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Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
ADVICE TO VICTIMS
TELLS READERS HOW TO CURE
RHEUMATISM AT HOME.
Directions to Mix a Simple Pressra.
ton and the Dose to Take-over.
comes Kidney and Bladder
Trouble Promptly,

There is so much Rheumatism every
where that the following advice by an
eminent authority. who writes for read.
eTs vi large Eastern daily paper, will
DO highly appreciated by those who
suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion.
one ounce Compound Kargon, three
ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsapa.
rllla Shake these well in a bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and at bedtime; also drink plenty
OF good water
1t is claimed that there are few vic.
tins Of this dread and torturous dis.
ease who will fail to find ready relief
in this simple homemade mixture and
in most cases a permanent cure is the
result.
This simple recipe is said to strength.
en- and cleanse the eliminatiye tissues
of the Kidneys so that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the poisons, acids and waste matter,
which cause not only Rheumatism, but
numerous other diseases. Every man
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active, or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever, should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as It is certain to do
much good, and may save you from
much misery and suffering after while,
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

Haymaking claims the attention OF
farmers just now and should be
pushed with all possible vigor. The
high prices that have prevailed should
stimulate hay making.
Grab grass is allowed to 20 TO
waste that could be made into fine
quality of hay if cut at the right time
and properly cured Comparatively
few of our farmers cut crab grass as
early as 1t should be cut to make the
best quality of hay, 1t should not he
allowed to stand until the seed are
ripe, nor should it be allowed to lie
in the sun after it is cut until it is
sun-killed before cooking or stacking
Cut when the seed are in the milk or
dough state, permitted to take the
sun day, then cooked and cured in
the cock, it makes a hay about equal
to timothy hay
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
The Farm Needs she.n

A farmer who has long been keen
ing sheep and has observed their hab.
its of FEEDING says:
Sheep are oftentimes spoken of as
a nuisance by some people. but wise
land owners give them credit as being
great renovators Of rundown and worn
out farms and even call thief fertility
conservers.
They are the latter and more too
The life and habits of sheep make
them not only cnnservers Of fertility
but distributors of it where most need.
ed, ii given an opportunity. Though
sheep are averse to water and ALWAYS
seek an elevation for their resting
place, they do like the succulent
growth, even though it be weeds
found in the lowland of a field or pas.
ture which mas been enriched BY wash.
lngs from the higher surrounding land
These two pecuiarties of sheep
once came under very particular oh.
seryation. When turned some sheen
into a clover field they at once SOUGHT
out the spots where the clover did NOT
catch and eagerly devoured any weeds
or pigeon grass that had taken DOS.
session of the spaces. They then
sought the weeds and succulent gras,
In the low places and runs in the
fields, leaving the clover on the high
land, where most needed to enrich the
soil, untouched, only touching this
grass when practically everything else
had been eaten
More than this, when night came
the sheep sought tle higher portions
Of the field for their resting place and
their droppings there deposited the
fartility gathered during the day from
the lower land, thus conveying back
what had been washed away through
the process of nature and cultivation
A farm upon which sheep are kept
ought to be not only fertile, but also
evenly fertile.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Ranchman,s Novel Courtshin.

Louis L, Kramer came all the way
from Yuma, Cal, to marry q girl he
had never seen. The bride was Miss
Flora Weise, pretty young woman
of Tazowell county.
The groom wrote to his aunt here
Mrs, Patterson, to put him in com.
munication with a girl who would
make him good wife, as he was lone.
ly on his ranch in Colorado. Mrs,
Patterson recommended Miss Weise,
a nelghbor's daughter, and correspond.
ence was begun.
The girl was taken with the ro.
nance Of the affair and when photo.
graphs were exchanged and proved
satisfactory proposal quickly fol.
lowed An acceptance was written
and then Kramer came east to claim
his bride. The marriage was cele.
brated the day after his arrival and
the couple departed Immediately aft.
erward for Yuma.-Denver News,
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Take Your Eyes 70 the cornfleId.

This is the time to seet the seed
corn in the field, provided it has not
already been attended to. It has been
fully demonstrated that varieties bear.
Ing two or more ears to the stalk
Will yield more corn per acre than
varieties bearing only one ear to the
stalk. At the Edgecombe Test Farm
last year there was a difference at the
rate of about twenty-nine bushels per
acre in the yield Of different varieties
OF corn, and the yield at the other
Test Farm of different varieties bore
about the same ratio to each other.
These facts should impress us with
the Importance of seed selection.
In field selection, we advise taking
for an ideal strong, vigorous. sym.
metrical stalk, not too high, bearing
two or more good well-shaped ears
some four or five feet from the ground
and that have medium shanks so as
to permit the ears to turn down and
shea the rain. We do not advise Sc.
lecting ears that stand upright so as
to permit the rain to run in and cause
the grain to rot, neither do we ad.
wise the long shank so often seen in
corn. A medium between the two ex.
uemes is best. Use care in selecting
for if one selects only a dozen or two
stalks in a day and the stalks so Sc,
lected are Of the ideal type for plant.
ing a seed plat, it will be time well
spent. Make start on such selection
this month.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
TAKE THEM OUT
Or Feed Them Food They Car
Study On.

When a student begins to break
down from lack of the right kind OF
food, there are only two things to do:
either take him out of school or feed
him properly on food that will rebuild
the brain and nerve cells. That food
Is Grape.Nuts.
A boy writes from jamestown, n. Y,
saying: "a short time ago got into
bad condition from overstudy, but
Mother having heard about Grape
Nuts food began to feed me on it. Il
satisfied my hunger better than any
other food, and the results were mar
Velous. | got fleshy like a good fel
low. My usual morning headaches
disappeared, and found could study
for long period without feeling the
effects of It.
MY lace was pale and thin, but Is
now round and has considerable color
After | had been using Grape.Nuts fo
about two months | felt like a ne,
boy altogether. have gained great
In strength as well as flesh. and it
pleasure to study now that | 0,
not bothered with my head. l pass
all OF my examinations with reasc
ably good percentage, extra good
some of them, and It is Grape.N,
that has saved me from years del
in entering college.
Father and mother have both b
improved by the use of Grape.N
Mother was troubled with sleepl
nights and got very thin, and loc
care worn. She has gained her
nal strength and looks, and s
veil nights There's a Re-
Read THE Road to Wellvilll
pkgs.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
EVERYTHING Bad.

A prominent planter recently
occasion to visit some of his holdin..
in southern Arkansas. The land q,
situated several miles from railro
and it was necessary to finish
journey in a buggy. So he took
friend with him and started out.
After trayersing several miles
sparsely settled country, they can
upon a farmer plowing corn on tn
side of a hill, The planter. wishin.
to appear civil to his neighbors
stopped his horse and yelled at the
man, who came to the fence, mopping
his face with red bandana.
Good morning
"Mornin', mister!"
"You live here, | suppose?"
yep"
"How's crops?"
Fair to middlin'"
That's bad hill you're plowing."
Il know it. Bad hoss, pullin' tn
plow bad plow, bad everything"
Why you talk like you were the
poorest man in Arkansas" laughed the
planter.
u amt, though" was the response,
as the young fellow smiled good.
naturedly, Another feller owns half
o this crop"
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Had Tried It.

You eught to wear glasses. They'll
save your eyes said his friend.
Muffin in it, contemptuously an
swered Bill de Bruiser, q fought dey
would meself wunst, an | put on a
pair when heerd big chap wux lay
IN fur me. It's agin de law, ye know,
to hit a man wild glasses on lm
Wen, sir, de big chap happened along.
lie reached over, lifted dem glasses
OH me face, an den he bunged me
eyes up, good an proper"
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
BY IN TERRIBLE STATE.
Humor Eating Away Face
y Mass of Sores-Cuticura
Cures in Two Weeks.

little daughter broke out all
over her body with a humor and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. / called in three doc
tors, but she continued to grow worse.
Her body was mass of sores, and her
little face was being eaten away. Her
ears looked as If they would drop off.
Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and before / had
used half Of the cake of Soap and box
of Ointment the sores had all healed,
and my little ones face and body were
as clear as newborn babes. / would
not be without it again if 1t cost five
dollars, instead of seyenty.fye cents.
Mrs. George'J j. Steese, 70t Coburn St.,
Akron, o., Aug. 80, 1905"
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

After being ten years in the max.
Ing there has just been deposited in
the government standard weights and
measures strong room a new standard
yard measure. 1t is made of 90 parts
Of platinum and ten Of iridium, which
when combined are not upset by
either heat or cold After the elabor-
ate marking it was submitted to a
number of tests coming through all
with high honors. Every year of the
next ten years 1t will be examined
and If it varies by the millionth part
OF an inch it will be consigned to the
rubbish heaE otherwise it will be.
come a staRdard,--London News.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
THEY WON'T SHUT DOORS,
And They viii Ride Backward, Re.
ports a Traveller of Englishmen.

Travellers returning from England
tell Of two habits of the people of that
country which impressed them. One
is the average Englishman's aversion
to shutting the door behind him.
Il don't know how it is in the Eng.
lish houses" remarked one who re.
turned recently from abroo |. for
was not in one of them, but [ stayed
in hotel in London where there we're
a good many English people, and
dozen times daily had to get ap and
shut door to keep the draught away.
1T didn't make any difference
whether it was a servant or a guest
who went through, the door was left
open. This was in the spring of the
year, too, when the weather was chill.
ly. / noticed the same thing in rail.
way coaches and hotels of smaller
towns
The other English popularity is a
preference for riding backward on
trains. The Englishman will make for
the seat with its back to the engine
every time, plant himself down in it
with every evidence of comfort and
look wonderingly at anybody who
picks out a seat facing the direction
the train is going. Not once did one
American travelling in England see
native choose seat facing the front
Of the train unless there were no
other seats.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
A Wonderful Thinn.

Mr.. Brown had Just had a tole.
phone connection between his Office
and house and was very much pleased
with it, says the Home Magazine.
tell you, Smith," he was saying,
this telephone business is a wonder
iul thing. ] want you to dine witt
me this evening, and | will notify Mrs
Brown to expect you"
Brown tspeaking through the tele
phone)-My friend Smith will din.
with us this evening.
Now listen and hear how plain her
reply comes back"
Mrs. Browns reply came back with
startling distinctness:
ASK your friend Smith if he thinks
We keep a hotel.'
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
An Ambition.

so you want to become an ambas
sador," exclaimed the man of power
Yes replied the opulent person.
Y thought you were devoted to your
automobile. When did you become in.
terested in diplomacy"
I'm not especially interested in
diplomacy. What l want is to get
some position where I'll have govern.
ment protection against arrest for
violating the speed regulation"
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
BIRDS TRAVEL ALONG ROUTES
Az Have Not Same Rangc-Sws
Great Distance.

The routes by which biz -
and from one country H. .ur... "a,
spring and autumn az .ol.
lowed. One great u.e of
course, is in the spring from south to
north. and conversely in the autumn
from north to south; another is south.
east to northwest, a third southwest
to northeast, with the return into the
same starting points, says the Scot.
man,
The great southern wintering region
Is south Of the north of Africa and
extends to far beyond the equator.
and from it. under the breeding in.
stinct in spring, birds hurry away to
disperse themselves over the wide
spreading palaearctic or northern
lands, which extend as far, in the
case of some species, as long way
within the arctic circle. South of the
equator during the northern winter
the migrants fly toward the south pole
60 breed. The seasonal range limit
of some OF the northern breeding
birds is nomous-several extending
from Patagonia to Greenland.
All migratory birds have not the
same range; some fly longer some
shorter, distances. The best known
OF all the birds Of passage, the swal.
low has one of the longest ranges
from 1000 to 10000 miles. In this
extended range are also included such
birds as the gray ployer, the knot, the
pectoral and curlew sandpipers and
the Asiatic golden ployer.
The longer range-from 5000 TO
1000 miles-includes such well.known
birds as the cuckoo, the corncrake
the sedse warbler, the greenshank;
the moderate range-from 5000 to
5000 miles-embraees the turtle dove.
the crane, lapwing, mallard and Jack
snipe; the third range-from 1000 TO !
1000 miles-such birds as the wood |
chat shrike, the stone curlew, the
woodcock and black tern and in what
is called the restricted area-with
mileage of 1000 miles downward
there are the waXwings, several gulls
and the elder duck.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Her Reclpe

A lady famed for her skill in cook.
ing was entertaining a number of her
friends at tea. Everything on the
table was much admired, but the ex.
cellence Of the sponge cake was es.
pecially the subject of remark.
ON" exclaimed one of the guests
1T Is so beautifully soft and light
DO tell me where You got the recipep
i am very glad" replied tie hos.
tess, that you find it so soft ana light
1 made 1t out Of my own head."-u.
lustrated Bits.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
KNoWLEpsE IS POWER.
The Power to Get the Most Out Of a
Farm With Least Energy.


The farmer may not crave political
or social power. but il he is u man
OF ordinary ambitions ne Graves the
power to succeed in his business. Ii
takes power TO succeed at farming.
1t used 10 be said that when a boy
wasn't good for anything else that
+ hed make a farmer. 1T takes brains
to be merchant doctor, or preacher
but farmer-why anybody can farm!"
But times have changed, and farming
successfully on high priced land is no
snap The brains necessary to well
manage a farm would make for sue.
cess anywhere after sufficient expert.
ence were gained to know the
rope
But it is astonishing that so many
farmers are content to so along in
such a reckless and Improbable way.
They never have n definite knowledge
OF their business operations They
know not whether it is the cows or
pigs that are carrying the mortgage
whether 1t is the sheep or the chick
ems or the cornhed that is failing to
pay expenses. They iced timothy hay
because they have 1t, and they have
1t because it is easier to cure than
clover and know not that there Is a
better feed than timothy and a better
crop for the soil.
The shackles of ignorance Is hold
Ing many man down. knowledge
Is the power that can set free. It
isn't enough to know how to hold a
plow straight He must know why
he plows, when best to plow, how
best to do for a particular crop or
season. 1t is not enough that he know
how 10 milk COW. He must know
how to feed her so she will do her
best, and he must know how to breed !
her so she will perpetuate better
race than her own, he must know
whether she is worth keeping at all or
not
1t isn't enough to know how many
pecks to SOW of grain, but how to
combat the fungous and insect pests
that lessen the yield He must know
what one Of great many varieties
Of these grains is best adapted to his
farm.
knowledge is power--the power to
get the most out of a farm with the
east expenditure OF vital energy the
east waste, and the greatest net pro.
its per acre.-Successru Farming.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
4RN1ER AND
PLANTER
TO INDUCE FALL LAYING.
Feed variety--Not Too Much Of Any
One Kind.

\ little care and additional atten.
tion and work with the hens on the
place at this season will be well re-
paid. This is the beginning of the
moulung, or shedding season. and a
good many of the hens are not laying,
and will not lay for some two or three
months under the usual course of neg.
lect and indifference on the part Of
their owners. And yet, it is possl-
Bile TO get goodly number of fall lggs
If we will 60 at It right.
To induce fall laying, the hens
should have variety of food mot
al great deal Of any one kind. but, Il
little Of several kinds. For this n
pose all the waste of the kitchen and
the diningroom should be saved and
given to them. The best plan Is r.
have a good sized pot handy. and
throw all scraps into it. Let 1t sit at
the back of the kitchen stove: and
at the close of either the breakfast,
or midday meal, put some oats, or
wheat in it too, with water, and soak
all together 1t will not take long to
do it, and then when cooled off some.
call up the mems and give it to them.
1t will start them to singing and run.
ming about in happy way, and soon
also start them to the nest and
keep some Of them laying all through
the autumn and fall.
In addition to the eggs this system
will bring, it will also keep the hens
healthy and vigorous and enable
them to shed and reclothe themselves
in near feathers earlier than other.
wise.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

Grdling of trees at the proper timo
checks the downward flow of sap for
a time and compels the trees to form
fruit buds. This method robs the
roots for a few days by cutting off
their usual supply OF elaborated plant
food in It's downward flow thereby
giving the tops of the trees double
Portion, thus forcing the formation
of fruit buds.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

The fact that it has been demon.
strated by good farmers that oats can
pe raised more cheaply than corn
should stimulate oat growing. With
tAis crop as with wheat. the land
should be well prepared, and only good
seed should be used. For oats, sow
two bushels of seed per acre Of some
good winter variety.
Rye is another crop that should re.
ceiye more attention than we are civ.
ing it. Almost any land will grow
some rye, bu' the better the land the
more rye we will get
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS.
Recent Attempts TO Tabulats the
Beasts That Perish.

Every now and then some natural
{ endcavors 10 make an approximate
merical count of known animal
ecies. This kind Of attempt Is sure
not without interest, but it must be
u0wledged chat its results are very
certain. We are far from knowing
species. and there is yet a delight
prospect ahead for those who love
.ematic zoology and for biologists
bestow mutual honors by giving
/ others names to some animal
ertO unknown.
Nurmann remarked to a recent
ing Of naturalists at the museum,
hich he presented his Catalogues
NAHUM" the species of rodents
n in 1880 were only $40 in mum.
now they are 1900 The mum.
as thus, at least, doubled in q
The number Of living species
creature now known is about
900 divided among 100 genera This
als is the most numerous of the
Of mammalla.-Wissen fur ALE.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

A certain Gotham dining establish
ment features what it claims to be a
replica of the spread regularly served
at the White Plains gym" made ia
nous by the recent medicine ball test
taken by Secretary OF State Elihr
Root Boasting the caption "Mul.
doon's Vegetable Dinner" the course
in detail consists of fried sweet DO.
tato. egg plant, succotash, stewed to
matoes, cauihower bread and butter.
1t is said that when the sponsor of
this meal bearing his name was a
member of the Finest" and was
1ocularly known as 'Muldoon, the
Solid Man." he adhered to the regl
men above described.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Catarrh Cannot Re curad

ta Wi,n LooAL APPLICATIONS as they cannot rsact
, seaT ot the disease. Catarrh is blood or
tuona, dlsease and IN order to cure IL Won nst
n.grnal teme'ies, Halls Catarrh Curets taEsn NV
vn,9gay ana acts directly the blood and muron,
Gne. was prescribed by one OF tho best nea
II IA tur years and arcgular prescrlptlon
VIZ Gon S Pos posed OF the bee, ton'cs known comBned
mucots NY ulood purifiers acting directly on tbe
t9, sqrlaces The perfect combination Of tbe
sts ~ ,"u!ents Is what Produces such wonderful ,a,
@''' :" curing Sai2rTl. Send for Testimonials frec
soid hy Druggists, price iic. '''''' 4Vieuo' "
Take Halls Family Pms Tor constjna,,or
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

while waitiu, at the doctors the
other day, | picked up a magazine
IRON his table to pass the time" said
the man who observes things. "All
through the book, on nearly every
other page was stamped his name,
and it so irritated me that l spoke
to him about it.
If l didn't fill that magazine ur
with my name he said, 1t wouldn't
last ten minutes in this place. Some
body would be sure to carry it away.
Even as 1t is, | lose one every littlc
while.'"
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Not harmed.

An old Antebellum negro in a small
southern town was arrested and
brought before the village magistrate
for drunkenness, He asked for law
yer who had helped him out of
scrapes before, and the magistrate
sent for the attorney.
The young man came into the little
Office, where the usual crowd of spec.
tators had gathered, and asked the
old negro: well, William, what are
you charged with this tlme?"
Sadly the ancient darky replied:
Boss, Is charged wild whisky!"-
Harpers Weekly,
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
Omissions OF History.

Henry VII. had taken another wife.
How many does that make?" he
asked his private secretary
six, your majesty" answered that
functIonary.
Are you sure?"
Il have kept the count correctly,
your majesty"
We'll, I'll stop at that" he said.
1t was with some reluctance. how.
ever, that he kept his promise by dy.
ing before he had a chance to marry
No. 7-Chicago Daily News.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

A small herd can be fed over the
renee in the pasture, small patches OF
soiling crops being grown near by fo,
this purpose. Where this practice IS
followed, the forage should be well
scattered ON clean ground, so thai
every COW has chance to get her
share. With herds of ten or more
COWS, 1t is generally more satisfactory
to feed them in the barn.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02
A large herd will rnn over A. mn,

a large nerd VIII run over IA muss
up a lot OF feed II 1t is scatterea about
the field, There are always a few
cows in the herd that are easily fright.
ened, and one Or more cows that VIII
race about taking a bite here and
there, driving away the timld ones
which will get little to eat and shrink
greatly in their milk flow.
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

back hurt 49,
ribly | had
S h oting
changing to
d ra gging
could not sta
any length of
and my back
me when | sat
My feet and a
were badly sp
every evening
my stoulach We
Macon beacon., 1907-11-02

The Bachelor-I wonder why a
woman always lowers her voice when
she has occasion TO ask a favor?
The Benedict-Oh, it gives her an
opportunity to raise it higher in case
the favor isn't granted.