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Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
THE SEINE IS RECEDING
BUILDINGS WHOSE WALLS UN-
DERMINED MAY COLLAPSE.
New Crevices In Streets of Paris.
Dozens of People Have Disap-
peared in Fissures.

! Paris.-Slowly, very slowly, the swol
len waters of the Seine are subsiding
bringing sense of relief to the desc
lated and distracted city.
The danger of some great calamity
such as has been predicted, now seems
over, although the situation continues tO
be critical at many points within the
city, particularly III the neighborhood OF
the st. Lazarre station, where the en-
tire streets and solid blocks of buildings
| threaten to sink through the crust into
| t he waters beneath.
The effect of the removal of the water
pressure has been to weaken foundations
generally, and this causes the greatest
| anxiety. Besides, there will be thousands
of acres to be cleared or repaired when
the water has receded. and there is also
the possibility of an epidemic breaking
out. 1t is generally believed that the
breaking of the dam at Gennevilliers ap-
preciably hastened the climax by releas-
ing an immense amount of water, but
the consequences below are appalling.
Gennevilliers and Colombes, having 3d.
600 inhabitants, are completely sub
merged, the water reaching the tops of
the houses in the lower section, while
the food is backing up into the very
heart of Asnieres.
Figures as to the number of persons
affected by the flood in the valley of the
Seine are pure guess-work, but certainly
10000 people have been driven from
their homes to the hospitals and other
buildings which have been placed at the
diSnOSifjOu of ho rofIOooS
There have been a dozen instances
where persons have disappeared in crew
ices suddenly opened under their feet or
have been swept away in the sewer
floods. Many pitiful stories are told of
the rescue of half-starved persons who
had been imprisoned in their houses. A
number of persons have become insane
through fear and suffering.
One sailor who had engaged in the
work of rescue until he reached the limit
of physical endurance became crazed,
jumped into the Seine and was drowned.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop It.

A young Calf. wife talks about coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and
Java and give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that l was
a nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds of ails.
AT first l thought bicycle riding
caused it and l gave IT up, but my con-
dition remained unchanged. / did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for l was very fond Of it. At
that time a friend came to live with
US, and l noticed that after he had
been with us e week he would not
drink his coffee any more. l asked him
the reason. He replied, 4 have not had
a headache since left off drinking cOf-
fee, some months ago, till last week,
when began again, here at your table
don't see how anyone can like coffee,
anyway, after drinking Postum
II said nothing, but at once ordered
a package OF Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company, and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer
ing, SO he returned to Postum, con-
vinced that coffee was an enemy, in
stead of a friend, and he is troubled
no more with insomnia.
II, myself, have gained pounds in
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
culver. 1t seems so easy now TO quit
coffee that caused our aches and ails
and take up Postum"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the abOv@ letter. A new
one appears from time to time They
are genuine tHues and full OF humaD
interest
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
PEoNAGE IN So COUNTIES
Victims Tell Of Shocking Conditions
on Texas Plantations.

Austin, Texas.-The federal grand jury
returned indictments on thirty-siX more
counts for conspiracy to hold i'll peon-
age and for holding in peOnage against
persons in BurlesOn county, Texas.
1t is learned that the deeper the grand
jury delves into the practice of peonage
upon the Hoppe farm, the more horrible
are the developments brought to light.
The victims of the practice are gathered
here from many parts of the United
States. A number of them are young
white men, but the majority are negroes.
Some of the whites are mere boys who
were out to see the world and fell into
the clutches of the agents of the Hoppe
plantation. According to the stories of
some of these witnesses, they were pulled
off trains at Somervilie, and under the
pretense that they were guilty of some
crime were sent to the plantation, where
they were held in bondage as long as
their strength for work lasted.
That peonage in its worst form is prac-
ticed in at least twenty-five counties in
Texas is the charge made by the federal
officers who have been working on the
investigation for many months. More
than 100 state and county officers, from
constables to county attorneys, are in
vOlVed in the conspiracy.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
TREASURY DEFICIT lessons
Customs Receipts and Internal Rev
enue Increasing.

Washington.-An increase in round
numbers in customs receipts of $32 ,GOO,
600 and in internal revenue of $1O,OOO,-
900, but deficit in the ordinary receipts
of the government of $25, ,OOO, 900, against
$64 100000 last year, shows the result
of the first seven months operations of
the treasury for the fiscal year 1910, as
compared with the corresponding period
of the preceding year. Panama canal dis
bursements. not included in the above
calculations, have amounted to $780,,
O53, as compared with only $12,529 ,984
during the seven months last year.
The public debt increase during the
month of January was 81 ,46O,819. The
working balance in the treasury today
was 1922, 1862. The cash in the treas"
ury today amounted to $1,715, ,435, ,391.
During January 2S national banksf
with total capital of 81, 900, were
authorized to begin business. National
hank circulation outstanding aggregated
S7O9,S79,333
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
KENTUCKY JOINS VIRGINIA.
Wants Money From Uncle Sam fol
Ceded Lands.

Frankfort, Ky.-Stirred by the sugges-
tion from a Virginia state official, Ken
lucky probably will join it's voice to that
Of Virginia in demanding reimbursement
from the federal government for the land
ceded for the creation of the states of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and a
part of Minnesota. 1t is claimed that
the condition of the grant has been vio-
lated that the parceled land was put to
local purposes instead of being for the
use and benefit of the other states of the
federation" as was originally intended.
Kentucky was part of the Old Do
minion at the time, was West Vir-
ginia. The information reaching here is
that each of the states would be entitled
to about one-siXth of the amount claimed
by Virginia, or $2,OOO,OOO.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
PRICES To BE PROBED
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES
TO INQUIRE INTO COST.
Will Inquire Whether Prices Have
Been Affected by Any Laws
Of the Country.

Washington.-The cost of living in the
United States is to be thoroughly in
quired into by the house of representa-
tives through its most powerful commit
tee, the ways and means. Representa-
tive Payne of New York, chairman of
that committee, and ma ajority leader in
the house, introduced his resolution pro-
viding for an investigation along the
broadest lines.
The committee is to inquire into any
alleged increase in the cost of the neces-
saries of life, some of which, such as
clothing, fuel, furniture, meats and food.
stuffs, are enumerated. Wholesale and
retail prices and rates of profit are to be
investigated. The question of whether
the tariff is responsible for the alleged
high cost of living is covered in a gen
eral provision "as to whether prices are
affected, increased or otherwise by any
laws of the United States" The hearings
of the committee will be open to the
public 1t may sit anywhere in the Unit
ed States and summon and swear wit.
nesses.
The bill provides for "a thorough and
complete investigation of the present un-
reasonable and unnecessary advancing
prices made by meat packers and of the
reported boarding of live stock in West
ern yards, of the refusing of large orders
and the holding of supplies in freezers to
create the impression of a shortage"
The committee, which is to consist of
six senators and six members of the
house, is authorized to call upon any
court in the United States to enforce
the orders of the committee and compel
replies to questions put to witnesses.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

grew stronger, and within three months
was a perfectly we'll woman.
Il want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. JOHN G.. MoLDAN,
2115 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability Of Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
IfyOu want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkh at Lynn, Mass.
Shewill treatyOurletterass strictly
confidential. For 20 years She
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge Don't
hesitate write at once.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
Free Lunch Killed Him.

Louisville, ky.-Henry '. Wolff, coun-
Gilman from the Eleventh ward choked
to death today on piece of meat which
he was endeavoring to swallow at free
lunch counter in a saloon at Tenth and
Market streets. Mr.. Wolff, who was a
clerk for the Southern railway, felt the
pangs OF hunger couple of hours after
breakfast, and going to the saloon to ap-
pease his appetite. attacked the free
lunch. He had taken but few bites
when he was seen to grow black in the
face and fall to the floor
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
$50 MINERS ENTOMBED
EXPLOSION IN PRIMERO MINE
PROVES TO BE COSTLY.
Explosion Heard Ten Miles Away,
and Was Thought Earthquake
Had Occurred.

Trinidad, Colo.-A terrific explosion
occurred at the Primero coal mine short
ly after o'clock Monday afternoon.
Three miners were killed outright and
$50 others are believed to be dead in the
mine These $50 men were entombed
by the explosion while at work, and
there seems hardly "a chance that any
of them escaped.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
which owns and operates the property,
refuses to give out any information re-
garding the explosion, claiming that both
it's telephone and telegraph wires to
Primero are down. 1t is claimed the
company purposely removed the tele-
phone apparatus at Primero so that no
news of the accident might leak out
without being censored.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
ordered a special train made up ana
rushed to the coal camp. Doctors and
nurses left on this train with a large
supply of medical supplies.
The three men who were killed were
near the mouth OF the mine when the
expJ"~i"o .ook place.
t.. explosion was heard ten miles and
many thought an earthquake had oc-
Cured. Primero is located tewnty-four
miles northwest of Trinidad.
Three years ago disastrous explosion
took place III the property, in which
twenty-one miners were killed and many
injured.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
COLD FEET NO CRIME.
Wife Seeking Divorce Cites Many Alleged
CrueltieS.

Atlanta. Ga.-'It's no crime to have
cold feet says Mrs. f. T. Gibbs, who
began preparations to secure a divorce
because her husband told the Judge that
his wife was addicted to drink, read
novels until late hour of night and
disturbs his slumber by placing her cold
feet against his.
II deny everything except that some
times my feet are cold at night" said
Mrs Gibbs, who thinks that her hus-
bands efforts to "hulmiliate" her by tell.
ing such things will warrant the court
in granting her a divorce.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
Knew the Calendar.

They were little girls. so small that
the teacher was telling them about di-
visions of time, and receiving all sorts
of answers to her simple questions.
The little girl who lived in a board
ing house was a year older than any
of the others.
1--WE have learned that years are di-
vided into months, months into weeks,
anG weeks into days" said the teach
er. Now can any one tell me how
the days are divided?"
The little girl who lived in board
ing house raised her hand, and was
asked to speak.
Mondays, Tuesdays. Wednesdays
and Thursdays, beef" she said. glibly;
Friday, fish, Saturday, corned beef
and beans; and Sunday. chicken -
Youths Companion.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
Dies Trying to Save Child.

Montgomery, Ala.-While desperately
attempting to extinguish the burning
clothing of her 4-year-old daughter, Mrs.
F. P. Williams, wife of a carpenter, was
so badly burned that she died a few
minutes afterwards. The little girl was
playing before an open CRATE when her
clothing caught fire. On seeing the flames,
the frantic mother seized the child in
her arms and rushed from the house
She was found few minutes later in
the yard dead. but the child was unin-
iured
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
Virginia Governor Inaugurated.

Richmond, Va.-William Hodges Mann
was inaugruated governor of Virginia on
Tuesday. In his inaugural address the
governor put himself on record in re-
gard to the liquor question by saying:
Il simply reiterate my steadfast op-
position to the saloon and my confidence
in the people of Virginia, who have the
right to settle this question as to them
shall seem best"
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
WILL CONSIDER DRAINAGE.
Party of Southerners Will Discuss
Matter With President.

Washington, D. ca delegation COM
posed of farmers and representative busi-
ness men, headed by G. a. Cole, presi
dent of the Farmers Union of Arkansas
arrived in Washington Wednesday, Feb
ruary ?, to discuss with the president
arrangements for the drainage of the
Mississippi valley. The delegation was
composed of representative men and was
a very imports ant one.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
An Educational Problem.

Little Margery has just begun to go
to the kindergarten, and is filled with
a due sense of the importance of her
studies there and the solemn value of
the attainments that have thus been
put within her reach. The other aft
ernoon, after coming home from
school, she remained in brown study
for time, and then said: Mamma
do l know as much now as / don't
know?"
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

While one astronomer declares that
there are no canals on Mars, another
asserts the planet has 900 and that
the NIartians are still digging. There
being no way to decide, the lay world
can take whichever view it pleascs. In
the meantime, all present energy on
the subject is needed in the perfe .tinR
OF the one canal we have here.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
CHALLENGS IS AN ASSAULT.
Aged Woman Wanted to Fight Another
With Shotgun

Abberville, La.-Mrs. Mary Schexnalder,
aged so years, recently challenged a
woman of about the same age to duel
near here. The challenger stipulated
that shotguns should be the weapons
used. Mrs. Schexnalder was called be-
fore the district court and fined for as
sault. MY challenge was not accepted" :"
she protested. The court held, however,
that a challenge to a duel constituted
an assault.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Two hours after getting a divorce
in Nevada the woman in the case
married again, and the judge granting
the divorce was highly incensed at
what he termed making a farce o. the
courts. says the Baltimore American.
But then, interested citizens can hard
ly be expected to take better care of
the dignity of the courts than the
Judges themselves.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Cleveland theatrical reform in the
matter of preventing people from dis
turbing the auditors by Struggling In
during the first act looks like reac-
tion to primitive principles, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Presently some
backwoods city will be advancing the
idea that theaters and operas are not
conducted for the purpose of holding
conversaziones in the boxes.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
MooNSHINE IN JERSEY.
Illicit Still Near Bayonne Raided; 5000
Gallons Seized.

New Nork.-That the moonshine in
dustry is not confined to the mountains
of the South was indicated when Morris
Drucker was arraiged before United
States commissioner in Jersey City on a
charge of operating an illicit still in q
stable back of his house in Bayonne, Y.
j., one of the suburbs of this city. The
federal officers seized 900 gallons of
whisky.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

caused q weakness
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read so
much ofwhatLydia
+. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women /
felt sure it would
help me, andImust
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, /
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

An airship expedition Is to be sent
to discover the north pole under the
auspices Of the kaiser himself Fail.
ure to locate that locality will there.
fore, lie in the nature OF lese majestic
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

canals. Perhaps. in the general
smashing of received beliefs, it will
even be denied that there ever was a
north pole.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Primero, Colo.-SeTenty nine bodies of
the victims of the explosion in the Pri,
nero mine were found piled in mass
at the foot of the air shaft shortly after
midnight.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

telescope few days ago, appeared to
have only stub of a tail. Possibly
it is the fashion to clip the tails OF
comets this year
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Meanwhile other parts of the coun
try are exhibiting weather just as
startling as ours.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Chicago would like to have the in.
ternational balloon races next fall but
1t cannot agree to remove the lake for
the occasion.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

The man over 40 who doesn't own
a farm may lay his lack to ill luck
but generally he will find the cause in
his own makeup.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

A French aviator is reported to have
fallen from his aeroplane into a tree
and escaped injury. Sounds like the
twentieth century Munchausen.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Minister WI has talked into a pho
nograph, but as he did not ask any
questions the record will always be
open to suspicion.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Lowering a height record and rails
ing a low record is one and the same
to French aeroplanists.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

What a long time the world will
have to wait to find out whether any
really great men were born in 1909!
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

DR.. Osler's Endorsement Of the sour
milk diet doesn't make it any the
more palatable.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

The days have begun to lengthen,
but it all in the afternoon when it
doesn't make getting up early in the
morning any easier
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

the way to suppress highway1nen is to
suppress them.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

That first carload of spring vegeta
bles with has left the gulf region will
be lucky if it does not bump into a
cold wave.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

If, as the days begin to lengthen, the
cold begins to strengthen, we have
some strenuous weather due US during
the next 60 days.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

A school is to be opened on Long
Island to train girls to be good wives
and housekeepers. Now a correspond
ing school should follow to train young
men to be good husbands and pro-
viderS.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

While the per capita circulation OF
money is large enough, frequently it
is difficult to make it connect with the
Individual
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

However, any other winter resort is
as much entitled to advertise an ex-
elusive view of the comet as is Cali
fOrnia
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

A dispatch from Georgia says the
peach crop has not yet been injured
Before we begin to cheer Justify, let
us hear from Delaware.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Whenever it happens that there is
no great question demanding immedi-
ate solution 1T is always possible to
renew the discussion as to the exist
ence of canals on Mars
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

When railroad trains collide the rich
man has no better chance of escape
than his poor fellow traveller.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

The discovery of natural gas in Pay
cite county, Alabama, has caused some
excitement at Columbus. Biologists
claim that the vein runs in q westerly
direction and probably extends to a point
at or very near Columbus.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

For the last time, will the gentle,
man who assured us we would have
an open winter kindly send in his pho.
tograph?
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Avoid meeting the crime wave on q
cold night. Or at any other time.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Unless you are pyromaniac do not
fight the kitchen fire with gasoline.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

In this age. the water wagon ought
TO be an automobile.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Napoleon's hair IS for sale. Which
color do you prefer?
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

This is fine growing weather for
coal bills.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

An earthquake is reported in Della
ware. Naturally, it was little one
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was a great
sufferer from female troubles which
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Sharkey county is not to be outdone
by her sister counties of the eastern part
of the State in the way of agricultural
progres, as DIR. J.. f. Martin is engaged
in booking applicants for competitive
corn growing contest among the boys of
the county.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Following some correspondence be
tween Secretary Runnells of the Bust
ness League and Prof. Thomas l.. Bal
ley, secretary of the Mississippi Inter
collegiate Oratorical Association, the di-
rectors of the league issued a formal in
vitation to the association to hold their
next meeting in Greenville, the time set
being May 13.
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

In the trial of John Gaines. at Co
lumbus, on the charge of selling booze, il
developed that some of the most con
slant patrons of local blind tigers are
young boys. Three of the principal wit
nesses were boys A and Is years of age
and all swore that they frequently threw
in money and bought whisky from unli
censed vendors
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Grenada is very much interested in
the proposition before the lower house
of congress by Hon. I. I. Sisson to make
a survey of Yalobusha river for the
purposes of navigation. Every piece of
information and much data are being
collected to send Mr. Sisson, so that he
may be fortified against any probable
opposition. Old citizens recall the time
when steamboats, piled the waters of the
river regularly. A steamboat was up as
high as Grenada as late as the SOS that
carried one thousand bales of cotton
Macon beacon., 1910-02-04

Cofeeyille was visited by the worst
eonfagration in the history of the city
Five stores were totally destroyed, with
a rough loss estimate of 100000 The
fire was spectacular, and thousands OF
people were attracted to it,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-01-20
An ola Bunko Geme.

A farmer near Rock Island, ILL.,.
was cleverly swindled out Of s25 by a
smooth stranger who claimed to be
the game warden. The farmer was
hunting on his own farm when aD-
preached and asked II ne had hunt
ing license. He had not. and the man
said he was not excused by being on
his own farm. and that he would ar
rest him. This did not please the
farmer. and he finally gave the fellow
s25 as bail. When he appeared In
court the next morning he met the
real game warden, but not his money.