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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11

Fire originating from a defective flue
nearly destroyed the home of Charles
Feghel at 625 East Fiftieth street early
last evening. The nearest department
is the one at Thirty-fourth street and
Central avenue and before any water
could be thrown ON the fire it was
necessary to lay 14O0 feet of hose. The
building is a one-story affair. 1t was
damaged to the extent of $500. A $500
loss was Sustained to the furniture.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
HARD TO SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
Are Plain.

1t Is curious how people will refuse
to believe what one can clearly see
Tell the average man or woman
that the slow but cumulative poison
Gus effect of caffeine-the alkaloid in
tea and coffee-tends to weaken the
heart, upset the nervous system and
cause indigestion, and they may laugh
at you If they don't know the facts.
Prove it by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery of cot.
fee drinkers from the above condi.
lions, and large per cent. of the
human family will shrug their Shout.
ders, take the drugs and-keep on
drinking coffee or tea.
Coffee never agreed with me nor
with several members of our house
hold" writes lady. 1t enervates, de-
presses and creates a feeling of Ian.
guor and heayiness. 1t was only by
leaving off coffee and using Postum
that we discovered the cause and cure
of these ills.
"The only reason, I am sure, why
Postum Is not used altogether to the
exclusion Of ordinary coffee Is, many
persons do not know and do not seem
willing to learn the facts and how to
prepare this nutritious beverage.
There's only one way--according to
directlons-boil 1t fully Is minutes.
Then it is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little book, 1.-THE Road to Well.
vile, IN pkgs, There's Q reason"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

The Zulu war cry, used whenever
they take the field by the South Afri.
can footballers now in London. has
puzzled our newspapers, not one of
which seems able to spell it correctly,
says Notes and Queries. The Daily
Express gives it as "Igamilzho," and
the Daily Mail as "Gammillo." The
cry really consists of two words, and
should be written "Igama layo."
"Igama' is Zulu for name" and
"layo' is a possessive pronoun, mean.
ing either his" or their" Thus the
Daily Mail, although quite wrong in
Its orthosraDhy of the cry, Is right in
saying that it merely means THAT is
his name" The explanation is that
Zulu etiquette does not allow warriors
when they rush into battle, to men.
ton the names of their enemies. but
the leaders shout out, THAT is his
name, pointing to the victims with
their spears.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
TEST OF AN AMERICAN,
Habit Of Neatness Established Ma.
tionalIty to observant Boy.

A young American who recent,
completed a course of study in al
English university brought home a,
a souvenir of his residence in tba,
classic place decided English ac
cent, says the New York Press He
stopped the other day at a downtown
oootblacks stand to get his shoes
shlned' The boy who attended to the
cleansing process smiled upon hin,
Familiarity.
When you first began to come
mere, he said, II took you for an Eng.
hshman. You talked like one. hut !
know now you amt"
How did you find that out?" asked
the American, obviously someyha.
disappointed.
Because you get your shoes shined
so often" was the startling reply. III
you were an Englishman you wouldn't
90 that. Nobody takes such good care
OF their shoes as Americans. II II
were not for their daily shine A LOT
Oh us fellows would have to go cut OF
business and the sale of backing and
pollsh would fall off one.half. Next
10 Americans, Russians get a shine
most frequently The English are the
worst OF all. They get shine only
once a week. Even when otherwise
wen dressed their shoes are gray and
out Of shape. If ever you want to
pass yourself off for an Englishman
youH have to cut out all this polish.
ing, With such spick ad span shoes
even an accent that you can cut with
a Knife won't carry you through"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

when / AZ vit,1 ,sS ,t il E
5on ',' - - '''''' III 'e''s' - i'er young
NJ, ~. ast.r a.. 80. ,.,,.,....,
49, H. ~ 's . '1,'s y never impaired or i
's.','S ~. ~ una serious Marin mas result
i, 10 ,, sne growing , glrt through her
no5 5ilt, OF nature mysterious and
;-Is,,-,r.,-,,';.t,.ls -, .,,
7ttnn ,,T1I 49,; r',.,s SUI lo S 81,
bvs;,io - - ~ tI. l,o'l s. ana pal1e
their confidence from their mothers
and conceal the SYMPTOMS which onpht
to be told to their physician at tbis
critical period
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
sKINNERs.
Don't Let a Few Ounces Of suttos
Waste Every Time You Ckurn.
YOU'D lIke o whIsper IN your ear

/ would like to whisper IN your ear
1t Is the cream you get that makes
/ You rich. So take your pail OF milk
into the house as soon rs YOU can after
milking before the cream begins to
rise and you leave lot OF 1t on the
/ strainer
You cant afford to let a few ounces
Of butter run out OF the Churn with the
buttermilk every time you churn Get
a little Srraiuar - hang over the hole
ia the charm when you draw off the
huttermilk You can SET one cheap
and it Will soon pay for itself ana
more too
Unless you are richer than most OF
us, you haven't any money 10 spend On
cows that put in their whole time try
ing 70 smouge q living out OF YOU, and
never half pay hack what You give
them. Wha, would yen think of s
man thas would dc that, Wouldn't +
You give MIN his Walking papers Just
aeoQ, IS quick as yoa cou,d2 or
course you would. Why not do So with
The COWS.
Seems as 4 everybody mas. know
by this dine that yea have s2t to
wash ,h.ugs clean i. you make g2od
7ater SIN. hundreds do no. 90 it
Eaey do things With a tick ana dab
nd call them done Nothing is done
1T IL : #5.7rs -riF'r- 7'frr~ir nj rs.s
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Russell Sage was much opposed r.
drinking. He would often rail win
homely and humorous wisdom against
drink '''''''
Men drink he said ono day IN q
broker because they are happy bo.
cause they are sad, because they ara
100 warm, because they are too cold
Is there any logic in that7
When | see men drinking / think
OF little boy at the seashore
This little boy, at play with bl,
pucke' and shovel in the sand sudden,
~ ran to the edge of an ADVANCING
wave "nd, scooping up handful ~
SAT- water and foam, drank # gread
lily. 80 - b ecu
on don't drink that, said hi,
nurse, 1t will make you thirstv, "
What if it does?' said he 'Thors,.
plenty more.'" "''o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10


Is one that can be used by the entire
family Young and old, weak and
strong, without any danger Of harmful
effects. 1t should have properties
which insure the same dose always
having the same effect, otherwise the
quantity will have to be increased and
finally lose its effect altogether. These
properties can be found in that old
family remedy Brandreth's Pills, be-
cause its ingredients are of the purest
herbal extracts, and every pill is kent
for three years before being sold
which allows them to mellow. We do
not believe there is a laxative on the
market that is so carefully made.
Brandreth's Pills are the same fine
laxative tonic pills your GRANDPARENTS
used. They have been in use for over
century and are for sale everywhere
7ither plain or sugar-coated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
SKIN ERUPrloNs IS YEkRs.
}uffsrsd Severely with Eczema All
over Body-A Thousand Thanks
to Cutieura Remedies.

For over thirty-hve years I was q
severe sufferer from eczema. The
eruption was not confined to any one
place. It was all over my body limbs,
and even on my head | am sixty
years old and an old soldier and have
been examined by the Government
Board over fifteen times, and they
said there was no cure for me, have
taken all kinds of medicine and have
spent large sums of money for doc.
tors. without avail A short time ago
decided to try the Cuticura Rene
dies, and after using two cakes OF
Cuticura Soap. two boxes of Cuticura
Ointment, and two bottles of CUT
cura Resolyeut, two treatments in all
I am now well and completely cured
A thousand thanks TO Cuticura. | !
cannot speak too highly Of the CUT, |
,ura Remedies. Joun T. Roach. Rich
Ross Co, Ohio, July II
1905"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

oy local applications, rs they cannot reach thu ,s.
eae pofon OF ne ear There Is only one way to
Deapncss m ahd mat sby constitutional remedies
TS,hus9 ~ caused by an lnhamed condition Of tha
,o ,a lining Of the Ensachian Tube When th
papfeet thn&ea y9u have rumbng sound im
pess ana when It IS entirely closed Deaf
, Rs Guy ana ms tube restored to It's normal cnn
on Tn nearing VIII be destroyed forever nine casea
bnt m IN So caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing
ooSr WI give one Hundred Dollars for apg casc ~
~ it gss caused by catarrm that cannot he cnre
'"' IEe, S9hd Tor circulars, free
Sold by Druggists, 75c " W. ioiedo' D.
luxe mars Family Pills for constipation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

ache, and as | have heard that you can give
helpful advice to girls in my condition, | am
writing you. Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, Ill
Dear Mrs. Pinkham;-- (Second I,etterN
1t Is with the feeling of utmost gratitude
mat | write to you to tell you what your
valuable medicine has done for me When
wrote you in regard to my condition had
| consulted several doctors, but they failed to
understand my case and did not receive
| any benefit from their treatment. followed
your advice, and took lydia Il. Pnkham's
Vegetable Compound and am now healthy
and well, and all the distressing symptoms
whlch mad at that time have disappeared. D.
Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, ILL.,
Miss Matilda Borman writes Mrs.
Pinkham as follows:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
Before taking Lydia T. Pinkham's Vere-
table Compound my periods were irrepsu-
lar and painful and | always had such
dreadful headaches.
But since taking the Compound my head
acheS have entirely left me- my periods ara
regular, and am getting strong and well.
am telling all my girl friends what lydia r.
ll'iIhatil Vegetable Compound has done for
me, Matilda Borman, Pennington, Iowa.
II you know of any young girl who
is sick and needs motherly advice, ask
her to address Mrs. Pinkham at LYNN.
Mass, and tell her every detail of her
symptoms and to keep nothing back.
ohe Will receive advice absolutely free,
from a source that has no rival in the
experience Of woman's ills, and twill, if
followed, put her on the right road to a
strong, healthy and happy womanhood,
Lydia f, Pinllham's Vegetable Com.
pound holds therecord for the greatest
number of cures of female Ills of anv
medicine that the world has ever
known. Why don't you try it?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
uneanny Chln.se L.n.rd.

There are the two celebrated tow.
ers Of the imperial city, the Bell tow.
er and the Drum tower. As to the
casting of the bell in the former there
is this legend; There had been two
unsuccessful attempts and the life Of
the founder was threatened in case Of
8 third failure His daughter discgv.
cred by occult means that nothing but
the blood Of virgin mingled with
the molten metal would insure sue.
cess. So at the next casting she sac.
rihced her life by throwing herself
into the molten metal, leaving only
one shoe behind The casting was
perfect But when the bell was f-st
struck 'all were horrorstrickeu as
after the heavy boom Of the bell,
came a low wall as Of a girl in az.
ony distinctly saying the word hesgb
shoe. And to this day people when
they hear it, say, There's poor Ko-sfs
voice calling out for her shoe -
Shanghai Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Information comes from France,
where George Gray Barnard is work
ing on the marble groups which are
to be the chief adornment of the new
state capitol at Harrisburg, that the
sculptor has told intimate friends that
he will wreck his creations before he
Will let them be taken across the
ocean without a fair compensation for
his several years of labor. He was to
have 100000 for the work, but the
payments have been delayed. An
order to prepare replica5 of his statues
for exhibition at the opening had been
nearly completed when 1t was coun.
fernandez, although Barnard had ex.
pended $4,000 upon it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Winter Data

Every southern farmer should SOW
winter oats. This crop pays well for
all trouble and expense. Winter.eown
oats in the south are more prolific
than spring oats Sow busbel ann
nalf to the acre and put the soad
down into the soil inches oovar,n,
aoouL inches. The Agrlculturlst
wants to accent the word deen-it
means much to the farmer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Catherine the Crone

All crops should be looked after and
gathered as soon as ripe or in a suit.
able condition to gather. Cotton. es
pecially should be picked as fast as
open. TO allow it to remain unpicked
is to take chance of having it rained
on or blown out by the winds, and it's
market value lessened. 1t is not nee.
eSsary to have it ginned as fast as
PICKED, but be sure to have the fields
picked over as often as possible SO AZ
10 get the cotton under cover This
method will be found to prevent
loss. P'0 '0H'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
FARMER AND PLANTER
KEEPING IRISH POTATOES.
A North Carolina Farmer Describes
His Successful Plan.

We rarely put Irish potatoes in Gel
lars in this section, but bank out in
open ground, very much as we do
sweet potatoes, writes L. Lone. Of
/ Grover Courts, N, c., in Progressive
/ FARMER.
Our plan-and It hardly ever fails
lis To put in q long bank about five
or six feet wide at base. piling as
high as they can be made to say. tAe
sharpe the better. as the mound
sheds water better when sharp.
Put si1 or eight inches thick Of
pine straw under them, sud when piled
UP, cover with straw q foot thick press
down and cover about six inches thick
with dirt, covering up complete. Press
the dir, TO keep IL from being too porous
and II kept dry there is no danger
from rot A few pat cover Of boards
evez &c keep eff wster some nail TWO
ten or twelve inch boards together al
RICH, angles and Put hollow down On
top Of the straw which esieecualiy
makes s. water she'd Then cover as
before plank and all
We kaeE from Ten 20 hundred
bushels in this wsy in one pile max
Ing Il i24s according TO tas quantity to
Be -; in Dir shoE.5 not 5s IS ta.ck
IS for sweet po.a.oss, for the IrlsA
potatoes VII. staG5 much more sold
.1s- the swse; potatoes wi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

powdered lobelia, two ounces; now.
dered mandrake, four pounds; now.
uefea charcoal, three pounds; DOW.
uefed rosin, one pound; powdered sa,t.
peter one pound; powdered madden
one pound; powdered bi-carbonate Of
soud' elsht pounds; boracic acid, ono
pound borax, one pound; powdered
," .' Two ounces. Mix and give
teaspoonful daily in the food = tbe
animal animal as preventive, one dose sonr
.ilnes week. Keep a careful ware
the disease. N'p''''''S !"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
THEY CURE RHEUMATISM
aHAa Will bIIILWtVI1 EUtgE
A Particularly Painful Form OF This
Disease YIELDS to Or. Williams
Pink Pills.

Of the many formswhich rheumatism
takes, that which is popularity known az
sclatie rheumatism probably fortunes its
victim more than any other. That DR..
Williams Pink Pills have cured this
stubborn as well as painful trouble is a
fact proven by the following statement,
and no sufferer who reads this can af.
ford TO let prejudice stand in the way Of
trying these blood-makiug pills.
Rheumatism is now generally re.
coguized as q disease Of the blood. DR..
Williams Pink Pills Enthusiastically
make-pure blood When the blood is
pure there eau 60 no rheumatism. Mrs.
Thomas Bresnehan, Of 81 Mil street,
Watertown, n. Y, says:
My trouble began with q severe cold
which I took about a week before
Christmas in 1904 I began 10 have
rheumatic pains in my hack and limbs
and after a time I couldn't straighteu
M suffered The most awful pain for
months ani much OF the time was IN. I
able TO leave the house and had to take
hold Of 81 chair in order 10 walk and
sometimes l could not stand M M gll.
Iae disease was pronounced Sliaac
rheumatism sud although had q Sod .
physician aud cook ms medicine faith.
fully, I did nor Eet any batter. After
some SIX weeks ot :biS terrible main and
suffering / tried Or. Williams PINK
IL g o HF4 -as. IS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Japan VIII Copy from A,,.,,.

frof' Taichiro HOMO is conclnd,r ,
IN new York a tour Of inspection ~ :
the great school systems of ,bla can -
Try lie was sent here by his rovcrn
ment OF Formosa. When he go.
nome he Is to establish glgantlc o
educational e, institution modelled arts,
the American high school '''
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Kaiser Won Bride for Officer.

A curious instance of the active
part the kaiser takes in arranging the
marriages of relatives and friends is
recorded. A personal aidde,camp of
his majesty was very mach depressed
by the lady of his choice giving him
a refusal. The same afternoon the
kaiser drove to the house of the
young lady the daughter of wealthy
Berlin banker, and pleaded the cause
of his aid-de-camp with such elo,
quence that the marriage took place a
Month later.-Reynolds' Newspaper.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Cotton is being gathered very rap,d.
~ out the producers are not showing
great deal Of anxiety about getting
II on the market, The sales up to
ms time are very much less than nm
70 tnis time last year. As poor as il
the average condition of the cotton
crop in The lower part Of the state if
is not nearly SO poor as in other Io.
ca'l'ies People who have travelled
pretty generally over the state sav
mat IN some sections the average
yield Of cotton will hardly be more
than one bale to ten acres.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Soy Bean HAY.

PERSONS who have had Considerable
experience in making soy bean bay ad
vlss cutting the vines and putting in
COCKS as soon as wilted, allowing tban,
70 remain until they heat up pretty
well; then scatter until cooled ont ana
reeock' The heating they claim make
them more palatable and softens tba
stalks. 'A0
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
seLectirn ssaa d.

II your corn is stll standing in the
held do not neglect to select corn for
seed at gathering time. A good plan is
to cut the stalk above and below the
se.ect ears and throw these in a nile
with the other corn These selected
ears can then be told from the others
by their being attached to the stan,
ana can be separated when the corn is
put into the crib or barn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
To I'm cabbane m.r...

Common salt sprinkIed on cabbage
leayes viii Kill off worms and DESTROY
their eggs as well The salt apnIica-
ton will have to be renewed after
every rain. This is a simple and eff.
IectIYe remedy and 1t does not iniure
the plants either.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Wonan NoyeIIet MldeIn -

Miss Braddon, the popular novelist
who celebrated her seventeen birth.
day by issuing her siIty-second book,
received $3.50 for her best known et.
fort Lady Audley's Secret Since
then royalties have been paid to her
on over a million copies. Miss Brad.
don reads French, German, Spanish
and Italian with equal facility
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

An English paper grayely au1oun
ces that Sir Kerr Singh. the usha-ao
Of Srohi, lost his las, jaw tooth on
July and had diamond one put In
its place"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

You will be compelled to pick much
damp cotton, Do your best by spread.
ing cut and summing to dry it before
ginning. 1t means one-haIf cent ON
the pound tc you. No gin can make
a good sample from damp cotton
Cotton Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
REMARKABLE LIFE OF wlsgB
E7gIs1man Hosrded Pennies and
Left Large Fortune 10 Queen

Left Large Fortune TO Queen.
John Camden Neild. whose maznif.
cent bequest TO Queen Victoria sim.
pAed the funds out OF which The
prince consort built the present Bal.
neral castle, deserves a place among
The great mtsers and was as remark.
able man as any Of them. He wa,
educated at Elton and Trinity college
cambridge. aud was a bafrister al
Li1coln.s Inn. At the are Of "a bis
iathe:s death placed him in posses.
sion OF fortune Of G25O0O0, and
from that moment he became a cor.
1rmed miser.
NeiId lived at ) Cbeyne walk. Chez.
sea. His big house was 50 meanIv
furnished that it did not even boast
Of bed. Two old women who did
mis- stoves, and black cat were bis
sole companions When he visited his
large estates in the Midlands which
ne aid frequently. he generally wajk.
e. unless he could get a lift for moth.
ing and he was not even above tai.
ing gFatuitous seat on dung cart
sometimes he was compelled BY the
weather to take a seat on the stage
coach, And there he would sit ont.
she shlyering and drlpping-for he |
never wore a greatcoat-an object of
gers. ''"Se"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
A Harmless Laxatiuo

II you must take a laxative, take harm.
less one. Lax.Fos does not grippe, therefore
does not lrrltate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price 50 cents. N'e'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Many married man goes to a near
Dy saloon Tor a smile" because he
gets nothing but frowns at home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup,
For children teething, softens the p1,ns -.
Examination allays pain. cures wind COLI 9sc ~.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Or the 4,7s4,274 bales of cotton
consumed in the United States the
past year. the cotton.growing states
consumed 2.S7O,0Ss bales
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
Seek to Abolish opiur Evil

Three separate societies in England
are agitating for the abol1Aon of the
opium trade in India.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Il isn't very much consolation 10
the home,y CIR, 10 be tod that beauty
is only skin deep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10

Egotism is one Of the things that
never object to working overtime
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-11-10
SHOES FOR EVERYBODY AT All, PRICES

S1tVLo run EVEh1bJD1 AT ALL PRICES,
mems Shoes. SIS to $3.50. Boys Shoes So
sqSl2e, Women's Shoes. 81 90 to $3.50.
m misses q Children's shoes. SO 80 to 800
Iry W L.. Douglas Women's, Misses and
-. they excel other makes,
II could take you Into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. and show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. l..
Douglas shoes. His name and price is STAINED
on the bottom, which protects you agalnst high
prices ana inferior shoes. Take no sub,fI,
tate. ASK your dealer for W. l.. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
fast Color Eysists used: theu lyiI mt man, bo.,.
Write Tor Illustrated cntalog of Fall STYLES
L. DOUGLAS, Dept. AZ. Brockton, Masa.