davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
0ui~itted Tie Weevil.

Mr., P. P. Gilchrist, of Foote,
Miss, on his portion of the West
brook plantation, near the High
land club, on the west side of
Lake Washington, made 448
pounds lint (Simpkins) cotton
per acre. after deducting Is
pounds per bale for bagging and
ties. The land was carefully
measured ard the cotton weighed
at the gin. They have boil Vice.
wills on this place since 1909, and
the weevils were found in this
field before any forms or blooms
appeared, but the cotton was cul-
tivated according to government
instructions and the punctured
squares gathered carefully once
a week from June l to Aug. 10.
He made 6512 bushels of corn per
acre. Both crops were made
without fertilizers.
Others can Go as we'll if they
follow the same methods. Use
judgment and work, and who
ever didn't do as we'll in 1911,
did not use the good judgment or
did not work as diligently, be-
cause Mr.. Gilchrist had extreme
ly bad climate conditions in July
and August and the maximum
boil weevil infestation to contend
with.
He has corn, oats, ribbon cane
molasses, hogs and cattle to sell
in addition to his good cotton
crop.
Why should our people take a
balloon ascension or become de-
moralized when they can do as
we'll as this good farmer?-Geo.
Wheatley in Greenville Democrat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
A PETITION.

To the Hon. Board of Mayor and Aldermen of tn,
City of Macon. Miss
We the undersigned taxpayers anc
voters of the City of Macon, Miss, rec
ognizlng the necessity of sewerage foi
the City of Macon, most respectfully
petition your honorable body to pass ar
order or do such things as may be nee
essary to the end to submit bond is.
sue of $25, ,000. 90 to the voters of said
city, and we and each of us, pledge our
selves to vote for the bond issue anc
to do all in our power that il may be
carried and that a sewer system may
be installed in our city.
J-F"Jones, WE Avery, E F Hardin,
g Hardin, C Hardin, Jr., Emmett
O'Byrne,G H, Spesssrd, S L Murphey,
H Robbins, M M Roseman, H M Jones,
R C. Patty, Jr.. ] P Swami, L c Tuck.
er, R P Tate. ] E Hagin, E Frank
Griffin, ] Maury, w M Lamberson.
E l. Lucas, J A Lever, w M Jones, Jno
Featherston, w V Stewart, J B Elkin,
Henry L. Owens, 7 W Crigler, A Doug.
lass, E B Ferris, G M Richardson, C i
Featherston, w G Holman, C l. Helm.
rich, E B Owens, j M Edwards,
Ferris, ] w Patty. E L Patty, j {
Bannon, ] E Boggess, J u Madison,
T Pennington, J r McNichols, C Cy.
press, S b Hauenstein, 5 j .Feihel-
man, l. Klaus, ] N Holman, H R
Dare, Z Dantzler, r, M. Pruit, Pau
T. Puckett, G E. Dorroh, W W Shan.
non, w. l.. Shannon, J. p. Hunter,
j Williams, S M Tomlinson, W L vii.
liams, w H Holman, w o Barnes, Jr,,
S w Clark, Jno A Tyson, Jr,, e NJ
Scales, A D Binion, W P Minor, J r
jackson, Cal Sargent. L W Graham, S
W Harkins, Edward c Bass. 7 Smith,
D C Ferris, F F. Woodland, L l. Mar
tin, M E Harris, j E Dorroh, Leon
Dent, A E Smith, H H Brooks, Jr., ID.
F Allgood, Henry Minor, ] 7 Sargent,
7 W Cockrell, T T Patty, ] W Cnap-
pell. j G Bush, j L Ford, 0 Hendrick,
ID w Dent, A P McCaskill, VS. jackson
J H Williams, o Parsons, c B Dor
ron, w r Bush, Chas. Strong, w l.
Bush. E M Murphey, ] H Habbard, Jr. /,
E B Boyd, Matt Holberg. l. F Holberg,
J F Shelton, Walter Connor, C R Busn.
J f Ames, L Z Cline, M Holberg, G B
Baskervill, Jr., G Klaus, Ed M Muir
phey, B I Taylor, A P Lee, w S Jack
son, C G Combs, Frank Mauldin, w l.
Howse, N A Winn, ] L Hughes. L A
McCallum, s McDavid, ) M Bowen,
w N Haynes. w E Stokes, Joe T
stokes, J A Lee, S M Thomas, Walter
Price, Ben Price, E 7 Price, y L Holt,
E T Bush, Jr., u I Bush, w M Hunter,
] o Faser, DR. h A Minor, per Z. RIM,
L Oliver, Z S Lilly, Jno A Tyson, I l.
Brown. REV Yates, Woou Cockrell,
A T Dent. e e hammond. S l. Shu-
maker, w D Carr, N SGanley, J L
Hibbler, r E Barnes, F 3 Carleton, $
] Ames, F. A Thompson, Walter viii
iams, L G Norman, w r Spencer . N
rsss,. " = pleriftan. n A. Hllsni A
1 3 EsFsFRlek, '''
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
AsrifsaiRraI high School.

The attention of the public Is called
to the change made in the boarding de-
partment Of the County High School td
take effect on beginning work after the
Christmas holidays. The dormitory
will be open only to boys. It was the
sense Of the Board of Trustees that,
having only one dormitory and being
able to secure good board in private
families at low price, it 10 advisable to
admit only boys. And this plan, they
are sure, will meet the approval of all
parents as the wisest course to pursue.
At present all available room for boys
is taken, but after the holidays there
will be number of rooms vacant as
the result of the change; we expect
however to have them full in short
time. Any boy desiring place should
write the Principal as early as possible.
After three months trial of the ex :
pertinent for it is an experiment-the
Agricultural High School has fulfilled
its promise to give a thorough high
school course and in addition practi-
cal application of theory in the study
Of Agriculture. In this short time we
are assured that this school offers a
course of study that is thorough and
under conditions that are ideal for the
best work possible. We have the man
for the place in the Agricultural De-
partment. AS this a distinctive fea-
ture of the school. it should be further
inducement to the boys of Noxubee
county.
It will be remembered that it was said
the; school would be in reach of every
boy and girl in the county. There is no
tuition. The cost of board for the first
months has averaged $5.67 per month.
+. Several boys have entirely paid their
board. and some have paid it and had
money to their credit.
I. Instructions in music is given by
Miss Annie Mae Martin-one of the
Amost competent teachers to be secured
anywhere. The county High School
can boost Of advantages in this depart
ment second to none in the county.
4 We shall be glad To have you come
va see the work. Lets your interest
lead you to visit your school. We
want yon to know our advantages and
our needs. j. G. CHANDLER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

A Cleveland, Chic, dispatch
says: The biggest shell game on
record was started in Cleveland
today when rs, 900 house-holders,
members of the Thirty Cent Egg
Club. did without eggs for break
fast,
mo more eggs for us, - they
chorus, until eggs sell for &c
centsa dozen" !"
Meantime 100000 cups of cof-
fee-four to a family were
without the usual egg shell fol-
settling purposes. Frank S.
Krause, president of the club,
says he is enthusiastic. The cur
SADIE against eggs is planned t.
last three weeks, by which time
it is hoped the hens, as well az
the dealers, will see the costly er-
rors of their way.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
VARDAMAN'S GUILT.

That Vardaman's own friends
and supporters cannot stand by
him in his ridiculous effort to re-
strain the courts from investigat-
ing his official accounts, is illus.
trated by the following from the
Woodville Republican, a paper
that supported Vardaman during
the recent campaign:
"We do not believe that
Vardaman misappropriated
one cent of the Safes money,
but we do want to see that
matter cleared up. The only
way in which this can be done
is through the actions of the
court and it is the duty of
Governor Vardaman to do
everything within his power to e
aid in clearing up the muddy
waters I"
When Vardaman applied for an
Injunction to stop a civil proceed
ing that, if decided in his favor,
would completely vindicate him in
the eyes of all men, he committed
a most unprecedented action. His
conduct throughout, since these
charges we're filed, has been that
of a guilty man, and that will be
the decree Of the courts if the case
ever gets to trial.-Jackson News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

A Washington letter to the
New York Times notes "a sur
prising change in public senti-
ment, a growing demand for
Col. Roosevelt as the progress
sive candidate This growing
demand has had the ap-
parent effect of exposing the
diminutiveness of the La Fol-
lette movement. There may be
another shift to that pioneer Of
progressiveness, but just how
the progressive film of the
chameleon rough rider is in de-
mand. --Vicksburg Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

One of the strangest verdicts
carrying with it prob ably the Sc
verest punishment ever meeted out
to murderer, was that recently
against Henry Morris, of Plano,
ILL.,, convicted of the murder of a
woman by the name of Mrs. Es-
telle Dumas.
The twelve jurors before whom
he was tried returned verdict OF
guilty, fixing his punishment at
life Imprisonment, but stipulated
in the verdict that on each ami
versiary of his crime SO long as the
prisoner lived that he be placed in
a dungeon and put on a bread and
water diet. Further it stipulated
that no board of pardons should
ever grant him parole.
The Judge who presided at the
trial, however, told the Jurors
that it would be impossible to as
sure them that the terms of the
verdict could be carried out, and
sent them back to bring in a diff
ferently worded verdict. They
then returned one Of life imprison-
ment.
Afterwards one of the jurymen
in giving the reasons why he and
his fellow jurymen SO worded their
verdict, said they thought hang
ing too good for the fellow; that
he had heaped shame upon his
wife and children innumberable
times, and then topped off his
acts of depravity with the mur-
der of a woman.
If all jurors were as anxious to do
their duty as was this one, crimi-
nails would hesitate before commit
ting crimes, the horrible details of
which were to stare them in the
face on each anniversary of its com
mission, filling their days with rec
objections too horrible to recall
and their sleep with Nightmares
of terror. There are some things
that are worse than death, and
this Illinois jury scenes to have
figured out punishment that fits
che crime of the fiend that commit
ted it.-ClariOn Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
To Our Subscribers.

The newspaper is no exception to
other business interests that suffer
from poor crops and hard times. Fall
is the season in which most subscrip-
tions are paid, and up to this time only
one-tenth the usual number have been
marked on our books. Opposite the
name on your paper is the date your
subscription expired. Please do us the
kindness to look at it this week and if
you are in arrears, plea'e pay up. AS
a further reminder we will, in the next
week or SO send out number of bills
and hope they will bring results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
Pressing Club.

| have opened up a new, first class
clothes pressing establishment, first
door north of Express office. Gentle.
mems suits and ladies skirts cleaned in
the most careful and scientific method.
The best presser in town, and the ut
most care taken of garments entrusted
to US. Prompt execution of work and
delivery made. ASTOR SMITH.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

A wealthy man in New York
committed suicide when his doc
tor told him he had appendicitis.
A post mortem revealed that he
did not have it. His fear of evil
was worse than the evil itself.
prov. 1:33.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
M Fkfenda

/ earnestly ask each Of you 20 pay
your taxes for the present year TO A.
D. Binion before the close Of the pres
ent year. He has had al of the tronble
and work in preparing the Tax Receipts
at material expense and has been great
ly hindered by getting. the Rolls more
than month later than usual. ] will
esceem it personal favor from I'll who
will comply with the above request,
Respectfully,
E. E4 DANTMER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

One Of the strangest things in
this world is. why the kind of
woman who is proud of her intel
leetuality neatly always rrlarries
. tl,aN Viva tiksa " slnheE wish
lick chickens zzGalyeston News
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

ron sALE-1 pair young mules 8 Br
4, years old, /, ftlitlel | daAdle horse,
HrhkHekk o5Ntihstiph MaFsi InAF akisA
uia; MAleA MkRGAfslhk h0l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

Country merchants will do well to get
my wholesale prices on fire works. ]
can save you money.
FERRIS Book STORE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
Which is the Best Cgndy Made:

Some say HIylerb, others say Low
f,sss, NJ hs ts ~ atte tt sslt tHs Best
w eaFFf hpsh klAasi heQK sFARkr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22
Trassnasa Nnfice.

Parties are warned not to tresspass
on the lands of E. o. Lever and J. P.
Brown 3 miles southwest of Macon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

Plahs sbtr bfdbta with tstf tsow fol
-" a;N, HOLMAN,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-22

FOR SALE-2 mules,. wagon and
harness. G. B. BAsKERvILI, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22

return For the contest between Baby
Ion and Nineveh gave him an uninter-
rupted period to carry on his religious
reforms, which would not be completed
without the restoration of the temple.
The successful methods Of Joash fur
nished the precedent that enabled Josiah
to carry out his plans successfully. He
appointed commission Of men whom the
people trusted. They appealed to the
loyalty of the people, who cheerfully re-
sponded with gifts. The systematic col
to restore the temple They provided
music to encourage the people in their
work. as well as to develop the musical
ability Of those who were to take part in
the restored temples worship, so that all
the workmen did their work faithfully"
We, too, are called upon to take a stand
for Christ and His church. Our attitude
and success to large extent will be de-
termined by preparing while young for
the work of life. Remember also thy
Creator in the days of thy youth applies
there is but one way of escape-God has
provided 1t in Christ. We need to repent,
reform our ways and restore in our lives
the worship of our Lord. Worship with
out works is dead. The proof Of our love
is found In our loyalty to tho cause of
Christ and His church II we neglect the
assembling Of ourselves together, the
temple which God is constructing OF our
lives will need repairing. II we fail to do
failure. The only sure way is to COM
mence in youth to seek the Lord, and
continue, as did Josiah, unto the end
looking neither to the right or left, but
always doing the will Of our Father In
heaven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22

HE first lesson in this great ma
n ture chapter is the care that God
~ gives to the creatures He has
made, and the conclusion that if He
cares for the birds of the air and the
beasts of the field shall He not much
more care for those whom He hath made
IN His own image with immortal souls?
There is great talk today of worshiping
God in nature. hut the danger is that
those who leave the church and go out
into the fields to worship will not see
God in nature at ALL but merely self
ish qualification of their own desire for
beauty One could not think about the
things that God has made and how they
all work together into a beautiful whole
for the good of all the universe without
seeing the goodness of God and feeling a
thrill of THANKSGIVING for the glory of 1t.
Another great lesson to be drawn from
this chapter is our utter dependence. as
well as the dependence of the animal
world upon God for all the gifts OF life.
We could not eat nor drink II He did
rot provide the food and drink The very
breath of life is His gift. Is II possible
that the animals, with thei limited in
telligence, are more ready to trust them
selves in the hands of Him vino made them
and loves them enough to provide good
gifts evening and morning year after
more capable of understanding dangers
and anticipating possibilities than ami
mails, are yet better able also to trust by
reason of our greater intelligence7
great painter once put upon the can
vas the .scture of cataract, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22

siah commenced his plan for purifying the
capital and country from idolatry, i'm
morality and iniquity of every form. In
this reformation the king directed by his
personal presence the most drastic effort
to free judah from all forms of sin. 1t
was not the work of day nor Of q
year, but continuous work during the
source of universal pollution, so that Jo-
siah determined to clean out every place
of worship both in Jerusalem and outside
of the city. where the people had mingled
impurity with their worship of Jehovah.
He then completely destroyed the pillars,
groves by which Baal and Astorte were
worshiped; the carved images Of wood
and molten idols of metal used in the
worship of the sun were ground into
powder To show his contempt Of
idolatry he sprinkled the dust Of the
images upon the graves of its devotees
He completed the def1lement OF the
heather affairs and idolatrous shrines.
bones of the priests Of other false re-
ligions and burning them upon the places
Of worship. Throughout the city and
country his forces went seeking to en-
tirely destroy idol worship. The de-
struction of the places of heather wor-
ship did not purify the hearts Of the
people. The blood of Christ has to be
applied to all of our hearts, which need
to be purged of iniquity The secret
shrines and sins that are hidden in mans
heart have to be eradicated before idol
airy, immortality and inlquity Of every
form can be completely destroyed. The
weakness of most reformations is that
they destroy without substituting some
thing to take the place of the evil de-
stroyed. While Josiah was a destructive
reformer, he was a successful conStruc-
tive restorer Of the worship Of God.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22
Brotberboob Of
ST. Qu0rfh1.

Offices have been issued for the
~ midsummer meeting Of the
0b brotherhood chapters compris-
ing the Washington Junior Assembly.
which is to be held Monday evening at
st. Columba's Church. Tenleytown, al
which the speaker will be Mr.. Charles
r. McAllister Of st. PauTs juior chap
ter.
At a service held last Sunday even
ing in ST. Johns Chapel. Georgetown,
in the interest Of the formation Of a
senior brotherhood chapter the ad-
dress was delivered by Mr.. William B.
Dent, president Of the Washington
Senior Assembly. Rev. Mr.. Douse,
vicar Of ST. Johns Chapel. contem-
plates the organization of a chapter
within the next few weeks.
Rev. Clarence W. Whitmore, chaplain
Of the Washington Senior Brotherh God
Assembly. Is spending some weeks on
the eastern shore Of Maryland.
X
The preliminary program for the
next National Brotherhood Convention,
which is to meet in Buffalo, N. Y, in
October. has just been made public.
1t gives evidence, 1t is pointed out, of
being one Of the strongest gatherings
Of the organization yet held. and 1t Is
believed that the attendance will sur
pass any Of the previous conventions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22
Applied Truth.

4 man happened upon a balky horse,
whose owner was beating him most I'M
mercifully, and trying in every way he
knew to make the horse proceed on his
way, but the horse refused to stir a. step.
Let me try" said the newcomer, and
the owner stepped aside and watched.
The other man stepped up and stood for
a moment in front of the horse, waiting.
He explained afterward that ne felt he
must get a thorough control of himself
before he could attempt to gain control
over the horse. Then, with a calm, firm
expression on his face. he stepped close
to the horse and whispered in his ear,
and. to the amaZement of all around, the
horse quietly started on his way. The calm
self-control and the gentle word of COM
mand did more than whiplash and loud
voice could accomplish.
Hints to the Leader.
Ask different members to take the Diff
ferent animals spoken about In the Bible
and tell what We may learn Of each one
For instance, there are q great many
Things to be learned from sheep, and
several might take UP these different les
sons Sheep know their leader and fol-
low him, and will not follow the voice
OF a stranger, but men often follow a
strange voice into by and forbidden paths
where dangers Turk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22
1Won1an Ornaitrfn to mintstrp
Glitter eight Dears' @ork
fliss Crate Gbmarns formally Refeloeo 9nto Vel
lotpsbip bp Connecticut Congregational Clergp
-0Mil presihe @ber Cburft
wINSTED, Conn. July Il. 1s1

wINSTED, Conn, July n. 1911.
<<- HAVE never sought this kind
of religious work. / would
~ prefer to have done religious
work in my own church, but the work
has come. so I suppose l must do it,
said Miss Grace Edwards OF Sayville,
L. l.. who was ordained to the ministry
In Nepaug yesterday afternoon. The or
dination followed her. examination by a
council of Congrega tional churches in the
morning.
The service attracted large assembly
Rev. Joel S. Ives. secretary of the Con-
gregational Missionary Society of Connec-
ttcut, preached the sermon; Rev. Arthur
Goodenough of Winchester gave the
charge to the candidate; Rev. Everard
Snow of Winsted offered the prayer of
ordination and Rev. E. o. Grisbrook OF
New Hartford gave the right hand OF
fellowship to the candidate, welcoming
her into the ministry.
The Rev. Miss Edwards. who Is the
second woman to be ordained to the min
istry in this state. will preside over the
South Congregational Church in Nepaug.
Of which she has been the acting pastor
for nearly eight years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22
"Successfu1 Restorer."

After he had purged the land and the
house of worship, Josiah provided for
the restoration Of the worship Of Jehovah
in the temple by planning for its com
plete restoration. Joash and Hezekiah
had repaired it, but the neglect Of the
house of God under Manasseh and Am
mon was such that once more the temple
needed to be restored. Probably there
was not a piece of gold left. If any, that
was not black with smoke. Many of
the cedar beams had probably rotted
away.
Many a stone had fallen from its place;
others were loose. Everything pore the
marks OF neglect and abuse, being COW
cred with dirt and dust. He may have
been delayed in carrying out his plans
earlier for the restoration of the temple
by the northern hosts that overran the
east, passed along the sea coasts until
they were bribed by the Egyptians to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22

~ Ev. DIR. @. c. r. BRATENAHL,
* rector of st. Adams parish, may
~ not become a canon Of the Cathe-
dral of IS. Peter and Paul in the fall, In
line with hi& recent selection with Canons
De vries and Williams by Bishop Hard
ing The people of st. Adams wish DR..
Bratenahl to remain with them, and 1t
Is understood that several small matters
will have to be adjusted between the
vestry OF st. Adams parish and the
Cathedral Chapter before DIR. Bratenahl
will be able to see his way clear to be-
come one Of the canons Of the cathedral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22
first Boat Of 5albation Aabp
@iQ Come to Otis Citp
Tbe "Jerrp 3flcaulep" 0all &team dip the potomai
Ritter after Completing Visits to philadelphia
anb Baltimore. Aunrber of 5outtfrn
}oorts to Be Tisteb During Cruise

mated by Commander Evangeline Boom
The first boat has been donated by Bradl
ford Lee Gilbert, q New York architect
use Philadelphia as its base. a. will all
other ships which may be secured. for tina
present, and will work among the sailors
there and elsewhere. At times cruises ID
other cities will be made.
Commander Booths idea 10 to have thA
crew and officers of the ship especially
trained for work among sailors. While ID
port the members will call upon various
boats that may be in harbor at the time.
extending invitations to meetings aboard
their craft and In halls that can be pros
vded ashore. She feels that there Is q
large field for the navy, which she plans
shall consist Of many such boats