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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12

During the last thirty years,
when cotton prices have at a few
intervals been as high as at pres
cot, it was at the close of the
season: Fortunately for the
South and its farmers. the back
bone Of its prosperity, we have
good prices at the beginning of
the season, spot prices higher
than speculative prices. We be-
lieve these good prices will con-
tinue and that the increasing use
and demand for cotton will en-
able manufacturers to continue
profitably or relatively so, at
least, at the relatively high pric-
es that have prevailed. Mem
phis Scimitar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12

Walker Kennedy, editor in chief of
the Commercial Appeal, and a man Of
wide literary ability, having written
several successful novels, died suddenly
in Memphis Thursday night. He had
been to the theatre with his wife and
retired soon after arriving home. His
wife spoke to him, and not receiving
an answer touched him and found he
was dead,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
Bows Corn Club.

During the next week, under the su-
pervision of the county superintendent
of education, each school in the county
will be addressed with a view of or
ganizing Boys Corn Clubs. The pa
irons Of the schools are earnestly So
licited to encourage the boys and at
tend the meeting, when called by the
superintendent of education who will
address a letter to each teacherS in the
next few days. Be ready to act
promptly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-12
Will Close Thanksgiving.

We the undersigned merchants
and business men of Macon do
hereby agree to close u doors for
Thanksgiving, Thursday, Novem-
Der 25th. This paper is not bind
ing unless all the merchants sign,
and a notice is published in two
issues of THE MACON BEACON.
w. E.. Avery, Chas. Hardin,
Z. II. Spessard. Roseman & Robbins
Fl. M. Jones, l.. C. Tucker,
J. L. Ford, A. Klaus & Co.,
Il: L: Owens, Walter B. Patty,
W. M. Henderson, G. L. Heinrich,
E. B. Owens, L. A. Nicholson,
Patty Bros. Nox. Co. Hdw. Co.
L. F. Holberg, A. L. Hughes,
S. H. McDavid. w. D. Clark,
L.. J. Williams, T. S. BrBsey,
w. D. Stewart, G. E. Dorroh,
w. S. Staggers, j. F. Shelton,
N. & F. Bank, Bank of Macon,
l. 7. Smith, J. H. Williams,
A. l.. Holberg, Macon Mer. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

forgivable offense. To break the Bradley
 rules is to bring instant dismissal.
 No person is admitted to the Casino
 except by card, and evening dress is a
 prerequisite. So firmly established has
 the Casino become that the person who
 goes to Palm Beach now without visiting
 1t is in about the same position as q
 person who goes to Monte Carlo without
 visiting the gambling hall. As in the
 days when he operated the high lay
 out" Bradley puts no limit on the play
 of his patrons
 When the big gambling men of the
 north saw what a gold mine Bradley had
 in Palm Beach it was but natural that
 they should become envious and try to
 get a piece of it. Many have tried, but
 none has succeeded. How futile their
 efforts were may be gathered from the
 experience of one New Yorker who has
 plethoric bank roll and the good will
 of a lot of influential men. This man had an agent make an investigation of the situation at Palm Beach, and the
 report was so favorable that he planned to build a casino there more magnificent | even than that of Bradleys. He appre- ciated of course. that he had to be lin right with the authorities. and he was willing to go to the limit in that direc- tion.
 In company with one or the most
 prominent politicians in New York city
 he went to Palm Beach, the politician
 having made an appointment for him to
 meet the gentleman without whose sanc-
 ton there could be no public gambling
 in Palm Beach. The New Yorker ex-
 plained what his plans were and offered
 to pay S20,000 a year for the privilege of
 opening a house.
 The offer was declined.
 Then he offered to give as large an in
 terest in the profits of the house as was within reason
 This offer not only was rejected. but he and his companion were informed that they were objectionable citizens. and that they were not wanted in Palm Beach.
 At the hotel the proprietor told them their rooms were wanted. and he could 1 not accommodate them over night. They had to leave by the next train. The gambler. in telling of his experi-
 ence. graphically, but inelagently sums it up by saying, they wouldn't let us
 stay there. long enough to change our socks"
 In New York MT. Bradley keeps very select company. For years he lived In the Holland House For a time the Waldorf Astoria was his headquarters. Now he lives in the Lorraine. As a gambler. as the keeper of the Palm 1. Beach Casino and a gambling place in Fl Paso and the inventor of the famous .'high layout few persons know him; as a millionaire amateur sportsman, who thinks nothing of spending many | thousands of dollars to kill the lords of the jungle he has a wide reputation and 1 innumerable admirers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

went back to the hotel delighted. They had done something that other women were not permitted to do, and tRey hast ened to tell every one of their women friends of it. Within a few hours every woman of wealth in Palm Beach was crazy to get into Bradley's place and play.
 Edward Bradley heard of the women playing and went to his brother to voice his Indignation.
 What difference does it make" asked John R. "It cannot hurt and it may help"
 It did help. The next night the res- taurant had the largest crowd of the season. and after dinner every woman insisted on her escort taking her into the gambling room The tables had plenty of patronage throughout the night. The cash drawers were full for the first time.
 Bladley did not close at the end of the week When he closed at the end of the season he had a small fortune and the future was assured. Every year since then his business has grown. His profits have been enormous. In one year-the best year he had-the gross profits were s600 000 The winter Of 1907-that was the winter following the panic-he cleared s200,000
 As he prospered he indulged himself in the great passion of his life-hunting. Each year on the close of business at Palm Beach he has gone on an expedi- ton to Asia Africa. Australia, South America or the islands of the Pacific in search of game He has killed every kind of big game in the world. His trip to polar regions completed this list. Up to the time he went to the frozen north he had killed everything big in the na- ture of wild animals except polar bear. It was through his inquiry about the white bear that he got to know Cook. Competent authorities credit Bradley with being the greatest hunter In the world. Compared with him a gentleman now in East Africa is not deuce high.
 While MT. Bradley does not appear so prominently in the management of the Palm Beach gambling house as he did in former days, his interest Is just as keen and his direction Of affairs Is just as absolute as they ever were. He has put into effect some "reforms' in the Casino such as were never attempted before in the gambling business in this country The men who work for him are paid handsomely, but for the three months they are at Palm Beach they practically are in prison They have a house to themselves and they have a pri- vate restaurant of their own. Thus far they are free. but no further. Under no conditions are they permitted to mix with the public From the time they ar rive in Palm Beach until they depart they must keep within the precinct of the Casino. the private restaurant or the private house. To go beyond is an un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
Fowls Number 40,s3s,2e3.

Allowing five pounds to each fowl in cluded in the tabulation and giving eacf fowl enough room in which to move around, it would require an inclosure GOV ering nearly 22 square miles to hold tn,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
HEN IN MISSOURI
 PRODUCES WEALTH Increase In 1908 Equals Gold
 Output In Two States INDUSTRY NOT SIDE LINE Surplus Product of Year Brings Farm CTS $44,e60, ,e72-Profits Measure Up to Income of Great
 Producing Agencies.

From the St. Louis G1obe-Democrat.
 Poultry raising has grown into such an enormous industry in Missouri that it can no longer be classed as side line ranking next to live stock in the amount of money 1t brings annually to the farm CTS.
 Early last year the State Bureau of La bor Statistics announced that the indica- tions were that Missouri held first rank in the union for the quantity of poultry and eggs which were placed on the mar ket during 1907, and proudly pointed to the fact that the surplus for that year had brought in the grand sum of s44,s66, AT, placing the state ahead of Iowa, Indiana, Ohio,, and one or two other common wealths. which had long led the list of producers.
 Worth $44,e6o,97a in 1908.
 But now come the figures of the year 1908, which were prepared for the 1909 Red Book by the Bureau of Labor Sta tstics and made public by Commissioner J. c. A. Hitler. According to this ad- vance information the poultry, eggs and feathers placed on the market of the large cities of this state brought to the farmers S44,9eo,972, which is a gain of se4,- S26 in value over 1907.
 While the gain is not large if compared with the total value, yet gain shows that poultry raising is now one of the leading industries of the state.
 of course. it must be remembered that the poultry and eggs the farmers con sumed themselves and what they sold to their immediate neighbors are not in- cluded in the large valuation just given All turkeys chickens, squabs, ducks, geese, and pigeons which were hauled into the large cities and towns and the vast amount shipped out by rail, boat and ex- press make up the calculation. In fig- ures this surplus amounted to 120, 215, ,S42 pounds of live poultry. valued at s12,021 5s4, and S3,9 ,622 pounds of dressed poultry, valued at $10,074074
 Fowls Number 40,833,293. Allowing five pounds to each fowl in- cluded in the tabulation and giving each l fowl enough room In which to move | around, it would require an inclosure cov- ering nearly 22 square miles to hold the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
RATTLEsNAKE OINTMENT.
Made by Chinese Physicians and Sold
 as Cure for Rheumatism.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 Rattlesnake ointment is regarded by the
 Chinese physicians as such sure cure for
 rheumatism and similar complaints that
 a big demand for the reptiles exists in
 Chinatown. Policeman Percy Smith. con-
 nected with the central station, learned
 of the demand, and while on his vacation
 in Mendocino county laid In supply of
 rattlesnakes large enough to alleviate the
 sufferings of every almondeyed resident
 of San Francisco.
 Policeman Smith has just returned from
 his vacation, which he spent in the wilds
 of Mendocino county. With him were
 Policeman Berg, Andrew Garin and his
 son, Phillip Smith. On their return they brought back dozen rattlesnakes that were eagerly purchased by Chinese doc tors at 8 each.
 In order to prepare the ointment the wise men of Chinatown pour half gallon of alcohol into two gallon jar in which a rattlesnake is imprisoned. The reptile. 1t is said, usually dies for want of air after a few hours confinement. HoWevaD 1t IS left in the bottom of the jar, completely immersed in alcohol, for at least six months At the end of thAt period the alcohol Is carefully removed from the jar and after slight dilution with another sub- stance is placed on the market as sure cure for rheuma tism. At Chinese drug stores its price is dear, However little difficulty Is encountered in placing the rattler ir the jar a great amount of dexterity is necessary is to es , cape its fangs, for the fatigue of the journey has made 1t extremely vicious and 1t strikes at any object Tn order to pre-, vent it from striking moose Is fastened over it's head blythe Chinese pharmacist who after being assured that the rang are under his control takes the snake in his hands and places it in the re ceptacle. Al, A ton is then placed on the jar and th' string severed So great Is the demand for rattlesnakes in Chinatown and so pro ftable is the market that other ponceineI who contemplate a vacation are saio 10 p' studying the map in order to discover
 likely habitations of the ratuer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
4o. .sss 2ss fowls representing the combined

70, ,SSs, ,293 fowls representing the combined live and dressed poultry surplus
 Divided up between the entire popula- ton of the United States. there would be enough to give nearly two pounds of Mis- souri poultry to every man, woman and child.
 The surplus eggs of 1907, amounting to 14s,s5o,S57 dozens, in reality means 1,762,- 210,2s4 eggs. These sold for s2,02I, ,ozs' which sum was large enough to purchase all the gold mined in Colorado, the chle1 gold producer of the United States, in lsO7, and still leave enough to pay for the gold output of Oregon for the same year.
 It took 1885, OPS wooden cases, each hold- ing 30 dozens of eggs, to transport this enormous mass of eggs. In pounds the weight was 26e, $40, and in tons 1S4,6l
 The 2O94,215 pounds of surplus feathers sold for sS37 6S8. Made into feather beds. such as grandmother uses, means 2ss,ooo of such winter 1uxuries
 In nine years the value of the surplus of poultry. eggs and feathers has more than tripled, the large gain commencing with the extra demand created by the 1n-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
Valuable Item
 for Men

It is certain that the southern climate and malarial conditions do much to weaken the capacity and strength of the majority of people, but especially of men. Certain 1t is too, that powerful. bitter tonic for the nerves and blood is needed.
 Health and strength hitherto unknown will be felt surging in rich red blood through the ar teries and veins and life's great never before, if the following special treatment is followed by those men and women, too, who are stricken with that most dread ed of all afhictions, nervous ex- haustion, accompanied with such symptoms as extreme nervous ness, insomnia, cold extremtties, melancholia, headaches, constfpa- ton and dyspepsia, kidney trou- ble, dreadful dreams of direful disasters, timidity In venturing and general inability to act naturally at all times as other people do. Lack or polse ana source of embarrassment even when the public least suspects it. For the benefit of those who want a restoration to full, bound ing health and all the happiness accompanying it. the following home treatment Is given. It con- tains no opiatsB of habit-form- ing drugs whatever. Mix 1t at home and no one will be the wiser as to your aff1iction.
 The treatment is simple, thor ough and correct. Leading drug gists supply the main tinctures extracts and essences in one ounce bottles, ready to mix. Get three ounces syrup sarsaparilin compound, mix with one ounce compound fluid balmort, and stand two hours. Add one ounce compound essence cardiol. and one ounce tincture cadomene compound (not cardamom). Sh ake well and take teaspoonfu1 after each meal and one at bedtime.
 The ingredients are used for various prescriptions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

crease in population immediately before and during the Worlds fair in St. Louis
 Farmers, discovering that the industry was profitable, devoted more attention to it from then on, speedily bringing the business up to it's present important posi- ton. From 1900 and including 1908, Mis- souri has received from surplus farmyard products the enormous sum of s259, 4SS, ,SoS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
JOHN R. BRADLEY
 IS BIG GAMBLER Man Who Backed Cook Owns
 Monte Carlo OF THE WESTERN WORLD Runs Big Establishment at Palm Beach in Understanding of the
 Rise of This Successful
 Sportsman.
OF THE WESTERN WORLD
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 Possibly Dr. Frederick A. Cook does not know it. but the money to pay for lis trip 10 the far north came from the faro tables and the roulette layouts of the Casino al Palm Beach. The money represented small portion of the losses of fashionable men and women who had played against the games of John R. Bradley.
 The Casino at Palm Beach has devei- oped in few years from a modest. but select. little gambling resort into the Monte Carlo of America, and MT. Brad lev has been transformed within 10 or 15 years from ticket writer in pool room. working for 8 a day, into mil lionare and a person of international prominence.
 In all the history of American gambling there hardly is a case to parallel that of Bradley With a United States senator as his partner and one of the richest men in the world as his protector, he has supplanted Garfield as the country's biggest gambling house keeper, and is as absolute in his monopoly at Palm Beach as the Prince of Monaco is at Monte Carlo. He has this connection and this protection despite the fact that he is credited with being the inventor of the high layout" the most ingenious of all the crooked mechanical devices that have been used in connection with faro bank playing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
"No Wedding Bells for Him."

From Success Magazine.
 A prominent rabbi of Pittsburg met re- gently at dinner priest whom he had known intimately years before. During the meal the conversation took ball. tering turn, and the father, turning In the rabbi. inquired: My friend, when are you going to begin eating pork?' Ili- stantly the rabbi replied, "At your we'd ding, sir"
 Empire Offices $12.50 up. JEMISON R. E. & INS. GO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

After the high loyout' fell into dis repute MT. Bradley turned his attention to Palm Beach. He had been to that re- sort several times and he saw that the only thing 1t needed to make it ideal was a gambling house that would be more magnificent than anything the country ever had seen before. To get permission to open an establishment in Palm Beach it was necessary for him to take into partnership one of the influential poli- ticians of the south, a gentleman who has had a seat in the United States Sen ate. The great hotels, the railroads and nearly everything in Florida belongs to John H. F'lagler, and Palm Beach is the gem of all his possessions, but this poli- tician's influence was strong enough not only to open Palm Beach to Bradley. but to make it a Bradley preserve and keep all other gamblers out.
 Bradley spent a fortune on the Casino. It is a gem architectually and it's fur nshings are magnificent. The restau- rant is as good as that of Sherry or Del monico, and the orchestra is one of the finest in the land.
 It is an open secret that Bradley came within a few dollars of bankruptcy the first year the Casino was open. He con- fidently expected a big play, but the play did not develop. In Florida, at the 
 numerous. and Palm Beach attracts more of them than any other place; but some how they seemed to fight shy of Brad leys house that first year. The mag nificence of the Casino had no particular charm for them. They were accustomed to magnificence The exquisite restau- rant, of course, might be an attraction,
 but after one visit they were content to resume the routine of the hotel The orchestra bored them. Play they might against the wheel or the bank but they 1 gave that up, too.
 Bradley was in despair So was his 1 brother, Edward R., well known In turf 1 circles as the owner of the Idle Hour l Stud Farm and a fair string of race l horses. The expenditures had exhausted | their bank account and their credit. The | prospect was bleak indeed. The season l at it's best was only a few months, and | more than half of if was gone. They held a council and decided to l close the establishment four days later | That would wind up their week. They 1 would have enough money to get back | north and no more.
 | That night there were few callers l at the restaurant. and after dinner the l gentlemen wanted to show the ladies of
 the party through the gambling pavilion. l It was against the rules, but Bradley
 permitted it. The women, when they l saw the roulette ia bles asked to be per | mitted to play Bradley, dsgusted and | desperate, told them he had no objec- | ton.
 They played. Whether they won or , lost is no part of this story, but they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

Bradley was born in Missouri. and is a watchmaker by trade. But watch making had less fascination for him than gambling, and he drifted naturally and easily from watches to cards. For a time he dealt bank" in the house of Chinn &s Morgan, in Chicago, and later in the famous establishment of Bud Renaud, in New Orleans. He had the reputation of being the prettjest faro bank dealer (pretty is used here in the sense of clever, neat and sl1illfuD in the west. He worked, too, in the poolrooms of Chambers Walker & Dugan, in Hot Springs, Ark, but working for other people did not suit him and he blos- somed out on his own account
 In the days when he worked at the table for wages the deal box was light metal affair that the dealer usually lifted from the loyout when he was put ting in the cards. In those days too, faro bets in most of the gambling houses were limited to S25 on doubles" and S12.5O on eases" When MT. Bradley branched out on his own account he went from town to town and negotiated with gambling house keepers for the privil- ege of doing business In their establish ments. He had a faro layout of his own, somewhat different from the regu- lation kind and in return for the right to install it and operate with it he was willing to pay percentage of the profits or a stipulated amount for a week. Us ually the weekly arrangement was made.
 When Bradley opened up the limit was taken off-and he did not bar profession al gamblers from his game. He would let man bet $100 to double or $50 to single or even more than that. There was a peculiarity about his layout, how ever, that provoked criticism. The deal box was much higher and bigger than the regular kind, and it was attached to the table. No one but novice will play against the high layout" today, and no gambling house that makes any pretension to honesty will use 1t, but for several years gamblers went against it just as readily as did the ordinary players, and lost their money just as surely.
 There is a story told of a play one night in Renauds gambling house in New Orleans against Bradley, every one of the players being a gambler of skill and long experience. Every one of them went broke, the cleverest one of the lot, "Hominy Bill" famous Georgian, known to every race track and gambling center of America, losing ss5oo in one deal.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-04
CARE OF THE HAIR


tions of tar liniment, which IS removed by soap ten minutes later
 shampooing
 You observe that our great German authority recommends daily shampooing Once a month, most hair-dressers will tell you. A better guide is the eondi- ton of the hair If it becomes oily and sticky, it should be Shampooed at once Most hair needs shampooing ofteneT than four weeks. If the hair is dirty the hair follicles are stopped up, the nourishment of the hair is impaired and it will fall out The hair gets dirty the same as a garment How quickly this can occur is shown by white hair, which has to be frequently washed to look; properly cared for.
 The basis of most of the shampoos recommended for the hair is an egg. Some use only the white of the egg, others claim that the yolk is better, as its chemical constituents are especially needed by the hair. The egg should be beaten up Tn cupful of water, to which has been added teaspoonful of green soap and teaspoonful of alcohol or cologne This can be poured over the hair and rubbed into the scalp with the fingers.
 The Use of Brush
 It is better yet to use brush which comes for shanpooing CT toothbrush, in default of one with longer hairs Part the hair in Strips about a half or two-thirds of an inch apart and scrub