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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29
State Farmers Institute.

A good many of Noxubee's farmers
will attend the Farmers Institute at
the A. & M. College on September 9th
and days following. They anticipate
pleasant time, and expect to obtain
valuable information and training there.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29

If you want nice piece of Dry Salt
Meat (streak of lean and streak of
fat, Williams has it. Only eleven
cents per pound.
| A fresh barrel of Mackrel at Har-
din's. 1908 pack. They are fine. Phone
IA.
Best Breakfast Bacon, three to six
pound average Something very fine)
]. H. Williams.
Corn, oats, bran, chops, meal and
-four at Hardin's.
Just received-A fresh car of the
best Portland Cement. and price
right. ]. H. WILLIAMS.
Telmo goods are still in the lead,
anything in the grocery line under
Telmo is guaranteed to be the best.
Phone IA. HARDIN.
have just received fresh car of
the celebrated Eureka Lime, recog-
nized by the best contractors as being
the best and most economical lime
made. j. H. WILLIAMS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29
The Stork.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Colburn, on
Sunday, August %, ten-pound girl.
Thomas Jefferson Orr is the name
name of fine boy, born last Monday, to
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Evans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29

When you get ready to bnild that
chimney, don't fail to call on Williams
for barrel of h celebrated .'Lureka"
Lime, 1t will go farther, last longer,
and give you better job than any
other lime made. aug22-2ts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29

Stop having your black and maurning
starched with white starch. Go to
Hardins and get a package of black
starch for all black goods. Guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29

Nunnally's fine candy received by ex-
press weekly at Hardin's.
'uJust received-A barrel of nice large
fresh mackerel, 1908 pack. Call at
srdin's and see them, or phone No. IA.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29
Residence for Sale.

| will sell at bargain price my house
and lot, which corners on North
and Cedar streets, in Macon. The
house has eight rooms, and the lot
contains four acres, more or less
Will sell sell cheap or exchange for
good farm land in Noxubee county.
E. F. MAURY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29
House For Kent.

Possession given September l, 1908.
Apply to r. G. PATTY,
or Macon Mer. Co.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
TWO MASSACHUSETTS, ARGONArrs.


1t has been the habit Of many who would do
something in the world to make themselves ia
nous to wall that they were born too late. That
they are underlings is due not to incapacity on
their own part, but to the peculiar combination
of circumstances which Whirled the earth
around in its orbit too many times before they
were permitted to enter upon its activities
They can't, for instance, construct a new table
of l0garithms because there is room for only
one, and that invented some time ago. The
alphabet is a simple thing, and they might have
given it to humanity but for the previousness
of some one else They are like the youth who
remarked to his instructor one day that ne
! thought a good deal of unnecessary fuss was
being made over the Proverbs of Solomon, in
sisting that he could do we'll himself He
was told to go ahead, but returned in the course
OF an hour or so with the diSCOuraginG inform3-
tiOn that the wise man had written them all.
We are pleased to note, however, that this
prevailing spirit of captous criticism has not
yet entirely taken possession of the land Not
only do grown men srope for something new in
the too bright glare of the light of modern dis
coyery, one setting sail on the seas in boat Of
dlminutive proportions III order TO tempt the
fates to give him a new experience, and another
starting from New York with the intent-vain,
1t seems-Of driving his automobile over hill
dale and glacier from Manhattan Island to the
banks Of the Seine but the very children in
that region where once, according to the British
officer who had reason to know, they drank in
liberty with the air they breathed now drink in
the spirit that led the indomitable Don to fare
forth on strange crrands. These Massachusetts
youths did not know that they had been born
too late, and so, taking their guide Il highly
interesting book with II still more interesting
title, dealing with the perll0us but profitable
adventures of a young man in the gold fields OF
Alaska where the nuggets lay like pumpkins in
field OF October corn, they left the unadvent-
urous soitudes of their city in search of excite
ment, came to New York and, without any cas-
ualties, were rounded up by lone policeman at
III the morning and conveyed to Headquarters
While we may not entirely approve of boys;
Of eleven and twelve setting out on hazardous
journeys without taking their parents into their
confidence, we have sort Of feeling that per
haps the instinct which prompts the young
American to take his watch to pieces to find
out what makes it go, to jump off the barn with
All umbrella to learE the principles governing
the parachute, and, arming himself with a geoi,-
raphy and pair of overaIls to venture abroad
TO ascertain whether no the world is lust ms
II is painted by the geographers is the same as
llat which led Columbus to dare the unknown
waters OF the Atlantic and inspired Franklin Ia
ny his Kite i'll the thunderstorm. We shouldn't I
De surprised to learn, say twenty years hence
that one of these adventurers had invented =
Drand new method of manipulating Democratic
conventions without the consent cf the dele
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
NICE JOB FOR THE HARMoNIzER.

Mr.. Bryans arrival in New York to-day is
most opportune. Never before in his career has
the author Of Democracy up-tO-date" had such
a chance to add to his knowledge of his subject
TO study it with such poignant personal In
terest The situation here is one that calls for
his presence. The author, creator and proprie-
tor Of Democracy upto-date holds much the
same views of the rights, duties and prerogatives
Of central authority when the local branches of
the party fail TO conduct their affairs with har-
mony, that inspired the Murphy Corners resolu-
tion for the appointment or plenipotentiary reg
ulators whenever district contest should arise.
Mr Bryan is Il national standing committee of
one on harmony. His last opportunity like the
present was when the Kentucky Democrats fell
afoul of each other last fall. On that occasion,
instead of letting them settle their chickering's
themselves. he invaded Kentucky, for all the
world like a Murphy -Conners committee and
told the Democrats that it their plain duty
to elect Governor Beckham Senator.
Now that Mr. Murphy has authorized similar
carpet bag methods in this state, with seditious
results, ii becomes Mr.. Bryans duty, as the
central authority, with the same power over
the state that Murphy has over the several
counties, to adjust the differences and decide
who are the Democratic party. He has an
ample choice of factions to recognize. Will he
recognize Mr. Murphy, who has the machinery
ana WDO dS an elnlnatOf or unueSlfdDleS DuS
fair to equal the Peerless One himself-in the
off years: Mr.. Murphy just appears to
lead the McClellan-Parker wing of the DemOc-
racy and TO be the main reliance of the better
element to save the party from Bryanism-so
much so that these worthy spirits, who could
find words too strong TO denOunce the black
jack used in the interests of Hearst, are silent
about the bloody pates left behind by that in
Strument employed in behalf of the best tradi-
tiOns of Democracy. But though Mr.. Murphy
appears in this antipathetic attitude, Mr.. Bryan
may think best to accept him regular for
just he inclines to look with great respect
on possession of the machinery. Will he recOg
nize Mr.. McCarren? The Brooklyn Senator
leading the Bryan cause against the embattled
hosts of the better element under Murphy would
present a delightful political spectacle. OF
course he may choose neither of them, for the
fortiUm qHid, Mr.. Hearst may appeal to him as
the rightfu claimant Mr.. Hearst is said TO
have more than one hundred thousand votes
which he can deliver in a sealed parcel, and it
is not clear that Mr. Murphy will be able 10
hand over to Bryanism even that number of his
better element. 1t is a most IuZZling situation,
and the carpet bag regulator will need the great
est ShreWdness and address 10 come out of it
even as well as he did out of his invasion Of
Kentucky.
But by this time Mr.. Rryans ears have been
filled with Coler, soon he will listen to Metz
and when he has done this he may be sure he
has heard every word there is to say on both
sides
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
Il RluSementS

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s-MIe Modste.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ASTOR-S .20-Pad in Full
BEIASCO-s:l5-The WarTens Of Virginia
BIJOC-S-20-The Wolf
BIANEY' 'S-s:15--Dor Vernon Of Eaddon Hall.
BROA AnWAY-SI5-A Waltz Dream.
CASINO-S:l5-No Nearly Hero.
COLONIAIS-2-S-Nau audeNile.
DAIYTS-S -i5--tiirls
-2-S-Naudeville.
EDEN MCSEE-The World II Wax
EXPIRES .20-Father and the Boys
CARDEN-S:1S-I'ae Luck Of MacGregcr.
GARRICk-S-I5-The Royal Mounted.
GERM Ans -2O-I)e Crosse Leidenschatt
HACKETT- -S:I5-The Nitchlng Hour
fEANAfERSTEIN -S:15-NauLevtne ..r
HERALD SCUARE-S15-The Girl BEHIND the ,3t -
IPPODROME-2-S-Bat Of Port Arthur balie' arr
Circus
HUDSoN-s 2O-The Honor OF the Family
kNICEERBCCKER-S:l5- YANKEE iE4nCe'
rIBERTY-s :20-oolly OF the Circus. -,,
TYCEU UM-3-Verse and Song-s:5O-Ihe ThleI
LYRIC-s-Lord pun6reaTy.
MAJESTIC -S:15-The Flower OF the Rancn;;
NEW AAISTERIot Nf-S-15-The Merry Nloo"'
NEW yORK-S -2l-The Soul Kiss.
sATOT-S: :2o--The Servant in the House.
STT-YNESA MS -15--The Music Master
wALLACK' Ca knight for a Day. 49,. Merry
WEBER MUSIC HALLS :l5-BuTlescle O Inc N4e-'
Widow.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
WORDN- IDLE TQRnS

Viewing the Senate's ratification Of the Harte
eItoruon bill as an isolated act of abstract
justice. we have absolutely no quarrel 10 nick
with the lawmakers a Albany. The adonted
measure is aimed al the Black Hand and. so
far as is possible for 2 mere legal definition
Is successful IT provides that the various
Black Hand methods therein described and
known 10 most Americans shall constitute
extortion ana. such, shall be punishable nv
twenty years Imprisonment This puts tho
Black Hand man in the same class with the
highway robber And it is welI-so far as the
written words 20. But when the bill is regarded
IN the light OF the great practical problem Of
suppresslng the Black Hand it appears III timed
fragmentary and Ineffective
Do Italian eXtortiouers ply their nefarious
trade in almost every town with impunitv be-
cause the laws Go not provide a sufficiently
drastic penalty for eXtortionf Not one SiciIian
or Calabrian criminal il fifty has ever heard
or cares whit to hear the dreadful words that
some patriotic gentlemen in q distant town see
dt TO write down official stationery. Engross
on parchment IN red letters three inches high
that extorhoners shall be slowly lowered into
boiling oil; not one pooh-pooh will the bomb
thrower or stiletto wielder take trouble to utter.
so long as detectives and police have not the
means TO catch him and the criminal courts
are so managed that his chances Of acouittal ar.
excellent, even if he IS caught
General Bingham has petitioned the Legis-
iature TO extend his powers so that he NAV
Improve the efficiency Of his department and
mus catch criminals who now elude the
officers. But his most important requests have
nor been granted. large pumber of civic
organizations and public officials are now
asking the Legislature TO authorize the an
pointment Of commission TO investigate the
potorously futile methods Of the lower Grim
maj courts and TO suggest improvements ex-
pediting justice With adjournment only a few
days away, the Legislature has not vet con-
sidered this matter. But the Senate can find
tine to pass the extortion BILL which can he
only stilI-born law if the courts and the police
are not first strengthened and purified. When
"-1s'ae Is pronounced 1.-THE best paying business
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
TOWN WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT

From The Kansas City Star.
Ash Grove, the second town in size in Greene
county, Mo, with a population of about 2,2C0.
mas prepared a petition to be presented 10 the
County Court asking that the town government
be dissolved. The law makes il mandatory upon
the County Court to dissolve the corporation un-
der such circumstances. Up to twenty years ago
the city had municipal form of government. one
night woman. while walking along a dark street.
trlpped ON the tongue of cultivator which had
been left standing sidewalk and received
dangerous injuries. She obtained Judgment for
$4,000 Rather than pay this the citizens permitted
the municipal government to go by default No
elections We're held for more than eighteen years
and the Judgment is now outlawed. About six
months ago the town government was revived
after a bitter hght Soon afterward the city mar
Shal While attempting to arrest drunken man.
was forced to Kill the offender in sef-defence The
opponents OF a town government took advantag ge
of the occurrence to urge the dissolution OF munci-
pal government If the corporation is dissolved a
second time Ash Grove will have the distinction OF
being the only city of 22G0 population in the world
without some form of governments:
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
THE CIVIL WARS FIRST VICTIM

From The kennebec journal
An exchange calls attention to the fact that tbs
FIRST man killed in the civil War was CorporaI
sumner II. Needham, native OF Norway i'm this
state. Mr Needham living in Lawrence
Mass when war was declared and was a mem
Der OF the Lawrence Light Infantry. Early i'm the
spring of 1861 he enlisted in the 9th MassachusetfS
Regiment and was fatally shot during the passage
OF the regiment through Baltimore, April 10 His
remains We're taken to Lawrence and his funeral
was attended with special services as are seldom
accorded to any but dignitaries high in Office Roth
state and city governments present lie was
buried in Bellevue Cemetery Lawrence The city
OF Lawrence erected $1,000 monument 20 his mem
ory. and gave deed of IL 10 his widow Need
ham Post and \eedham Hall I'm Lawrence vvsrN
named for the dead soldier.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
SOLVING A POSTAL RIDDLE
From The Philadelphia Record.

From The Philadelphia Record.
W. *. Smith, OF No. a93S North 18th street a
clerk for 1--WE years At the Germantown Dostodjce
who has earned the reputation of being able to
decipher all manner OF superScrptons letters or
other mail matter, has never been 'StumDe,i'' nv
horribly written or puZzlinG address The other
day smith was hoored for "A time while endeavOrIur
to simplify an address ON postal card postmarked
New York, which had been forwarded bv a per
son signing himself Holmes Shylock '.XVeU NV
dear D. BEGAN the brief message L don't expect
youII ever receive this postal card. because the
clerks In Billy PeUns pOstofiCe are aS slow as tbn
city. The clerk, however, who would be able 10
deCipher the fumbled up Superscrpton is c.rta iniv
dandy and valued emplove of the government
service. Write me at once II II should SO happen
that the card gets into your possession" The FOL
lowing are the peculiar wording and Characters
which embelllshed the face OF the card:
'tl4atln for t0ther)-Ck lie
ats ST & kaatskiuc No. Not road
"Bivalve drawing of a housel
'Fuadelha"
This is how Clerk Smith read the address,. pat
rick Donnelly. Sth street and Allegheny avenue
oyster house, Philadelphia - Within a few hours
after being received at the Germantown postorice
Mr.. Donnelly received the postal card.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

in New York City" and when experienced OBJ
servers affirm that only a tiny fraction of the
worst offenders get their dues, we must pro-
test against the policy Of laundering threats
which nobody can execute. Give us money,
methods and men, and the present definitions
and penalties will more than suffice.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

THIS newspaper is olened and published BIZ
The Tribune Associoft-n, Ae'0 York corpora
ton: Office and principal place of business, Trf5-
oas Building, 10. 154 Nassau street, Ne'0 York;
ogden Nils, president; Nathaniel Tuttls, sec
retqry and treasurer The address Of the Off
Gers is the office OF this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

gates and the other had discovered currency
system which would automatically expand and
contract In such manner as to leave the house
holder with just as much money In bis pocket
after paying his rent as he had before we
shall see what we shall see
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

muzzle velocity Of thirty thousand feet second.
we think the English journalist has good
grounds for action against the special corre-
spondents.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

Italians now returning To their native land are
taking their families with them. The steamship
agents are partly right in constituting this as A
sign that the outlook for unskilled abor in this
country is not bright. But probably the re-
markabe dearth of workers in Italy has almost
as much to do with the emigration as unfavor-
able conditions here have. II is a case of an at
tracttve and Tepulsive force combining An in
teresting situation may develop out of the great
readJustment. For some time prominent busi-
ness men and government officials in Italy have
been urging legislation restricting the exodus to
North and South America, and the sentiment in
favor of protecting the peninsula against de-
population has been growing strong of late 1t
Is therefore by no means impossible that after
having gathered back into her bosom a few
hundred thousand of her wandering sons and
daughters, Italy may swiftly pass an emiera-
tion law which viii keep Beppo under his pa
ternal fig tree. In that event. would Americ,
not have To draw still more heavily upon the
inexhaustible but dubious reserves of Eastern
Europe for her unskilled labor supply when the
next great flow in the economic tide sets inp
London dispatches accuse Mr. w. T. Stead nF
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

Perhaps those traction company receivers
worked a great public good when they fore
swore the giving and taking Of transfers at sun
dry functions. The new system having been
tried a fortnight and roundy cursed by trav-
ellers and conductors alike. some persons are
arising TO observe that. in order TO avoid paying
two fares. they have returned to the good old
heel-and-toe method of locomotion and find II
wholesome yea, even enjoyable. Perhaps Inter-
Met stockholders may retrieve their fortunes by
investing in the Leather Trust. Even If they
cannot do this. the pedestrians will win
lung power and sinews. So we may have a
blessing in disguise, after all.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

Says THE New York Times" commenting on
the smothering Of Bryan resolutions In the DEM
ocratiC State Convention:
This action Of the convention represents the DE-
Judgment Of the leaders and active men
in the New York Democracy.
Here is a neat and generous compliment for the
two eminent citizens Of New York who alone
can be considered "the leaders and active men
in the New York Democracy"-Charles f. Mur-
ply and William ]. Conners. 1t must be >dmitted
however, that those two eminent citizens would
Just as cheerfully have indorsed Mr. Bryan as
the savior of the party II they had needed the
support OF the Bryan boomers to controi tne
convention.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

Senator McCarren says that the shades OF Sey-
rnour and Tilden would not enjoy associatlns
with Murphy and Corners. their successors IN
Democratic leadership. There might also be
some dissatisfaction expressed by those august
visitors II they had to pay a call at the Jerer-
sonian headquarters in Kings County.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20
Tnder to Advertisements.
a1ep7lork daily Gribrore

MONDAY, APRIL 20. 1908.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-20

London dispatches accuse Mr.. w T. Stead Of
wishing to exploit the Simpson electric gun for
the sake of universal peace. AS that weapon ia
said to huri pro1ectiles three hundred miles at q
Evening journal., 1908-11-20
Gave a Colonial Fete.

A colonial fete was given in the
Sunday school room Of Grace NJ. r.
Church last night under the auspices
Of the local chapter of the Epworth
League The entertainers were all
in colonial costume. The feature Of
the evening was The Courtship Of
Miles Standish," illustrated by tab
leaux. The program was as follows;
Selection, orchestra; duet, "Old Black
joe" Miss Edith Lackey. Miss Irene
Winner; reading, The Courtship Of
Miles Standish. Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. illustrated by tableaux.
Scene /: The Message; solo and
chorus, Loves Old Sweet Song;"
Frank Tindall. soloist. Scene ?: The
Message Delivered; chorus. Comm
Thro' the Rye" Scene 3: The Mes
sage returned: male quartet. Back
Mid the Clover and the Corn" Messrs.
Baxter. Steele, Strickland and Haynes.
Scene 4 Friendship; chorus. Annie
Laurie" Scenes 5 and 6 Ais Well
That Ends Well Round: (a) Be You
to Others Kind and True (b) The
Spider and the Fly; .tc1 Scotland's
Burning.
Evening journal., 1908-11-20
KENT TEACHERS
INSTITUTE PLANS
Interesting Program Arranged
For Three Days Meeting
Beginning Monday
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.


DOVER. Del. Nov. 2O-Elaboratc
programs have been issued by State
superintendent ]. e. Carroll for the an
nual Teachers Institute which win con-
vene in Dover Ofitra House on Mon-
day morning at 1015 o'clock.
The convention Will open with sing
ing. followed by prayer by Rev. 5. J..
Cleeland. The address ot welcome will
be delivered by Rev. A. w. Lighthourne
and the response will be made by Pro-
fessor M. l.. Hvdorn. Miss Amanda
Landes. one of the institute instructors
will speak on Reading and Thinking"
In tho afternoon. Superintendent ]. t.
Carroll will explain the compulsory
school law of Delaware. There will
be an address by DIR. Edward Amherst
OFT. whose lecture on Sour Grapes"
has given him a prominent place in
public life.
Tuesday mornings session will open
with singing by the audience, led by
Professor w. NJ. Bean. the pennsyl-
vana Normal instructor. Rev. Clai-
borne Phillips will lead in prayer. Miss
Amanda Landcs will have a period cn
'aThe Pleasing Art Of story Telling"
DR.. A. B. Van Omer win address the
institute on 'Heqristic Teaching." After
an exercise of singing in the e-ternoon.
Mss Landes vii sreuN on "The Child," ="
and Or. Val Om-r viii make ~ a idress
on "The Philosophy Of Drill. Tho
evening entertainment will be provided
by the Lotus Glee Club Of New York.
Wednesday mornings first discussion
will be on Mind and Body" by Miss
LandeN The Pedagogical Signicancc
of Whittiers school Days" will be the
subject Of DR. Van Omer's address. In
the afternoon. Miss Landes will talk
on Attention" and DIR. Van omer will
conclude with a talk on THE Fine Art
Of Making Children Bad" The Edwin
r. Weeks Company Of entertainers will
appear at night.