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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Farmers Institutes.

Prof. V. r. Lloyd, of the Mississippi
agricultural experiment station, who
has direct charge of the farmers insti-
tute work, requests that a! communi-
ties desiring institutes held during the
summer to notify him at once in order
that the itinerary may be arranged.
The faculty members at the a. and NJ,
college will take the field during the
early part of July and devote about 60
days to the institute sessions, visiting
every community where the farmers de-
sire instruction on practical forms OF
agriculture. Last year more than 200
institutes were held.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Carnegie Fund Participants.

The report of the Carnegie fund for
the advancement of teaching shows
that already $50 institutions have ap.
Pied for n STARE of the proceeds, and
that OF these 81 have been placed on
the accepted list, having met the con-
ditions in regard to undenominational-
ism and academic standards. In the
accepted institutions As professors
have received more than $4,000 and
the widows Of some professors have
been assisted.~ Cne-half the accepted
colleges are IN New England, New
York and Pennsylvania, and, with one
exception, the entire list lies In tho
DerthorD belt Of states,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Two Confederates Dead

w. A. Layne, an old Confederate
veteran of the Fifteenth Mississippi,
Company b, died at Carrollton of heart
trouble.
4. L. Corder, another Confederate
veteran of the Alabama infantry, died
near Carrollton. These two men We're
faithful soldiers and splendid citizens.
They were both members of the local
camp of Confederate Veterans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Farmers Union Growing.

According to reports frobl local and
State organizers, about 5000 new mem
bers have been added to the Mississippi
branch of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union during the past
six weeks. The State organizers aud
lecturers have invaded counties where
the Farmers Union had no previous
existence. and the farmers have taken
readily to the organization
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Losing ones self on Mont Blanc
will soon be counted among the van.
ished industries, In recent years a
number of fine refugees have been
built in various parts of the mountain
by the Alpine clubs of England,
France and other countries and by
priyate individuals. These have made
IT almost impossible for a man hay.
ing bump Of locality Of average size
to be lost, in spite of heavy mists and
binding snowstorms caused by sud.
den changes of temperature.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

The railroad commission has won a
decisive victory in the diplomatic ne
gotialions with the principal railroads
operating in the State on the two-cent
interchangeable mileage question. Al
though doing so under protest, the
pri"cipal trunk lines have agreed to
obey the order Of the commission, and
only the Louisville & Nashville road
will contest the matter in the courts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

WANTED-For U. S. Army, able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages
of q and 35; citizens of United States,
of good character and temperate hab-
its, who can speak, read and write
English; for information apply to re-
cruitlng officer, 126 N, Court, Mem
phis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jonesboro,
Ark; Union City, Tenn; Caruthers-
vile, Mo; Corinth, Miss; Dyersburg,
Tenn, or Humboldt. Tenn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
A New pennrture.

Near the State insane hospital at
Jackson there will shortly be seen a
tented city, which will mark the prac,
teal effect Of a new departure on the
part Of the board Of trustees OF that in
stitution. 1t has been decided to erect
tents for the purpose Of housing and
treating cousumptives, OF whom there
are always quite a number among the
inmates OF the institution,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely derange the whole gstem when
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. sueh
articles should never he used except on prescrip.
tluns from reputable physicians as the damage they
will do Is ten fold 10 the good you can possibly de.
rive from them. HAIRS Catarh cure, manufactured
by f, J. Cheney q Co., TuedO o., contains no mer-
curry, and Is taken internally, acting directly upon
tho blood and mucous surfaces Of the system In
buying Halls CataTTh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. II Is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio by F. j Cheney & CO. Testimonials tree.
sold by Druggists. Price, ijc. per bottle.
Take Halls Family PMS for constipation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
SLEEP BROKEN BY ITCHING,
Eczema Covered Whole Body for a
Year-No Relief Until Cuticura
Remedies Prove a Success.

'For a year l have had what they
call eczema. had an itching Ell over
my body, and when | would retire for
the night It would keep me awake half
the night, and the more l would
scratch the more it would itch, l
tried all kinds of remedies, but could
get no relief
Il used one cake CT Cuticura Soap,
one box CT Cuticura, and two walls Of
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, which cost
me a dollar and twenty-five cents in
all, and am very glad ! tried them, for
was COMPLETELY cured Walter w.
Paglusch, 207 N. Gobey st., Chicago,
H., Oct. and 16. 1906"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Low WAGES in BeIuium.

Belgium is land of low wages. In
Client the minimum pay an hour for
printers, roofers, GLACIERS, painters and
boilermakers is seven cents-70 cents
for ten hours work-and OF black.
smiths, locksmiths, carpenters, ma.
sons, plumbers and electricians eight
cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

The native of Borneo prays to a pig
on all important occasions. If he fears
enemies, i'll luck, or sickness Is com
ing. the pig is brought into the hut
with its legs tied together, A lighted
brand is applied to scorch it slightly,
then the pig is asked about the matter
which the natives wish to know.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Petitions for Pardon.

Forty-fiye petitions for pardons and
combinations OF death sentences are
ending for consideration in the execu-
i've Office. During the month of March
governor granted seven pardons
tom total Of thirty petitions filed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

they get out Of order
it causes backache
headaches, dizziness
languor and distress
ing urinary trouble7
Keep the kidn y S
well ard all these suf
fcrings will be saved
you. Mrs. S. A. Moore,
proprietor of a res
tauraut at Wateryille,
Mo. SAYS. Before
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

The governor has issued his procla'
nation authorizing the organization OF
the Brandon and Laurel Railroad Com
pany. The projected line will pass
through Rankin, Smith and Jones coun-
ties and possibly corner OF CoyingtoG
county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Every great man IS always being
helped by everybody for his gift is to
get good out of all things and all per
sons.-Ruskin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Medicoc Meet.

The Six Counties Medical Society
met at Clarksdale, at which papers we're
read by prominent members of the fra
ternity from the counties of Coahoma,
Yazoo, Lolore, Sunaower, Bolivar and
WASHINGTON.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Secretary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture, has appointed Philip
w. Shaw, of Carrolton, to be the de-
partment's statistical agent for Missis-
sippi. The duties of the position per-
tain to compiling data and rendering
monthly reports Of crop conditions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Wander Fever.

Have you never felt the longing that
1t were possible to step quietly off your
accustomed path in life and strike out
into fresh fields and pastures new?
There are few of us SO contented as
never TO be troubled with such wish.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

n carried Iea-zthe indispensable LAXATIVE,
lake 1t II the Spring; it puriGes the blood
cleanses the system, dadicates disease. If
~ made wholly of simple Herbs. Guaron.
iced under the Pure Food and Drurs Ia ~"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
II Cures While You Wall

Aliens Foot.Ease is certain cure for
not, sweating, ,callous, and swollen. aching
ieet' Sold by al druggists Price 25c. Don'9
a.ce9eptany substitute. Trial package FREE,
Address Allen 5. Olmsted. lie Row. N. v
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Fruit and Truck Injured.

Much damage was done to fruit ard
garden truck around Sandersviile by
the recent cold weather. The peach
crop is said to be almost failure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

You must make It quite clear to
your own mind which you are most
bent upon, popularity or usefulness
else you may happen to miss both
Sternn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
LAZARUS Pardoned.

The governor has pardoned Isadore
Lazarus, who was sent up from Lauder
dale county to serve term Of five years
for forgery, and who was the only Jew
in the penitentiary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Men are too much inclined to &C.
cent a pretty woman at her race
value.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Bid for lmmlcratIon

New South Wales offers $50 a head
toward the passage money of approved
agriculturists and domestic servants
to that colony and $40 head for 9th.
er desirable immigrants.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
aor children teething, softens tho gums reduces In.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

G Itch cured IN 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Al drgg;st.a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

It's so much easier to tell lie
than 1t is to make people believe 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

There are numerous toll gates on
the road to success.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
Revival Closes.
Shaw Made Statistician.

Rev. Geo. C, Gates has just closed o
fifteen days revival at Columbus.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Every truth that comes home to us
is moral call, bidding us rise to a
new position.-Goethe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13
FARMER Arm ~ Anor.-.-
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to
do in keenlng The blood pure. When
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

He enjoys much who is thankful for
little; grateful mad is both a great
and happy mind.--Secker.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-04-13

Sweet arc the THOUGHTS that SAVIOR
Of content; a quiet mind is better man
a crown.-GTeene.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
ONE OF ELoPING QUARTET.
George A. Childs Said to Have Been
Married in Bridgeport, Conn.

The New York American of Tues
day contained the following dispatch
from Bridgeport, Conn, dated July
%:
1.-TWO beautiful and handsomely
gowned sisters, Marion and Ana NJ.
Anderson of New York eloped to this
city today and were married by As
sistant Town Clerk Lockwood. The
bridal couple desired the utmost
secrecy. and the ceremony was per
formed in a little committee room on
the second floor of the City hall.
"Miss Marion, who gave her age
as %, became the bride of George A.
Childs, 20. Her sister, 80 years of
age, welded George &. Pettingill, %,
who said he was salesman.
"The bridegrooms asked the town
clerk s office not to say anything
about the marriage, because they
wanted to spend two weeks on a
honeymoon unknown to their friends
before returning
"Mr. Pettingill is a native of New
York city. Mr.. Childs was born in
Brattleboro, VT
George A. Childs is a son of the late
W. II. Childs and for the past several
years has been employed in st. Louis,
Mo.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02

STARS are practising for the decid'
ing game of the season. The bleach
ers are filling, teams arriving from
the country side. Two other diamonds
are in use, and 'four'old'cat Hour
ishes along the sides, Further down,
the high school boys and girls nit
across a dozen tennis courts, aud the
mothers, prettily clothed, are coming
down 10 sit under the trees. Baby ear
riages are numerous along the sharp
edged shadow of the wood, and the
sand heaps are alive with 3.year'olds'
Swings flash among the trees, and a
picnic party is just debouching into
the grove. Beyond the boat and bath
houses the springboards whir over the
water and hardly come to rest. -Four
old men are pitching quoits in the
midst of n group of their peers, and
there comes the band!
"The countenances of the people
show smoothed and younger, but the
faces of the mothers are best to look
on. All, the womenl They shall after
all take most from this. Get them
right in a community and the rest is
pretty nearly sure to come right. No
one as vet has half told what value a
family derives from taking the moth
or to gala day in the open. The
men see. but the women absorb, and,
radium.like, give off from the hoard
of the day, for long after, a gentle
emanation of love and kindness.
"Not more policemen for our town,
nor a bigger roadhouse, but more
play and music and blurted laughter;
less love.making in dark parlors, and
more freckles and full voices, free
clothing and open windows"
If these things come with play
grounds, the problem for which the
Sage foundation was given is already,
TO this extent, solved. Cause and eff
feet are here hard to trace. Mere vi
tality counts for ~ much. The presi'
dent plays tennis, rides and chops
down trees when not running the gov
eminent. Not every tennis player,
however, gets TO be president. The
essential thing is not the playground,
but the desire to use it. And in this
way such bequest helps. If the
presence of a playground can awaken
in lethargic villagers the desire to go
out and beat each other at tennis and
baseball, the same increment Of initia'
tive may extend itself to other AMI
more important things.-Collier s
/ Weekly.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
R. r. COMMISSION HEARING.
Central Vermont Wishes to Remove
Two Crossings in West Dummerston.

A hearing was held Wednesday at
ternoon before John W. Redmond OF
Newport. Eli IL. Porter of Whining
ton and S. Hollister Jackson of Barre,
the three men comprising the state
railroad commission, on the petition of
the Central Vermont railroad for the
removal of two crossings in West
DummerstOn. A statute enacted by
the legislature at its last session pro
vides that every railroad company
doing business in this state shall abol-
ish one grade crossing every year for
every 50 miles of road or fraction
thereof exceeding 40 miles, which it
operates in the state. The Central
Vermont has already done away with
three crossings and wished to make
these two count as one. There was
no opposition to the petition.
The crossings in question are on the
farm of Albert Fits. The road
crosses the track twice and by laying
out new road for short distance 1t
is possible to obviate these crossings.
There was some slight disagreement
between Mr.. Fits and the parties in
terested, as to the price which he is
to receive for the damage to his land
in LAYING out new road. Under the
law the railroad company pays 90 per
cent. of the cost Of removing the
crossings, the state % per cent. and
the town 10 per cent.
The aim of the law is the eventual
adjustment of every grade crossing
in the state. The railroad commission
was interviewed by Reformer re-
porter Wednesday afternoon relative
to the stand it would take on the
adjustment of the crossing at the To-
cal station. Speaking for the commits
sion Mr.. Redmond said that if in the
opinion of the commission the removal
of any crossing gave too great engln'
eering difficulties the commission had
the option of allowing it to remain
He also stated that the law might be
repealed before it had time to affect
the local crossing or that a new com
mission might be in power before this
crossing was reached He said that
the project of building an overhead
crossing for the street seemed feas
able to him and that in time the
crossing might be abolished.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
NEW BUILDING BEGUN.
Kurn Hattin Homes Have Eaiseo
Needed Funds.

Rrattleboro people are interested IN
the success which has attended tne
efforts of the management Oh the
Kurn Hattin homes IN "es'ni nheoi
to raise money for new sch lou
building, particularly in view OIL inc
fact that seven of the 5O OF niolo
hovs at the homes are from Brattle,
boyo and West Brattleboro. Not long
ogo II was announced that OF the
e10 600 needed for a new puiloihs
90 o00 had been raised. The remain
der was raised by Charles e. BISHOP l,,
Superintendent, and two young "oihoH
,rbo solicited funds in this state anu
New Hampshire and MassachuseI'S9'
"a now the contract has. been award.
aa and the actual work OF digging
+bo cellar has been begun. fupiic ca
o or will be held when the corner y,
stone is laid. The new builoing w,,l
he two stories high, and II VIII e con
ta;n besides the regular school-roonisi
y workshop, room for basketfy anu
o q play-room and gynlna,
e eann The present school quarters
Sun onn entirely inadequate, the room PC
are are ' directly under the roof of tine the
andsm;n;stration building, with the moor
on level with the caves. llnpio also
mpnts in the present buildings a,9
Will Witt be made. The boys w, wash l;1I he
" +ho administration building VIII po
~ nl1a ,nr and cement floor, new
shomer baths, bath tubs and lavatorles
shower p ",t :, Long.needed improve
wlr Sc at the Warner home in Sa as01s
Pi G will be begun soon, to in litnh
an addition for dining KILL e.nt
e flo, and smaller rooms on the the sef bovs
and third floors. Twenty,io heor az adj
ont of 50 applicants have been re ar
W. ,,;t+ed at Westminster the past yea yea,
nn5 "A h have gone away. Fifty acres acres
Q" ,'fU land. including a pasture ana hui9
~ Wv have been bought recensiy D.
f P;ya'ttI n letter in Springfield he
publican.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
A VILLAGE PLAYGROUND.
The Good That Comes with the Desire
for Recreation.

Is the average village the most diff,
fcult place in which to "bring up
bov2 The farm boy is sent alone
with the team into the wood lot two
miles back in the hills, and told sim
ply to get wood. He deals with brok-
en- harness, balky horse, trees new
fallen across the road; fails, gives
mn. cries. arises. and two hours late
for dinner comes out with load of
wood and an increment of character
good for life. The city boy sees every
one doing something intensively, feels,
like the farm boy, the isolation of his
own personality, and finally takes oil
his coat and goes in to play the game
The village youth, however, is likely
to lean on one foot for years IN
proup of his kind, wondering what
they would say if he made a move.
Having the farms cloddiness, with,
ont its daily call to the individual
mastery of problems, and the city $
social closeness without its incessant
urge to achievement, is not the val
lage in special need of revivlfcatlon
and healthful stimuli!
If YOU had money and were inter
ested in such village, what would
Won do? We have heard of such
man. who did have money and was
something of a philosopher. he
studied this village of his until he
saw it as a living organism, with
nerves, appetites, and a circulating
find, and that this organism had Its
periods of growth and of lethargy, or
sickness and of productiveness. Ana
with this came the irresistible conclu-
sion that the community was at its
hest when most playful. He knew
that he might have mistaken cause
and effect, but the apparent GOMEZ
dence remained-its periods of imam
cial strength, moral soundness, etfec-
tive charities, youthful right marry
ing. home building, and output TO
HIGHER education correspondent with
periods of enthusiastic baseball, brass
hands. proud hose companies, elabo-
rate holidays, dancing in the town
hall. croouet, wrestling, swimming
and picnics:
$50 (he writes) 1 have given not
q library. nor a church Though am
known as an average faithful church
man( nor an old folks home, nor
cemetery fountain with Vacan,
n;cbe but Is acres of playground. II
II;os in level green splendor, lmmedl
ato1,, hollow the town, and ends IN
fine grove at the river bank.
~Gome with me a little into th'
roors II is Saturday afternoon. The
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
CLOSED AT NOON TODAY

Tire. Session of Summer Manuai
training School Very Successful
After a successful period 10Th OIL eN tbe
on 90 throughout the past mon 1ar tbe
manual training school held o, uR'e closed sed
au spr at noon. The attendance mas
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-02
Bailiffs Defend New Fire Horses.

The village bailiffs, as well as most
other people, realize that it is impos-
sible to please everybody. Recently
the bailiffs sold the village fire horses
and bought a new pair. They have
been criticised for making the change,
but they believed then and they be-
lieve now that they acted for the best
interests of the village. The old
horses made a fine team, but in the
Judgment of the bailiffs they were not
heavy enough for the purposes re-
CURED of them, and, moreover, the
bailiffs felt that they could dispose of
them then to better advantage than
at some future time. New horses,
somewhat larger, were bought at a
cost of about 800 more than was re-
ceived for the old ones. After OBJ
serving them at the recent fire on the
D. S. Pratt farm, some distance out of
the village, it was claimed by some
that their wind was not good. 1t IS
probably true that their wind is not
as good as it will be after they have
seen more hard work, and in this con-
nection it may be stated that the
baiiffs have given instructions to
have the horses given harder and
more practical exercise. So far as
their physical condition is concerned,
however, they are guaranteed to be
perfect. Instead of finding fault about
the change of horses it would be bet
ter to begin agitation looking to the
exchange of the chemical wagon for a
lighter wagon of similar pattern, as it
is generally conceded that the present
chemical wagon is too heavy for any
pair of horses to haul up the hills of
Brattleboro village in good time
Brattleboro letter in Springfield Re,
publican.