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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
TOOK A SECOND THOUGHT.
A~ggrIeved Visitor Agrees With Man
Who Spoke About the Better
Part Of Valor.

Bishop William H. McVickar Of the
Episcopal diocese Of Rhode Island, has
hundreds of Boston friends who will
be interested in a story they are tell
ing down In Providence about him.
The bishop Is as big physically az he
Is mentally. On q certain occasion
some years ago, he preached a sermon
on tha need for missionary work In
the back towns Of his state, and eSpe-
cia1ly mentioned the town of Foster.
which certainly deserved as much as
he said about It.
There are a good many fighters In
Foster, and the worst OF the lot an
nounced to all who cared to hear that
when he ven to Providence he
would make it his business to chas-
tise the bishop. He didn't happen to
visit the city until a month Or SO ago
On his return he joined the crowd
about the stove in the village post
office.
well. H." said one Of the gray
boards. Did ye lick this here Par
son McVickar when ye was down to
P~rovIdence?"
Hi spat deliberately before he re-
piled. Lick h1m!" he said. Say,
he's eight foot tall and our foot
broad. Lick him2 I saw him-"-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
History Cleared Up.

The third grade was having his
tory Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter of the Father Of His Country,
when the teacher propounded a Ques-
ton that stumped them all.
why did Washington cross the
Delaware?"
Why. indeed? Not a child could
think Of anything but the answer to
the famous chicken problem: ITO get
on the other side," and, OF course,
that wouldn't do. Then little Armies
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crosses the Delaware every summe
herself, hence the bright idea.
Well. Annie?"
Because he wanted to get to Allan
tic City."-Philadelphta Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

yet there are various things about 1t
which render it unsatisfactory.
Rather surprisingly it has thus far
escaped the denunciations of the doc
tors, who have spared no little else, as
a possible occasion for the communi-
cation of injurious microbes, but one
does not have to be a President Of the
United States, nor even a popular poll
ticfan engaged in a anvass for votes,
not sometimes to have wished that
the h~andshaking habit had never been
contracted. There are so many ways
Of shaking hands that are objection
able and there are so many different
kinds Of hands whose touch communi-
Gates a sensation not exactly pleasant.
Hands that are too hot or too cold,
too moist or too dry, or whose inert
ness communicates an uncomplimen-
tary sense of Indifference on the part
Of their -pOssessors.
Every one is familiar with the hand
shake In which all the shaking has to
be done by the party of the first part,
in which the hand one grasps lies
limp and l~ifeless in ones own, to be
taken or left, to be squeezed or let
drop, as one pleases, while the atti-
tude Of the owner suggests an abso-
lutte lack of interest in the proceed
ings. Behold, that also is vanity and
vexation of spirit. So is the question
which recurrently arises, and which it
may be suspected is the source Of
much secret embarrassment, the ques-
ton of to shake or not to shake.
Etiquette has its rules for this, but No
rules etiquette can formulate win
cover every case that may arise, and
to determine the right thing may not
always be easy.
1t will be seen that the Chinese
plan has its advantages. The China
man you meet does not shake your
hand. He bows and shakes his own
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS

81 had eczema on my hands for ten
years. I had three good doctors but
none Of them did any good. I then
used one box Of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles Of Cuticura R~esolvent
and was completely cured. MY hands
were raw all over, inside and out, and
the eczema was spreading all over my
body and limbs, Before l had used ono
bottle, together with the Cuticura
Ointment. my sores werO nearly
healed over, and by the uM0 I had
used the third bottle, I was entirely
well. To any one who has any skin
or blood disease I would honestly aL-
wise them to fool with nothing else,
but get Cuticura and get well. Ny
hands have never given me the least
bit Of trouble up to now.
my daughters hands this summer
became perfectly raw with eczema.
She could get nothing that would do
them any good until she tried Cutt
cura- She used Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Ointment and in two
weeks they were entirely cured. I
have used Cut1cura for other members
Of my family and it always proved sue
cessful. Mrs. M. E.. FaIin, Speera
Ferry, Va, Oct. 10, 1909"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
The Wrono Sort.

An old Irish peasant was n Sun
day sitting in front of his cottage
putting away ~furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while, until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
Come in to your dinner, Patsy" at
length called out his wife.
Faith, and OF will in a minute, Bid
dy," said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that If OF shmoked
a bit av gh1ass OF cud see the shpots
on the sun. OF don't know whether
Moike's been a-fooling me or whether
Owe got hold av the wrong kind Of
ghlass.'-Scraps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Seeking Comfort.

i've got a long way to go and I'm
not used to travel" said the applicant
at the railway ticket Office. II want
to be just as comfortable as I can.
regardless Of expense"
"ParIor carr"
mo. I don't care for parlor FIX
ina"
"Slespar?"
mo. I want to stay awake an
watch the scenery"
Then what do you want?"
well. If It wouldn't be too much
trouble. 1 wish you'd put me up in
one of these refrigerator cars I've
read SO much about"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

WILLY WAS TOO LIBERAL.
OversuppIy Of Alcoholic StImuIants
Disturbed Schedule Of Funeral
Arrangements.

Dean Ramsay's memoirs contain an
anecdote of an old woman Of Straths-
pey. Just before her death she sol
EMMY instructed her grandneplew:
willy, I'm deein', and as yell haze the
charge O. a I have, mind now that as
much whisky is to be used at my fu-
neral as there was at my baptism"
Willy, having no record Of the guam
t1ty consumed at the baptism, decided
to give every mourner as much as he
wished, with the result that the fu-
neral procession, having to traverse
ten miles to the churchyard on a
short November day, arrived only at
nightfall.
Then 1t was discovered that the
mourners, halting at a wayside inn,
had rested the coffin on a dyke and
left it there when they resumed their
journey. The corpse was a day late
in arriving at the grave.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
1t Wouldn't Stretch

The assessor was doing the very
best he could. but the farmer was
shreWd and wary.
How many acres Of farming land
have you?" he inquired warily.
bout 20, I guess" said Reuben.
Twenty! Why, it looks to me like
nearer 12O. Come, now, can't you in
crease that a little? There are surely
more than 20 acres in that tract. Sup
pose you stretch that a little"
Say, f~eller," said the farmer, this
amt no rubber plantation."-Harper's
Monthly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Casey at the Bat.

This famous poem is contained in the
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910, together with records, schedules
for both leagues and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
thorities. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co., of Atlanta, Ca.
on receipt of &c stamp for postage
Also copy OF their booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola" which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why it IL
so pure, wholesome and refreshing.
Are you ever hot-tired-thirsty!
Drink Coca-Cola-it is cooling, re-
lieves fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Why She BROUGHT IL Up.

do you remember" she asked.
that you said once hat unless I
promised to be yours the sun would
cease to shine?''
Il don't remember it now, but I
suppose I may have said something
Of the kind"
And have you forgotten that you
assured me that unless I permitted
yeu to claim me as your own the moon
would fall from her place in the
heav0ns?"
"Oh. we'll, what II l did say so?
Why do you want to bring that up,
new?"
81 merely wished to assure o that
Ina sorry I didn't shut my eyes and
let her fall"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Leonard o

more or less wellmeaning persons
who were misled by these schemers
and adventures; but 1t is astounding
to any one acquainted with the facts
to realize, not merely wha he accom-
plished, but how he succeeded in gain
ing the good will Of the enOrmOu ma
jOrtty Of the men whose good will
could be won only in honorable fash
ion. Spaniards and Cubans, Christian
Filtpinos and Moros, Catholic eccle-
s~iastics n Protestant missionaries
in each case the great majority OF
those whose opinion was best worth
having-grew to regard General Wood
as their special champion and ablest
friend, as the man who more than n
others understood and sympathized
with their peculiar needs and was
anxious and able to render them the
help they most needed.
His administration was as signally
successful in the Moro country as in
Cuba. In each case alike it brought in
it's train peace, an increase in material
prosperity, and a rigid adherence to
honesty Is the only policy tolerated
among officials. His opportunity for
military service has not been great,
either in the Philippines or while he
was the governor of Cuba. Still, on
several occasions he was obliged to
carry on operations against hostile
tribes of MOros, and in each case he
did his work with skill, energy. and
eff ciency; and, once it was done, he
showed as much humanity in dealing
with the ~vanQuished as he had shown
capacity to vanQuiSh them. In our
country there are SOME kinds of sue
cess which receive an altogether dis
| prOportionate financial reward; but in
no other country is the financial re-
var so small for the kind Of service
done by Leonard Wood and by the
other men whose names I have given
above. General Wood is an army OIL
Ger with nothing but an army officers
pay, and we accept it as a matter Of
course that he should have received
practically no pecuniary reward for
those services which he rendered in
positions not such as an army officer
usually occupies. There is not an
other big country in the world where
he would not have received a sub
~stantial reward such as here no one
even thinks of his receiving. Yet, aft
er all, the reward for which he most
cares is the opportunity to render
service, and this opportunity has been
given him once and again. He now
stands as chief-of-staff of the Ameri-
can army, the army in which he vas
serving in a subordinate position as
surgeon 10 years ago. His rise has
been astonishing, and it has bee due
purely to his own striking qualif1ca.
ton and striking achievements. Again
and again he has rendered great serv-
ice to the American people; and he
will continue to render such services
in the position he now holds.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
IS TOO MUCH HANDSHAKING?
Other Ways of Greeting Friends That
Are Much Preferable, Accord
Ing to Writer.

Although a few have suffered the
unpleasant experience of the man in
the case recently reported, the bones
of whose and were forced out of
place by the vise-like grasp Of a too
vigorous and unduly demonstrative
friend, most people will be inspired by
their personal recollections to sympa-
thize with this victim of a misdirect-
ed ardOr. Everyone knows people who
seek TO express the sincerity n ear
nestness of their goodwill by squeez-
ing the hand they take as though they
were trying to break every one of the
score or so Of bones which the human
hand comprises, and every n on
such occasions must have wished that
some other form of salutatiOn than
the one most in vogue had been de-
vised and were generally practiced.
d Shaking hands is a relic of barbar-
ism anyhow. 1t became the custom
in the days when every n carried a
dagger In his belt and when one friend
meeting another thought 1T necessary
to attest the peacefulness of his in
tentions by extending an open palm.
Then the other man could do no less
than make a similarly r~eaSsuring dem
onstration and the graSp of these two
extended hands naturally followed.
Subsequently, by a logical process of
evolution the handshake grew to be
the conventional form Of greeting and
the refusal Of a ~proffered hand was
regarded as one of those insults
whose dishonor can only be wiped out
with blood. Now the custom is too
firmly and widely established for its
abandonment to be conceivable, and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

Gen. Leonard Wood has just re-
turned from South America to take up
his duties as chief of the general stan
of the United States army, the highest
military position which the service az
fords.
Nearly II years ago, when Leonard
Wood was acting as governor Of Santi-
ago, I wrote in the Outlook about what
he had already achieved, and what he
could be trusted to achieve. During
the intervening IL years he has played
a very conspicuous part among the
men who have rendered signal service
to the country by the way in which
they AVE enabled 1t to grapple with
the duties and responsibilities in
CURED by the Spanish war. What has
been accomplished in the Philippines,
in Cuba, in Porto Rico. in Panama,
and in San Domingo during these IL
years represents a sum Of achieve
ment Of which this nation has a right
to be extremely proud. In each local.
ty the problem has been different, in
each locality it has been solved with
Signal success. OF course there have
been mistakes and shortcomings, but
on the whole 1t would be difficult to
find anywhere a finer record of sue
cessful accomplishment This record
1s primarily due to the admirable quail
ity Of the men put at the head Of af-
fairs in the different places. Messrs.
Taft, Luke Wright, Smith and Forbes,
Messrs. Hunt, Winthrop, Post and Col
ton, Governor Magoon, Colonel Goeth-
als-tO these and their colleagues and
subOrdinates the country owes a
heavy debt of obligation.
Most of those I have mentioned are
civilians. Colonel Goethals, under
whom the gigantic work of the Pana-
ma canal Is being accomplished, with
literally astounding rapidity n sue
cess, Is a representative Of the army.
The share Of the army in the honor
roll is very large. The Importance
of work like that OF General Bell in
the Philippines, Of General Barry in
Cuba. can hardly be overestimated;
but. as a whole, of all the work of the
army officers, the greatest In amount
and the greatest in variety of achieve
ment. must be credited to General
Wood. And. moreover, he has at
times combined with singular success
the functions Of civil administrator
and military commandment. The part
played by the United States in Cuba
has been one of the most honorable
ever played by any nation in dealing
with a weaker power, one of the most
satisfactory in all respects; and to
General Wood more han to any other
one man is due the credit of starting
this work and conducting it to a sue
cessful conclusion during the earliest
and most difficult years. Like almost
all OF the men mentioned, as we'll as
their colleagues, General Wood of
course incurred the violent hatred of
many dishonest schemers and un-
ScrupuIOus adventurous, and of a few
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
What They Did With Them.

An American who spends much OF
his time in England tells of a cOckney
who went to a dealer in dogs and thus
described what he wanted iii wants
a kind Of dog about so Ugh an so long.
Hits a kline Of gr'y'ound, an yet It
amt q gr'y'ound, because is lyle IL
shorter nor any . these ere gr'y'ounds.
an is nose is shorter, an g amt so
slim round the body. But still 'e'B
a kind O. greyhound. Do you keep such
dogs?" I'VE do not" said the dog man.
I'VE drown EN-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

case as gravel, but my agony In
creased under their treatment, and I
soon became too weak to stand alone.
I had given up all hope Of living
more than q few weeks at the best
l was strongly urged to try Doan's
Kidney Pills, and after twelve days
use, I passed two gravel stones. After
that, 1 improved rapidly until cured"
Remember the name-Doan'A
box. Foster-Nilburn Co.. Buffalo.
NJ
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Birds Powerful Voice.

There Is a bird known as the naked
throated bell bird, that has such a
powerful voice that it can be heard
three miles away. 1t is LOUD ana
pier cling and has been hkened to the
sound produced by a blacksmith
striking an anvil
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

S0S6S
come too frequent or
scanty; urine is dis
colored and sedf
ment appears. No
medicine for such
troubles like Doan's
Kidney Pills. They
quickly remove kid
ney disorders.
A. Dashem, 241 N
Grant St, Wooster.
o., says: 1.-THE doc
tors diagnosed my
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Wonderful FIIoht Of DRAGON E,v-

Wonderful Flight Of Dragon Fly.
The dragon fly can speed through
the air at the rate Of so miles an
hour and more wonderful still. can
stop instantaneously in its flight or
move backward or sideways without
changing the position Of its body.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
castronomIc Prize MedaIIst.

The man who invents a ~noiseless
method of eating corn on the cob. and
points out how one can partake OF
watermelon without betting his ears
wet, will be a true b~enefactoE-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Peculiar Trick Of Lightning.

FCOUTIdI TTTCN OF GIHHGTTINHs
Lightning played a curious trick
with a funeral procession near Limo
ges. recently. 1t struck the church and
burned the altar cloth. Outside the
church a girl was killed and four bear
ers of the coffin were knocked down.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

What's become Of the hookwOrm
fake? Gone out of Stiles? When will
they get into Stiles again? Eth, DR..
Stiles?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

How would it do to try the expert
ment Of going to the erring with love,
instead of law? Wouldn't it be a step
nearer to paradise?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

Mistress (hiring servant)-I hope
you know your place?
Scranton, yes, mum! The last
three girls you had told me all
about 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

Men who sit in silence are either
neditating good or evil-money ma
king for self, or making money to go to
benefit others.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

l have been to feasts of arguments
where the only result was a cOnstipar
ton Of real original ideas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

TO DRIVE W NAJ.@RIA
AND RUILD UP THE SYSTEA
CHILL TONIC Y1M knew Eh9t you are t Kin
showing 1t Is siEply QuinIne and Iron in a taste
less form. The ,quinlne drives out me malAnN
dealers for 80 years. Phce 80 cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

After marrying for money, many a
man wishes he had been brought up to
work for a living.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
Different Values,

There's a big difference in men,"
"I Judge SO, by studying the vari-
Gus rates for which Pittsburg council
men were bought"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

For Red, Itching Eye1ids, Cysts, Styes
Falling Eyelashes and All Eyes That
Need Care Try Murine Eye Salve. Asep-
tic Tubes-Trial Size-25c. Ask Your Drug
Rist or Write Murine Eye Remedy Co..
Chicago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
A BAD THING TO NEGLECT.

Don't neglect the kidneys when you
notice lack of control over the zero
fiono DoSco0oa Ia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

A wise author draws his own con
illusions at the beginning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

Mrs. Wins1Ow'S Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, Goftens tho gums, reduces IN
Illumination, AllaYB main. cures wind collie. 2C u bOtu.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12
UncOUth

Hes so uncouth."
What's the matteY?'
H actually eats the lettuce leaf
the salad rests on"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-12

Constipation causes and agEravates many serious
diseases. IL 10 thoroughly cured by DR.. Pierce'a
Pleasant Pellets. The favOrite fApclly LAXATIVE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13
Oklahoma state Manual.

The Oklahoma State Manual for
1909 10 now ready. II Is all eneyclo'
pedIa OF statistical information. Gives
names OF all the state and county OF
fIcers, their post office addresses
county. judicial. congressional and
senatorial districts. names and ad
dress Of members OF constitutional
Convention; first and second legisla
ture, population. wealth OF state and
value. Price. 7bc. Address Leader
printing Company. Guthrie. Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13
l.,viro In the past.

"lIow eary and how slniplc llie
would be II the best aud tao highest
warned Us Of lis going" writes g, "
Morris. gro have name TO live and
yet be dead; TO trade on our repull
ton of yesterday; to comfort our
solves in secret on those graces tha'
were ours once, but now are ours no
longer that Is the tragedy OF human
character. more terrible than any
Snndcn fall"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13

BE sure and take a bottle Of Cham
berlaln's Collie. Cholera aud DIarrhoca
Remedy with you when starting on
your trip this summer. 1t cannot bc
obtained on board the trains or
steamers. Changes of water and
climate often cause sudden attacks OF
dIarrhsea, and It ls best to be pre-
pr red. Sold by all lealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13

Most disfIgurlng SKIN ernptions.
scrofnla. pimpies. rashes. etc. are due
Ito impure blood. Burdock Blood Bit
iers Is cleansing blood tonic. Makes
|san cIearsefad, elaarhralnai. clear
skinned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13

Trust In the Lord with all thlne
heart, and lean not upon thine own
understanding. In all thy ways ac'
knowledge him and he shall direct ny
nnths.- = Proverbs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-13
OFFICES TO De FILLED
AT NOVEMBER ELECTION

The following IL 4 complete list Of
to be elected 10 Oklahoma at
nc November. 1910. election.
state Officers. executive
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PHONE rs.
Phone your wants 10 The Lvadsr.
PHONE YOUR WANTS
Phone 70.
WANTED TO TRADING. 4 Smith
Premier Typewriter. good condition
tor No. Remington machine Ad
The New Road Law.

The New Road Law.
1t Is now ready. The new road law
Just passed by the legislature, bound
in phamphlet form. Price a5 cents for
single ocpies. Better prices given In
quantities. This is an entirely new
and complete law and repeals all other
road laws heretofore existing and
should be In the hands OF everyone
who Is Interested in good roads. Order
now and familiarize yourself with the
new law. Sent to any address upon
receipt OF rs cents in money or stamps.
A hUSETn