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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
How MIR. Grigg's Stopped an Elevator

Look here, Niger" he roared, let
me off at the fourth floor quick. I
want you to know that a congressman
can get off at any floor he wants in
this building"
Yes, sah," the negro fastened to re
ply. Yes, sab" And the elevator
stopped, and the Georgia congressman
had accomplished what the postmaster
general couldn't do.
To show how up-to-date everything
is in Washington, the secretary Of the
interior kindly calls the attention of
congress to the elevators in the in
terror department, which were put in
service over thirty years ago.. In the
first place, these same elevators are
little sheet-iron age only big enough
to carry half a dozen and unable to lift
over 300 or 400 pounds weight, and are
really not safe as we'll as antique in
character. This is practically true Of
all of the older government buildings
in Washington, however. In most Of
them the lifts" move at the rate of an
inch a minute and every once in a
while fall to the bottom. An appropri-
alton of $4,000 has been asked for the
installation of four new electric lifts
in the interior building.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
PHYSICAL Exercise.

Comparing notes IN physical exer-
else, some one asked Congressman
Paul Rowland what he did in that di-
rection.
who me?" he exclaimed with a
good deal of warmth. 81 have little
need of any artificial form of exercise.
I live on the sunset side of the river,
you know, in West ~Fifty-seventh street,
and my exercise consists in building
the fire every morning"
The answer quite convinced all
hands but me-. a professional skeptic,
who wanted to know, you know:
What sort of fire do you build?" he
inquired. Wood or coal?"
Neither" replied the congressman.
I'VE use a n l v to scratch a
match every time l light the fire.
Philadelphia Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

NOL. CHARLES PAGE BRYAN,
~ who has been transferred from his
place as minister to Portugal to that
Of minister to Belgium, had an unusual
tribute paid to his popularity while
serving as minister to Brazil. A large
coffee importer, returning from a trip
to the interior, brought with him a
young onca, which is a species of wild
cat or tiger, INT he gave it to Col.
Bryan as a testimonial of his regard.
The minister was fond Of animals,
and priced his gift highly, but the
onca, while interesting during it's
youth, rapidly loses that attraction as
it becomes older, one of it's specialties
being an Unsuitable appetite. The col
onel wearied of his pet, and one day
hen some United States battleships
were in port he presented the onca to
the officers Of the Iowa as a mascot.
In the course of time the men of the
navy looked about for some one on
whom to unload the animal, and at
Buenos Ayres they fell in with a
Chilean man-of-war. AS a token of the
cordially existing between them, the
impoverished Iowa officers gave the
onca to the officers Of the Chilean war
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
FiIipino Uniforms,

1.-The uniforms Of these Filipinos,'
says Lieut.. r. S. Keyes, U. 8. NJ, in
the Wide World, were marvellous ere
atoms, but some Of them would hardly
be considered decent on Broadway.
First came the cavalry, mounted on
ponies and ~carabaOs, no two of the
riders dressed alike. Here and there
rode an ugly Visayan, happy in ali old
high hat and a breech clout, while
others had not a rag on them save a
high collar coming we'll up under the
ears. Some of the rif1emen and bolo-
men had a sort of Elton jacket, made
Of any color of cloth to be had, and
marched bravely along in that, with
out even a breech clout. The popular
dress, however, was the breech-clout
of nipa leaves, high hats, Elton jack
cts and collars beyond the means Of
the majority. l remember remarking
to Porter, who stood beside me in my
room, that I should like to see just
one company of our cavalry dash into
the square they would drive the
whole eight or ter thousand carica-
lures clean out Of the island. He
laughed and said he could well be-
lieve it."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
ITASHINGTON.-The
n M

VIASHINGTON.--The government
w could afford to dispense with al
O any coin rather than the five
cent piece. 1t stands for more stable
prices than any other. 1t is the price
of a loaf Of bread; it pays the cost Of
the ride in the street car; with it the
German buys his glass Of beer and the
American pays for the shining of his
shoes. 1t is probably not too much to
say that the disappearance Of the
nickel" would prove a greater shock
to the finances Of the nation than al
most anything that could happen.
The five-cent coin for two genera
lions. at least, has been the fixed price
OF SO many things that the people
would be at complete loss how to pro-
coed without it. True, hundreds Of
thousands Of five-cent pieces are lost
each year, but that is due largely to
the amazing use to which this little
coin is put. The uses of business re-
quire the coinage of a greater number
Of "nickels" than any other coin.
The nickel" is extensively used in
telephone calls. It was formerly more
than now the open sesame Of the popu-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
He Had Learned IL.

Willie, five years old, was in his
fathers office one afternoon waiting
to go home with him. Mr.. S. was
very much occupied-in fact so much
so that he had quite forgotten tina
his young son was sitting behind
him. At length the telephone rang
and Mr.. S. was told that there was a
long distance call for him. He called
"Hello!" a number of times, n just
when his patience had about given
out central rang vigorously while the
receiver was still at his ear. Al this
Mr.. s.. uttered a terrible and forbid
den word.
The words we're no sooner out Of
his mouth han he remembered that
his son was but a few feet from him.
Wheeling about in his chair, he said,
with humility:
That was very wrong Of father to
say those naughty words, Willie. 1
hope" he added, that my little boy
will never use such dreadful Ian
guage."
II won't never say it, papa" re-
piled the child, with a mischievous
twinkle in his eye, but I LEARNED it
all the same!"-Harper's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

THE late Congressman Griggs Of
i Georgia once had IN experience
with a negro elevator operator in the
post Office department at Washington
which the negro probably eve will
forget. The congressman entered an
express elevator which was forbidden
to stop below the fifth floor. on which
is located the Office of the postmaster
general.
Let me off at the fourth floor"
said the congressman.
This elevator doan' stop below the
fifth 1o'," responded The negro with
f1nality.
Let me off at the fourth floor"
commanded Griggs, looking the negro
in the eye.
Deed, sab, dis elevator doan' stop
at dat flo. Why, it wouldn't stop even
for the postmaster general hissel'."
Griggs' southern ire was aroused.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

souri, Bills" though of opposite politi-
cal parties, are very good personal
friends.
The senator from Missouri" said
Vice-President Sherman. Senator
Stone was ON his feet in front of his
desk on the Democratic side, address
ing the chair.
Far back on the Republican side
Senator Warner was doing the same.
The senior senator from Missouri"
said the vi~ce-president, looking direct
y at Warner. Again Senator Stone
addressed the chair. Il am the junior
senator from Missouri" said Warner.
IF the chair Intends to recognize
me-" Then it is the junior senator
who is recognized" said Sherman, and
Warner introduced his bills.
Some time later Senator Stone was
recognized and introduced his bills.
1t may have been more than a coinci-
dence that each of the Missouri sena-
tors introduced Q bill extending the
time for the commencement of work
on the municipal bridge at St Louis,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
SENDS TEACHERS TO PUPILS
Italy Reverses the Order of Things
So That Education May Be
Spread.

Italy's recent plan to educate her
mountain folk is already In operation,
according to the Rome correspondent
Of the New York Sun. AS the shep-
herds OF the Abruzz1 could not be
brought to school, teachers were sent
to them. The percentage of illiterates
among the inhabitants Of the Abruzzi
has always been very high. and sta
tistics show that despite the fact that
many schools have been opened in the
towns and villages within the last
i've years, 68 per cent. Of the popula-
ton is still illiterate.
Some members Of the board of edu-
cation feared that the general spread
Of education among the ~peasantry
would ten to a decline of religious
faith. Others put forth the theory
that the inhabitants of the Abruzzi
had been ignorant and unlettered for
centuries, and consequently had lost
the aptitude to learn.
Prof. Emidio Agostinoni discovered
the real cause. He noticed that the
government schools in the towns and
villages were not well attended, not
because the boys were not willing to
go to them, but because they could
not. The majority of the inhabitants
of the Abruzzt are shepherds, and
spend nine months out Of every year
IN the mountains, living in huts and
tending their hocks.
Prof. Agostinoni suggested to the
ministry of public instruction the plan
which has now been adopted as an ex-
pertinent.
Instead Of having schools with teach
ers n empty benches, why not send
the teachers up to the mountains
where the boys are, and hold classes
there?
The plan pleased some influential
members of the board of education.
and Is teachers were furnished
with horses and instructed to ride out
every day and beat the country for pu-
pills. Wherever they found boys or
men willing to learl, they were to stop
and teach.
The Is travelling teachers have their
hands full, as, to their great surprise,
they found that the shepherds, young
and old, are not only willing to learn
to read and write, but that they are
very quick and intelligent-Youth's
Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Whv He Was Lonesome.

Tommy. whose varying points OF
view are illustrated by the Farm Jour
nal, had not yet learned the Golden
Rule. Neither have a good many OF
his elders.
81 should like. Tommy" said his IA
Their, that you might find some boy
to play with you. Now what's the
matter with Johnny Jenkins and the
little Dobbs boy?"
Pooh! Why, they're a whole year
younger han l am" said Tommy, con-
t~emptuously. 81 couldn't play with
them"
well there's Jack Spear and Willie
Harlow. Won't they do?"
YES, but they're a year older than
l am" said Tommy, wistfully, so the
mean things won't play with me-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

Ut IS the custom in the senate for
i each senator to address every other
one as Mr." Talking with persons
with whom they are not very well &C
ouainted, it is probable that Senator
Warner and Senator Stone each refers
to the other as Senator"
In their committee rooms, homes
and among Missouri friends, the Mis-
souri, senators are Bill" to each
other. If Senator Stone has something
to say of his colleague to n Of his
intimates, he will remark that he told
BILL" Warner. or he will suggest to
the man to go and see Bill" Warner.
Close friends of Warner have heard
him refer to Bill" Stone. The Mis-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
When Minister Bryan's Cat Came Back

ship. Donor and recipient were pleased
beyond measure, and the ships re-
sumed their journeys.
After the lapse of considerable time,
a number of Chilean warships stopped
in the harbor at Rio %JaneirO, and
among the entertainments prepared 70
the officers was one at the American
legation. Minister Bryan was more
han usually felicitous as a host. and
the Chileans thought they should in
some manner show their appreciation.
So the next day a delegation of gold
laced, beplumed and clanking warriors
appeared at the legation, and after
presenting Col. Bryan an address
teem1ng with good nature they gave
him the Onca-the same old cat, only
larger and hungrier, and more re-
pulsive-and the minister turned away
to hide his tears. He had received
the same token twice from two wide
ly separated sources.
Later the onca was given to the
captain Of a merchant ship under ar
ironcIad agreement the animal was not
to be put ashore at a port anywhere If
Col. Bryan was there.
Col. Bryan has had an interesting
diplomatic experience. While serving
in Brazil he witnessed the rise and
collapse Of a revolution against the re-
public, but the disturbance never was
serious enough to cause embarrass-
ment to the diplomatic corps.
Then he was transferred to Portugal
and was in Lisbon at the time of the
assassination Of the king.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Trades
Unions
Savings Bank
Lifts Load
of Anxiety
By DANIEL ].

A RADES UNIONS are formed to elevate humanity by increas-
ing wages and by lettering the condition Of the labOring
classes. In work along each of these two lines they have been
%%s far more useful and effective than is generally believed. Each
&H$ dollar increase in wages and each hour of leisure secured gives
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EfkRN3D uncertainty of employment, heavy expenses of sickness and of
death of the worker himself or Of those dependent upon him
or of those upon whom he is dependent; the loss of wages during such
times of trouble and the lack Of provision for old age. So small is the
utmost possible amount of a workingman's savings that almost invariably
it is swept away, sometimes repeatedly, by one of these causes, and old
age finds the worker pennless.
Any movement like this of savings bank insurance that proposes TO
lift the financial load at times of sickness and unemployment, and makes
provision for old age, is in direct line of trade union effort. By providing
for future emergencies it promotes independence and lifts a load of anxi-
ETY.. The mn is more able to fit himself for advancement. The British
labor movement has been noted from the beginning for the variety and
extent of its financial assistance to its members in times of trouble. Unity,
solidarity, steadiness of purpose, devotion and faithfuIness of members
have been the results. The splendid achievements in English labor legis-
lation, far surprising anything we an hope for in many years, re due
for each member In this country we need to exercise more care for the
welfare of each member, in order that each member may be more devoted
to the welfare of the whole.
The ideal method Of utilization, if there il to be afilaHon, between the
labor movement and savings bank in
surance, is for each union to insist
properly and adequately insured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Nickel, Uncle Sans Most Useful Coin

lar slot machine, for which it still does
extensive duty. 1t is the price of ad-
mission to the fast multiplying picture
shows in all parts of the country. The
new-fashioned b~oot-shining parlOr
charges a nickel"
years have gathered their daily har.
vest of these little coins. The soda
fountain. growing in popular favor.
deals mostly in "nickels." Ice cream
in summer time goes for five cents.
and the charge for a myriad Of things
in the pharmacy and the ~f1ve-cent
store requires this coin.
Most smokers would have tt quit
were it not for the nickel" obnoxious
them. The cigarette would cease to
be the popular smoke it is If the price
were not five cents. Shoe laces would
either become a luxury at a higher
price or require payment in pennies.
Turn which way one will, the five
cent piece bobs up at every turn as
the most necessary coin of the realm.
It's discontinuance would inevitably in
crease the cost Of a thousand things Of
has the daring to change because Of
riveted custom.
There is no likelihood that the gov
eminent will soon consider the elm
nation Of this coin, as such action
would result in a howl of disapproval
nation wide.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Does He Love Anybody7

Won Moltke had some few human
failings. He loved his wife devotedly.
but conquered his alma mater, Den
mark, even after she had educated him
for the military service out Of her
poor, stingy pocket. But Kitchener is
a machine man only. He loves neither
man nor woman. His spear has
never known a brother, as it's sharp
point has hewn asunder the bodies
and souls of the sons of women-Bos-
tOn Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
THE STORY OF THE PEANUT
SHELLS.

AS everyone knows, G.. w. Post OF
Battle Creek, Michigan, is not only a
maker of breakfast foods, but he is a
strong individual who believes that the
trades-unions are a n to the lib
erty of the country.
Believing this, and being a natural
born" for the right, as he
sees it, Post, for several years past.
has been engaged in a ceaseless war
fare against 1.-The Labor Trust" as he
likes to call it.
Not being able to secure free and
untrammeled expression Of his Opin-
Ions on this subject through the regular
reading pages of the newspapers he
has bought advertising space fCT chis
urpose just as he is accustomed to
for the telling of his Postum STORY"
and he has thus spent hundreds OF
thousands of dollars in denOuncing
trades-uniOnism.
As a result of Posts activities the
people now know a whole lot about
these organizations: how they are
honeycombed with graft, how they OBJ
struct the development Of legitimate
business, curtail labor's output, hold
up manufacturers, graft upon their
membership, and rob the public. Natu-
rally Post is hated by the trades
unionists, and intensely.
He employs no union labor, so they
can not call out his men, n he defies
their efforts at %bOycOtting his products.
The latest means of getting" Post is
the widespread publication Cf the story
that a car which was recently wrecked
T. r--. C4,,r,1 - 10 1n1AnA
with empty peanut shells, which were
being shipped from the south to Posts
establishment at Battle Creek.
This canard probably originated with
President John Fitzgerald of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, who, it is
said, stated it publicly, as truth.
Post m back and gives FftZ-
gerald the lie direct. He d~enOunces
F~itzgerald's statement as a deliberate
t%alsehood, an underhanded and coward
ly attempt to injure his business, a "
ing not the slightest basis in fact. AS
such an effort it must be regarded. It
Is significant that this statement about
"the peanut shells" is being given wide
newspaper publicity. In the patent
inside" of an eastern country paper /
find it, and the inference naturally is
that labor-uniOnites are insidiously
spreading this lie.
An institution Cor q NAM which
will resort to moral intimidation and
to physical force, that will destroy ma
chinery and burn buildings, that will
main and kill If necessary to effect its
ends, naturally would not hesitate to
spread falsehood for the same pur-
poses.
We admire Post. While we have no
enmfty toward labor unions, so long as
they are conducted in an honest, live
and-let-live" kind of a way, we have had
enough of the tarred end of the stick
to sympathize thoroughly with what he
is trying to do. He deserves support.
A man like Post can not be killed, eve
with lies. They are a boomerang, every
time. Again, we ERO10, for hasn't this
weapon every weapon that could be
| thought of, been used (and not simply
by labor ~unions) to put us out of busi-
ness, too?
I am going to drink too cups Of
Postum every morning from this time
on and put myself on a diet Of Grape
Nuts. Bully for Post!-EditOyiGI IN
The AmericGn .JoUrHGI Of CHRieQl Ned
tctne.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Meanino of Cemetery.

1t is not correct to say that Gene
terry means the "city Of the dead"
The word is from the Greek "Koime-
terion," meaning sleeping place, not
the place of the dead. There is nothing
in the thinking that it was originally
intended to convey the idea that the
departed were really dead any more
than there is in the old Hebrew term
for cemetery-"Bethaim"-the house
of the living.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Federal
Clerks
Receive
Small
Salaries
By ARTHUR BLANCHARD

just able to make ends meet on their scanty stipends. The condition.,
indeed, sc far from being enviable, is ptiable
Realizing that conditions had vastly changed and that it requires
far more to live decenty now than it did in 1880, or even later, congress-,
a little while back, raised the salaries of senators and members of the
house from $4,000 to $1,000 a year, an increase of 50 per cent.
The country at large found no fault with this piece of elf-conferred
liberality.
Now it is up to congress to be IS just toward many thousands Of
government clerks as it was generous toward itself.
Investigations lately made show that a lot of these people arc forced
to take their children from school to help in the family support, while
others are continually in the clutches of usurious money lenders
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

During the recent holiday season a
teacher in one of the Chicago public
schools was subjected to net a little criti-
cism for refusing to pay tribute to the
Santa Claus myth, declaring it to be wrong
morally to teach a child a ~falsehood or to
tell the child anything as a truth which it
would discover to be false later on. Instead
of being a target for t~houghtless ridicule
that teacher should command the respect
of every teacher and parent who conscien-
tiously regards the moral training of chill
dren. The hottest thing this side of heav-
en- is the faith of a little child and he who
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

Government clerks are generally
thought to have an easy time by many out
siders, who envy the short hours and sup
posedly large pay of those who labor in
the big department buildings of Washing
ton.
The facts are entirely at variance with
the popular conception. The employees Of
Uncle Sam have had no increase of salary
for years and most of them are getting ex-
actly the same pay their predecessors drew
SO years ago.
This affects a multitude of honest,
Woodworking men and women who arc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25

When in Paris lately I ran across so
many Yankee notions and devices that 1
concluded the capital of La Belle France
and New York City would be very much
like twins after the lapse of a few more
years.
They have American dentists, Ameri-
can saloons, where all kinds of mixed
drinks of the sort we are used to are
served; skating Kinks, Luna park shows,
shops where one can buy shoes from the
Massachusetts factories, and hundreds of
other products of the States.
You can see the fair DANES of France
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
French
Copying
Many
Yankee
Notions
By HAROLD F. TRACEY

wearing the long wells which the daughters of Uncle Sam introduced
after motoring became fashionable and the Parisiennes have actually
adopted the big handbags that only American women formerly carried
on their shopping expeditions and by which their nationality was eas1v
proclaimed.
1 also saw in many stores roll top desks, adding machines and cash
registers bought in this country and in my hotel in Paris W a. a mammoth
selfpaying piano which was branded q. S. A.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-25
Our snecific Recollection,

Maud Allan. the dancer. has re-
turned to America after IL years
abroad. Welcome. Maudie. We seem
TO have q bare recollection Of you.