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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
House Nerves.

"The doctors inform us that
nervous debility IS increasing
among us to an alarming extent,
accompanied by low spirits and
morbid irritability. The disease
attacks chiefly those women who
remain indoors too much.
Sometimes this keeping in
the house is largely a matter of
indol3nt habit; often. of course,
it seems to be necessary on ac-
count of the pressure of family
duties; and not infrequently it is
induced or encouraged by a
dread, more or less ilI-founded,
of exposure to the weather.
"A distressed symptom of the
malady is a chronic state of evil
foreboding.
"The victim of nerves studies
herself, her ailments, her wants.
her loneliness; or she is forever
anticipating trouble for her hus-
Land and children. Living so
much within ones self it is easy
for her to fall into a habit of
brooding over trouble, be the
same real or imaginary.
This condition of worry not
only works injury to her health,
but reacts upon her disposition,
till she becomes, perhaps, what
is known among men as a mag
ging woman" and then, as a
matter of course, home is made
uncomfortable and matters go
from bad to worse.
Much of this trouble would
be avoided if the woman would
be more out of doors. The in
habitants of Southern countries
suffer much less from nerve
than those who live more in the
open air. Nervous debility is
unfortunately increasing among
US; and it is we'll, therefore, for
everyone to know that the best
relief is not to be found in drugs,
but in sunlight, pure air and in
nocent diversion,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
Mr.. Bryan's OratOry.

Mr.. Bryan gently rebukes his
perfervid admirers. His oratory
is great, he says, only when his
are. In other words, he
first be inspired before he
Fan inspire others. Yes, but
there are Bryan men who will
still find inspiration in all he
says. He has hypnotized a large
humber of his followers, and the
pell will last while he lasts. The
bare sight of him fills them with
sort Of ecstacy, and any word
rom his mouth possesses an in
alculably value. Washington
tar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
Tom Watson.

In the last number of his per-
sonal organ, The "I"ssUe, Mr..
Vardaman quotes with great
gusto and ghoulish glee a mali
cious SANDER Of Senator Percy
from the columns Of "The JEFF
fersonian," a magazine edited
by Tom Watson, of Georgia.
Who is Tom Watson. and why
should his opinions be of any
concern to the people of Mississ-
ippi?
Tom Watson is the last sur
vivor of populism in the south,
the man who has for the past
twenty years been endeavoring
to wreck the democratic party.
Tom Watson is a political rene
gade, and has been untrue to
every cause and a traitor to ev-
cry political principle with which
his name has been connected.
Tom Watson is the miserable
little creature who for the past
six months has been maliciously
slandering and v~ilifying the
cause of Christianity by declar-
ing that the foreign mission
work of the the Protestant
churches is a fraud and a hum
bug.
Tom Watson has spent practi-
calIy his entire life fomentirg
strife, hatred and distrust, ar
raging class against class, and
persistently preaching the doc
trine of sectional bitterness.
Tom Watson is the man who
has made three races for
vice president on the popullst
ticket, yet he now has the un-
adulterated gall and sublimated
to attempt to tell the
democratic voters of Mississippi
how they should cast their bal
lots.
Tom Watson is the buzzard in
human form who spewed his fill
thy slime over John Sharp Will
liams during the senatorial cam
of 1907, and flooded the
state with his dirty literature
telling the people to vote against
the democratic minority leader,
and to destroy his usefulness in
the halls Of congress.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
A Backward Step.

There is probably no county in
Mississippi which produces and
ships more cattle than Oktibbe-
ha. This being the case, there
is no other county in the State
which would receive as great
benefit from the eradication uf
the cattle tick. At the April
meeting of the Board of Super
visors they resolved to co-ope-
rate with the State and Federal
authorities in prosecuting the
work of tick eradication in this
county.
AT the May meeting of the
Board a few dealers in cattle,
who might be Inconvenience by
the work and thereby lose a dol
lar or two, went before the
Board and had it reverse it's for
mer action.
1t is a pity that a few dealers
in cattle are not above sacrific-
ing the interests of small cattle
raisers and the farmers of the
county generally, because the
prosecution of this work might
cause them a temporary loss of a
few dollars. The very men who
ought to be leaders in progress,
and who eventually would be the
largest benefciaries from tick
eradication, are so selfish and
short sighted, so non-progress-
i've and unjust to the balance of
the stock owners of the county.
that they are willing to antago-
nize this important work and
place Oktibbeha County, the seat
of the Agricultural College,,
among the non-progressive coun-
ties of the State.
We hope that those who favor
tick eradication, and any man
who is sufficiently unselfsh to
permit his mind to act normally
must favor it. will hold a public
meeting-not one from which
those favoring tick eradica-
ton are excluded, as occurred
recently-and bring such pres
sure to bear on the Board Of Su-
pervisors as will induce them to
carry out their original purposes
of cooperating with the State
and Federal forces in giving
Oktibbeha County farmers the
benefit of this tick eradication
work. A dozen men, no matter
how much money they may
have, or what their selfish inter-
ests. should not be permitted to
block the wheels of progress and
cause the small cattle raisers of
the county to continue to sustain
year after year serious losses
from which the State and Ma
tional governments stand ready
to help relieve them.
This county, above all others,
should get in line and eradicate
the ticks. This is an age prog
ress and intelligence, not one of
ignorance, selfshness and retro
gression. -Progressive Farm Ga
Z0ffn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03

Tom Watson is the man who
publishes two bIackmailing pol
itical sheets in the state of Geor-
gia, with which he extracted
thousands of dollars from the
pockets Of candidates who fear
his enmity.
Voters Of Mississippi, here is
what Congressman RardWick, Of
Georgia, one Of the ablest demo-
Gratis in the lower house Of con-
gress, thinks Of Tom Watson,
who is trying to tell you no w you
should cast your ballots:
He is a man who is mentally
and morally incapable Of unself-
ish devotion to the welfare of his
country or of its people, who
respects neither the rights Of
man nor the laws Of God; who
would make merchandise of the
dearest interests of the people;
who would betray parties and
SANDER men for profit, and who,
however gifted with intellect, is
cursed with an abandoned and
malignant heart. This man is
no mystery. By his fruits you
may know him. He has never
lacked the ingenuity or missed
opportunity to lie plausibly and
he has never had the courage to
retract decently. jackson
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
Ohio Valley Exposition Information.

Cincinnatians by birth, who
have wandered to other climes
or sections, are being sought by
President August Hartmann, of
the Cincinnati Base Ball club,
who also is chairman of the
"Homecomers' Committee of
the Ohio Valley Exposition, to
be held in Cincinnati August %
to September "a.
Mr.. Hermann is anxious to
have "Homecomers' Week" in
Cincinnati an event that will
bring all forr.er Cincinnatians to
the city during that time, while
"Homecom rs Day" at the Elk
position will be made memora-
bic in many ways. Letters have
been sent to prominent Cincin-
natians in all portions of the
United States to take part in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
ANOTHER COCA COLA OPINION
Attorney General Reverses His Former
Ruling.

The Attorney General has re-
versed himself on his last coco
cola opinion. In that he held
that a manufacturer of this be-
verage was liable for a tax of
$50 as a bottling establishment
and an additional tax of 500 as
a distributor if he delivered same
to his customers. The last opin-
ion modifes the first to the ex-
tent of relieving the bother
from liability as a distributor,
and holds that he has the right
to both bottle and distribute his
product on the payment of the
$50 license. This COCO cola law
seems to be a rather complicated
affair, and both the Attorney
Generals and Auditors offices
hope toe matter cident closed"
-Clarion-Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
TWO KILLED In WRECK
Failure Of Engine to Take Flying
Switch Causes Fatal Disaster.

Meridian, Miss, May 80. En-
gineer John H.. Campbell, aged
81 years, and Brakeman Jesse
Davis, aged %, both residents of
Meridian were killed this morn
ing, when through freight, No.
80 was wrecked near Scooba,
Miss. about 4:30 a. m. Fireman
Roscoe Ethridge, also of Merid-
ian, was badly scalded and es-
capped with his life only by jump
iEg from the engine.
News of the horrible accident
reached Meridian early this
morning but full details were
not received until several hours
later.
The wreck happened at the old
south switch, one mile south of
Scooba, and is said to have been
due to the failure of the engine
to take a flying switch, The en-
CINE jumped the track and seven
or eight cars were piled up on
top of it.
In the engine cab at the time
were Engineer Campbell, Fire
man Ethridge and Brakeman
Davis, all white men. AS soon
as Fireman Ethridge saw what
was about to happen he flung
himself out of the engine cab,
but the other two men we're I'M
able to jump and their bodies
were horribly mangled,
They were killed instantly and
their bodies were not recovered
for sometime after the accident
occurred. Had they not been
crushed, both would have died
owing to the fact that boiling
hot water from the engine boiler
poured over their bodies.
The body of Fireman Ethridge
was scalded and it was at first
reported that he had been killed.
Later it was learned that imme-
diately following the accident
young Ethridge walked the en-
tire distance to Scooba, where
he received medical attention.
Engineer Campbell, who was
killed in the wreck was widely
known in this city and his I'M
timely death is deeply regretted.
He had been with the Mobile &
Ohio railroad company for twen-
ty years and had been in three
serious wrecks, each time escap-
ing without serious injuries. His
widowed mother was overcome
with grief this morning when
she heard of the accident.
Jesse DAVIS, the young head
brakeman, who was killed in the
Mobile & Ohio wreck, was also
a Meridian man. He was about
% years of age, and had been
married only two yeacs. He
had many friends in this city
who will be grieved to hear of
his untimely death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03

1t is stated on authority that
the cOcO-cOla dealers in MISSISSIPPI
pi have decided not to fight the
privilege tax imposed by the leg
iSlature at it's recent session.
A few days since a report was
published to the effect that the
bottling works at Canton intend
ed to test the tax in the courts.
The bottling works at Canton,
however, do not bottle c~oco-cOla,
and in justice to this concern, as
well as COCO dealers, this informa,
ton is made public.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03
HON H. H. BROOKS, JR.

The citizens of this district
nave cause for congratulation
upon having an able and fear
ess district attorney to look af-
ter the States interests in the
prosecution of criminals. Mr..
Brooks filled his first term as
prosecuting attorney at this ses-
sion of the Oktibbeha circuit
court and he has fully demon
strated his ability and fitness for
the position he holds. East
Miss, Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03

Hon. H. H. Brooks has demon
strated his fitness and ability as
a prosecuting attorney and gives
general satisfaction. He was
very successful in convictions at
this term of the court: Having
finished all that could be done on
the criminal docket at this term
of the court departed for Macon,
his home yesterday morning.
StarkYille News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03

this extraordinary reunion, and
it is expected that President
Taft will so time his provised
visit to Cincinnati and the Elk
position to be present during
"Homecomers' Week." Gov
ernor Harmon Congressman
Longworth and Goebel and other
prominent Cincinnatians are ex-
pected to take part in the fes-
Invites of that week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03

Senator Bilbo has been invited to adj
dress a Woodmen's picnic crowd at Riv-
ersid- Park, near McComb City May
Both, with the liberty to talk on politics
if he chooses, and he has accepted.
~-Brookhaven Leader.
No account for taste, as the old wo-
man said when she kissed the calf.
How any self-respected body of pick
nickers could make up their minds to
invite this man Bilbo to address them
after his exposure before the Senate
and submitting to the insults put upon
him without ~resenting them, is n Of
the strange things that will never be
explained. Clarion Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-03

LOst-A bay mare, black name and
tail, about three years old, star in
face. When last seen as, in Prairie
Point neighborhood. Will pay liberal
reward for recovery.
T. B. PAULETTE,
Mcleod, Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
His Sons Appreciation

THERE another whose name was unexceed
for the making of women's house wrappers. He had
built the business alone starting with little except in
domitable energy and high regard for his good
name, and by degrees he had won position wherein
the best trade of the country individually his. His
factories were busy in and OUT yet he took only
a modcum of the orders that might have been his
Then his into the business and the posi-
biteS of expansion They had desire to cheaper the
output being astute enough to realize that the uniform
excellence of the houses merchandise their best
asset; but they would have built factories to permit
growth, and would have worked the gold mine of the
father reputation The old man steady in his OPP
position There is enough for US all )" he sad why
strive for more?"
The matter stood thus for years. The father
was contented, the impatient, but too honestly
loyal to attempt to force the situation Furthermore
they realized that their fathers business
proved-even his conservatism might be better than
their youthful enthusiasm.
Fashion came to their aid at length The garment
that had been staple for many years declined rapidly
in favor, and the old knew little of its SUCCESSOR
he had grudged its admission to his line. But he
recognized the need for changed policy while his
pettors still striving to instil life into rap
idly pershing article and he passed the business into
the hands of his sons that is his mind and the
actual workings of the plant. The factories
larged modern methods installed and the had full
sway; but the old mans keen eyes twnkled he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
The Profit of Care

THERE pleasanter aspects of the trade, and per-
haps the best of all is found among those who,
when once thoroughly established and the best trade"
secured, content to maintain high standard with
out heartbreaking effort to double sales with each
year 1t is wearing business best; for the fate
OF everyone of them rests with tickle Dame Fashion
The woman who serves her may be save but the
manufacturer tell the real weight of her chains.
There who made chdren's dresses dainty
white things of soft sheer materials fine laces and hand
embroidery. The bright particular star in his frma-
ment the fact that his goods arrived at their destna
tons absolutely spotless and miraculously unwrnked
His name shipment of goods equivalent to
guarantee of not only scrupuous cleanliness but the
most exquisite daintiness. How he managed it
mystery He could take trunkful of samples the
road and return with them fresh when he started
Il am not hauling coal, he said He the last
younger competitors enter the field and carry away
orders undreamed of in his palmiest days. but he
content He made living, and touched his
reputation for faultess work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

early sales meant good stroke of business his part
The sleeves could be finished in hurry.
1t good enough plan, if only the schemer had
not overlooked an important detail He bought
terias and trimmings he required them in the
facture of the partially finished blouses and when at
length he received the necessary fashion information he
rushed to the importer to additional laces with
which to finish the sleeves The patterns he had used
most freely completely out of stock and recorders
take weeks. Before the fresh supply could possibly
arrive the would be over. An deliberately
trimmed waist with untrmmed sleeves scarcely tempts
the practised eye and the ambitious maker suffered
loss that almost crushing; for he was by
big
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

own, these manufacturers of
mems and childrens garments,
world whose outer and almost i'm
pregnable guard is the great retail or
ganiZation of the country. They hold
the records of industry that has in
astoniShngly few years grown from
negligible quantity into truly titanic =
!. ! N
proportions. 1t is a business that in IA
the main tells the story of small be- NNsSs q.
ginningS, and it has spectacular AkS~N
success. The start may be made in aFrS
East Side Sweatshop; it does not pre- AffS
cudc arriving in time sometimes in stttEIl
incredibly short time, at the dignity sMlH
Of quarters in a modern skyscraper i ssiA
built of white granite and facing upon IA tit4
a proud thoroughfare Said small III
manufacturer, "Coakmakers work in IN
marble palaces now-and 1t is not long 81
since they down in the sweat
shops. The best of it is that the = y
marble palace" retains for him all the
glamour of his childhoods fairy tale.
There is in New York who
six years ago started with six sewing
machines in the room in which he lived.
The money invested in his three or four
samples and the rental of his machines
represented his entire capital. The
piles, made by himself brought the desired ORDERS he
engaged operators buying material sufficient only for
the orders in hand. 1t slow starting; for until
money for the finished garments received he could
make no further venture, except to take orders and
with the cash in sight he could make slightly larger
risk. Week by week money resolved itself into gar
ments. garments into money with the barest possible
margin for food but the money and the orders increased
steadily in amount.
With larger the need for more room,
operators better quarters; then separate place
Of business materials purchased in quantities instead Of
hand to hand presently designer. Meantime he
moved each year. every step farther up
and usually at least doubling of space In six years
the who started with six sewing machines. buying
materials for immediate needs, has reached hum
bred and fifty housand-doar annual business and he
makes only women skirts. He stranger in the land
his ways not ways but he has the instincts and
abilities OF a merchant prince.
There is another manufacturer of women skirts who
has built for himself business of such magnitude that
change in his method of selling remnants-lengths
too short to be cut into skirts, and few discontinued
materals-saved him twenty thousand dollars year.
He had not been wasting this material but selling it
at what he considered fair rate he merely made
better bargain in the manner of its disposal This man
Is still comparatively young and the business is of his
own foundation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

exclusive shop in town. his business in other big cities
is of the character Why the trade wonders should
he rest content? Why limit his business? They see no
compensation in the pleasure he finds in his sunny
workrooms; the operators well paid and contented; a
clean business ample for his needs. and according
to his ideas-and few of them carry happy face.
prince type; but he plays the game it worth the
candle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

them rear the new structure on the old
plan.
The pleasantest part of the arrange
ment. however, is the position accorded
the old man in the affairs of the firm
The visitor who meets with favor, if
newcomer, is asked, Have you met
my father? Mop" Then follows a
stately little presentation in the old
mans private office. The acquaintance
in the office is invariably conducted to
the sanctum for a word of greeting;
and always in the sons eyes, whichever
one he chances to be, is the unspoken
question, Isn't he the finest everl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
A Philosopher Merchant

a MOTHER man who started his
business for himself and succeeded
early, thong h still young, resolutely re-
fuses to be drawn into the whirlpool of
fierce competition. He started with a
little money, fixed his standard and his
limit; when he reached the mark set
for himself he turned his attention to
the task of keeping the establishment
absolutely up to standard. There are
no weeds in his garden; but it remains
a garden. He is marvel to his COM
peers. He has hundred thousand
dollar annual account with the most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
The INSCRIPTIONS Beginner

how his brothers hate him. Only those the business
properly characterize him. Yet way he FORCES
ahead. When he reaches the dignity Of designer he
forgets the recent misdoings in his and
from shop windows He betakes himself then fashion
able restaurants. theaters, operas. That is where
you find the styles he exults.
He IS everywhere that money buy admission
where wealth and fashion congregate Theater OPERA
horseshows races beaches, all have representative
contingent of the garment making industry. The OBJ
ject not amusement,the qualification Of attending
such places but secondary consideration prime
object is that OF gathering the fashion information
which means bread and butter-and bigger business
Before he reaches the exclusive manufacturing dis
Partisan Styles though he has probably no need for the
expenditure. The start is usually made in popular
priced goods and in these high novelties not accep-
table. Small matter to him that he has the entry
to any of the great houses wherein fashions really org
nate. He may do more than stroll the streets of
Paris and enter of the less pretentous Shops but
he has been abroad exactly has his enved compet
tor. the big the avenue. He returns to
his styles this side of the water No matter-next
season he repeats the performance.
Waited too Long
SOMETIMES the quest for trustworthy information
There a who made women's white shirtwaists,
and ne had not reached the point where he could afford
to pay for fashion He concocted clever scheme
The sleeves the only part of the garments
actually in doubt-sleeves the bane of the manuac
turer. anyway; one is ever of them,-so he
made the waists themselves, waiting until certain i'm
porter should from abroad before he touched the
sleeves He was manufacturer who made up stock in
advance OF orders Having big stock in readiness or
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-01-07
FUGITIVE
From Justice In Indiana Ar
rested In This City

Shortly after noon today Deputy
Sheriff Woolison met Harry Blake
on West High street and placed him
under arrest and locked him up in
iail
Blake is q colored boy about II
vars of age, and his parents reside
an West Hamtramck street. About
two months ago he left Mt Vernon
on job-hunting trip. Some weeks
ago Sheriff Parker received word
from che sheriff at Liberty, Ind, to
be on the lookout for Blake and to
arrest him, stating that he was want
ed at that place on charge of petit
larceny, Blake had been arrested
on the charge and had broke jail
Sheriff Parker sent a telegram to
the sheriff at Liberty, Ind, that he
had young Blake in custody