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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
HEALTH AND SPIRITS
Are Restored by Or. Williams p,..
Pills in cises Of Debility and
espcndeneY.

General debility is caused nv M.
tai or physical oyerwork with im,.-
feet assimilation Of nourisamnrt
by some acute disease from wbics
the vital forces have been prostrate5
and the entire organism weakened ~
as not to easily rally To reetoro
health it Is necessary that the 49,
should be purified and made new
The case Of Mrs, E. NJ. Spears n,
% Mt. Pleasant street, Athol Mac
is a common one and is given her. n
order that others may be benefited Nv
her experience. She says q had bes1
sick for a year from Indigestion ana
general debility brought on by over,
work and worry. | nad tried manv
remedies, but found no relief sn;
fered from swelling Of the limbs loss
Of appetite and dizzy spells, which ba
came so severe towards night. that 7
sometimes tainted away. | was bu.
ious and my hands and arms wonId
go to sleep for an hour or two at =
time. | was so sleepy all the tine
that l could hardly keep awake
had frequent cramps in my limbs and
severe pains at the base of my head
and IN my back. My blood was i'm.
poyerished. i was afraid to give nm
and go to bed fearing that would
never get well.
"About this time DR.. Williams,
Pink Pills were recommended TO ma
by friend in South Vernon, Vt.
felt better soon after beginning the
treatment and continued until / was
entirely cured. l consider DR. WI.
liams' Pink Pills a grand medicine
for weak women"
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent, postpaid en-
receipt of price so cents per box SIX
boxes $3.50, by the Or. Williams MedL
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
The Problem Of Population.

The ruinous system of farming
which has been praeticed in this coun.
try almost universally heretofore. was
recently sharply criticised BY James
}. HILL whose fame as a builder and
manager of great railroads is world.
wide. He declared that this countrv,s
foremost need is more intelligent
farming, and that We must learn IN
cultivate the soil in such a manner
that, instead Of its product shrinking
it shall increase; that we must teach
our children scientific cultivation 10
Increase the yield to meet the REQUIRE.
ments Of the tremendous increase in
population. After asserting his belief
tAat the population Of the United
: 2tes is likely to be 1870 600 1000 In %
years and more han 100000. 900 in less
than so years, he asks: where are
these people not in some distant age
but Of this very generation now grow.
ing 10 manhood, to be EMPLOYED and
how supported"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
WINTER TIME IN KAsUL.
More Pleasant Places Than the caph
tai Of AIahanIstan.

The cold is intense. the snow lies
deep in the streets and the winds are
freezing. Win Ter, beginning early in
October and continuing until March,
renders life In Kabul difficult and I'M
/ comfortable. Charcoal is the chief
fuel. and as the houses, owing TO
numerous doors and windows, are
very draughty, the supply Of wood
very limited. and coal unobtainable,
II is necessary to wear, even in the
house. treble thicknesses Of clothing,
and the longest, warmest and thick
est of fur coats outside the doors.
Meal times under such rigorous
conditions are a distinct misfortune,
writes Angus Hamilton in the Lady's
Realm. All foodstuffs freeze solid,
bread has to be chopped with an ak,
the drinking water broken with a
hammer. Pickles, sauces jams and
Ink are better put away until the
spring
Joints must be served piping hot
from the fire and lying over pan Of
glowing charcoal-even then the cen
ter will probably be unthawed, while
the maw'inaI cup OF tea and the
nocturnal cup of cocoa must be gulped
rapidly IL it is not TO freeze before it
Is swallowed. There are but few com
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

A boy was standing beside a stall
where a farmer was selling cherries
one day when he saw a coin lying on
the ground and honestly picked It nm
and gave it to the farmer.
Thank you said the farmer.
III you are always like this you
viii get on well Here, take a hand.
full Of cherries"
mo thank you said the boy.
Why not?' said the farmer
I would rather you would give them
to me, said the boy
The farmer gave the boy a handful
himself
Why did you wish me to give them
TO you?' said the man.
Because your hand is bigger than
mine, the boy replied
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
INTENSIVE CULTIVATION.
Il viii Largely Overcome the Labor
Situation.

Intensive farming should b. a slogan
of the tiIIers of The s. 4 Tor 1907 High.
priced labor makes il necesqirv
and In our discriminating markets of
the present day and generation anal.
ity alone counts. Quality and ouanri.
ty must be obtained by the farmer in
order to make his operations proft.
able.
Why should any farmer persist in
following the sun.sbod mathods mot
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Moor and Morocco are words IN
known to the people Of that troubled
land. These people know themselves
as Arabs and descendants Of those
valiant upholders Of the prophets
green standard who swept like a food
across North Africa at the time Of
the hegira The Morocco of the pres
emit day they found possessed by a
sturdy race who claimed descent from
the people who were cast out Of Ca
uaaan by Joshua, the son Of Nun
Their country, so far as its plains
were concerned, was taken from them
by the Arabs, and their fighting
strength was made to serve the Arab
cause in the conquest of Spain They
themselves gradually took to the
mountains, to the great Atlas. Here
they have remained ever since, speak,
ing their own language, maintaining
their own customs and racial attri
bute5, and obstinately refusing to be
absorbed by the Arab jewellers on the
plains. These people are the Berbers;
their tongue is called Shilhah Liter
allure they have none, in the ordinary
sense Of the word, But they have
rich store Of oral tradition, myth, To-
geud and folklore.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
FARMER AND PLANTER
WHAT soLL wEEviL is DOING.
Forcing Southern Farmer to Abandon
Anticipated Methods.

How is this boil weeyn business
going to help the soutls They tell
me at the agricultural department
that it has done more than anything
else to call attention 10 the aniqua.ed
methods of cotton culture in this coun.
try, And he people ara setting about
TO improve. The boil weevtl has forced
them to do something. They can not
stop the weeyil from destroying the
crop except i'm one way, and that is to
get the crop ont Of the way before the
weeyil comes along. And they have
actually found that they can make
more cotton on an acre. with the
weeyl there, than ever they were do.
ing before this pest appeared.
A bill has been recently introduced
in congress to appropriate $4,000 for
the purpose not of exterminaung the
boll weeyil for that can not be done.
although they viii make "a large ap-
preparation for it. but Of Establishing
and conducting experimental and dem.
onstraton farms in that part Of the
United States infested 10y the Mex.
lean cotton boil weeyil." And the bin
directs that this amount shall be ex-
pended by the secretary Of agriculture
to demonstrate the manner In which
the rayages Of the Mexican cotton
boil weeyl may be avoided or circum.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
Paner nrinklnn chr

handy folding drinking cup of
water proof paper can now be pur.
chased. It comes in a fiat folded
package that fits the vest pocket.
When opened it forms a cylindrical
vessel bound with wire md having a
wire handle. IT holds about a cupful
of cold water, milk, tea or medicines.
1t can be used TO hold hot liquids. but
can only be used once, or at most
twice.
A cup filled with cold water stood
for eight hours without injury and
was then dried, refolded and used
again several times It is useful in
travelling, in camp, and in the sick.
room. A package Of eight can be
bought for rs -Woman's Home
Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
TWO SISTERS HAD ECZEMA.
cut.oura Cured Scalp Troubles Of
TWO Illinois GirIs-Another Si5-
ter Took Cuticura Pills.

~ must give much praise to all
the Cu,cwa Remedies. used but
one cake Of Cudcura Soap and one
box of Cuucura Ointment, as that
was all that was required to cure
my disease. I was very much trou-
blcd with eczema Of the head. and a
friend Of mine told me to use the
Cuticura Remedies, which 1 did. and
am glad to say that they cured my
eczema entirely. Since then we have
always kept the soap on hand at all
times. My sister was also cured of
eczema Of the head by using the Gu.
tcura Remedies. Another sister has
used Cuticura Resolyeut and Pills
and thinks they are a splendid tonic
! cannot say exactly how long 7 suf.
fered, but ! think about six months.
Miss Edith Hammer R. +. D. No. c.
Morrison, ILL.,, Oct 3, 1906"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Great printing works are estab.
hshed at Nartang, in Tibet. A CORE
spondent says: There are thousands
and thousands of blocks at Nartang,
comprising matter in type equivalent
70 numerous different volumes. Each
wooden block is about "a inches long
by IL inches wide, one face having
carved upon It a complete page of
lettering. The method of printing is
primitive in the extreme and consists
OF laying the paper on a fiat surface
and lowering the block upon it with a
long handle much as the village black.
smith works his bellows.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
THE VALUE OF CROPS.
Corn Led in 1906, the Crop Being
worth $f,t0O,ooO,ooo.

Corn remains by far the most valu.
able crop. says Secretary of AgricuI.
ture Wilson, estimated at $l,l0OO0O..
600. Next comes the cotton croD.
which, including seed, should be worth
to the growers nearly 100000 O0O.
The value Of hay, which is third in
order, approaches 5000 100000. Wheat
the fourth crop, may be worth $3.50.
OOOOOoi oats, S300,0OO,000; potatoes
Sl50,OO0,000 Barley, with a value of
SG5,OO00,00o shows a gain of q per
cent in production in the past seven
years. The tobacco crop will be worth
about $55,000OOO. A remarkable de-
yeloDment is that Of the sugar beet,
now the ninth crop in value, valued at
S34,0O0OOO0. Seven years ago the
value of this crop was $IOOO.OOO The
value Of all kinds Of sugar. syrup and
moIasses aggregates $75,0O0OOO.
On the whole, crop values have been
neither notably high nor low in com.
pasIson with recent years, but the
high price level in The general aver.
age has raised the total crop value
somewhat as compared with 1905 and
the high preceding years. To reach
a still higher point in this series OF
hlsh annual values is an achievement
worthy Of attention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
MAYOR OF SUNBURY
Says Pc -ru-n ma Is a Good
Medicine.

Hon. c. c. Brooks, Mayor Of sun.
bury Ohio, also Attorney for Farm.
ers Bank and Suubury Building and
Loan Co, writes
Il have the utmost confidence In
the virtue of Peruua. It is q Ereat
medicine l have used 60 and have
known many OF my friends who have
obtained beneficial results from its
use I cannot praise PeruHa 100
highly"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
sY tbs MARRIAGE CONTRACT.
Question Of Rights Involved in Nuptial
Relations.

That Russian In a Pennsylvania
town who killed his wife and Justified
10 in this sentence. II have q right 10
Kill my wife; it's nobody's business
but my own, carried 20 an extreme
length stin surviving and by no
means uncommon theory Of the mar.
rage relation The Ten Command.
ments place in the same category
thy neishbor's WIFE and "hIs OK
his ass anything that is thy neigh.
boris. " A good many well.meauing
people look upon their own wife as in
the same category with their domestic
animals in the respect that she, too.
is their personal property. Has not
title passed in the marriage con.
tract2 Is she not my" wife,
This idea Of ones wife as his
chattel is not inconsistent with
the reality of an indulgent and af,
fectionate nature in the man in the
case But it is inconsistent with the
rights Of the woman in the case-an
adult, responsible human being and a
free moral agent
It is the basis Of the so-called "un.
written law -the ASSUMPTION by
man that a woman is not the pro0er
or competent guardian Of her own
honor, and that he has a right on
proof or upon suspicion, to sIay her
and somebody else, as he would STAY
an ailing sheep Of his flock and a
sheep-killing dog.
Not all men and women are yet
able TO realize that the so.caUed nos.
sessiye pronom my" sometimes de. /
notes relation instead Of possession.
The phrase my country" for in.
stance, means a different thing when
uttered by an American citizen than .
when uttered by the Bourbon who .
held that he was the state. My wife, .
Is phrase like my friend" Tho
2ronoun implies obligation and priv.
.lege. not the right to kll-or even
to nag.-N Y. Mail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

When the dream Of women ad-
vanced in thought. and trained by ex.
perience enough to realize the value
of cooperation shall come true, some
of the greatest curses of modern
times shall be swept away, and the
country will be happy in possession
of a prosperous middle class. sans
monopolies, sans the trusts, sans
sweaters and sweated, sans the great
unemployed, if not the unemployable.
And al this revolution might be
quietly effected by women acting in.
telllgently from their own homes
Woman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

THERE are a host of petty ailments
l. which are the direct result of the
weather.
This is more true of the excessive
heat Of summer and the intense cold
of winter, but is partly true of all
seasons Of the year.
Whether it be a cold or a couch,
catarrh of the head or bowl complaint.
whether the liver be affected or the
kidneys, the cause is very liable to
be the same.
The weather slightly derances the
mucous membranes of the organs and
the result is some functional disease
Peruna has become standby in
thousands OF homes for minor all.
nleHts of this sort.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1907,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina
Is careless regarding his attire. Odd.
ly enough, however, in the matter Of
feminine dress it is said he has de.
Yelo1ed such fine taste that his wife
and daughter depend almost entirely
upon his Judgment in the selection Of
their hats, gowns and wraps He
never goes to large city that he
does not carry back home some arti.
eles Of attire for Mrs. or Miss Till.
man, and he keeps up with the latest
modes more carefully than they do.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

The enriching Of the soil can on no
accounted be neglected. Neglect and
indifference in this respect will prove
disastrous and failure must inexita.
bly, follow. Do not console yourself
with the idea that your lands are so
rich that exhaustion is impossible. The
sooner you dispel that idea from your
mind the safer footing you will stand
upon. No soil is SO rich that 1t may
not become impoverished b. constant
cropping and 10 return Of fertilization.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

II costs less to arrange for hog
raising and gives greater results in
less time and with less outlay than
any other stock.
Do not put all your best land in cot.
TON tobacco CT some other so-called
money crop but give the corn a
chance and drive the average yield
per acre way up. This can be done
and without interfering with other
farming operations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
A Smile and a Growl.

The new battleship Connecticut
built at the New York navy Yards and
guaranteed to lick any single ship in
tle world. is now fully equipped. for
service. The old farmer slapped his
knee and felt glow of pride, but
growled when Bill, the hired man.
came in and told him that old Brin.
aie' the COW, was fiat on her side by
the straw stack, and that It would
laAe Two men to get her on her feet
again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
> Deafness Cannot Be Cured

oy l3o-. applications as they cannot reach ibe trs.
cS,s4 lT2n u the ear. There Is only one gsv M
NJ Anl mat isb by constitutional remei,es
] " caused oy an infamed condition OF fba
tLIt lining OK the Eustachan Tube. When tIi9
W. ~ Unnamed you have a rumbll1g sound ar M,
PsltJst Learlas and when Il IS entirely closed nost
80 - w result, and unless the Inflammation can ba
,aAeh guy and THIS tube restored to ne normal c5
uUn, nearing VIII be destroyed forever; nine cosss
Inv S s1 t gTe caused by Catarrh which Is nothing
~ wis give one Hundred Dollar f5r an, go .
pgeIness lear5od by cstarh that cannot 6e c7,e ~
- 4'N'' Na'A'IA Cure, send for circulars, free
sod BY Druggists, f5c. " W. Ao!eao, o.
ItAe EAlIs Family Pms for eonstinnttor
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
strongly urges the establishment of
agricultural high schools in the sew.
eral states to do for agricultural in.
dustry what has already been largely
done for the promotion of instruction
in the city industries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
The We'll Knit College Chap.

Ethels big sister has an ardent adj
mirer who is a college athlete, a big,
broad.shoullcred chap Ethel over
heard her sister say that he was we'll
knit The next evening, when the
young man called. Ethel went into the
parlor TO entertain HIM
DO YOU know what sister says
about your demanded Ethel
No Something nice. l hope, said
the young man,
"Oh, yes, it's very nice replied
Ethel She says you are beautifully
crocheted.'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Apply stable or lot manure, pillow the
land deeply taking small cuts SO as to
PuiVerlze thoroughly apply lime ana
narrow Immediately. Allow the soil
TO settle and become firm, and when
sown the alfalfa will have a better
start. If much Of the preparatory
work is done during the winter months
so much the better
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

More farm horses and mules die
during the summer from collie than
from any other half.dozen diseases
combined, and 80 out of every 100
cases of collie are the result of in.
1udioions feeding and working. In
other words, they might be prevented
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Close application and the needs of
the farm, the best methods Of revlv.
ing its fertility and keeping it up 10
the highest standard of production
should be the farmers anxious aim
and solicitude. This should engage
his constant care and attention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

The sin which is termed dishonesty
is the same evil as that which is
called disease in living bodies or
blight in the seasons; and in cities
and governments has another name,
which is injustice.-Plato.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

All the conditions of modern life
are sueh as to discourage men and
women from marrying, and if they do
SO to make them disconnected. Dl.
vorce has rushed from the extreme
OF being considered disgrace which
never should be mentioned to that Of
neing regarded as standard Joke in
the comic papers, a fit subject to he
worked up in stage comedy and hilar.
ously received by large audiences.-N.
Y. Independent "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
To Explore Greenland Coast.

The duke OF Orleans has announced
70 his friends at Copenhagen that he
intends 70 Start a new expedition next
spring in the ship Beigica to pene
trate as far as possible along the
northeast coast Of Greenland. The
purpose is to join the Danish expedf
ION. under aayilus Erichsen, which
LEFT last june to explore the same
ecast
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Statistics Of the board Of health
show that the general death rate in
New York city is decreasing In all
diseases excepting the four groups Of
acute respiratory troubles cancer
diseases of the heart and diseases
Of the kidneys.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

says For twelve
or fifteen years !
was suffering fire.
uuea attacks of
pain I'm the back
and kidneys that
lasted for three
weeks at a time !
would be unable TO
turn in bed The
urine was in a
terrible condition
at times a com
plete stOppage oC-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Drill Sergeant tat the top Of his
yoice)-When | give the command
Haiti you will bring the foot which
is on the ground to the side OF the
one which is IN the air, and remain
motionlessl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

curing. I began with DOan's Kidney
Pills. and soon felt better. Keeping
on found complete freedom from
kidney trouble. The cure has been
permanent I owe my good health to
Doans Kidney Pills"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Mother Ito daughter whose father
goes around the corner every time she
opens the piano. -Emlly, you must
stop practicing. Your fathers nose al.
ready shows signs of it-Translated
for Transatlantic Tales" from File.
gende Batter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
Link Abaadi

Look not mournfully into the past;
It comes not back again. Wisely i'm.
prove the present; 1t is thine. Go
forth TO meet the shadowy future
without fear, and with a manly heart
--l0ngfellow.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
Now an Elenh,nt Earn,

The latest addition to the list Of
freak farms is an elephant farm,
which, 1t is claimed, will be estab.
lIshed near Pasadena, Cal. The plans
are for maintaining a herd of 800
animals.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
stIII Behind the rlmes

New York city transportation ia.
eillties are as inadequate as they were
before the subways were built al.
though these Underground highways
carried 100000 passengers in 1906
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

The demand for meal hogs from
farmers is unprecedented in the his
tory Of the county, Notwithstanding
the number Of hogs exported has been
unusually heavy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

The dark tobacco men have forced
higher prices, despite the efforts of
the worst trust the agricultural men
have ever encountered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
To Strahrrru Raicnr-

A fruit grover who escapes the raw.
ages Of the white grub in his young
strawberry patches states that lust
before setting out the plants he dips
the roots in solution of lime to which
paris green has been added.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. are fast
10 '.-ht and washing and color more goods
tban others Toe pgr pHe@He.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

!, Every dose makes you feel better. Iar.
los keeps your whole inside right. Not one
9vpe N a tull bottle. Sold on the money
Oack plan everywhere. Price 50 cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

About all the consolation some man
get out OF losing their money is the
belief that they are dead game sports
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
Material for Citizena

On an average POS alien children un.
der IA years old arrive in New York
city each day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

Take LAXATIVE BRuMu Qun.ne Iaoels' drug
.Ffs.s refund u0ley u No L1Ns 70 tgtV. T.
GROVES signature Is on each box, zoc'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

1t takes a hair tonic manufacturer
to pull the wool over the eyes of a
bald.headed man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02

d takes a clever man to pick up an
umbrella and walk on with II Just as
II ft belonged 20 him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-02-02
AWFUL ATTACKS or PAIN.
Z Most Dreadfu. Cas- Of Kidney
Trouble and HoH IL Was Cured

Thomas N. Mccullough. 32l South
Weber St., Colorado SPRINGS Colo