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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

in the storm and snow, and left to plOd
on until they fell and slept, and froze,
and died, they would perhaps get
away.
More experienced than the boy, all
these possibilities were present to her.
She did not pray, she could ask moth
ing of God; but she went warily and
carefully, helping the horse where she
could.
AS for her companion, he did not
give these matters very much cOnsid-
Grafton. He kept going toward the
south to the railroad station because
hat was the only thing to be done.
Another, however, rode with him, if
not with her. Before his Eyes was
ever present that CORY, grizzly spec
tacle of a human form, the red blood
yelling from it's breast, redder still
from the white snow with which he
was surrounded. That awful figure
beckoned him on. He was younger.
finer. better, tina she He was more
fool than knave; she was all knave.
Her thoughts went forward to what
was before her; but his went back
ward to what was behind.
After a long time it seemed to them
that the ~fierceness of the storm was
somewhat abated. The wind vas GER
tainly falling; but the drifts were
steadily rising, and their progress
was more difficult every moment for
that cause. Their very souls were
numb with the awful old Still they
went forward, slower now, and more
slowly ever.
How far they had come, what time
nor she could tell. It seemed to them
both that they had been hours On the
way. The oma was sure that they
must have comprised the greater part
of the journey, when her horse sud
denly stumbled and fell. Her bron-
cho's matchless endurance had at last
been exhausted by the terrible strug-
gle of their journey. He lay dying
where he fell, and nothing she could
do could get him up again. The boy
had stopped, of course, when her horse
had fallen. He had dismOunted and
helped her to rise. He a assisted
her vain efforts to get her own played
out horse on its feet. The two now
stood staring at each other in dismay.
You must take my horse said the
| boy at last.
The woman nodded. With his as
sistance she climbed slowly and pain
fully into the saddle, took the reins
from the boy, and started or. Her
companion caught hold of the sttrrup
leather and staggered forward by her
side. The going was now infinitely
harder for the remaining horse. The
woman Immediately realized that with
this almost dead weight plunging
through the deep drifts and dragging
heavily at the stirrup leather, the
remaining bronco would soon be ex
hauSted.
She had meant to play fair with
him but it could not be. And so fol-
a long time the trio plodded On in this
way. the woman nerving herself to a
frightful action as best she could. She
hesitated to do it. She was reluc
tant-
But no horse that ever lived could
stand such a strain. She knew that il
would be a matter of minutes now
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
City PIantinQ.

Cities are being considered more as
a unit, with a civic center ever in.
creasing in size, with radial lines Of
development ever extending outward,
with interradial spaces of less value
and receiving less attention, but it is
in these places that parks and the
quieter functions of city life should be
located. Their value for parks is
greater than the most costly business
block. Scant sympathy is given to
him who would locate a large square
or park in the midst of a business dis
trict or across lines of radial growth.
For there business must concentrate
even as the ems concentrates the
suns rays, but parks ana parkways
should be located in inter-radiaI
spaces.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Storm Without,

The WOman's first thought when she
stepped outside the door was that at
all hazards they must go back. The
wind almost swept her away; only the
~steadying grasp of the boy, better pre-
pared than she for the attack Of the
storm, enabled her to keep her feet.
Yet the presence of that CHASTITY thing
on the floor which was affecting even
her iron nerve, prevented their return.
Whatever happened they must go on!
The 20 of that shelter was closed
10 them forever by the dead or dying
tenant. She realized however, that
their chances of escaping freezing to
death in this mad endeavor were so
small as TO be practically none. Well,
fate had forced her into this position.
She would follow the path she had
chosen, whatever might be at the end
OF the way.
Speech was we'll nigh impossible.
The boy staggered on past the win
dow, and h followed until the lee
OF the house was reached. Between
a great drift and the wall, in a little
open space the horses were tied.
The boy was a natural horseman.
He had picked out the best two brOn-
cos in the camp. If any animals could
take them to safety, these could. Not
yet chilled by the fierce cold, they
united the %shivering, reluctant, terri
fled horses from the wOoden pins driv-
en- into the chinks between the log
walls of the house to which they had
been hitched, mounted them, and
threading their way round the drift
started southwark on their awful ride.
They lett death behind them-and 10!
death doomed before and on either
hand.
Except where the storm was broken
by houses, drifts had not yet formed.
The wine was too terrific; it swept
the level prairie clean. But away
from the shelter of the house they got
the full force of it. Although they
were thickly clad in wool and fur, the
pressure of the storm drove their gar
ments against their bodies, n soon
filled them with icy cold. There was
no help for it, no relief from it. They
had &c bear it. They could only bend
their backs to it and keep on, trust
ing to the endurance of their horses
The judged that it had beer
about one in the morning when they
had started. The Overland Limited
ran through the station at three. Nc
horses that lived could have made
that 10 miles in two hours under those
conditions. 1t was more than prob
able, however, that the limited would
be greatly delayed by the storm, anC
If they kept going steadily they would
be likely to catch it At n rate
when they reached the station, they
would find food, fire and shelter.
If their horses did not give out, il
they were not turned adrift on foo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
Wanted Too Much.

The hanson ordered by a middle
aged spinster was late, and the cabby
came in for a good rating when he
finally drove up TO the door.
Il shall probably miss my train"
the irate fare" informed him, and l
shall hold you responsible. | van to
know your name, my man. DO you
understand? I-want-your-name!"
The driver clucked up his horse
easily. you'll make you train all
right, madam" he assured the woman
inside. And I'll let you have me
number If you like. But you can't
have me name. That's promised ter
another young lady"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

HAS REAL SANITARY METHOD
Minneapolis Gives Object Lesson to
Whole Country in the Disposal
of Her Garbage.

Minneapolis is blazing a new trail
She has found out that no city that
wants to be a clean city a neglect
its garbage handling, u she has
gone to work to set a pace for the rest
Of us. The rea beauty of it, too, is
that she has solved the garbage prob
lem-or more nearly solved it than
has anybody else, up to date.
Nearly four years agO this campaign
to handle garbage without nuisance
was started and today 1t is pronounced
an unqualified success. . No more are
there foul maggoty garbage ans and
all because a city ordinance provides
that every housewife shall drain the
garbage OF all moisture and wrap 1t in
g PAPER before putting 1t in the an.
This not only insures a clean can, but
the spaces between the paper allow
the air to circulate and keep the garb-
age from freezing and adhering to
the can in cold easons. In other
words, heat, moisture and the fly are
all eliminated. Any kind of paper can
be used, but as a rule there is plenty
of wrapping paper that comes around
packages from the grocer and butcher,
as we'll as dc newspapers, that the
housewife is glad to get rid Of. That
all this nay be lone properly the
board of health issues a printed
card of directions for the housewife
n advises that it be hung in her
kitchen.
But his is only an important intro
duction to the story of the garbage
system which is being adopted by a
large city as a unit. When the garb-
6 man m around to collect his
quota he finds a clean can, he is not
faced with wet and dripping refuse
and in cold weather he does not take
a pick and batter the can in order to
lift the frozen material. He merely
loads the prepared garbage into a
larg steel box, somewhat resembling
a bathtub, n which has 100 feet ca
pacity. He hauls this to a central
transfer station, where the tanks are
lifted off the wagon truck by means Of
an electric hoist and placed upon fiat
cars which convey them to the crema-
tory or disposal plant. A train Of sew
eral cars soOn reaches the crematOry
just outside b city, where the boxes
are lifted from the cars by an electric
hoist and dumped directly into the fire.
In other words, from the time the
garbage is rolled in paper by the
housewife until the ashes are taken
from the fire of the disposal plant
there is no necessity for the refuse to
be handled by hand. AS the paper used
to wrap the packages, as a rule is
waste material, this too is disposed OF
n the sanitary condition of the cans
and reduction in bulk of the waste, be-
cause drained, make the necessity for
collection less frequent-a saving IN
money to the city.-Technical World
Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
The Wonders About Us.

Let not care and humd~um deaden
us to the wonders and mysteries amid
which we live, nor to the splenoors
and glories. We iced not translate
ourselves in imagination to some 9th
er sphere or state of being to find the
marvellous. the divine, the transcend
ent; we need not postpone our day
OF wonder and appreciation to some
future time and condition. The true
inwardness of his gross visible world
hanging like an apple on the bough
of the great cosmic tree, and swelling
with all the juices and potencies Of
life, t~ranscends anything we have
dreamed of superterrestrial abodes.-
John Burroughs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
p |.
The Loneliness of Mr.. cormIv,

The Loneliness of Mr.. GormIy.
To his great surprise, George CORN
ly sometimes found himself feeling
lonely, n the oftener so as he grew
older. Every man who has a natural
liking for wOmen,-and what true man
has not7-yet who has no intimate
friendships with or relations TO the
other sex, is likely to find himself in
that state of mind sooner or later.
Gormly was sufficiently aged; he was
forty-four although he looked much
younger. He was sufficiently expe-
rienced; he had dealt with women for
a straight quarter of a century al
though be had neither loved nor mar
ried one. He was sufficiently self re-
liant; he had built up by his own I'M
aided efforts the greatest retail mer-
chandise business of his day and gen
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
Important to Mothers
Good for a Warnlna.

Assistant EditOr-Here's a poem
from a fellow who is serving a five
year term in the Eastern penitentiary.
Managing EdltOr-Well, print It
with a f%ootnote explaining the cir
cumstance. 1t may serve as a warm
ing to other poets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfOOt becomes
fascinated with the bold, artful wife of a
drunken prOSpectOr in a western mining
town. They prepare to elOpe in a blind
ing blizzard but are confronted by the
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
the body taking the crime upon himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
Secure Park Lands Early.

Unless parks properly distributed,
located and bounded to best preserve
beautiful local scenery and to accom-
plish the essential purposes they are
designed for are secured while the
land is comparatively unoccupied by
expensive improvements, they rarely
can be secured at all
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
Friend Indeed.

Harker-I lear your friend Mark.
ley was married last night?
Parker-Yes.
Harker-I suppose you witnessed
the ceremony?
Parker-Not l.. l don't believe in.
gloatina over a friends misfortune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

If a man has nothing to do he is
always equal to the task.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-14
SECURE FUNDS
FOR JULY 4TH
List Is Growing Rapidly.
Meeting is Postponed.

The list Of contributions for the July
4th celebration is growing rapidly.
About $3.50 has been paid in and about
$ll0 has been promised but is not vet
paid. Owing to the inclemency Of the
weather last night the scheduled meet
ing of the executive committee in
charge Of the celebration was postpon-
ed until tomorrow night.
The auto parade committe of which
Dr. William Z. Ramsay is chairman,
VIII meet tonight to talk over mat
ters, in order TO have a report ready
for tomorrow night An effort is also
being made to have report Of the
fireworks committee il readiness for
the meeting Plans in other channels
are progressing rapid. all tending to
make one of the greatest the city has
ever known.
The recent contributions follow.
Perth Amboy Dry Dock Co, $25; Rari-
tan Copper Works, $25; Potts Kauf-
mann, SO; Emil Sameth, $40; Masso-
pust Bros, $40; August Kroeger, So;
Max Tucker, s.; II. w. Sandbeck. Jr,
50; Justus Kaletsch, So; Frank Guile,
50; a Slavish lawyer, 50.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-14
START CLOAK
PLANT MONDAY
about 800 will be Employed
--Brick Building.

According to preparations now
under way it is planned to open the
new cloak and suit factory of Man
heimer & Kasse, at the southeast
corner Of Washington and Division
streets, next Monday. 1t was stated
at the factory today that approx
mately 800 people will be employed.
OF that number large amount will
be skilled workers. The plant has
been completed and carpenters are
now at work installing fixtures and
appurtenances requisite for the
work to be performed.
The building is handsome two
story brick affair, well lighted and
ventilated. The upper floor Is to be
known as the operating room, where
in cloaks and suits are to be made.
The lower floor will be used for cut
ting, packing and shipping. 1t Is es-
timated by one of the foremen to be
in charge that $50 hands will be en-
ployed on each Of the two floors.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-14
OPEN WAR ON
EXPRESS COS.
Rep. Lewis Says They Are
Hindrancs to Country.
Special by United Press Wire.

Special 6g United Press Wire.
Washington, June 14:-War on
the express companies began here
today in earnest before the House
committee on post offices and post
roads, which opened its hearings on
parcels post. Representative Lewis,
Of Maryland, supported his bill pro
viding for the condemning and pur-
chasing Of all express Companies. He
said: THE cost of living is largely
influenced by the unsatisfactory
methods of transportation of food
products and supplies from the ori-
gin to the farmers and other destin-
ations. There are two main reasons
why the express companies should
be added to the postal system, the
first is that the express company ser
vice does not reach the farmers in
the way that the postal service does
through the rural free delivery ser
vice. The second reason is that the
expressScharges by post would be re-
duced from two-thirds to one-half on
from five to fifty pound articles. The
express companies are positive
hfndrance to business of the coun-
try. The charge here for expressing
ton of matter is $3.50, while the
cost in Europe is $4.12.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-14
BRUTAL ATTACK
ON LITTLE GIRL
Six Tsar Old Child Found
in Bushes on Meadows
al Roosevelt.
LAY EXPOSED ALL MIGHT
One Eye Closed and Ear
Nearly Torn Off, Cries
Attract Attention.
,cial to the EVENING NEWS.


Roosevelt, June 14:-Lizzie
home of her mother in c street,
Chrome, today in serious condition,
the result of a brutal assault COM
mitted sometime last night, probably
early in the evening. The police
are looking for a man whom they be-
lieve committed the deed and they
expect to have him arrested before
night.
John Craddock, who is employed
as night watchman at the new
Armour plant being erected here,
heard a child crying at 4:30 o'clock
this morning. 1t was a little girls
voice and she seemed to be calling
for her father. The sound seemed
to come from clump of bushes and
upon Investigating Mr.. Craddock
found the child lying half uncon-
scious on the ground. He picked
her up and carried her to the gate
house Of the copper works, where he
left her while he locked up the
premises he was watching and then
hurried with the little one to her
home. The mother at once summon
ed DR.. M. Jacoby, who upon making
an Investigation found that the child
had been greatly abused, her right
eye was closed, her left ear was near
ly torn off and her face was horribly
scratched. The girls clothing was
soaking wet and there is reason to
believe thet she lay on the meadows
all through the storm that occurred
early last evening. When asked how
she came to be in the bushes she said
a man took her there.
Mrs. Meyers says the last she saw
of her daughter was about $50
o'clock last night when she was play
ing near the house After she was
missed search was made of the
neighborhood but the child could not
be found. Mr.. Meyers, the girls
father, does not live with his wife,
making his home in New Brunswick
When the child could not be found
the mother thought perhaps she had
decided to visit her father alone.
Acting on this supposition a neigh
Dor was sent to New Brunswick last
night to investigate.
The borough is greatly aroused
over the assault and 1t is likely to 90
hard with the guilty party II he is
caught While the little girls IN
juries are serious they are not be-
lieved to be fatal.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-14
ASK LOW RATE
FROM GAS GO.
Board of Trads Determined
TO Have Price Reduced
81 in 0thsr Cities.
CONFER WITH John kEAN
SILK Factory Is Secured
to Have Governor Speak
at Anniversary.

A stiff fight is being put up by the
Board of Trade for a lower gas rate
in this city. The subject was again
taken up at It's meeting last night
and 1t was announced that former
United States Senator John Kean,
who is understood to be in control of
the local gas company, will be here
at o'clock this afternoon to be in
terviewed on the matter.
The Board of Trade is determined
that Perth Amboy shall have a gas
rate that at least compares with that
of the majority of cities in the state.
Inquiries by the Board of Trade
brought replies that In no other
cities in the state do gas rates exceed
81, while in some places it is less
In this city the gross rate is $40
per 1000 cubic feet and the net rate
the charge for consumers of 1000
cubic feet or more who pay within
fifteen days after the bill is issued.
Ask for REIMBURSEMENT.
Mr.. Kean will be met by the board
of directors of the Board of Trade
this afternoon and asked to make d
readjustment of the rates IN this
city. Failure to secure desired re-
suits by this method may result in
appeal to the Public Utility Commis-
sion.
The Board of Trade last night en-
dorsed a plan of credit outlined by
]. ]. Boyd, representative of the
Mechanics Mercantile Agency, Of
Pittsburg, Pa. Mr.. Boyd went into
the subject in detail and explained to
the members the entire plan.
1t was reported that negotiations
had practically been closed to have
Valentine & Bentley's Victory Silk
Company locate in this city. This
company proposes to erect a modern
silk plant here, such as it has in Pat
erson, and will employ large num-
Der Of hands.
To Celebrate Anniversary.
Preparations have been started by
the Board of Trade to celebrate it's
fourth anniversary on September 19
There is to be a big demonstration
that may be followed by a banquet
Prominent speakers will be secured
for the occasion, among whom will
probably be Governor Woodrow
wilson. The secretary WAS INSTRUCT
ed to communicate with Mr.. Wilson s
secretary in an effort to have the
governor here on that date.
A report was submitted to show
the progress made by the Affiliated
Boards of Trade of the county and
vicinity and it was stated that the
next meeting would be held in New
Brunswick.
Herman Philo told the board of
progress made by State street mer-
chants In the Inauguration of a
white way" on that thoroughfare
from Smith street northward,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-14
CANTON POLICE
HOLD STABBER
Man Wanted for South River
Crime Is Traced BY De-
tectivs Peltisr.
TO BE BROUGHT BACK
Came to This City After Al
legged Bsad and Then
Fled to Ohio.
TO BE BROUGHT BACK

Michael Smith, who is alleged to
have stabbed Benjamin S. Miller, at
South River, Saturday night, and af-
terwards fed to this city, has been
apprehended by the police of Canton,
Ohio, through clever work on the
part Of County Detective Richard A.
Peltier, who has worked on the case
since the affray. Detective Peltier
will probably start today or tomor-
row for the western city, where
Smith is being held by the authori-
ties of that place.
1t was learned yesterday at South
River by Detective Peltier, that the
alleged stabber came to this city on
Saturday night and slept at the
home Of his step-brother, 233 Wash
ington street, where he said he was
going West Immediately. Informa-
tion was given Peltier later that MIL
Ter had friends in Canton and this
was partly acknowledged by the
mans relatives in this city, when
seen yesterday by the detective.
The police of Canton were tele-
phoned to and given description of
the fugitive. The relatives house
was watched and Smith was nabbed.
Detective Peltier expects to go to
Canton today or tomorrow to bring
back his man, unless trouble should
ensue in securing requisition papers.
II Is proposed to bring him here for
trial.
1t is alleged Smith stabbed Miller,
who Is an ice cream vender, twice
about o'clock Saturday night, in
South River, where the former was
employed as a driver for George ALL
gair. The alleged stabbtng occurred
following an alteration over the
right of way. Miller Is at st. Pc
ter's Hospital, New Brunswick, with
a stab wound in the left shoulder and
one above the first rib. He is not
In q serious condition.