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The bee., 1910-11-25
The SoldiAr Ant

The lion is the king of beasts. but
all Of his magnificent strength aud
ferocity would avail him nothing when
he faced a mere ant But this ant is
not the usual kind which peacefully
goes about it's domestic duties day by
day. 1t is the terrible driver or soldier
ant, said to be the most invincible
creature in the world. Against these
tiny enemies no man or band Of men,
no lion or tiger. not even a herd Of
elephants, can do anything but bur-
riedly get out of the way. Among the
Barotse natives a favorite form Of cap
ital punishment is to coat the victim
with grease and throw him before the
advancing army of soldier ants. The
quickness with which the poor wretch
is dispatched Is marvellous when it is
considered that each ant can do moth
ing more than merely tear out a small
particle Of flesh and carry it off. Yet
in a surprisingly short time the with
ing victim will have been changed into
a skeleton.
The bee., 1910-11-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear, There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutions
al remedies Deafness is caused by an in6amed
condition OF the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube When lhis tube is inAamed yon save a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when
il is entirely closed, deafness is this result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tupe restored is ils normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh which is nothing but an
in1amed condition of the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollart for any case
of Deafness tcaused by cstarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Cararrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free
FL. DHENEY CO.. Toledo. G.
Sold by Druggists, IS.
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution
The bee., 1910-11-25
carthans,s Great Snake.

The ancients firmly believed in mon
ster serpents Of all kinds and of both
the land and marine species. During
the wars with Carthage great snake
is said TO have kept the Roman army
from crossing the Bagrados river for
several days. The monster swallowed
up no less than seventy Roman sol
diers during this combat and was not
conquered until hundred stones from
as many different catapults were fired
upon it all at one time. The monster
skull and skin were preserved and
afterward exhibited In one of the Ro-
man temples. The dried skin of the
creature was 100 feet in length. ac-
cording to Pliny.
The bee., 1910-11-25
THERE is A REASON
WAY it pays to advertise in
the SEMI WEEKLY BEE:

WAY it pays to advertise in
the SEMI WEEKLY BEE:
1t reaches large number OF
wage earners who take no 9TH
er paper.
1t has an almost exclusive
circulation IN a community
where $5s.Oee.0o In money is
paid out, each month.
1t is read by hundreds of
people who buy what they
want aud who have money to
pay for what they buy.
The eniy way to get your
advertisement before the peo-
pie Of Harrington, Mortons
Gap, ST. Charles and immedi-
ate vicinity is through the
medium of the Darlington
Bee. A hint to the wise is
sufficient.
The bee., 1910-11-25

Corn is bigger thing IN this
country than most people mag
inc. 1t isn't all used to feed
hogs and to make corn-bread and
hominy, either. There are some
Industries, manufacturing corn
products, that consume as much
as 100000 bushels daily. This
would amount in a run Of year
of 300 days, to 10000, 900 bushels
for the one plant. The price of
corn now is some u cents a
bushel less than one year ago.
This difference In price would
amount in the years. run to a
saving of $500, 1000. And that's
something of a corn industry.
Out of it we get glucose, syrup,
starch, small percentage of oil,
and other products, put up in
nice, handy packages and served
to us at close prices off our fav-
Orite grocery shelf here in Earl.
ington or any other town in which
our residence is planted. Moth
ing in the line as big as this out
side of the United States.
The bee., 1910-11-25

The largest wool house in this
country, If not in the world, is
to be built at Boston. II will
have a capacity of 100000, 600
pounds and will be capable of
housing third of the entire
wool clip of the entire country.
About so per cent. of the wool
sold in the United States is mar
keted in Boston.
The bee., 1910-11-25
Best Citizenship.

Best Citizenship.
He built no palace high and
proud,
He owned no acres, fair and
broad,
And where he passed the busy
crowd
Was not expected to applaud.
He won no fortune, gained no
fame,
No ships of his put out to sea !;
And free from dread and free
from blame
He did his work, from envy
free.
No other sighed because he won
A little triumph now and
then;
The creed impaired to his son
Was; IDEAL thou fairy with
all men,"
He took no others rights away,
He lent the weak a helping
hand,
And deemed it manly to obey
The law provided for his land.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The bee., 1910-11-25
Earnings of L. & N. Shows a Good In.
crease.

Gross earninns of the Louis
Vile & Nashville railroad for the
second week in November we're
81, 1872 go, as compared with
81, 076, 730 for the same week of
the previous year, a gain for 1910
of 500, 500. The revenues for the
first two weeks of the current
month were so, 235, 200, a gain of
$119, 755 over the revenues for
the same two weeks of the year
before. The receipts since July
l, including the first two weeks
of November were $50 .439, 612,
an increase of 81 800, $50 over the
same period of the year before.
The bee., 1910-11-25

The old, old story, told times with
out number, and repeated over and
over again for the last 80 years, but
it is always a welcome story to those
In search of health-There is moth
ing in the world that cures coughs
and colds as quickly as Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. Sold by Geo
King & Sons.
The bee., 1910-11-25
The Drawback.

Cant you live just as cheap in the
suburbs as in town.
"Yes, but everybody knows 1t out
there. Life.
The bee., 1910-11-25
Past Is Past.

Finish every day and be done with
it. You have done what you could
Some blunders and absurdities, no
doubt. crept in. Forget them as soon
as you can Emerson.
The bee., 1910-11-25

Distance Is great promoter of ad
niration. Diderot.
The bee., 1910-11-25
Throat Trouble

"You look bad. old man. What's the
matter?"
Throat trouble"
81 didn't know you were subject to
It."
eyes. l am. This throat belongs to
the newcomer in the next house. who
practices singing at all hours of the
night"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

THERE were $50 deaths from
i acute anterior poliomyelitis, or in
fantile paralysis, 116 from pellagra,
55 from rabies, or hydrophobia, and 8
deaths from leprosy in 1909, in the
death registration area of continental
United States, which comprises over
65 per cent of the total population.
according to the census bureaus
forthcoming bulletin on mortality sta
tistics for 1909, submitted to Census
Director Durand by DR.. Cressy l..
Wilbur, chief statistician for vital
statistics.
1t is reported hat of the $50 deaths
from infantile paralysis $50 were of
white and only II of colored persons.
The bulletin states that no statis-
teal segregation of ~infantile paralysis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

HALF a dozen resolutions authoriz-
Il ing acceptance of gifts by Ameri-
can military men and diplomatic Of
fcers from foreign rulers were turned
down last session by the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs. Accom-
panying the rejection was a report
tending to discourage n such efforts
in the future.
In strong language the committee
pointed out hat the provision of the
constitution prohibiting the accept
ance of such gifts by Americans in
official life was drawn wisely by the
fathers of the country in the interest
of tho integrity and p~erpetuity of the
republic. Underlying the prohibition
is the thought that those accepting
such gifts would be under more or
less obligation to the giver, and to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

THE United States army has lately
i undergone a series of stern and
severe criticisms. Authorities have
studied the existing conditions from
every point of view, and in their re-
ports have delivered their opinions
In a fearless manner. In a report
recently made public n inspector
points out the case Of a whole bat
TALON of artillery starting out for the
Philippines without a single field Of
ficer and one Of the batteries COM
manded by a second lieutenant Of
lc ) than two years service. In one
department alone a third of the line
officers were absent from duty with
their commands under detail, and al
together, the inspector says. the stu
alton warrants the prediction that re-
suits of a disastrous kind must sooner
or later be realized.
People who think the United States
army stands at the top Of the pro-
fession would be rudely Jared to
learn from Inspector General Ball
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Gifts of Potentates Vex Uncle Sam

that degree, at least, weaken his al
legiance to this country.
The most noted exception to this
rule by congress was the authorize
ton Of acceptance by former Presi-
dent Roosevelt of the Nobel peace
prize, amounting to about $4,000.
Colonel Roosevelt turned this money
over to the department of commerce
and labor to form the basis of a
fund for expenses attending arbitra-
ton and the peaceful settlement Of
disputes between capital and labor.
Before granting the authorization in
this instance, congress had full knowl-
edge of what was to be done with
the money. The prize was awarded
to Colonel Roosevelt for his efforts
in terminating the war between Rus
STA and Japan.
The action of the house committee
new interest in the notable
collection of valuable and curious
gifts presented by foreigners to Of
fetal Americans which this govern
ment has not authorized acceptance
of by Americans and which are now
in s~afekeeping in the national mu-
scum and in the state, war and navy
departments.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

few Of these missiles reach us. In size,
meteors airy from a few ounces to
many pounds in weight, and 1t is only
very occasionally that one is Of sufl-
cient dimensions to survive the pas
sage of eighty to one hundred miles
through an atmosphere increasing in
density as the earth is approached.
The speed at which they enter the at
mosphere, calculated at not less than
~thirty-fve miles a second, generates
such intense heat by friction that the
iron of which the meteor principally
consists is Immediately reduced to an
incandescent vapor, which is the 1u-
minous train so frequently seen in the
heavens on a clear night. The vapor
rapidly cools, and condenses in the
form of these minute particles, which
assume the spherical form as does
shot during its fall from the top of
the tower. Finally, the little spheres
are scattered by the winds and cur
rents in the upper regions, and gradu-
ally descend in their millions as an in
visible but n~ever-ending shower.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
First Report on Infantile Paralysis

as a cause of death has been made
heretofore, but the increasing import
ance of the disease and its wide prev
alence throughout the country in the
form of local epidemics render a
statement of the mortality important.
The $50 deaths compiled for the
registration area for 1909 were widely
distributed, and indicate endemic or
epidemic prevalence in many parts Of
the country. 1t should be remem
bered, the bulletin points out, hat
the census data relate only to regis
tration sources, and that for the non
registration states the deaths are
only those returned from the regis
tration cities contained therein.
Pellagra is a new disease in the
mortality statistics, the bulletin
states. Only % deaths were returned
from this cause for 1908, and no
deaths for any previous year except
one for 1904. Such deaths undoubt-
eddy occurred, but we're not recOg-
niged and were consequently returned
as due to other auses or as of I'M
known cause
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Army Wanting in Marching Ability

that the field army is wholly unpre-
pared for field service. He says the
new regulations are almost entirely
theoretical or dependent upon the ex-
%perience of European armies. Our
transportation is the same as at the
beginning of the civil war, for our
army has so far failed to make use
of automobiles, traction engines and
other modern appliances in the field.
The weaknesses could be quickly de-
velOped If the present annual maneu-
vers could be replaced at least once
by the march of a complete army
corps. Very few of our officers have
ever marched with more than a regf-
ment.
To remedy these conditions, Maj.
Gen. Wood, chief of staff, has issued
the training Of the army. The inspec-
tors general will be required to sub
nit the troops to an annual inspection
in the field, in addition to the present
inspection, which is described in some
quarters as being little less than an
inquiry into the accounts and garri-
son work Of the troops. The new in
spection will be designed to show the
efficiency Of the troops in the theOret-
ical work taught army officers in the
various schools and provided for in
the various drill regulations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

VTASHINGTON-The United States
w government in fifty years has ac-
cumulated $13, 900, 900 from unre-
deemed money. A Iong-standing ques-
ton, namely: How much does a gov
eminent make through the failure Of
its citizens to present it's paper for
redemption? is answered fairly &C
curately for our cou1try in these fig
ures. Expert mathematician in the
United States have figured on the
problem, and the results they have
obtained by different methods are so
nearly identical as to lead the layman
to feel confident that they have hit
somewhere near the mark.
Obviously the difficulties surround
ing the statistician wishing to tabu-
late the gains of the government from
this source are almost insurmounta-
bic, if accurate figures are what he is
looking for. The destruction of pa
per money Of all sorts goes on rapid
ly throughout the country, yet this
loss is V reported to the treasury.
So the mathematicians have had to
take the complete figures of the gov
eminent redemption division, and by
comparing the average life Of notes,
the average percentage of actual re-
demption, and other items Of that
sort, have bee able to work out a
fairly accurate percentage of paper
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
HaH DOINGS eA
kEsIo&caP2..T y ukz
Big Harvest From Unredeemed Money

money that is either destroyed or is
in such hands that it will eve reach
the treasury for redemption in gold.
WelI-known authorities who lay
worked independently on the subject
thai they had reached substantially
the same result-that Of all ape
money issued the government escaped
payment on from one-tenth of 1 per
cent to about one-half of 1 per cent.
This, of course, means that the gov
eminent makes on the paper money
it Issues a commission varying be-
tween the percentages set forth. The
most definite result shows a gain Of
approximately One-eighth of l per
cent, a total gain to the government
amounting to $13,241,000 since the
beginning Of our paper money-about
half a century ago.
All sorts of causes contribute to
increase the amount of paper money
that will never be presented for re
demption. Fire is perhaps the most
important cause, though improved
sa fes and the more general use of
safes for holding the cash supply are
ANNUALLY ISuuCIIS Cu0 1OSS 1lOLu ILLS
cause. Then there is a sort Of inertia
that money seems to have which
keeps it out in the country once it
is started in circulation, even though
it be of an issue supposed to mature
at a given time. Shipwrecks, too, are
responsible for some of the loss.
Lastly, there are the collectors, and
it is probable hat every fairly good
collection of United States paper
money accounts for at least n piece
of every denomination that has failed
to come back to the treasury.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
MOTHER DOG ADOPTS KITTEN

Mrs. Edward E. Leach of Montclair.
-. j. Is the owner Of a French poodle
mat is acting as foster mother to a
Maltese kitten. The dog has three
puppies, and to give her adopted prog
eny proper care Ffdo has installed it
IN a separate home.
The day after the puppies were
born Mrs. Leach's son, Edward, found
a litter Of kittens in the barn. He
was about to drown them, when Ffdo
appeared. She nosed the kittens over,
and finally selected one which she de-
posted In a box with her own.
The puppies being larger crowded
the newcomer, but Fido was equal to
the emergency. Lifting the kitten. she
carried it to a horse stall and made a
bed for 1t. The poodle has taken ex-
cellent care Of both families, dividing
her time between them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
DUST FROM SHOOTING STARS

The group Of shot-like pellets ar
ranged in the middle of the illustra-
ton are minute hollow spheres OF
steel known as meteOric dust; they
are infinitely finer han ordinary sea
shore sand, a few grains Of which
have been placed around the group for
the purpose of showing their compare
tive size. The whole is magniied
twelve hundred times, or thirty-1ve
~diameters, and could be placed inside
a circle one-tenth of an inch In diam
eter. Their origin is interesting.
MeteOrs, Or shooting stars, as they
are more generally called, have from
the beginning Of things been bonn
harding the world at a rate estimated
by the highest authority at many
thousands an hour, of which, however,
an average Of only five or six are Wis
ible to the naked eye during the same
period of time. Fortunately owing to
our protecting envelope of air, very
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
STITCHING A HEART

A remarkable surgical operation is
reported from Philadelphia, where at
the Pennsylvania hospital a mar
named Joseph Spence was admitted
suffering from a bad knife stab re-
ceived in a quarrel. 1t was found that
his heart had been gashed, and DR..
Francis Stewart, the house surgeon,
decided to attempt the delicate opera
ton of stitching up the injured organ.
This he accomplished successfully.
putting five stitches in the mans
heart, and afterwards sewing up the
wound in his side.
DR.. Stewart was compelled practic-
ally to hold the mans heart In his
hand while inserting the stitches,
which to make the operation more
delicate than ever, had to be inserted
between the heart beats. Spence was
then returned to the ward, and his re
covery appears quite probable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

A strange freak of the whirlwind in
Its tantrums was witnessed near Neuf-
chatel, Switzerland, some time ago. A
large field Of barley had been reaped,
and the work Of harvesting had just
begun. The first wagon was being
loaded when a sudden whirIwind al
most In an instant swept the whole
field clear. The grain rose t a great
height in the air, was then turned
over, and finally disappeared in the
distance, coming down in quite a diff
ferent district. So sudden was the oc-
currence that everything had disap-
peared, while the amazed harvesters
stood with their implements in their
hands. From the whole field not so
much as n CARLOAD could be Sc
cured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
GIRLS IN CITIES.

The young girl who tried dramatic
ally to take her life in New York re
Gently through disappointment and
disillusiOn placed the blame upon the
wrong shoulders. 1t in no degree
rests upon either the business or pub
lie social side of American life, says
Washington Post. The responsibility
for such an outcome must be borne by
those who are in duty bound to give
their children right views of life. The
sight of a young girl, however preco-
cious, going to a city like New York
without friends or advisers to whom
she would listen, and very evidently
head-strOng and impulsive, there to
spend two years writing a book and
precious manuscripts which b rO-
mantically wishes to be buried with
her, calls forth nothing but pity. But
this sentiment does not obscure the
fact that the girl was permitted to
gain a false view of herself and her
relations with the world. Acts such
as hers in no degree justify the whole
sale condemnation of the business life
of our cities or warrant the sweeping
statement Of a young girl facing at
once bot w~OmanhOOd and eternity in
saying thai "a girl cannot get along
h%onorably in New York"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

At the mouth of PattalOnga creek
at Glenelg, South Australia, within a
half mile of the golden sands Of Hold
fast Bay, stands an old, decaying bent
gum tree on which is fixed a board
bearing the following inscription; ION
this spot on the 28th December, 1886,
the colony. South Australia, was pro-
claimed a British dependency" On
the day mentioned Captain Hind
marsh landed in the bay from the
Buffalo and proceeded with the Off
GERS of his council to a tent where
the orders creating the colony a Brit
ish province and appointing the col
onial officers were read, the oaths ad.
m~inistered and the proclamation
made.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
PECULIAR MISHAP TO HAWK

More than 80 years ago a farmer
living in Shasta county, California,
set out a number of small steel traps
to catch the gophers hat were play
ing havoc with the crops.
One day while looking after these
traps the rancher CHANGED to see a
very big yellow hawk swoop down
on n of the traps.
The bird was caught sure enough.
and while it was struggling to free it
self from the trap, the slender wire
chain was torn from the fastening
and away the hawk flew, carrying
with it the trap and chain-both dan
Cling to the left loot.
Recently a farmer living in Sac
ramento county-more than 300 miles
from the rancher, shot and killed a
very large yellow hawk. Securely at
tached to this hawks left leg was a
No. 3 steel trap and more than a
yard of small chain. Beyond all
doubt this was the very bird that had
carried off the other rancher's trap
over three years before and had flown
with 1t several hundred miles,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
WILD DEER KICKS A MAN

Carl Muller, a member of a party
of politicians returning to San MateO,
Cal, from HalfmOon Bay, tried to
capture a deer single handed near
Aqua lake. The deer kicked Muller
on the chin, rendering him uncon-
scious, and made its escape.
Five deer were in the road when
the automobile party, OF which Dis
trict Attorney J. j.. Bullock was a
member, approached. Nc one in the
party was armed, but Muller con
ceived the idea of capturing one Of
the animals alive.
He jumped from the automobile
and sneaked up to the herd. As he
got within striking distance of a
young buck the animal let fly its
heels and caught Mr.. Muller squarely
on the chin. That ended the chase.
1t was five minutes before the deer
chaser could be resuscitated and the
trip
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Engineers at work on the Panama
canal propose to leave as little as
possible to chance. They are now en-
gagged in experiments to determine
an enormous quantity of which is en-
pIoyed in the construction of the canal.
Concrete in different stages of prep
aration and with various forms Of
protection will be subjected to the &C
ton of the salt water and the results
will be carefully noted. Probably
there never was a great undertaking
of this kind in which SO many pre-
cautions we're taken to guard against
future risk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Still they come, those Chinese stu
dents who are to be trained at Ameri-
can educational institutions. A party
of sixty-eight has arrived at Honolulu
These students are some of the num-
Der sent by the Chinese government,
the expenses to be paid from the
Boxer indemnity money returned by
the United States, says Troy Times
That kindly act has brought a rich re-
ward in the form of the esteem. graft
tude and confidence of China and the
influence that will be exerted through
the absorption of American ideas by
the bright young men who are the
bcnefciaries of the arrangement.