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Little Problems of The Home.
Training Children to be Self-reIa,t.

A girl of decided abilities who must earn her living is rather dis appointment to her friends because she is not making the brilliant sue cess expected of her. She is filling a decidedly minor position as a clerk at a small salary. when she might be doing much higher-grade work and earning much more money Every one knows she can do better work-except herself. And that Is the stumbling block to her success.
 From childhood she has been brought up by her mother to think that she can't do this and she can't do that. Cant" has been her watch word. "Oh. you can't do that" has been the constant admonition of her mother. Let me do it" So the girl has stepped aside. o5edient to her mothers command. until this acqui- essence has become habit Her spirit has grown timid. She is afraid 10 venture.
 Innumerable good positions have been offered her. but she fears to try. 'iOh. l can't do that" she says, aghast, when some opening is male or found for her by friends. She touiu easily uo IL, as nef Iflenus know. but she cannot be persuaded to venture. They are growing tired of this attitude. and their efforts to find her suitable work are growing fewer. And thus she will go through life missing the best it would give her. because she. or rather her mother. has made out of cant" a dragon that has terrified and cowed her spirit.
 It is hard for mother as the years go by to dispossess her mind of the elinging helplessness of the baby. IL is difficult for her to realize that . child grows out of this. Mother love is quick to spring to his aid. to do
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this for him. to prevent him from doing that. The tendency always Is to shield. to protect. But this should never be carried to the extent of making him a weakling. Instead of You can't" should be "A little man can" Then by watchfulness and necessary aid he should be prevented from doing too much, though in- spired and encouraged to use to tEe utmost his developing faculties.
 It is said that Ruskin's mother trained her son entirely on this plan. She even went so far as never to allow him to have a toy to ylay with. but made him find his own amusc- ments. He became resourceful. oo- servant. The most ordinary things assumed interest. He learned to rely on himself. to discover his own powers.
 This discovery of ones own DOW CTS is of the greatest value. If this girl who so lacks self-confidence could once be induced to take one of these positions offered her. and find out that she is quite capable of f1li- ing 1t. she would be different per- son. If she could once secure some faith in herself the world would take on different face.
 In business particularly 1t means much for boy or girl to be self-re- liant. The business man wants an employe who says. T can;" not one who hesitates and is doubtful. There must, of course. be the ability to do back of the "I can" Self-conceit must not be mistaken for self-con- hdence. But the child who has been wisely trained to be self-reliant will not be an egotist. Self-reliancs is too big and broad and sensible for this.
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If our prohibitive tariff were made more competitive: if it were actually lowered" declares the Massa- chusetts democratic platform, more
 oods would be imported, prices would fall and yet the revenue would in- crease. We demand the removal of taxes upon foodstuffs and other neces- saries of life, a tariff low enough on all manufactured articles to prevent the control of our market by the trusts and to impose the check of competition upon inordinate profits Of capital"
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 buy from mall order houses buy [, pig in a poke, and have no redress if they are disappointed. He should remind his neighbors that he gives | credit. and that the mail order houses | demand cash. He should remind 1 them that patrons of mail order houses must pay postage, freight or express, while they can get his goods direct from his store. after examin- ing them to make sure they are what is wanted.
 And the country merchants should remember. too, that he has a better chance to use the parcels post than the mail order house. His farmer customers can cal, him up over the telephone. order their goods. and have them sent out by the rural carrier just as soon as there is a parcels post. They can eal him up in the morning and get their goods deliy- cred by evening. If they send to mali order house they must wait per haps for weeks-and then they can't be sure of getting what they want.
 The mail order houses never will drive the country merchant out of business, and their competition with him would be very much less effec- tive if the country merchant would study the mail order methods, adapt them to his own uses. advertise his goods with bargain prices occasion ally as the city merchants do, and show his customers how much better it is for them to deas with him than the far away catalogue houses. It should be remembered that rural free delivery was also going to drive the country merchant out of busi. ness-but it didn't. It was said that if people were not obliged to come to town for their mail their trade would be lost.
 Says Farm, Stock and Home: Tn these days of telephones and rural routes it would be just as cheap and good deal more convenient for the farmer to telephone to the town storekeeper his orders, as it would be to buy a money orler. look through a catalogue, and wait days or weeks for the articles which the storekeeper could with parcels post send by the rural carrier within q few hours after the order was tele- phoned. Nobody has ever success ful,s controverted the claim that par cels post would prove advantageous both to country merchants and their | customers.
 The country merchant has compe- tition from the catalogue houses, and | he should meet it squareiy. The | parcels post will help him l. meet
 it by putting him in closer touch fwith his rural customers.
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The overshadowing question in this campaign is the cost of living. The workingman, the clerk, the salaried teacher and the small tradesman can no longer bring up h.s family in req sonable comfort Republican tariffs and policies of extravaganza have in creased the cost of food, clothing and shelter beyond endurance.
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Champ Clark will have no oppo- sition for the speakership. The pros pect of beholding him driving pair of Missouri mules down Pennsylvania avenue has unified the democratic membership Of the house of repre- sentatiyes.
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Hoarseness in a child subject to croup is a sure indication of the approach of the disease. If Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is given at once or even after the croupy cough has appeared, it will prevent the at tack. Contans no poson. Sold by all druggists.
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,ssss s= yg ,Al.sI A7V.rl rlAeAAw-u,

,latfurm of the self-stySd progress Ye republicans of New York and the platform of the progressive repub- licans in Wisconsin are holding a joint debate with each other. They | are so different in general, and so opposed in some of their sections. that they might easily be credited to antagonistic political parties. Yet, Roosevelt claims that his New York party is progressive and it is hardly necessary for Senator La Toilette to bring in an affidavit to prove the progressive character of the Wisconsin republican majority.
 It is plain that somebody is wrong in his interpretation of what is meant by the term progressive, as the people themselves understand it Re cent occurrances, not only in wiscon- sin. but in other western states seem to fully sustain the La Toilette position. and that position is clearly set forth in the Wisconsin platform. The latter denounces the Payne-Aldrich tariff as a betraya, of the republican majority, and a surrender to the special interests, while the New York-Roosevelt plat form indorses the Taft administra- tion, tariff and all. the only saving clause being the threadbare demand for a tariff commission.
 Nobody will seriously claim that the New York republicans are pro gressive, as the term is understood in the west, and as it has been in terpreted at the primaries in several states this fall. But the New York example is certainly interesting as affording a study of Col Roosevelt himself. Were his western speeches, in which he gave unqualified indorse- ment to the La Follette-Cummins ideas, made in good faith. or in tended to be taken in a Pickwickian sense? What is the real light thrown on a political character by those speeches, and the subsequent action of the speaker in the east. where he had absolutely power to shape the platform of his state party in any way he pleased? Does it go to sustain the estimate of a re- cent magazine article, to the effect that Roosevelt is too much of an aristocrat at heart to bend to any thing like cooperation with the mass of political reformers; that he is also too seif-willed or oonceited to merge his work with theirs in d com mon effort; and that he is inclined to choose his own company in the work of reform, selecting those whom he can direct, and who will go no
 further than he dictates? It looks
 that way to us. And if it should
 later on look that way to the coun. try, the people may learn to discount
 his stump speeches, chasing a large
 part of his talk as mere sound, sig
 nifying nothing.
 Really, the more one considers this
 attempt by Roosevelt to split th'
 difference between La Toilette ant
 Aldrich, the more inclined will h.
 De to regard the former president ii
 the light of a dictator, and as otheI
 like examples present themselves t' the popular mind, the alleged Man ol
 Horseback wi9 fade into the baci
 ground.
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KELLY PAPERS AND INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
 The Phoenix Gazette calls attention to what it calls side-stepp.ng the Co chise County democratic platform by the Daily international and other Kelly papers on the declaration for the oregon plan of the initiative and referendum on a per cent. basis. While the International accepted the platform as adopted by the demo- cratic convention and gave support to the democratic ticket these papers never endorsed the initiative and ref erendum clause, do not now and do not expect to, though it may be writ ten in the constitution and become one of the fundamental laws of the new state of Arizona. The democrats in Cochise county were at least straightforward and bold in declaring for something specific and definite in the way of a provision for direct leg islatfon and did not follow the plan of mystifying their intentions by in- definite declarations, as did the re- publicaus. we believe the democrats in this county erred in declaring for a system of the initiative and refer endum which will invite legislative turmoil brought on by agitators. An initiative on per cent. basis, the signatures to come from wherever they may be secured would not be desirable in our opinion, as under that plan a single county could force a proposed law through, though it might not have any support in any other county or locality in the ter ritory It would also enable one class of citizens to keep their legislative fads and isms continuously on the legislative bill. to the annoyance of every other class of citizens. Therefore we contend that it would be better to have the percentage, whatever it may be, come from al least half the counties in the terri- tory. that is the required percentage should be secured in at least seven of the fourteen counties, the balance to come as most convenient to those counties. If there is no widespread desire for a law this would be nI hardship, as supporters of the meas ure would quickly secure the required signers in each of the necessary counties. If there i sno widespread wish for law no one will be injured by leaving the matter for the legisla ture. which is the proper place fol making laws, the initiative and ref erendum being only intended to ht used in cases where legislatures re fused to pass laws desired by the peo pie, or to prevent the enaction o undesirable laws.
 Another feature of the Oregon plai which to our mind is objectionable, i that providing for petitions going | the secretary and from that official t the legislative ballot. If all petition were made returnable to the legisls ture we believe it would result in
 great saving of expense in the ma ter of submitting desired measures | a vote: what the legislature passe would be finally disposed of an those not enacted would probabl have their defects satisfactoril pointed out by the elected represent tives of the people. With these !n material changes Arizona would hay much better initiative and refereI dunn provision in her constitutio than has Oregon and one which woTl not lessen the power of the pecl;' 10 control legislation.
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The Original eudweised beer on drausht, and s-year-oId Taylor whis- key at George Robert's on Main street. 4%z
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NEW YORK PLATFORM REVEALS ROOSEVELT.

It has been well stated that the
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Important Legislation.

The bill for a single Board of
Trustees for all the Colleges, a
highly meritorious measure. is
now before the Conference Com
mittee. It's merits are conceded.
It will do away with friction be-
tween the Colleges and lead to
uniform and fair treatment of
all. 1t will do away with poll
tics. in the handling of the Col
leges, by making it impossible
for the College to be prostitute
to low political ends, through
trading the headships and other
positions in them for poliatical
support, in hotly contested cleo
tions. After this law is once
put into operations, there will be
a majority of hold-over trustees
in each administration, thus re-
moving even the temptation Of
using college patronage for po-
litical trading.
The County Attorney Bill is
now before the Senate for con
currence in House amendment
which changed the componsa-
ton from fees to salaries. The
fee system would have thrown
the whole cost of the office on
convicted criminals, who under
amendment will have to pay only
$3.O in each case to the county
treasury. County Attorney, be-
sides making law enforcement
easier and speedier, can be made
to reduce court costs greatly.
Unless witnesses can be excus-
ed, or never summoned, and
hopeless cases be thrown out on
first days of court, greatly re-
ducing expenses, by definite
knowledge Of the cases and wit
nesSes.
The Pure Food bill is in the
House, under favorable report,
and ought to be passed. The
law imposing civil penalties for
liquor selling, collectible by at
tachment, was repealed at the
last session, by oversight, in con-
nection with a number of need.
less sections relating to liquor
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Et Tu Culpepper.

There should be no place fOl
heat or temper in the discussion
of the Bilbo bribery accusation.
OF course the temptation to de
nOunce one who would want only
hang crepe on Mississippi is great,
almost irresistible yet facts are
worse than denunciatiOn. And it
seems that facts are about to gore
BilbO to death. Put to the test
by the Senate, he has failed ut
terly to prove his assertions in
his own testimony, and his star
witness and brOther-in-l law, Rev.
Mr.. Culpepper, in his testimony
before the Senate under oath, con-
tradicts Bilbo's statements, refus-
ing point blank to corrobate his
assertion, which he has repeatedly
stated that Culpepper would do.
The improbability, not to say
the riduculosity, of Bilbo's story
is fully shown in the following ex-
tract from the Vicksburg Herald:
$50 far as the grand jury en-
quiry has leaked, no other mem
Der of the Legislature than Sena-
tor BilbO and Representative Cow
art, has been named as charged or
suspected, of having been bribed
or approached. And as both of
these self-accused worthless say
they voted for Vardaman, the re
suit was not affected there was
no gain or loss in this case. While
both say their virtue was attemp-
ed, Bilbo alone says he got his
price. According to his testimo-
ny L. c. Dulaney agreed to pay
Bilbo a thousand dollars to vote
for Senator Percy, before there
was any Withdrawals, when he
was getting about the same vote
that MesSrs. Alexander and An
dersOn were; when he was sixty
votes short of a majority! Taken
in connection with the repudia-
tiOn of BilbO's one specifice and
sworn circumstatial statement by
the Rev. Mr.. Culpepper. it takes
a pretty strong brand of partisan
ship to avow or imply belief in
this tale. "
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pie of Macon our heartfelt thanks and
appreciation for the hospitality ex-
tended us in their beautiful homes.
4th. That we hereby express our sin
cere appreciation to Rev. w. Fred
Long, general secretary, for his visit to
US in this convention, and for his able
assistance in organizing our county.
S. M. COCKRELL,
w. M. KoGER, JR.,
w, E. STOKES,
Committee.
A Sunday School Roundtable was
held and an interesting discussion was
led by z. T. Dorroh.
Rev. w. Fred Long discussed the
very important topic "How to Organize
and Maintain Country Sunday School
and How to Increase Attendance and
Interest in City Schools.
The convention adjourned to meet in
Brooksville, Miss, at a time to be
named by the executive committee.
A. T. DENT, Pres't
w. E. Stokes, Sec.
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A BIG DAY.
County Defamation and Spelling Con-
test, Bsse Ball Game and Field Day
Contests-Basket Dinner.

The first field day exercises for Nox-
ubee county will be held at Macon, Fri
day, April 22d, on the High School
grounds. Let it be clearly understood
that this is Children's Day-the con-
tests all theirs, and the honor due for
it's success will be cheerfully accorded
to them. 1t is confidently expected
that we will cooperate heartily to-
gether to make our Field Day contests
measure up to standards fixed by the
other leading counties of Mississippi.
The following is the program for the
days exercises:
Promptly at 10 o'clock a. M. Friday
April 22d, the spelling contest will be-
gin, and those who have been selected
as representatives from the several
districts must be on hand promptly at
the stated time. Following tare the
Jno. c.. Bell and Priest McMorries
Chas. Murphey and Everett Hunter
Kathleen Oliver and Zula M. Davis
Ruth McNees and Glen Peters.
At II O'Clock the Elocution and De-
clamation contests will be held. There
have been chosen for these contests
girl and boy from each supervisors
district The following names have
been reported for elocution and decla-
nation. District Hunter and Jesse
Guy; district Jamie Graham and
Charlie St. John; district Kathryne
Mcleod and Preston Hill. Other dis
tricts have not been heard from.
Next on program big basket dinner
for everybody. This is to be one of the
most delightful features on program.
So don't forget to come and bring your
basket
The athletic contests will begin
promptly "a 2:3O p. m. Notice closely
the features Of this part of the days
exercises. Every school in the county
has equal share in these contests; it
doesn't matter where it is or how far
away. Suitable and attractive prizes
will be awarded to winners of all con-
test, as follows: 100 yard dash; 200 yd
dash; 100 yard dash, boys under tn
years; half mile race: running broad
jump; running high jump; standing
broad jump; wheelbarrow race; lock
race; look out for the CREASED pig!
base ball game-Brooksville High
School VS.. Macon High School,
We want every man. woman and
child IN Noxu5ee county to be present
on the 22d of Al pril and make it the
biggest day we ever had. This every
body's day and it rests with rybody
to make it successful.
1t is especially a Children's Day and
given for their pleasure and benefit.
There will be a cordial welcome and
dinner on the ground for all visitors.
Macon extends you a cordial welcome.
CHIN FIELD DAY Com.
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NOxubee County Sunday School Con.

From the report of the Noxu-
bee County Sunday School con-
yention, given below, which was
held at the. e.Methodist church, Ma
con on Monday, March 28th, it
will be seen the meeting was not
largely attended, but the best
work of the kingdom is often
done by the few. The interest
grew from the first service until
the close. The men and women
connected with this great move
ment mean to have an efficient
Sundey School in every commu-
nifty in the county. The following
is the proceedings as furnished
by the secretary:
The convention was called to order at
2 p M, Monday, March 18th, in Meth
odist church, Macon, by President A. T
Dent.
Devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. Q. A. Oates.
The welcome address was made by
Supt W. E. Stokes, and the response
by Rev. Mr.. Oates Of ShuquaIak.
The roll call Of schools and register
ing of delegates showed the following
schools present represented by dele
gates:
Methodist, Shuqualak-J. c. Shep-
hard, Supt., Mrs. +, c, Hamilton, Rev.
@. A. Oates, pastor, Mrs. j. T. Mcclure.
Baptist School, Macon-Z. T. Dorroh,
Supt., Mrs z. T. Dorroh.
Methodist, Brooksville-Mrs. B. M.
Boggess, w. M. Roger. Jr.
Presbyterian, Macon-A. T. Dent,
Supt., Mrs L. F. Holberg, Miss Alma
Dinsmore.
Methodist, X-Prairie and Mrs.
S. NJ. Cockrell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Cheatham.
Methodist, Macon-Miss LYDIA Smith.
Mrs, Walter Price, Miss Cora Sessions,
Mrs A. L, Murphey, Mr., Chas. Har-
din, Mrs. Chas Hardin, Jr.. Mrs. En-
NETT Dantzler, Miss Mary McCaskill,
Mr.. J. A. Lee, Mrs. Sarah Ames, Mrs.
W. M. Lamberson, w. E. Stokes, ,Supt.,
Rev. R. H. B. Gladney, pastor.
Permanent organization was effected
by the nominating committee, COM
posed of z. T. Dorroh, w, A. Cheat
ham and j. c. Shepherd reporting as
follows:
For presidential. T. Dent, Macon
Secretary -Tres.-W. E. Stokes
District Presidents
1. U. w. Mullins
2. Preston Chappell
3. W. E. Stokes
4. George Russell
5. A. S. j. Glenn
Rev w. Fred Long, state secretary.
gave very interesting and instructive
address on The Supreme Object of a
Sunday School Association.
EVENING SESSION
The president called the convention |
TO order at 7:3O p. m.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. G!adney. Song
by the choir.
Committee on resolutions reported as
follows:
With gratitude to God, and thanks to
Dur temporary officers for planning and
this convention.
1st. Our thanks are due the good /
Methodist people of Macon for the use
IF their building
I'd. That we extend our sincere tharks
% the Macon Beacon for keeping the
before the public.
Sd. That we extend to the good neo-
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Cattle Taken Up.

One white and red speckled COW,
branded "V" on right hip.
One red yearling, hole and smooth
crop in right ear and smooth crop of
left
One red steer yearling, unmarked.
One red heifer. few white spots.
Owner will come forward, prove prop
erty and take them away or they will
be estrayed. LELAND HINES,
Brooksville, Miss.
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Strayed from my place ner Cooks
Vile, and when last seen were on J. b.
Binion's place. one red spotted cow,
right horn gone, black Dull calf about
7 or months old, one red heifer about
2 IL years old, will probably drop calf
in short time. Reward will be paid for
any information.
r. D. OLIVER,
A. Z Mcleod, Miss.
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selling. The Senate has passed
a bill for its reinstatement, and
it ought to be adopted by the
House.
A law for the better selection
of juries is sadly needed. Su-
pervisors have too many other
duties to give much attention to
this. Besides they are in poll
tics, and most good men ask to
be excused from the jury list and
evil and Indifferent men seek to
be jurors for selfish, or evil ends,
and supervisors can help them
selves by gratifying the wishes
of both classes. Clarion-Ledger.
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Ice! Ice!

We have opened wholesale and re-
tail ice delivery in the Town of Macon,
at our gin near the depot, (The Red
Gin.) Prices are REASONABLE, will ope-
ratee delivery wagon in the town.
Service, A 1. We respectfully solicit
your patronage. Phone 80.
MACON GIN & MFG. Co.
J. L. GRACE, Manager.