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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

on again. But the enraged eagle was
too quick for him. He flew up in the
air, taking the spectacles with him.
When he was hundred yards up he
dropped the spectacles. They struck
a stone and broke to pieces. Then the
eagle few up higher He fumbled at
the cord by which the field glasses
we're tied about his neck. In a mo-
ment with the help of his beak and
claws he had cut through it. Then he
sailed about in the air until he was
directly over the place where he had
been accustomed to deposit his ducks.
He let go of the cord. The field glasses
fell, striking almost at Tom Fergu-
sons feet, and were smashed into
hundred pieces. The eagle gave one
last look at the scene of his former
labors and flew away to the north.
Tom was wild with rage.
Wicked, thieving, ungrateful bird
he shouted, shaking his fist at the
rapid!y disappearing eagle. Not con-
tent with striking in the middle of my
busy season, you destroy my spec.
tacles and field glasses, the capital
that have invested in the business
But no one had much sympathy
for Tom Ferguson.
1T serves you right said one Of
the lumbermen decidedly Any man
who tries to deceive poor eagle by
means Of half portions and spectacles
deserves to have his plant wrecked
when the strike comes"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Methodist Statistics.

At the ninety-fourth annual session
of the Mississippi Conference of the NJ.
f. Church, South, the statistical report
showed that there are l23 local preach
ers, sc, ,4S9 members, |, ,l37 children and
1,947 adults were baptized during the
year, there are 5S senior leagues and %
junior leagues, 4O4 Sunday schools with
$3.50 officers and teachers, and 25, 1913
Sunday school pupils. For superannu'
ated preachers there was collected
IS, 800, and 500, Asa for missions, SO, 7S0
for church extension, and Sl,563 for
the American Bible Society. The
preachers received Sll3,6l9 and the
presiding elders $l3, There are
537 societies and 472 houses Of worship,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

Estimates of the cost of spraying
trees are always interesting, because
so many farmers are planning to begin
the practice, while those who are now
spraying are looking for opportunities
to cut down the cost. w, A. Orton OF
the United States department of ag-
riculture finds that the material for
spraying one hundred trees with Bor-
deaux mixture and paris green can be
had at So to 50, and finds that the
cost of application is likely to equal
the cost of materials. A number of
records which he has on hand of the
actual expense incurred in spraying
orchards shows the cost to vary from
20 to so cents per tree for the estire
season with three to six spra.hgs,
which does not, however, include the
costly and troublesome operation OF
spraying for the scale pest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Feed Glover to Chickens,

The coming cold days will soon de-
prive the biddies of their supply of
green food. Are you prepared to feed
clover or vegetables as a substitute
A few bags of clover, a bin of cattle
beets. several dozen heads of cabbage,
will be welcome substitutes to the
grasses that have been scared by frost
and are no longer palatable. A full
feed of succulent greens lessons the
amount of grain rations. stimulates
egg production. imparts vigor. 1t de,
pends altogether on the poultrynan
whether his fowls are paying invest
ment or not.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Will Always Be an Invalid.

indianapolis, Ind.-It is announced
that while John Mitchell, president Of
the United Mine Workers of America,
is not critically i'll at present, he can
not hope to entirely recover his health,
and will always be an invalid. The
operation which the miners leader un-
derwent some time ago was not en-
tirely successful, and since then he
has suffered intense pain and has been
compelled to wear the bandage which
slipped yesterday, causing his collapse.
After President Mitchell has further
recovered he will be received into full
communion into his wife's church.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Minnesota Would Gust Standard.

st. Paul, Minn.--District Attorney
General Edward T. Young Thursday
began proceedings in the district court
of HenDepin county to Gust the Stand.
ard Oil Co. of Indiana from Mime.
sofa. The proceedings are brought
under state law forbidding discrlm-
ination between citieis in the prices
charged for commodities. 1t is alleged
that because of the competition in
Minneapolis and ST. Paul, oil is sold
by the Standard at lower price in
these cities than in other sections.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Mcclellan Ignores Ahearn.

New York, n Y.-At the meeting
of the board of estimates Friday,
Mayor Mcclellan refused to recognize
officially John F. Ahearn, recently re-
moved from the presidency of the
borough of Manhattan by Governor
Hughes, The mayor said the election
of Thursday was contrary to law and
that the office of borough president
was still legally vacant
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Brewers to Ask Injunction.

Atlanta, Collaborating to well
authenticated statement made here to-
day the brewers of Georgia have plan
to prevent the prohibition law from
going into effect on Jan. | by injunc-
ton proceedings in the United States
court. Nore of the breweries have
made arrangements to remove their
plants. 1t is said the brewers claim the
law is unconstitutional because 1t takes
away property without due process OF
law and because the State chartered
the concerns to do business and then
passed law prohibiting the business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

Washington, D. C.-President Roose.
welt has signed proclamation
creating national forest in the west
central part of Arkansas, covering
mere than 100000 acres. 1t will be
the farthest east of any government
forests. The forest is located in the
counties of Scott, Polk Montgomery,
Yell, Logan, Perry, Saline and Car
land
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
More Pay for Russian Officers.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-In honor
of st. Nicholas day, which falls on
Thursday next, the emperor has is
sued rescript to the army announc-
ing a general increase in the salaries
of the officers. beginning 1909. A
commission has been appointed to
draw up a scheme, which will mainly
affect the lower ranks, who are notori.
ously underpaid in comparison with
those of other armies. Recently great
numbers of Russian soldiers made ap,
plication for enlistment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Record Price for Chickens.

New York. %. G. Barber, president
Of the Diamond Match Company, paid
the record price for fancy chickens to-
day, giving $1,000 for ten fowls. The
chickens looked like any other we'll
eroomed fowls. They were two pens,
consisting Of one rooster and four hens.
They were of white and partridge
cochins. The former is solid white in
color, while the latter is red, penciled
with black. Mr.. Barber has just had
erected at his country home in Akron,
Ohio, a $4,000 poultry house to shelter
his new purchases.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Agricultural Club.

The Hutchison Agricultural Club,
which was organized last year and
named for Prof. w. L. Hutchinson, di-
rector of the Mississippi Experiment
Station, is accomplishing great deal
of good among the students in that de-
partment, The object of the organiza-
tion is to promote the science of agri.
culture and its kindred subjects.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Liquor Men Playing for Time.

Anticipating the passage of statu-
tory prohibition law at the approaching
session Of the legislature, boards of su-
pervisors and town councils in the
"wet" communities of Mississippi are
being bombarded with petitions for
liquor licenses, the purpose of the pc
titioners being to defer the operation
Of the expected measure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
State Sells Cotton.

The penitentiary board of control
sold 1000 bales of short staple cotton
at Clarksdale, for which 1856 cents
was realized amounting to something
like $4,000 There was lot OF about
600 bales of long staple cotton for which
no satisfactory offer was received, and
this will be held for better price.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

Indianapolis, Ind. - The national
board of arbitration, in which the
newspaper publishers and the Inter.
national Typographical union are in
terested, begun a session here Wednes-
day. One of the questions which the
board is here to discuss relates to the
printers scale in some of the larger
cities. Wednesday the board consid-
cred the Chicago scale.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Drummers Organize.

Travelling men from all parts of the
State met at jackson and organized
the Mississippi Travelling Mems Asso-
citation. Headquarters will be estab-
lished in Jackson, and one of its i'm
portant objects is to look after needed
legislation, Several measures will be
suggested to the approaching legisla-
tive session.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

A Is to 50.pound hog needs 29S
pounds of feed for 100 pounds of gain.
A $50 to 200-pound hog needs 4S2
pounds of feed for 100 of gain A $50
to 300-pound hog needs 81 pounds of
feed for 100 of gain. These figures
carry their own moral.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

Chicago.-E. II. Hartman won
a victory Thursday afternoon in
his fight with Stuyvesant Fish for con
troll of the Illinois Central railroad
when Judge Ball, in a decision, post
poned decision in Fish's injunction
suit to February, the exact date to be
fixed later. This necessitates post.
poning the election. Most of the prox.
les held by both sides will expire
meantime and both sides will have to
recanyass the stockholders for prox,
les.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

To plow, SOW, cultivate, raise and
handle the grain from which most OF
our work and beef is produced calls
for an army of laborers, while to at
tend to. provide and care for flock
of sheep requires the least, and thus
seems to fit the prevailing economic
ideas of the present time of hiring as
little farm help as consistency will
permit
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Resigns Federation Job.

Denver Col-James R. Krwin,
who has been acting secretary.
treasurer of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners, rendered his resigna.
tion Thursday, to take effect at once,
and Ernest Mills, a member of the ex-
ecutive board from British Columbia,
assumed the duties of that office. Mr..
Kirwin retires on account of i'll health.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Gulf and Ship Island.

The annual report of President Jones
of the Gulf and Ship Island road shows
gross earnings of S2,4S5, 946 as com
pared with 81, 1873, 77S for The preceding
year. Operating expenses and taxes
were 81 1888, ,05S against 81 ,457 i'll. The
surplus for the year was S3l7,472 as
against S40l .275.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

With good swine and proper feed,
pork can be produced at cents per
pound or less, and need not be scld
under cents per pound Here is
profit of 100 per cent on feed con-
sumed Prof. John Michels.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
No Results in /, c. Conference

Chicago, III. - After series of
frutless conferences extending past
midnight, attorneys representing the
conflicting interests in the fight for
control of the Illinois Central railroad
announced that no basis for a com.
promise had been found. None of the
conferees would discuss the proceed
ings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Mob Seeks Woman's AssaiIant.

Columbus, Ohio-A large mob of
armed men, including mounted police.
men, Is after a negro who assaulted
Mrs. w. B. c. Hersey, wife of the
president of the Excelsior Shoe Co.
He grabbed her while she was in the
cellar and gagged her with a rag. She
was found by neighbors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Strawberries and Cream.

The dry fall may have prevented
the early setting of your strawberry
plants. If you have not set them, do
so at once. Just think of the nice
strawberries End cream that every
farmer could nave, and ought to have,
but doesn't nave Determine now that
II shall be so no more.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Land Fraud Trial Jan. 10.

Portland, oregon-0n motion of
Francis ]. Heney, who arrived in
Portland Monday from San Francisco,
the United States district court Tues
day set Jan. 1S next for the resump-
ton Of the trials of the Oregon land
frauds Mr.. Heney will himself con.
duct the governments cases.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Aid for County Fairs.

Commissioner Blakeslee, of the de-
partment of agriculture and commerce,
in his biennial report to the legislature
strongly urges aid and encouragement
in the establishment of county fair as
sociations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Deadly Duel.

A sensational duel occurred on the
main street of Laurel, in which Edward
Bragg was killed and b. w, Sharbor-
ough, former State senator, was seri-
ously wounded. The two had quarrel
over business matter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
paducah Has $4,000 Fire.

Paducah, Ky. - The photograph
gallery of Will McFaddden, A.
Pollocks jewelry store and the Padu-
cab Dental Companys parlors We're
damaged by fire Thursday morning to
the extent of about $4,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Mine Death List Totals 81.

Birmingham, Ala.-Thirteen bodies
have been taken from the slope
at the ill-fated Yolande mine
Thursday, bringing the total death list
from Mondays explosion up to sixty
one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
First Train.

The first train over the Kelso-Silver
City branch line of the Yazoo and Mis-.
sissippi Valley railroad went through
to Vicksburg last week. A big dele
CATION of citizens greeted the train on
It's arrival.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

The idea of organizing a series OF
Mississippi farmers boys clubs, which
is being advocated by the department
of education, and in which President
j. c. Hardy of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College and his faculty
heartily concur and are ready to CO.
operate, is recognized as good and
wise step, and one that will be followed
with interest as it is practically devel-
oped. This movement is a proposed
extension Of the boys corn club theory,
which has been practically tested with
good results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
ExnIosion DESTROYS Theater.

Dresden, Municipale theater
Mt Grossenhain, near this city
was destroyed Thursday by fire, fol-
lowing a gas explosion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

The Cotton Belt makes pork produc-
tlon possible without corn. because OF
the variety Of forage crops possible,
PROF. John Miche!ss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Practiced Without License.

W. |. Sellers of Brookhaven was
fined S25 for practicing pharmacy with
out a license and placed under 81 600
bond not to do so again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

While this is not the best time to
make the selection of seed corn, it is
nevertheless a better time than Sc
lecting from the crib IN planting sea-
son, The proper breeding of seed corn
for constant improvement must be
made in a special seed patch every
year, so that the surroundings of the
corn can be studied and any disturb.
ing influences eradicated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Glrntinr Frnn

The city of Friars Point furnishes,
free Of charge, house, light, fuel, ETC.,
for those who tiud enjoyment in skating
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Must Be Military Men.

1t is said that Governor-eect Noel
Is going to appoint real military men
as members of his military stall,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

For the fattening of porkers In au
tumn there is nothing so good as pea
nuts, sweet potatoes and cowpeas.-~
j. &. Hardison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

The record for lowest cost of pork
production is held BY the south
Prof John Michels.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
CHARTER
OF THE AMERICAN TIE AND I'M
RFR COMPANY, LIMITED.

State Il Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo
Before me. K. G. Pleasant Notary
public IN and for the Parish OF Caddo,
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, appeared on the date
hereinafter written the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF the
provisions Of the laws of this State rel
ative to corporations, and especiaily oi
Act No. 20 of 1888, Of the General AS
sc1nblv of Louisiana, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these pres
er1,s covenant and agree, and bind them
,evcS, as well as such other persons as
NAV hereafter become associated with
them. to form and constitute a limited
corporation and body polite IN law, tor
the purpose and objects, and under the
stipulations. articles and conditions FOL
lowing tG-Wit:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
JUDGES AND DISTRICT AIIOR
NFYS
August ?.

Ruston Leader: 1t appears that quite
a number of voters think that the Judges
and district attorneys will be eleced next
April. having overlooked the fact that
the election of judicial officers has been
changed to come off at the time of the
congressional election i'll the fall. We
will have no election for Judge and dis
trict attorney until November 1908
Plenty OF time to announce the dear
wishes and confident expectations OF
serving the people. the sovereign rulers
of our land. This is two of the most
important public functions to be filled,
and it is well enough that the election
is taken away fro I'm the turmoil and
strife of general State election. If
there is time and place where the peo-
pie should use their sober sense and
good judgment it is in the selection OF
judicial officers The court is the great
bulwark of civil liberty.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18

DAN lOl iiltI til " "a 'iN
wharf, so that whaler could
not lie az it or anywhere near
it. But this was not a matter
of any special consequence, for more
than thirty years had passed since
whaler, and that wharf had had any
thing TO do with each other.
1t was a wharf III ruins. and almost
as badly dilapidated was the oil house
that stood on the end Of it. with great
doors that opened out over the water
But these doors We're never opened
now, nor was the little sliding door
that shut down fairly into the water
and when it was raised opened d chan
mel into which a boat could be foated.
Both of these doors were fastened on
the inside, and the door that opened on
the wharf was fastened with paddock
as big as a small cabbage and as rusty
as if it had been lowed astern of the
Harmony Home during whole cruise.
The Harmony Home was the Whaler
that used to discharge her cargo into
the oil house. She had been owned and
sailed by Captain Tranquil Marble,
and for long while she and her com
mander had the reputation of being the
luckiest ship and the luckiest captain
afloat.
Captain Marble was coming money,
the Greyshells people said-Greyshells
was the name of the little portland
was getting richer and richer every
year Moreover, he was boarding his
money in coin.
mo banks for me- said Captain
Marble. "an' no reel estate, nuther.
/ tried banks in 1887, an whar was
after they all broke, I'd like t Know
An tried reel estate in 1850. an after
tn man I'd bought it frum got clean
of to Californy another man come
along an proved a mortgage on it,
an where was | then? No. no! Hard
dollars hid about in a place that no.
body but me knows abOut-thet's my
styler'
This was all very well as long as
good luck attended the Harmony
Homes cruisings, but when the news
came down from the northern seas that
the Harmony Home had been nipped
in the ice and had gone to the bottom
with every soul on board of her the
CAPTAINS financial methods did not
make quite so satisfactory showing.
for the cap@1as widow had not the
least notion in the world where the
fortune in hard dollars that now was
hers was to be found. She looked III
all the likely places for it and i'll all
the unlikely places she could think OF
and she thought of coed many
but not a trace of it did she find. AT
last, while she still was looking for
it she died. Then her daughter, Miss
Ruth Marble who was then young
girl and very energetic. though that
seemed hard to believe now. began the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18

MtHN ~Uay8x46. -ttvaJ, ~
pairing a painful Of June apples and see
what he was up to.
notwithstanding his excitement
Teddy went at his work very judi
ciouSly His plan was to swing the
boat up 10y the tackles. hauling al
ternately at the bow and stern and
making each line fast to its Delaying
pin before he went at the other. until
she was free of the checks and high
enough above the floor for the trap
door to Open then. keeping couple
of turns of the ropes around the be-
laying pins so that the boat would
not get away from him. to lower her
first mt the bow and then at the stern
until he had her safe in the dock be
low This was a good plan, but it en-
countf.red serious difficulties in exc
cutting ii. The bow came up all right.
but for the life of him he could not
bulge the Stern. This was diScoul-
aging. hut Teddy was a lad Of eXpc-
dientS aud had not lived all his life
on the Seashore without learning
something about rigging. There WCr"
plenty Of blocks and ropes lying
around. and il did not take him long
to rig snatch block to bolt and TO
the end of the fine he had been haul
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
GEORGIA LIQUOR LAW

Mansfield Journal: The Georgia liquor
law is, perhaps, the most stringent yet
enacted by a Southern State. 1t pro
hibits sale or manufacture of liquor III
that State. Physicians prescriptions are
prohibited, unless reputable physician
certihes that he has examined the patient
and alcohol is necessary in the allena-
ton or cure of illness from which said
patient is suffering and even then the
prescription is good for one filing only
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
ALMOST CERTAIN HE COULD MAKE OU1
A LITTLE BRASS CANNON.


search. And Miss Ruth spent all Of
her youth and most Of her energy in
searching, and here she is now. forty
years old and looking fifty, with her
fortune as safely hidden as ever and
herself as poor as anybody could be
outside the town farm.
For Theodore Rodford-widely and,
/ am panied to add, somewhat I'M
favorably known as that Terry Rod
fOrd"-the old oil house down on War
ble's wharf had wonderful attrac-
ton. He had peeped through the
ch inks in the boards time and again.
and what he had seen inside had made
him wildly eager to explore it thor
Oughly, for strewn about the floor
were old harpoons and piles of de-
lightful ropes and big and little blocks
and oars. He was almost certain that
he could make out among the shad-
Ows under the stairway leading to the
sail loft that was over the storehouse
u little brass cannon partly covered
with q bit of old sail.
Thinking of that cannon and Of what
he could do with it If he only could
get hold of it sometimes kept him
awake all night He even had tried on
several occasions to make friends with
Miss Ruth. to the end that he might
gain permission to investigate this
Neiectable place. Once, when he dis
fcosezed the Barkums' pigs in Miss