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Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

Romance and poetry have delighted
to weave garlands with which to ceIe-
brate and perpetuate the glory Of the
blue grass IN old Kentucky, famed for
its fine horses. beautiful women and
mint
Kentucky has been designated aa
the home OF the mint julep. and Its
colonels have become famous all over
the world for the easy and graceful
way in which they drink whisky with
a little dash Of sugar and sprig or
two Of mint in order, chiefly, to over
come the necessity for a large amount
Of water In the beverage. The true
Kentuckian doesn't want his whisky
drowned.
1t transpires, however. that the real
home Of the mint and the mint julep
10 right here In Missouri, whose crop
Of mint last year amounted to 1868
pounds. or enough to make 1,224,320
juleps. This amount includes the mar
keted product only. no account hav-
ing been taken Of the countless thou
sands Of juleps which were compound
ed during the year with base OF the
undiluted moonshine whisky that
never paid cent Of tax.-St. Louis
Star.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30
Waste Of Death Is Greatly Lessened

is like stopping the waste Of life in a
great war. 1t is equivalent to ward
ing of death $3.50 times every month.
1,6S7 every week, 241 times a day.
1t averts ten deaths every hour, one
every six minutes day and night.
from one years end to the next.
II the economic value of the lives
saved by lowering the death rate IA
the United States-the results of bet.
ter and more careful living is placed
at no more than an average Of $1,000
apiece, the effect of cutting down the
mortality $1,000 in year is much
the same az preventing the waste Of
$81. 100000 dealing with this great
economy in human life on the hardest
and narrowest industrial and com.
mercial basis.
The gradual change for the better
IN respect to saving life and wardinR
on death is not confined to the United
States. 1t is going on In other coun.
tries, also Throughout the civilized
world, there is general change for
the better in the conditions Of liy-
Ing and in the chances for life itself.
The conservation Of human life Is one
Of the great interests and one OF the
best signs Of the times.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30
Expert Offers Criticism Of. the Army

military posts. OF course, 1t is neces
sary to keep men In the Philippines
and Alaska, but not in small towns
The latter type-known to military
men as 'hitching posts'--were estab
lished years ago and small towns have
grown up around them.
These posts also are one OF the
principal causes of desertion. A re.
cruit enlists because Of visions about
how grand 1t is to be a soldier. On
arriving at some post, however, be
finds he must be carpenter, garden.
er, or telephone operator. At soma
stations half Of the men are employed
In this way rather than occupying
their time In learning to be soldiers.
Instead Of useless military posts,
the army should be divided into large
divisions, located at large central
points. There are only 5000 infantry.
men along the Pacific coast, where the
present situation demands that q
strong force be concentrated.
II the trouble in Mexico. on our
own frontier. had necessitated our
men getting into action, we could not
mobilize a full division there within
a month. Even Mexico could teach US
a severe lesson.
The war department, however has
recognized the inefficiency Of the army.
and is taking steps to make II the In,
stitution our navy is getting to be-"
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

WASHINGTON. How many Amer.
W leans realize the huge bulk Of
the population Of their country, in the
same sense that coal is heavy or the
hay crop Is immense In cubic feet?
Just as a matter Of physical bigp ,ss,
this ia great nation, not in pos, ,es.
sions but in people.
II all Of the inhabitants OF the
United States, grownups and children.
were to lie down in long line. one
persons head touching the feet Of the
one In front, there would be about
10000 miles OF such human chain.
II every American stood up to be
counted. in long row of men.
women and children, even II they
stood so close together that they oc.
cupied only foot and a half apiece.
the file would be more than 25, 1000
miles long. It would girdle the earth
at the equator.
Averaging the 93,00O,00O people IN
the United States. young and old
adults and babies, at 100 pounds
apiece, the American nation weighs
100000 tons. That is enough to load
1000 good-sized steamships with hu-
man freight, II It were piled in like
coal or grain. with no regard what
ever for space or air.
II the s3.00o,0O0 Americans, babies
included, drink, on the average, a pint
Of some liquid every day. which is an
extremely modest estimate, the peo-
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

4 Asst year the death rate in the
II United States was probably the
lowest ever known. It certainly was
less than the mortality of any other
year since vital statistics have been
collected in sufficiently large part OF
the country to indicate clearly the
general state Of the public health
In 1909 the death rate in states and
cities which contain more than half Of
the population of the United States
was almost exactly Is to every thou
sand persons living. It was not quite
one in the thousand below the aver
age mortality rate OF the preceding
i've years. The fraction was nine
tenths. That means nine lives in
every 10000 OF the population. 1t is
300 in every million inhabitants, or
81, 900 In 90,000,000
The cutting down Of the death rate
enough to save 81. 900 lives in year
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30
When II Was Rouuher.

Paul Wilmington, the Harvard coach,
was praising the milder football Of
1910.
football in the '90s was terrible
game" said Mr.. Wilmington. "Bour-
get, you know, devoted q whole chap
ter Of 'Outre Mer' to its horrors.
Some Of the stories Of the football of
80 or 81 are. In fact, almost incred-
ible.
"A Philadelphia sporting editor re-
turned one November Saturday from
West Philadelphia with pale. fright
ened face.
Many accidents at the gamer q
police reporter asked him.
lone frightful accident, replied
the sporting editor. "A powerful mule
from a neighboring coal dealers en-
tered the field. blundered into one of
the hottest scrimmages and got
killed"
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

THAT the United States army is In
! ferior in military organization to
the armies of every other large nation
Of the world is the sentiment of H. Lee
Clotworthy, military expert. associate
editor Of the United States Infantry
Journal. and formerly a, captain In the
army. He asserts that Uncle SANS
military department is inefficient as a
fighting machine, and that any one of
the big powers notably Japan could
whip the daylights out Of US without
half trying
There are 30 regiments Of infantry
in the army he says. "but hardly any
one of them has been mobilized to-
gether in order to give the men the
proper training. They are scattered
all over the country at various need
less military posts. Consequently, both
oflcers and men suffer for lack Of ade-
quate drill. and would be absolutely
unprepared to fight an army OF real
soldiers.
There are great many needless
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

Itch Cured I'm 80 Minutes by WooIford's
sanitaryLotion.Ne Never fails. AT druggists
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

The man who forgets that he was
once a boy is almost as scarce as the
woman who denies that she is still a
girl.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

Occasionally crooked path leads
to a strait-jacket.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

In case Of pain on the lungs Hamlins
Wizard Oil acts like mustard plaster,
except that It is more effective and ia so
much nicer and cleaner to use.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30
Street Treatment.

Hewitt-Have they been treating
your street?'
Jewett-Yes; they have been pour
ing oil on the troubled macadam.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

The most valuable feature OF sue
cess is the struggle that precedes 1t.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

The woman who throws herself at a
mans head seldom makes hit.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

Some men are always looking for o
chance to earn money, and some are
satisfied II they merely get It.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

TO DRIVE ogT MALARIA .-......
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELMSS
p CHILL TONIC You know what you are taking,
Tho formula is plninly printed on every bottle
showing II is simply Quinlne and Iron in a taste,
less form The 9uinine drives out the malaria
dealers for 80 years. Price 50 cents.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

Professor Muyon has engaged staff Of specialists that
renowned leaders in their line
There is question about their ability they the finest ply
sicans that colleges and hospitals have turned
salaries
He offers their service to you absolutely free Of cost No matter
what disease how many
Munyon's physicians and they will give careful prompt
attention and advise what to DO You under obligations to
them It will not cost penny only the postage stamp put
your letter.
All consultations held strictly confidential. l
Address Munyon's Doctors Munyon's Laboratories sad Jefferson
Streets, Philadelphia, Pa
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

The noblest motive Is the public
good. Virgil.
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
Eorchdrcn teething, s0ftens tho gums reduces In.
nammation allays palm cures wind cole 25ca bottle
Macon beacon., 1910-12-30
Importanr "a aotneya

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
Burton Holmes Lectures.

Novelty is said to be the keynote of the
series of travelogues which Burton
Holmes will bring to this city for pres
entatton at the Columbia Theater next
month. The Sunday course, which be-
gins November 20. will be exactly dupli-
Gated in the Monday afternoon course
beginning the following day. Munich
and the wonderful scenic district of the
Bavarian Alps, rich in legend and ro-
nance, furnish Mr.. Holmes with his first
topic: his three visits to Oberammergau
In 1890 in 1900 and in 1910 give him adj
vantages in describing-the play, the place
and the people.
His third subject will be Prague and
Bohemia" His fourth recounts wander
1ngs by motor from Carlsbad through
Germany, visiting many of the cities and
towns made famous by history, romance,
ART, architecture and human interest. His
nth subject will compare two well known
ways around the world. crossing our own
country by two routes. and thence in
one journey circling the globe by SueZ
canal and then, by another route, cross
ing by the trans-Siberian railway, the
evening being devoted to touching merely
At the places of the greatest beauty and
interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

ing with a girls ambition. Miss Fergu-
son, like Billie Burke and Pauline Chase,
rose from the ranks of the chorus. she
made her first appearance in THE Belle
of New York.
W. Somerset Vaughan, the English
dramatist who has such a success with his
light comedies of English fashionable
American productions of his plays
Smith and Mrs. Dot"
vinie DAILY. who has been in Europe
some time, is studying for grand opera.
and Mary Garden, who arrived in New
York last Tuesday and who has taken
her in charge as protege. predicts fu-
ture for the former dancer
Hazel Kirke is the name of the prima
donna of "A Stubborn Cinderella" COM
pany. The young woman denies the as
sertion that her stage name was taken
from Steele Mackaye's old play of the
same name.
Nine. Marcela Sembrich comes to the
National Theater for an afternoon concert
in November. Nine. Sembrich is making
her last tour of the United States, and
will go Immediately to her home in Ber-
lin at the close of the season..
Frank keenan,. who starred last sea-
son in THE Heights by William An
thony Mcguire, and who previously had
been with David Belasco, opened last
Monday in New York in sketch called
THE Oath" adapted from short Irish
play from Seumas McManus.
Harriet Ford. who. with Joseph Medill
Patterson, wrote the sociological play
THE Fourth Estate has just completed
the manuscript for a new play based on
Judge Ben B. Lindsays THE Beast and
the Jungle" This has been turned over
to Liebler & Co.
Blanche Ring will not appear in 1.-The
Yankee Girl in London at the conclusion
of her present American tour, because
the changes in George V. IIobart's book
that would be necessary for British pres
entation would take away the breezy
Yankee atmosphere which is an important
element in its success.
Gertrude Quinlin is soon to effect the
metamorphosis from Miss Patsy to Fin
icky Flora. The closing of Miss Patsy"
in Philadelphia two weeks ago was fol-
lowed Immediately by the announce ment
of this new piece, in which the name
part is said to have a resemblance to
Flora Virgins of THE College Widow. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

MAURICE B. THOMAS
OF the five musical Thomas brothers. and
Washfngtons talented colored composer. march
writer and clarinetist, will appear at his first
recital in
TRUE REFORMERS' HALL,
18th and u SITS. NV,
NOV. 4, 1910.
His instructors; Miss Emma Smith. Mr.. Ar
thur Tregna Of Z. S. Marine Band; Mr.. Jacques
Vanpoueke U. S. Marine Band.
Mr.. Thomas gained reputation among his high
school associates when he wrote his first compo-
sition, 1.-THE A. NJ. T. S. March, at the age OF
IL and among the students by playing for the
various frat dances of all the white high
Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase. Mr.. Thomas
will render and interpret his eight marches at
his husical-The A. NJ T. s. March The O. s.
Marine Band March. The Inaugural March, The
Y. NJ. c. A. March. The Beautiful Washington
March, The Saxophone Sextet the Filipino
Band March Concerto. The Thomas Brothers
March.
Mr.. Thomas will be assisted by the following of
Washington's famous colored artists: Mr. Meir
Mr. Heathman Mr. Jetsr. Miss Abby Williams
Nolye Thomas. Mrs. Rebecca Guy Colen
Let every one buy. copy OF Mr.. Thomas
marches, which will be ON sale at his musIca |
and at Drops music house. 25c per copy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

gram OF pictures will start with a visit
to the Ryks Museum in Amsterdam,
after which 1t will be continued through
the principal galleries Of Germany, Aus
tria. France, Italy and Spain. The sub
Ject Of Mr.. Elmendorf's next and con-
GLIDING lecture of this series will be
ssParfs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Ethel Barrymore will continue in the
role Of Zoe Blundell in Pinero's play of
MID Channel, until New Year, instead
of producing new play in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

George III. Rice is in the city arrang-
Ing the advance details for the coming
Of Elsie Ferguson to the Columbia The
alter next week in Ambition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Richard Harding Davis new play. with
a young woman spiritualist as the leading
character. will be produced by Liebler &
Co. within the next three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

William A. Brady's production OF
Mother" by Jules Eckert Goodman,
promises to run the season out at the
Hackett Theater, New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

THE Cub" new play by Mr.. Thomp-
son Buchanan, with Douglas Fairbanks
as star. will be shown for the first time
At the Comedy Theater, New York, next
Tuesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Maclyn Arbuckle will shortly be seen in
vaudeville. making his first appearance in
New York in THE Welcher,' one-act
play by Robert H. Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Chases reports booking Christie
Mathewson and the big Indian chief
Meyers. of the New York Giants, with
May Tully in base ball sketch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Maude Adams is making a record
breaking tour through the south in
What Every Woman Knows" In the
meanwhile she is studying the role of
s'ChantecIer.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Florence Gear, who starred several
years under Jules Murry's management
has gone into vaudeville with new
sketch called THE Engagement Ring"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Robert Warwick has been engaged by
John Cort to take the place of Frank
worthing as leading man with Mrs. Les
lie Carter in her new play. Two wom-
en-" by Rupert Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Julian EItynge in THE Fascinating
Widow" will be the Thanksgiving at
traction at the Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

The announcement is made that Eva
Lang, a stock actress, is to star in Tess
Of the Storm Country by Rupert
Hughes. Miss Lang says that her play
Will be ready before the winter is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Frank Daniels and Miss Sallie Fisher
have been engaged for the leading parts
In 1.-THE Girl in the Train the comedy
now running at the Globe Theater, New
YoYk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Mary Mannering has entirely recovered
from her recent attack of appendicitis
and opens in Brooklyn tomorrow night in
"a Mans World in which she was
seen last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
EXCURSIONS.

NORFOLK & WASH, STEAMBOAT co.
MODERN STEEL PALACE STEAMERS
TO OLD POINT COMFORT, NORFOLK
AND ALL POINTS SOUTH.
Daily 6:45 pm, from foot OF 7th st s.w.
New York and Boston by Sea.
City Ticket ONCE. Bond bldg. l4th N. Z. ava
se26-tf.u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Henry Arthur Jones. the English dram
atist, is coming to this country to super
wise the production of one of his plays to
be made by the Authors Producing Com
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Ambition" the new play i'm which
Elsie Ferguson Is making her second tour
us a star, is a contemporary drama deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

May Irwin Is to have a new play by
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon Will
son. called Getting a Polish" Rose
Coghlan has been engaged for the COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Edith Ellis dramatization of E p
Rowe's well known novel, He Fell in
Love With His Wife," will be seen in
Washington this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Miss Constance Collier, the English
try In the support of William Gillette in
Bersteins Samson, will return to
America this week. The new play will
not be completed until Easter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Since the closing OF THE Storm" that
clever actor. Robert T. Haines, has been
without an engagement. There Is some
gossip OF his returning TO Grace Georges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Gertrude r. Jennings, a daughter OF
Madeline Henriques, former actress
has written a new play, Between the
launched in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

George Broadhurst's play. The Price"
which created a sensation when produced
by a stock company I'm Los Angeles,
has been put In rehearsal, with Marietta
Oily as the star. Charles Richman and
Arthur Forrest will be in her company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

Love Among the Lions" which served
10 introduce A. z. Mathews to the
American public. has been discarded. Mr.
Mathews will be seen In New York in a
revival OF THE Importance or Being
Earnest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

The choir at st. Michael and All An.
gels Church will give a special program
of music this evening in place of the reg
ular service under the direction of Mrs.
Henry Hunt Mckee, with DIR. Ellis Frost
at the organ. The choir will be assisted
by the Misses Marion Mccoy, alto; Eve
lyn Croggan and Mrs. d. S. Lord, So
pranos; Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler Evans and
Mrs. F. Wainwright, altos, and Nessrs
]. X. Morton, tenor and Ben Lineback
bass.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-16
from ,,,rogaph copyright by Underwood undeFvOOdSY
IN THE AFRICAN JUNGLE

chief photographer of the eXpeuitloh'
hut he also turned out to be consider
able of hunter.
A great throng of friends and al.
mirers babe the colonel tareWeli, anu
he sailed away, but could not entilei9
senarate himself from the world LOT
practically all the way across the AZ,
lantic wireless communication WIN
tho Hamburg was maintained. More
ovar at the Azores, and again at
Gibraltar, he found the oihciais anu
noor,o insisted on doing him honor,
and when he reached Naples on April
the entire populace turned out "
erect him with flowers and cheers
Boarding the German steamship Au.
.,iraI for Mombasa, Mr.. Roosevelt
found in his cabin a quantity OIL nov wv
orc and n letter from Emperor W ii nan.
n'isbing him good hunting Al Mes
Ina stop was made to we" tne
aartbouoke ruins, and there at hins
victor Emmanuel's request MI h i'O,,s,,
raIt and Kermit visited the l''t nu
',anorch ON board the battleship heN
I Tr,,herto The party arrived at MON
rasa Anrn 81 and was received W
H Hoting governor Jackson, VINO 10" La,
oon instructed by the British cow ', y
.oC a. do all In his power % lur'ne 1
men. h ,,, az Of the expedition. unusua
,n nt,,iIcres we're granted the hunters I
and Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit
licensed to kill lions ~ fo,re
A. Mombasa the party was Jo, 1rr
NV R ]. Cuninghame' a ye' 3 os,ie .
Oy ~ hunter and explorer, and Lesi'o = ,
: T Tor,aton and these two manassu w. %
laII psition in most able manle ,
g ra1'inr train to Kapitil plans s,, 20
a "%, became the guests oil SiI N'', .
? parry M on his ranch An i mnIns
l, ao V~T of goo persons was 1 D9aseye
y caravan carl on a. Sprn IS Colonel Ro 90, We
anu p tI, grst African hunt On -. ="
Q hau us US he Ragged two wiideoeeS
oc[ s u Tbompson's gaelic. Ap nr a
anu 'ni q notable day in the camp amp 'T Iio,
was d o., no' on that day the FIRST .'o'
+ A s.m yi ,Ti to the marbsman nat +,
, %,a Rooseyelts. Theodore sno' ore
le the h 15"rn,it one. and there was g,e
~ reioicing among the ha,', ,nor the /
to r ,,n t6o caravan After 'h'' ''
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-16
ROOSEVEL1'S HUNT
FOR AFRICAN GAME
Lions and Other Animals Shot in
Large Numbers.
YEAR ON DARK CONTINENT
NaturalIsts Collected Hundreds Of
Specimens for the Smithsonian
inst'tutIon-Kermt Photoa.
rapher Of the Party,

lheodore Roosevelts hunting trim in
AFRICA, officially known as the Smith.
sohian African expedition lasted near.
" eleven months and was most spc.
cesslul In every way. The coloners
desire to hunt big game was not all
that was back of the trip, for the
smithsonian Institution wanted speci.
mems OF the fauna and fora of the
Dark Continent and commissioned the
eA'president to obtain them. For this
reason, part OF the expenses we're
borne by the institution. but Mr..
roosevelt paid all the expenses of
himself and his son Kermit, presuma-
bly, earning much of them by his arti-
cles In a magazine for which he re.
ceived a record-breaking price.
Not wasting much time after leav
ing the White House, Colonel Roose
welt sailed from New York on the
steamship Hamburg, headed for Ma
pies. With him were Kermit anC
three naturalists, Major Mearns, Ed
mund Heller and ]. Alden Loring, ant
slowed in the hold was most of thei
elaborate outfit for killing or photo
graphing the animals of East Afric
and for preserving the specimens des
tined for the Smithsonian institution
Kermit had trained himself to be tn