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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

every direction. Before the enemy
realized 1t. ample time had been Sc.
cured in every possible assembly
room and there we're nightly meetings
all over the city.
In the Gormly store itself was a
great auditorium in which free con-
erts, lectures, and entertainments
bad been given tAthe employees and
y atrons of the stoFSe This auditorium
ad outside entrances and could be
completely cut on from the other
business. Every afternoon he assem-
bled in the auditorium the workers
and speakers, and every afternoon
there was the freest possible discus
sion Of the issues, OF what was to be
said in the speeches Of the night, of
the places to be covered. The man
showed a genius for leadership and
direction that was amazing. He de-
veloped a power of succinctly. pre-
senting the facts. which in large
measure he was able to communicate
to his followers.
Livingstone Haldane's example had
been followed by not a few young men
of fortune and position. It became In
a certain sense among a certain set
the fashion to campaign for Gormly.
Automobiles Of all sorts were avail.
able for transporting speakers, and
Classes and social distinctions were
wiped out in the greater issues in
vclved. BY these methods what was
picturesquely described in the city pa
pers as q whirlwind campaign was
inaugurated.
1t must not be supposed that the
opposition was idle; by no means.
Never had It's activities been so great,
its energies SO manifestly put forth.
1t had welcomed with Joy the news Of
the refusal of Gormly to become the
candidate of the minority party. Lif-
fey had at once decided in his own
mind that that settled the issue. Even
farther sighted men like Rutherford
were Of the same opinion. Haldane
alone, the wisest, shrewdest, and
ablest Of the group, was not con
vinced, and under his vigorous though
secret urgings the ring redoubled its
efforts to beat the man.
At the proper time the proposition
from the party in power to make a
combination with the outs was sprung
upon the pdblic. 1t was hailed on one
side as an evidence of the fairness
of the party in power and the Sachem
society, which many people imagined
needed no alliance of that kind. 1t
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

New York and New Jersey are max.
Ding a joint study of the evils OF cold
storage. A bill is pending in congress
looking to q reformation OF the same
evil, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The question Is a large one. with
many angles. It ia not so much talked
about as 1t was n year ago, but still
merits the attention of legislative
bodies. Cold storage OF food products
Us a modern necessity. Rightly used,
1t serves the public by keeping prices
steady, by storing In the season of
plenty for use in the season of nat.
ural shortage. No one argues against
cold storage as an institution. 1t Is
when food Is held back In order to
maintain abnormally high prices,
when 1t Is kept so long that It be-
comes poisonous, when cold storage
iis made a curse instead OF a blessing
to mankind, that government must
step In with a restraining hard. The
period Of storage should be strictly
limited, and the sale of stored prod.
ucts rlgidly regulated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
FRIENDS OF THE FARMER.

The Department Of Agriculture has
come to the relief Of the grosbeak.
He is a very much maligned bird,
this high authority AYERS, and instead
OF being destructive to crops, is Of
great benefit to the farmer. A bulle-
tin Just Issued by Secretary Wilson
says that eve kinds OF finches
known as grosbeaks summer within
the boundaries OF the United States.
They are easily distinguished from
other 1nches by their stout form,
bright plumage. massive bills and
melodious voices. Those which most
interest the farmer are Ave In num-
berthe rose-breasted, the cardinal or
redbird. the black.headed, the blue
and the gray. The bulletin concludes
as follows; Present Investigations
prove that the services of the gros-
beak In destroying insect pests are in
valuable. Each kind pays especial at
tention to certain pests which If I'M
checked would cause o loss.
Few Of our birds are to be credited
with more good and with fewer evils
than the grosbeak. and none more
clearly deserves protection by the
practical farmer" The probability is
that the farmer would do better to
protect the whole race Of birds than
to look with federation on their indis,
crlminate slaughter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

was considered as testimony to the
fact that the party in power had moth
Ing to conceal, since 1t admitted the
outs to its councils, and that it was
sincerely DESTROYS of giving New York
a business administration in which all
factions and parties should be repre-
sented. There was truth in the ON
tention, too. The only faction or party
that would not be represented by this
alliance would be the common people.
Wiser heads, however, realized that
altruistic methods were inconsistent
entirely with the real spirit of either
party and saw in the alliance a con
fession Of weakness. And the editorial
contingent Of the Gormly papers
seized upon this idea and made the
most of it. In the beginning, CORN
ly's advertisements, including his po-
litical manifestos. had been printed
in every paper in the city. They were
paid for as other advertisements are
and why not? But the Sachem So
ciety had put the screws on certain
journals which owed much to its influ-
ence, and because of this pressure
they had summarily refused any more
of Gormly's unique proclamations.
They professed themselves entirely
ready to print his business advertise
ments at the usual rates. Gormly
retaliated, of course, by withdrawing
all advertising of any sort from them,
and doubling the space he purchased
in the other papers. Naturally, there
fore, the press divided in two Sec
tons: tlose that were controlled by
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After q False Start.

I'm 1890 I began to drink coffee.
AT that time I was healthy and en-
joyed life. At first I noticed no bad,
effects from the indulgence but in.
course Of time found that various
troubles were coming upon me.
"Palpitation Of the heart took unto,
itself sick and nervous headaches. kid.
ney troubles followed and eventually
my stomach became so deranged that.
even a light meal caused me serious,
distress.
Our physicians prescriptions failed
to help me and then dosed myself
with patent medicines till I was thor
ocghly disguised and hopeless.
Finally ! began to suspect that cof-
fee was the cause Of my troubles. Iex-
perimented by leaving 1t of, except
for one small cup at breakfast. This.
helped some but did not altogether re-
heve my distress. 1t satisfied me.
however, that I was on the right track.
$50 I gave up coffee altogether and
began to use Postum. In ten days Z
found myself greatly improved. nv
nerves steady. my head clear. my kid.
neys working better and better, my
hearts action rapidly improving. nv
appetite improved and the ability to,
eat a hearty meal without subsequent
suffering restored to me. And this CON-
dition remains.
Leaving of coffee and using Postum,
did this, with no help from drugs. as I
abandoned the use Of medicines when
l began to use the food drink" Name.
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creet
Mich.
There's a reason" and II IL az.
planned in the little book. "The ROAD
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf rs~
one appears from time to timc. TS~~
Interest. Aumss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
Thought He Felt a Hop.

An Irishman went into q public
house n day and asked for a mug OF
beer in a great hurry, stating that he
was sc dry that he thought he could
drink a gallon. The publican told him
II he would drink 1t at one draught.
without taking the measure away from
his lips, he should have 1t for nothing.
"Agraid," said Pat, "and be the.
howly Saint Pathrick I'll do that
same"
The landlord then drew a gallon OF
into the measure, handed 1t to Pat,
who eagerly raised 1t to his mouth
and drank away until the measure was.
almost perpendicular. The publican's
eyes followed its motion in astonish-
ment, and, looking in 1t. he exclaimed
shaking the froth out:
pat, didn't you feel something 60
ing down with the beer when YOU
drank it?"
BE jabers," said Pat, II thowt 3
felt a hop, sur"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

Long ago the wasp waist. consid.
cred 30 fashionable. departed from
feminine favor. Now the small foo,
is following in its wake, which proves
that womankind Is falling into line in
approving safe and sane fashions.
Occasional freaks like the hobble
skirt may appear, but in the main
women are deciding In favor of CON-
mon sense and freedom as opposed to
the ridiculous and unbeautiful r~estric,
kions of other days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
LIFE SAVED BY
FRIENDS ADVICE

About three years ago ! suffered with
appendicitis and after having IN operation
performed it left me with . severe case
Of kidney trouble. / was dOctored by ssv.
eral physicians and getting 10 relief I took
the advice of 3 friend and procured q bot
tie Of Dr.. Kilmers Swamp-Root. Attex
taking the contents of the first bottle Ifeae
greatly relieved sAd decided to continue ~
After using the contents Of three more dol
lar bottles, I experienced q complete cure
/ cannot recommend DR.. KilmeTS
Ewamp-RoOt too highly to anyone suffer-
ing from kidney or bladder trouble.
Yours very truly,
e. P. HILAM.
Cartersvile, Ga
Sworn to and subscribed before ms
this July 18th, 1909.
JOS. 8. CALHOUN,
Notary Public,
B. Co, Ca
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
CHAPTER discontinued.

What does 1t Govern" asked thu
mayor.
1T covers pretty much every avail
able route by which we can connec'
the ends Of the traction company"
How much territory"
"Oh, a mile or a mile and a half,
should say: but every possible right Of
way is included in the franchise"
And If we don't get it?"
Somebody else will get It, Of
course. He will build the connections
and hold us up for anything that he
wants"
But II will be no good to anybody
else without what we've got" suggest.
cd Van Slyke.
True; but we have got several hun
dred millions involved and cant adopt
a do-nothing policy. Probably ten
millions or cve less will cover the
expenses required by rebuilding I'M
der the old or new franchise, and that
ten million has us by the throat"
1T should be easy for FIVE hundred
millions to freeze out ten," said
Rutherford.
Under other circumstances 1t would
not be at all difficult" answered Hal
dane; but the people are to be con-
sidered In this case. This road was
built az a public convenience and,
gentlemen, 1t has to be run"
This Is a hell Of a fix for men as
smart as you to git yourselves in"
said Liffey. "As l take 1t. we can
secure the franchise or we can make
its future grant the issue of the cam.
paign; and II we win, pass 1t then;
and If we fail, take our medicine"
you've stated 1t exactly"
For myself. I'm in favor of grab.
bing the franchise now" said the
boss. 1T e a. money. Moneys
what we're here for. The object of
politics Is money for the crowd that's
in. The aim Of the crowd that's out
Is to git in so they can git the
money. With money we car buy
votes; with votes we can get ONCE;
with office and money we can get
immunity from the consequences.
Even IL we're beaten by the mayor
we'll still have the district attorney,
we'll still have the police force. I'll
still be here; SO will you, Mr.. Hal.
dane. And therefore, rather'n take
any risk, | move that the franchise be
renewed as soon as it expires. and
that the grant be made to the Gotham
Freight Traction company. I'd rather
have something substantial than play
for a chance any time. | guess we
wouldn't suffer any therefore, no mat
ter what happened. Besides, all it'd
mean would be a wait for four wears
These reform movements ALWAYS get
tired OF themselves, and then one or
the other Of the old parties comes in.
Well be the one"
Il am inclined to believe that much
Of Mr.. Liffey's contention is sound"
said van SlyKe at last.
We'll, gentlemen" said Haldane.
what do you all think about it?"
Lets get what we can" said the
mayor.
And keep all we've got" added
Connell.
Very we'll then" said Haldane, so
be it. We are united upon a non.
partisan ticket which we can select
presently, with Warren at the head
of 1t. Mr.. Liffey will see Mr.. Benson
and induce his cooperation. Mr.. Con.
nell will investigate Mr.. Gormly's
career, Mr.. Rutherford will arrange
to have the franchise renewed as soon
as 1t is possible to do so. Mr.. War.
rem will at once announce himself as
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
"You Get the Barrel Open for the Nee essary Expenses"

and before that came about there
would be a struggle which would beg
a description. The cards seemed to
be in his hands, or in the hands Of the
ring of which he was chief. No more
experienced players ever sat at a
game than those associated with him.
They ought to win; but would they?
Haldane vas by no means certain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
A Worry, Even In Eating.

"Well," smiles the wife of the GUS
toner, you miss n worry that the
rest Of us have. With your husband
in the grocery and meat business you
don't have to worry about the high
cost Of living"
YES. we avoid that worry" says
the market mans wife. But the
trouble is that Mr.. Feedem never en-
joys his meals. Every time he eats
anything he frets about how much he.
could have sold 1t for"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A bachelor puts himself up in a raj.
ne, the proceeds to apply upon a church
debt. This is taking commercial ac-
count of a ~well-known and uRromantic
estimate of marriage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A western aviator who flew over
three states in an afternoon was EN-.
braced, wept over and kissed by Nine.
Bernhard when he landed. Next time.
probably he will keep on flying.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A woman In Pennsylvania got two
licenses neutrality-suspicious. to get
married and one to teach. This was
a wise provision, as in case one failed
there was the other to fall back on.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

New Jersey has taken to dynamitine
mosquitoes. The scientific crusade
for their determination has apparently
wound up in desperation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A monument has been erected in
London to William Penn. 1t is I'D to
Philadelphia to go the Londoners one
better and raise a monument to Con.
ME Mack.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

Another attempt will be made to fy
across the Atlantic, this time without
an eq~uilibrator. How do they expec
to prove an alibi In case OF failure?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A high-hatted and o%pera.cloaked
burglar was given the option of leaving
the country or going to Sing Sing. He
chose to 60 abroad, as they do not
dress for dinner at Sing Sing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

II Is an honorable thing to be rich.
It is not dishonorable nor discredit.
able in any sense, so long as he who
acquires 1t has remembered and has
prantised the golden rule.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

When 1t becomes necessary to ar.
rest a man for sobbing too loud at a
funeral we begin to suspect that there
Is something more than sorrow In his
system.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
Letter b
Dr.. Hlmsr D o.
B~inghantsn, j. I.
Prove What Swamp-ROot viii Do For VOC

Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for q sample bottle. It wild
convince anyone. You will also receive
Q booklet of valuable information, telling
oil about the kidneys and bladder. WhsD
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
eents and one-dollar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15
Labor and Drudaerv.

It is claimed that nine-tenths Of all
productive labor is drudgery. The
overwhelming percentage of all the
effective work in every vocation il
done by the average man and woman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A French aviator has succeeded In
flying 102 miles In an hour. Luckily
he didn't do any Of the record. break.
Ing coming down.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

A Philadelphia woman says the ma,
TONS best cooks are farmers wives.
And the old dinner bell makes sweet.
er music than the hotel orchestra.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-15

Some people believe implicitly in
the prophecies Of the katydid who re-
fuse to believe the weather man.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01

shoot man in cold blood from be
hind. to send him into eternity with
no opportunity to compose his soul
was too terrible a thing for him to
stand. 1t was a mistake that nearly
proved disastrous
Henry was told face to face that
he was to be put to death in accord
ance with the order of the commander,
and he was advised to kneel and
make his peace with his God At the
same time the eXecutioner appeared
with his rifle at a convenient distance
before the doomed mans eyes
Henry stood agape. He muttered
something about something not being
right. Near where the third sergeant
hOod an AK lay on the ground Hen
rvs gaze, searching the ground. en-
rountered the AK. He sprang for it.
y warning cry wGs raised. The ser
geant who stood near the ak jumped
md got his foot on ii almost as Henry
was upon him There was cry of
quick. Even then there was danger
of the executioner shooting his fellow
sergeant if his aim was the least un
steady.
but despite all he had been through
Pie aim of the executioner was true
The rife cracked, and the bullet sped
penetrating the breast Of the man for
whom it was intended when it was
nodded. Henry whired. crying: 'You
have tricked me- You have tricked
me" Again the rifle cracked The
head. and he fell dead"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01
OLD ENGLISH HOUSES.
In the Days of Wooden Huts, Thatched
Roofs and Clay Floors.

In the Days of Wooden Huts, Thatched
Roofs and Clay Floors.
The habitations of English common
people for centuries consisted of
wooden hut of one room, with the fire
built in the center. To this hut, If a
man increased in family and wealth, q
| lean-to was added and later another
and another The roofs were of thatch,
the beds of loose straw or straw beds
with holsters of the same laid on the
floor or perhaps eventually shut in by
a shelf and ledge like the berths of a
ship or by a small closet
The Saxon thane or knight built
more pretentious hall" large open
room like the Roman atrium with
lofty roof matched or covered with
states or wooden shingles. In the CEN
ter of the hard clay floor burned great
fires of dry wood whose thin acrid
smoke escaped from openings in the
roof, above the hearth or by the doors.
windows and openings under the caves
of the thatch.
By day the "hearthsmen" and WIS.,
itors when not working or fighting sat
on long benches on either side of the
fire and, as John Hay puts it, calmly
drinked and jawed" or, gathering at
long boards placed on trestles, regal
ed themselves on some sort of porridge
with fish and milk or meat and ale.
AT night straw or rushes spread on
the floor formed beds for the entire
company in the earlier and ruder days.
when the ''baser sort" were glad to
share their straw with the cows
Charles Winslow Hall in National
Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01
THEY LIKE PRISON LIFE.
A Class of Persons In Japan Who Try
to Break Into Jail.

Siass OF PERSONS In Japan Who Try
to Break Into Jail.
In Japan there are people who make
sham confessions in order to obtain a
period of the comparative warmth and
comfort of Japanese prison. The
japan Mail says: 1.-THE police slang
: of the capital has words to describe
and distinguish these persons. 'Meshi.
kui.' or the rice criminal. will steal
some small article from shop front
In such a way as to be seen doing 1t.
lie then makes bolt of 1t. pursued by
the master of the shop, or some faith
full kozo. but presently allows himself
to be caught and handed to the DO
lice. He has to do time for his pre-
tended theft, but his rice is secured
for d period, and when that period has
elapsed he will allow himself to be
caught again.
1.-The 'unandon,' or EEL bowl criminal,
Is wilier than the one just mentioned.
He does not actually commit a crime,
such as will put him into the convict
side of the prison. but allows himself
to be found looking In suspicious
places. underneath the broad verandas
Of temple. or In the garden of pri-
vate house. He gets into prison all
right, but he secures the more generous
treatment Of the house of detention,
which is to the fare of the convict Jail
what dish of cells Is to a bowl of
plain rice.
'The 'kuruma' Is criminal who
makes a sham confession in order to
sneak a free railway ride. The Asasi
tells of a case connected with MUIR
der, known as the 'decapitated corpse
case which took place last year. A
man gave himself up to the police in
Sendai as the perpetrator of the crime.
He was brought to Tokyo and his story
investigated 1t was found to be a
pure fabrication"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01
AFTER THE TEMPEST.
The Genial Calm That Settled Over the
Pretty Schoolma'a am.


A pretty schoolma'am once taught
school in a Long Island village All
the young fellows for miles around
were mad about her. but the school
ma'am was proud. and none of the
boys seemed to stand the ghost of a
chance
Young Jim Brown. the judges son.
was the best looking chap in the
town, and Jim probably loved the
schoolma'am more than any of her
other SWANS, but he never had the
| pluck to declare himself He felt too
small and mean before the beauty and
| learning of the schoolma'am. But one
day, the schoolmaam being away on
visit in New York state. Jim asked
advice of the editor. The editor said:
Take the bull by the horns and in
sert an announcement of your forth
coming marriage in my society col
umn. 1t will cost you only 80 cents"
So Jim inserted an announcement to
the effect that the schoolmaam and
he would be married the next month
and would spend their honeymoon at
Atlantic City.
Well. short time after this an
nouncement appeared the schoolma'am
came back home Jim heard on all
sides how furious she was For sew
eral days he kept away from her
Then one afternoon as she was com
ing home from school he ran plump
into her in the lane.
She let him know at once what she
thought of him and his outrageous
conduct. She stormed and raved. and
her pretty eyes flashed fire. Jim stood
first on one foot and then on the 9TH
er, and finally he blurted out:
well, if you don't like it can have
the announcement contradicted
"Oh, bother it, said the school,
ma'am. ITS too late now."-Wash-
ington Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01
A Strauss Story.

A French contemporary tells a
piquant story Of the composer of "Sa-
lone" He was dining one night with
a party of musical friends when the
conversation turned on the compost
tons of the kaiser Some of the
guests had expressed their opinions
pretty freely when Herr Strauss put
his finger to his lips and said: "Sh-sh!
You should never run down the COM
positions of crowned heads in com
pany. There is no telling who wrote
them"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01

Watch for the blue mack. 1t is no
reSpecter OF persons.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-02-01

An ingenious person has discovered
that the three most forcible letters in
our alphabet are N r G (energy,, that
the two which contain nothing are M
T empty, that four express great cor
pulence, o B G T obesity; that two
are in a decline, D K decay; that
four indicate exalted station, X L N
G (excellency). and three excite our
tears, yet when pronounced together
are necessary to good understanding
L e G (elegy and leg,.