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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Few Old Soldiers.

A jackson dispatch to the Memphis
Seimitar says Hon. E. D. Cavett. Of
NoxGbee, set the House Wild with en-
thusiasm during the Speakership con
test when he replied to opinions ex-
pressed BY certain members. that the
ex-Gonfederste veterans have been
holding high honors long enough and
ought to take back seat and give the
Younger generation a chance. MFR.
Cavett declared that the ex-Confedsr-
ates will never be back numbers until
they are in their graves. and his Wig
orous defense of the men who wore
the gray brought forth round after
round Of applause. 1t appears from
the membership roster Of the House.
however, that the Confederate veter-
ans are taking a back seat on their
own account, and surrendering the
Of law-making to the younger
generation. There are very few men
who saw service in the Civil war in the
lower body, and still smaller number
IN the upper House. A hasty canvass
shows that the House contains fifteen
members who fought in the Confeder-
lie army, while the Senate contains
MY seven members who can claim |
hat distinction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST


You ought TO come out at 10 o 'clocl
Sunday morning and enjoy an houl
that win be profitable and instruct tive
Our Sunday School staff are deeply
interested in their work, and VIII tel
yoa some things you haze never
thought about.
The pastor would be glad to meet
all who are not ettending elsewhere, at
II o'clock His subject will be
Something That is Beyond Human
Description.
Our Willing Workers are doing
good service. Several addresses were
delivered by some Of their number
last SUNDAY at 2:80 that would make
some Of our older ones think.
At 6 o'clock Miss Lula Clark will
conduct B. Y. P, U. Be on hand.
At Z H. NJ. King will preach. Sub
Jet " Does your God answer your
prayer? "
Monday. at : p. m, teachers meet
ing at pastors study.
Wednesday, at : p. H., an address
on How We got our Bible.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Keep the Legislative Floors Clear.

We hope our new legislators wil
demonstrate respect enough for tbsi,
high station and their constituent, -r
keep the floors Of their respective
chamI ers clear Of all but members and
such really distinguished State guests
as may be invited to the floor bv sra-
cial resolution.
There is no more Balpable and cor
temptible style Of lobbying known I'd
parliamentary bodies than the adnis-
sion Of numbers Of people to the floor
of their respective chambers. A mar
with an axe to grind. who works
from this advantageous standpoint. is q
fool if he cannot further the end h
seeks, to some extent.
The rules of Congress admit M On
to the floors except members. ex-ms--
bers and officers, except a mere hand
1ul' whose admission has been provided
for by the rules, and whose names arr
This rule was adopted as guard
against the wiIes Of the cunning lobr.-.
lst and scremer, md is more needed s-
jackson than at Washington -Ab--.
deem Examiner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
In Menoriam.

When we see the life Of a1r 7rs
taken from our midst BY the cr9elbsrs
OF the death angel it is enough to gfrs
US pause. But when the spin. Of o-s
who has stood by our country
darkest days Of its history is carrie
away by an unseen hand. our cvr
hopes seem to wane.
The object of this sketch 4. NJ
Wash White, who departed r5is ~
December Is, 1907. He was harm
Green COUNTY, Alabama, I'm III WE
quite young his father moved wftB H.
family to 0ktibbeha county. and Ia-
to NoTubee. It was here that H.
listed as a volunteer in a cavarrv c--
pany that served under Gen. wiz
Adams During the four years of t--
great struggle he was ALWAYS fevr7
MS post Of duty. After the horrors
war mad spent their rage he. with h.
defeated companions, turned to brs
up country which his own hands bs-
helped to deyastate. And during tHr
long years of reconstruction he bat,g5
TO mitigate the evil that was bro9gbt
upon US by horde Of ibhrated slave
he leaves wife and four children tc |
mourn his loss. We say to the sn.v;v
ing ones. weep not, for while We are
mourning his loss, he is singing tbe |
praises Of One on high. JET
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

Cur NoZubee members of the lowe,
house in Jackson figured pretty prom.
inently in the first days proceedings
4Ir. Cavett was one OF those making
speeches in nomination If Col. Street
Tor Speaker. After Col. Street Oh
tanned the majority Of the votes. Mr.
borroh, who had been one of the most
aetire supporters Of Mr.. Quinn. die
the very graceful act of moving tina,
Col. Streets election be made unani.
nous The house adjourned on motion
Of Mr. Cavett.
Mr. Cayett's nominating speech
attracted much complimentary COM
merit. On the second day the same
gentleman moved the appointment Of
The committee on rules, and that the
Hall Of Representatives be rendered
he State Committee on prohibition
Turing the great mass meeting held
Thursday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

Mr., D. H. Thomas, better known as
haWk Thomas, was in town day or
two this week. Mr.. Thomas was very
active IN public affairs and politics in
the county in earlier days, and has
great fund Of most interesting remi-
niseenees at hand. Itwould be gre Il
thing for county history if he would
commit many of the facts he knows
to paper 50 that they might be pre-.
served. Il would not only be of vast
interest, but Of much actual valnn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Notice, Confederate Veterans.

The Confederate Veterans of Noxu-
bee county are requested to meet at
the court house in Macon at ten
O'Clock on Monday, January 18th. All
veterans are earnestly requested to be
present, as business of Importance win
be transacted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
For Rent.

In cooksville, Mississippi, nice
hve-room cottage, store house, mill ard
GIN; fine stand for mill and gin
WIN rent or lease for term Of wears
Apply to r. B. PAN r,rrs, = =
raulstte, Noxubee County, Miss.
an4-tf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

Noxubee county did not have sHv
good fortune in getting THROUGH her
candidates before the Legislature for
places. Miss Aust failed to secure the
postotiice Of the Senate, and Mr. j. e.
taser, although in the race to the last
ballot, failed Of election as Sergeant
at Arms Of the Senate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

Rev, W. V. Friarson will preach to-
morrow at the Presbyterian church at
II a. n, and : p. m, and will hold SER
vices hereafter in Macon on the third
and fifth SUNDAYS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.

one pony-built black horse mule
about 1--WE years old. with white roo,+l
and about IA IL hands high. Iib gg i
reward to finder. Address
VAN SCOPE.
or G. ]. ROBERTSON
Deerbrook. Miss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

Governor Vardaman's final message
to the Legislature has been given Il
the press, 1t is a long State paper.
but an able one, and has attracted 4
great deal Of favorable comment, even
from those men and papers who have
not been favorable to Gov. Varda-
mans political ambitions
As the jackson News (which nobody
ever accused of being partial to The
GOVERNOR says, editorialy "Govern,r
Nardaman leaves the executive chair
with a stronger political following than
any chief executive of Mississippi Of
recent years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
To Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given that all taxes
must be paid before the first of Feb
ruary, 1908, or the property will be ad.
vertised and sold according to law.
7. J. SARGENT,
Tax Collector.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

rom the Stoyall place three miles
south OF Macon, near overhead bridge.
one small black horse mule about five
Or SIX years old. ANY information will
bh literally rewarded.
Gus Mellon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

1850 aolt $ cotton yard receipt M
IsSg3, weight $50 pounds ma5e ont ~,
l. + Cole, has been lost and all n 9.f =
a. warned not to trade for same Al
uuphcate mas been applied for. '
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

In commenting upon the death Of
florida's senior senator. the Pasca-
goula Journal head its editorial The
v, World Needs Such Men as Mallory.
The Journal Is correct-the world
needs men in all consequential places.
VINO dare, like Mallory, stand alone for
thelr opinions and convictions. regard
less OF popular clamor and the epber-
eral wave that 50 often sweeps weak
and tlmid men from their feet SsrF
men the world, in days Of calm7ss,
and emergency, always calls to The
front and assign to leadership
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

-, nave for sale, cheap, a secondhand
ollyer type writer is in fairly good
00'iui'ioh' 5. NJ. ToMLINsoN.
Macon Niee
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Mellilotus Seed for S.l.

| have for sale about thirty or forty
bushel. r a p. vo.w per
jans-4t CIiftonv;lla NJ.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
FAIR WARNING

no trespassing or hunting allowed -
~ ianu q undersigned. tbs ii plies to
g; B. AUGUSTUS, ga
-1mes W 2. trIrs1Ig s.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

II there IS any one thing that the
people Of the black counties Of Alissis-
slppi want less than anything else. it
Is another constitutional convention
Mississippi has today the best eoastitg-
tion OF any State in the Union. formq-
lated under conditions more favorable
70 such work than ever can occur
again and shaped and tempered 6v an
ADLER body Of men than can possibly be
assembled under the primary election
system. Aberdeen Examiner
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

A good, sound mare, with all The
saddle gaits; works well in harness.
jan4-2t w p A.,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
BEAT OFFICERS.

In nearly all the districts many new
men were put in the beat Offices
Macon, however, made no change
Justices Clemens and Cockrell and
Constable s. M, Bowen holding over.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
COMMENT ON
CURRENT TOPICS.

The eclipse Of the sun last week Was
only a partial success. That was h.
cause President Roosevelt did not have
the management of it.
Hon. John Sharp Williams pronos;-
ton to reduce the army to thousand i
a good one. This gentleman when h.
strikes usually hits the nail and other
things lsee DeArmond) on the head.
Besides this thing of keeping the army
On war footing in time Of peace is
as the girl said about attentions with
out ntentions-about played out.
Secretary Taft, according TO reliable
reports has already enough DELEGATES
to secure the Republican presidential
nomination in I90S. The question is
will they stay secured. There's some
point to that-as the female corr+r-
school teacher said, as she su55enly
rose from chair around which 2 bow
with a bent pin had been maneuvering
However Iaft's nomination win be a
geo5 thing for the Democrats Tbev
'an beat him easier always provided |
.1ey can beat anybody-than anv one
..se. organized labor is soidIv against +
L4Il. and because Of his connection 4
With the Brownsville affair. the eolored
f2e2s can 6e relied on to flight noblv
.galnst the ohioan. Therefore it looks
Is i the Democrats had chance
ANYHOW, while there's life there's
cge-as the woman said when She
cried her eighthEhusband.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
SUPERVISORS.

Mr.. Allie Swami succeeds Mr.. W. A.
Cheatman from District No. Mr..
James Sparkman replaces Mr.. McHen-
ry from District 2; Mr.. C. G. Thomp-
son follows Mr.. George PECAN in Ma
ION District No. 8; Mr.. ]. B. McNees
'ucceeds Mr.. j. E. Sennett from Dis
.rict 4, and Mr.. Leland Hines succeeds
Nr Porter from District No. 5.
The Board organized Monday and
elected Mr.. Sparkman president
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Ladies Dress Skirts
Table Linens

1t would take ten times
THIS space to hold the
thousands of other bar
gains we have to offer you
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
New County Officers.

/ On Monday complete change. wit
two exceptions. in Noxubee count,
officers, was made. The only two held
overs were Mr. Sales, the Circu5
Clerk. and Mr.. Jackson, the Superin
tendent Of Education.
Mr. John A. Tyson succeeds Mr.. 2
7. DoToh in the Chancery Clerk Z
office, the latter gentleman retiring
after twelve years honorable and eff
oient service Mr.. Tyson served two
terms as Circuit Clerk, and one term,
ls9--6, as Chancery Clerk, so he goes
INTO Office with experience and training
IS well as a fine equipment and ousIif.
cations for the position. Mr.. TYSON il
ore Of the most careful and accurate
OF men, and citizens having business in
his office will all feel assured that if
will be attended to with pains-takino
iaelity Mr. Ed, Martin will be Den.
aJy Chancery Jerk.
Mn. A. D. Bnion succeeds Mr. F r
DanJzler as Sheriff. Mr. DantzI4r
after a most efficient and successful
administration, will 60 into business in
Macon and be in charge Of the Noxu-
zee County Hardware Company. Mr..
5inion is one of the best known men in
he county and. now that the primary
election is all over, the people Of the
.atire county are as well satisfied with
heir Sheriff as is possible.
Mr.. Vernon Clark, the capable Der
.y Sheriff for the last two terms, vim /
e continued in that office.
MIR, W. W. Mcleod succeeds Mr.. ".
f. Holman as Treasurer. Mr.. Holman
'ade splendid officer, and came near
sing fIom1ted to a higher position.
.r. Mcleod is on old Confederate SOL
Ter and a prominent citizen of the
unity, and it goes without saying that
S administration Of the treasury of
.e county will be a success
Mr.. A c, FAINT is the new Assessor.
cceeding Mr.. NJ. V. Stewart. Mr..
ewart's service in the office was
thout criticism or complaint, and no
e doubts that Mr.. Fant's services
Il be as thorough.
SUPERVISORS.
VIZ A lie Smann s,,nnnnIn A. W
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Dress Goods

81 inch Chiffon Broadcloth. O
"A inch ST. so value Black German
Tamese 49,. ~ q,
a inch Chiffon Panama, in black
or blue only .... o,
80 inch guaranteed Black Tatfeta
Silk, s1.25 value. on
" inch Taffeta Silk in brown, blue,
red or white. oe
China Silks, all colors Sf
50 N Silk Eloienne in blue, white or
niack, Toe value, beautiful for
evening wear, only. ... AZ
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

No rest for the weary. The Caleb
Powers trial is no sooner ended than
TIE Iaaw case begins. The LAWYERS
can be relied on to make both a co1tin-
uoas performance so long as the
Waerevithal is in sight. Il should
Ike said the Judge, for counsel to
finally settle this case. 1t has had a
number Of trials, and has been on the
docket for a decade, Perhaps some
information | have. YOUR honor "rns,,
help decide this suit :, What is it,
asked the Court. The defendant.
vas the reply. has been dead six
years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
Ladies' Shoes

We have one lot of Ladies Low Cat
Shoes, ranging in price from 1925 to
$3.50, in sizes from.2 to 5, that we
will give YOU your pick for..... :. 8
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11

information l have. your honor. NAV
help decide this suit What is it,"
asked the Court. The defendant >,
was the reply has been dead six
years"
The Prohibitionists and the Legisla.
tare are both in session at Jackson-a
clear case Of extremes meeting.
lNotin Mississippi John Henry.
said his better half IN a tone Of voice
that indicated desire to start some
thing. you've been drinking beer
Ny dear, he replied. 'yoa mean
well, but-"j
Now, I know you have. his wife /
said There's always something the 4
matter when you begin but. but. |
You've been drinking beer, John Henry
Smitherton. smell it.
Matilda Jane, said the husband.
'reorganize yourself. Simmer down /
Lock pleasant-the new STYLE spring Of
hats are in, and some of them are
very becoming to a woman about yo1r
s'zs There's no telling what might
Then it wasn't beer she asked
No, it wasn't" said Mr.. Smither-
ton emPhatically. But I'll tell YOU
what it was. 1t was Malt Murine {
q preparation composed largely of malt ]
IS and alcohol. t
Alcohol : = exclaimed Mrs. Smith
ron.
Why, YOU know, my dear. saiah 5
'r55and, there's alcohol in mos. b
-g5hjng- potatoes, bread. water b
oas, beets Give and dead enesl and v
+. -2rth. You see they have to put il
{. .a in Malt Murine to preserve its u
tcinaI efficacy. No. Matilds. #
.asa.r beer I drank upon my wort D
honor it wasn't. When / told YOU al
ol.1n't drink beer. I meant 10 kesr a.
word. ! have kept it. I said to MI "
self John Henry Smitbertoa. YOU b
yer. you know you do. Everybody Bi
knows the sane thing. But vol tn
promised a coafdinz. but other. Il.
sane woman, not to drink il. Bt en-
aaa Keep your word. Make tn. ii,
.t7ce. ] did No more beer Hence
b Nal, Murine is good enough fol- l,.
.1a John, sobbed Mrs. Smithsr.
"5aw I have misjudged y0u VIII f..
eyer forgive me? ma
Forge. it, Matilda, forget it. y bel
5e5 Mr. Smitherton, macnartmous Mr.
lH this sometimes half-baked anr die
e-iHes over-doue world, even the COZ
-o DIS is liable to make mistakes his
one. or two occasions I have com, the
tE near making them myself \
-fter~6lch Mrs. Smitherton. tortured suo,
thoughts Of the wrong she had done St.
husband cried herself to sleep. while WITH
1n Henry went down town to see how one
weather was and -incidentally-tc win
out whether the Malt Murine
p mad any more stock on hand :.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02

, cracked off from one of the passing
bergs and fell with terrible splin-
tering crash against the iron side of
the ship, ripping loose the forward
plates and punching a great hole just
above the water line. Water poured
in at gaping seams and for a few
minutes the crew and passengers
were in mad panic. The leak was
stopped, however, and the ship can't
ed over by shifting the cargo, until
repairs could be made Only the
fact that the floating ice kept the sea
smooth and calm permitted these re-
pairs.
One whaling vessel was sunk by
the ice and two others were seriously
damaged Captain Conradi. who
commanded the Ohio, was himself
badly frightened and finally an
nounced to the passengers that he
would not try to get to Nome, but
would put back to Dutch Harbor as
soon as the ice would permit him.
The next morning after this an
nouncement the revenue cutter The
ties, Captain Henderson came along
side and informed Captain Conradi
that he must make an effort to get
into Nome or the cutter would take
his freight and passengers away from
him and make the run in. This
brought Conradi to time and he got
in without serious accident
During the long forty days at sea
the passengers became fearful that
the Ohio had been reported lost and
that relatives were grieving over
their supposed death. No news could
be gotten from the outside world and
finally the passengers settled down
to amuse themselves, says Mr.. Yet
ter.
I'VE published three newspapers
on board. One we called the Bering
Sea Booster and then later issued a
few editions of the Bering Sea Bull
dog, published by the same editors,
in which we roasted the other paper.
Then / got up an illustrated maya
zine myself, made up from humorous
news items about those on board
and clipped pictures from the maya
zines"
The Ohio is well stocked with pro-
visions and had a water filter equip
ment so that the passengers suffered
no serious privations. although some
were deathly sick in the storms en-
counttred.
Mr.. Yetter went 80 miles into the
interior of Alaska on a mining trip
and will probably develop some gold
properties there.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02
YETTER TELLS
OF ADVENTURES
FORMER GRAND JUNCTION MAN RETURNED TO
DENVER YESTERDAY FROM THE FROZEN
NORTH AND TELLS OF HARROW
ING EXPERIECE IN AN ICE
BOUND SHIP

Some time ago The Sentinel an
nounced that Edward ]. Yetter, for
merly a prominent citizen of Grand
Junction and widely known here
now, had been lost for days in the
Bering sea and mad passed through
most narrowing experiences. Mr.
Yetter reached Denver from the
frozen north yesterday and the fol-
lowing account of his thrilling ex-
periences is given by the Denver
Times, in connection with photo
graphs of Mr.. Yetter and of the ship
which was ice bound in the Bering
sea.
After being buffeted about between
mountains of ice for forty days, dur
ing which time the ship Ohio mar
rowly escaped destruction by the huge
icebergs of the Bering sea, Edward
j. Yetter, president of the Western
Elaterite company, has returned
safely to Denver.
Mr.. Yetter left Denver late in May
and expected to be back here about
the 1st of July He did not arrive
in Nome until July IL and returned
to Denver only three days ago. That
he came back at all is due simply to a
series of marvellous escapes.
On board the Ohio ship, the same
old iron boat which carried President
Grant on his trip around the world
together with 400 other passengers
Mr.. Yetter sailed from Seattle on
June l. Seven days later the ship
was wedged fast in an ice floe within
forty miles of Nome.
After a desperate struggle with the
ice for several days, during which
the mountains on the Alaskan coast
were in full view, the ship was forced
to turn about and put back the 700
miles to Dutch Harbor, and during
this back trip became lost in a great
ice field several hundred miles to the
west of the regular course. On reach
ing Dutch Harbor the Ohio turned
about and again started to fight her
way through the ice northward. the
captain believing that by this time
the unusually late ice would be
broken up.
Once more the ship was hemmed
in by the ice and for three weeks
lay in practically the same spot. sur
rounded by mountains of floating ice
which every few hours floated by the
ship, scraping her sides and buffeting
her from one place to another. Only
the consummate skill of the helms
man could prevent the big bergs from
crashing into the frail craft head on.
The most narrow escape came
when a few thousand tons of ice
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02
FOR FIRST TIME THE
SHEATH GOWN is HERE

A great many people have today
looked with keen interest on beau
tiful creation of one of the celebrated
sheath gowns. 1t is the first of the
new costumes to be seen in Grand
Junction and naturally attracts
much attention.
The sneatn gown is being dis
played in one of the windows of the
new millinery and ladies' furnishing
goods store just opened by Miss
Frantz. The gown is of lovely text
ure and color, but is not as radical
in it's formation as the extreme type
of the directoire sheath gown that
has caused such a sensation
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02
BY THE SCORES THE
LITTLE GIRLS GATHER

1t is doubtful If any demonstration
of any kind given in the city in re-
cent years has attracted more at
tention among the children than the
demonstration at the Ross hardware
store this afternoon. which began at
$3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Ross had advertised that he
would give that beautiful little range
displayed in the window to the girl
under 12 years of age who baked
the best biscuits on one of the fa-
nous Buck ranges.
The demonstration began at $3.50
this afternoon, and numerous pretty
little girls took part.
The baking is being done in the
windows of the store and a great
crowd of ladies, children and men,
too, are watching the interesting
contest.