mobile, jackson x
Kansas City dcpots. These lands
are to be used for an up-to-dato
Webb cotton compress. Work will
begin at once and the compress will
be finished and ready 10 meet the
demands Of The coming crop OF
1905. The location is Convenient
to both railroads
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
on Lncnh l.. Greenc.

Hartford, Conn, March 31.-Col.
Jacob l.. Greene, president Of the Con-
nectieut Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
died Of aroplcXy at his residence here.
lie was born in 1881, During the civil
war he served with tho Seventh Michi-
can regiment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
A Catholic Nun Killed.

Louisville, KY, April 4-ln a COLI
sion between a w|estbound Broadway
car and a Panhandle transfer engine,
at Fourteenth and Broadway, Sister
Margaret Anthony was killed and Sis
Ter Mary Leander and Miss Mary Me-
gill were injured. The sisters belonged
TO the order of st. Helena. and were
teachers In Sacred Heart school.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
Normal for Bonneville.

Steps are being taken by County
Superintendent BillingsIcy to have
a district normal located ut Boone
vile in the summer, The district
is composed Of Acorn, Prcntiss,
Lee and ltawamba counties, Prof.
D. A. Hill will likely be the dircc-
for
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
March Charter Fees.

Secretary of State Power reports
that the charter fees for The month
of March paid into the Office
amounts to $500. This is a rec
ord breaker for March, which is US
ually a rather duh month in The
launching of new enterprises,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

Lincoln, Neb., April 4.-Merle
O'Brien, a boy IA years old, shot HIM
self and probably will die. The last
words he said were: 81 don't want TO
go TO school, The family moved here
recently from York county. Neb.. in or
der that the children might 20 to
school.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
JUDGE n. S. Footc Dead.

Judge Horny :. Footc, son oT cX-
Coy. Foote, of Mississippi, died Of
pneumonia in Washington last
week. lie recently served MS one Of
the Judges of the citizenship court
IN lhe Cherokee milton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
Denied n NeM TrinI.

Cambridge, Mass, April 4,-The mo-
ion for q new trial Of Charles l.. Tuck
e, convicted Of the murder Of Mabel
Page, was denied in a decision reached
by Judges sherman and sheldon, who
presided at the trial,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

New Brunswick, NJ j., April Al.
Frank Cordova, the former pastor Of
he South River Methodist church. who
eloped twice with Miss Julia Bovine. a
choir singer in his church. has boon
taken TO states prison TO serve his
four year term.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
MhiIc TInrine WIN rct nnr.

Alton, H., April Awhile playing
with q pet dog, Josephine Biokert. the
ei6ht-ycar.old foster child Of Mrs.
August Custo was pushed and fen into
a cistern, whore she drowned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
nucen ~AIcNnndrn nnd WIS. ilny Wood.

Gibraltar, March 3l.-Mrs. Hay and
Queen Alexandria, who met while Mr..
Hay was ambassador to Great Britain,
met again here, her majesty having
arrived on the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert. They chatted together fIr
nnn.A Iimn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
The Bad Boy Tells the Groceryman
How He Rescued His Dad from the
Bears in Yellowstone Park.
BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.

bi hun, bfsOltGE w. fENh.
Ex-Governor OF Wisconsin, formerly pub
Usher Of "Peck's SUM- author Of
"Peck's Bad Boy, etc.)
Copyright, 1901. By Joseph b. Bow'es)
The old groceryman was down on
his knees, with a wet cloth, swabbing
up something from the floor with one
hand, while he held his nose with the
other, his back toward the door, when
suddenly the door opened with a bang,
striking the old man in the back,
knocking him over and landing him
with his head in a basket Of strictly
flesh eggs, breaking at least a dozen
Of them. and filling the air with an
Cdor that was unmistakable; and the
bad boy followed the door into the
grocery.
whats your notion of taking a nap,
with n basket Of stale eggs for a pill
low" said the bad boy. as he took the
old man by the arm and raised him
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

Washington, April i.-Thc bureau Of
corporations has made a request $1,000
oil dealers throughout the county for
Inside information as to their dealings
with the Standard OIL Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
Prince Under thc Knife.

London, April 4.-The prince Of
Wales has undergone 4 slight opera
ton. No uneasiness is expressed re.
garding his condition.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
hoy Kll,ch In nnning VIII.

81. Louis. March 3i,-Alols Layes,
aged u, was killed while at work in
the H|clmbacker rolling mills, His
head vas crushed between a pulling
machine and a post,
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81 ~ ItVfI @ ~" 49,
the churches and schools. Better
public buildings are the rule in Mis-
SiSsinni now.

bv' -,,a AVN % tv".
the churches and schools. Better
public buildings are the rule in Mis-.
sissippi now.
The charter for Meridian's half mil.
lion dollar cotton mill has been an.
proved and recorded. Work on the
buildings will commence in a short
time and in a few more months the
Queen City of the East will have
added another immense factory to her
already lengthy list of enterprises.
1t now looks as If Meridian would bo
the Lowell Of Mississippi in the way
of cotton manufacturing plants. The
mills already there are doing finely
and the citizens are not afraid to risk
their money in another and larger
one.
The negroes of Mississippi arc lend.
ing substantial aid to the movement
for a reduction in cotton acreage,
many of them joining the movement
and paying their dues. Interest in
the organization seems to be steadily
increasing instead Of dying out, as
predicted by some, and II really looks
as if the farmers of the South are
about to come to an understanding
whereby their interests can be pro-
tected.
g = =
Aberdeen has let the contract for
her new water and sewerage plant,
and 1t is to be noted that a local man
secured a healthy portion Of the job.
Too few Mississippi towns have con.
tiactors capacitated to handle con.
tlpcts of this dimension. and Aber.
deem is to be congratulated upon The
fact that a large part of the work wiz
be. done by a home man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08

Now York, April Ralph Voorhees,.
of New Jersey, has donated 500, 900 to
the American Tract society,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-08
Greater Mississippi

Devoted TO the Industrial, Commercial and
Agricultural Development of the States In
comparable Resources i Items of Interest
Picked Up Here and There y y \ y j
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
AGRICULTURE

The Committee on Agriculture will give
a public hearing In Its room at the STATE
House in Augusta,
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY s, laGj. al
r NJ
On an Act to amend Chapter % OF the
Revised Statutes in regard 20 the -egula
to- OF the sale of commercial feeding
stuff.
+. n. " In
On Il Resolve providing for Pre-, entins
Con:agious diseases among cattle and
horses.
" EDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10 at :
p. n.
ON an AT 10 establish bounty on
crows.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1885.
ON a Resolve 20 amend Chapter l94 OF
Resolves of 1885 rcia ing to industrial eN
hi;its
ON a Resolve in favor of the Maine State
Poultry and Pct Stock Associ. ion
On am Act to provide for the protection
Of trees and shrubs from the intro iIlctIon
ana ravages of dangerous insects and dis
eases.
REINSTATEMENT
NEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1905, at
p. NJ
On an Act to regulate the practice OF
veterinary surgery, medicine and dest!si-
~.
c. o. PURINTON, Sec'y.