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with residuum of soft charcoal
Even in the old days a DIGESTION was
made to take to market all this wealth
of the earth and lakes. This scheme was
to make the river Laune navigahle, for
the river empties into Castlemainc har-
Dor
Muckross Abbey, the ancient domain of
the McCartie Mores. is as much part
of the Lakes OF Killarney as Lord Ken
mares property. Herbert of Muckross
some years ago sod the estate TO Lord
Ardilaun Lord Ardilaun sold it recently
to William Bowers Bourn of San Fran
cisco Part of Killarneys treasures are.
of course under this big estate. Osten-
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A S Every One Supposes,
"A Although Thanksgiving
Is Proclaimed in His Name
The Official Who Has Exer-
cised This Picturesque Func-
ton for the Past Generation
Is Herein Described, as Also
the Interesting Modus Oper-
andi of Proclaiming the Holi-
day Thanks Prompters of
the Past Woman Editor
Who Was the Mother of
Thanksgiving Day-Since the
Republic Was Established
We Have Had Turkeyless
Thanksgiving in Spring and
Summer as Well as Two
Thanksgiving in the Same
Year-New Workers Used to
Eat One Thanksgiving Dim
ner at Home, and Then Go to
New England the Next Week
for Another-The Date Uni
form Only Since Lincoln's
Time.
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THERE Is Good Evidence
i That They Are Paved
With Gold in the Form of a
Great Variety of Precious
Minerals, and That Probably
Is Why an American Syn
dictate Is So Eager to Buy
Them-Romantic Story of
the Valentine Brownies Who
Became Earls of Kenmare
and Lords of Killarney
They Might Have Had to
Part With the Worlds Most
Famous Beauty Spot If it
Hadn't Been for Rich Mar
riage.
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abundance of golden copper, purple cop
per and marcasites of copper, green cop
peras, gray cobalt, cobalt bloom and
marble. On many of the islands there is
beautiful marble, of red and white, with
yellow, green and purple spots. For the
taking there are to be had huge guam
titles of pipe cay, potter's clay, fullers
earth, brown ocnre, rottenstone, tripod.
razor milestone, very fine amethysts ana
magnificent crystals. which are very
hard, take a polish. cut and look Ike
diamonds There are also sulphur and
saline springs. There are also slate rock,
full of quartz, which is so hard it dresses
like marble; states for roofing and build
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the historical papers of the now noble
Irish family. but from the wording of his
patents from Queen Elizabth and King
James l and grants from the crown.
Look at Burkes Peerage of today, and
you will find that the compiler finding
this wording so peculiar, has quoted it.
which is an exception in this great book
of noble genealogies.
The wording is as follows:
The lakes of Killarney, with all the
islands of or in the same, and the fisher
les Of the said lakes, and the soil and
bottom thereof
Harmless phraseology? Yes, indeed, I'M
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precedent, religious V fol owed during the
past two generations, although not imme-
diately resp cted, for the second ma
tional Thanksgiving day occurred Friday.
May II, 1If6. Two years later WedneS
day was the day. but after Washington
took control of affairs Thursday was pre-
ferred
He helped to promote the nations
thanks two notable occasions before
he became President, the first being dur
ing his desolate winter at Valley Forge,
when he directed his army December
is, the date appointed by Congress, to
remain in its present quarters and that
the chaplains perform divine service with
their several corps and brigades And
it is somewhat of a coincidence that Sec
rotary of State Knox, who now issues
the Presidents Thanksgiving proclama-
ton, has his home upon that same
ground at Valley Forge, where Washing
ton thus issued his first Thanksgiving in
Structions in that. bleak winter of 1777.
more festive program was arranged
by the general the following spring, when
he ordered his troops to observe May 4,
IT'S. as day of Thanksgiving for the aid
given by France to the patriot cause.
Happily, his orderly book outlining in
great detail the ceremony to be observed
has been preserved.
Upon a signal given the whole army
will huzza Long live the King of
France 9" he directs. This huzza was then
to be followed by the booming of cannon,
a general discharge of musketry, another
huzza Long live the European powers!
then more cannon. more musketry fire
and final huzza, THE American states!'
Two years of our history saw two
Thanksgiving days each, and both were
wartime years. In 1776 May II and De-
cember II were both designated, while
in 1863 Lincoln designated Thursday, Au-
nh u;x-f dov m
advance of the autumnal feast of the last
Thursday in November. The summer hol-
iday was a special thanksgiving for VIC
tory as had been, in fact, the only ma
tional Thanksgiving day of 1862.
From Madison's time to Lincoln's there
were no national thanksgivings proclaim
ed by Presidents, although the festival
was observed annually in New England
and in New York, as also in the scattered
Episcopal congregations, whose Book of
Common Prayer since 1883 had desig-
mated the first Thursday in each Novem-
Der for giving thanks in the churches
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busy with Napoleonic wars to bother with
mines. And then there was no fuel TO
be had without much labor of transport
The mine was forgotten except by the
exiles who went to America.
1t was the same mine that was partially
worked by the Romans and by the Nc
CARTE More, whose artificer. Leln Oh
the White Teeth gave his name to the
lower lake Loch Lein). The artificer's
forge was at the lakeside.
Killarney has, however even more
riches to yield up than copper. The
American syndicate. of course, has veri-
fled the earlier reports of the surveyors
of the Lords of Killarney. No doubt its
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less YOU know that untold wealth lies
beneath the lakes in the shape of copper
and tin; that the wonderful mineral strata
Of Cornwall run under the sea and crop
out again in the Killarney region.
That is the secret. That Is believed to
be the reason American syndicates have
in the last hundred years made four at
tempts to buy Killarney's lakes from the
last four Earls of Kenmare.
The first Earl Of Kenmare worked
copper mine in 1907 on Ross Island. un-
der the shadow of the ruined castle. 1t
was crude working. but in two years his
mines took out 100000 worth Of copper.
Then came stirring year of strife. with
increasing wars in many lands, and Lord
Kenmare closed down the mine. He died
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bellion.'' 1T has pleased Almighty God
to prolong our national life another year,
defending us with His guardian care
against unfriendly designs from abroad"
states his last proclamation, that Of 1864,
which asks the people to ''reverently
humble themselves in the dust and from
thence offer up penitent and fervent
prayers and supplicat;ons to the Great
Disposer Of Events for the return Of the
inestimable blessings Of peace. union and
harmony
At the close of the war of 1912 Madison
asks his people to give thanks for the
blessings of peace" as we'll as the ere
sources which have enabled them to as
sert their national rights and to enhance
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metallurgical expert has told of all the
wonderful wealth beneath killarney's wild
waters. Perhaps other mining experts
have visited the lakes as tourists and,
struck by the remarkable rock forma-
ton, investigated for themselves.
To tell about these riches one must go
back to the history of the foundation of
the. Browne family. The founder was a
Lincolnshire man, knighted because he
held offices of trust in the reigns of Ed
ward vi, Mary and Elizabeth. He must
have been a courtier worthy of the name
to have been, in those turbulent days.
persona grata to all three monarchs He
was sent by Queen Elizabeth to Ireland
to survey the escheated lands around KIN
larney. Here is where he gained knowl-
edge of the great mineral wealth, as yet
practically untouched. Sir Valentine for
a second wife married Thomazine Bacon,
aunt of the great Francis Bacon. He
decided to become an Irishman. was
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liberty as early as the eighteenth century.
One Of the greatest Of these secrets
centers around the lakes of Killarney.
perhaps the worlds most famous and
romantic beauty spot. 1t Is on record
that four successive Valentine Brownies.
EIarls of kenmare and Lords of Killarney,
have received offers from American syn
dicates to buy the lakes Of Killarney.
and the present earl has just refused the
last of these offers. The composition of
the syndicate Ia kept carefully yelled, but
undoubtedly 1t consists of prominent and
wealthy Irish-Americans, some Of whom
have. from father to son, received the
sacred secret of Killarney.
And what is this secret?
Some people have thought that II
Americans wanted to buy Kil!arney's
lakes they were villainously looking to
the possible gigantic revenue following
the erection OF a Coney Island at this
prime picnic ground. There IS an i'm
mense revenue from sightseers as 1t is.
The Great Western railway. which has re-
Gently opened a new direct route to the
Killarney district via Fishguard, estimates
that over 10000 persons yearly visit the
lakes. And every few minutes these viSi-
tors are asked, in some cases command
ed. TO pay sums from few cents to a
quarter for entrance into grounds or
cottages. for guides. boats. ponies. echoes
by bugle blast or cannon fire, photograph
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sibly Mr.. Bourn bought it to give his
daughter a country seat. She recently
married Mr.. Arthur Vincent, an Irish
gentleman.
Mr. Bourn is not communicative, but ii
would be highly interesting to throw
whether he has been in the secret OF
Killarney and whether he is member
Of the American syndicate
AT any rate. the opportunity OF reaching
hand into the practically untouched
treasure store of Killarney is In the pos
session of an American at last.
Copyright, 1911 by Curtis Brown
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to America. and the town dwindled to a
village, a hamlet, a mere name. The
fame of the lakes, the influx of tourists
in the nineteenth century, brought it to
life again, and now it is more f1ourishing
than ever.
*
The earl and countess have tagged
and paved the streets. They have
built Catholic schools for 400 boys and
900 girls and partially clothe and ap-
prentice the children. The countess
has almhouses for aged women. Ken
mare House, very plain barracks of
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ing material - greensboro, brownstone,
sandstone and limestone. The presen.
Lord Kenmare works quarries for MS
building stone and for states.
X x
Perhaps there is additional treasure IN
the .Meagh Vone," as the Irish call
special bog found in this region. II Is
glutinous or saponaceous, light brown III
color, mixed with clayey white. 1t lies
on gravel. under shallow peat bog. in
stratum eight to twelve inches thick
From all time the peasants have used 1t
for lighting purposes. Two or three
sods, broken small. will give light through
the longest night. When dried this bog Is
as light as a cork. When distilled 1t
yields a thick, oily, innammable matter,
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SARAH JoSEpHA HALFd
TIL MOTHER Or
THANKSGIVING DHX

partment of State and its index of diplo-
matte presidents, as we'll as its arbiter of
social precedence. When distinguished for
eigners visit our country it is he who ar
ranges their seats at state functions and
their places in parades or ceremonialS.
Like all true geniuses he is among the
most modest of men. and cares little for
the shams of so-called society" After
concentrating his energies upon his Of
fetal work for ten months of the year.
he cuts loose each summer. expresses his
bicycle to New York, takes it aboard an
ocean steamer, mounts 1T on the Euro
pean side of the Atlantic and, with his
camera slung across his back, rides
the past summer, although in his sixty
ninth year, he thus rode 1000 miles
through France, Belgium and Holland.
taking snapshots all the way.
After Mr.. Adee's draft of the Thanks
giving proclamation has been o. KID by
the President It is handed to the State
Department expert penman. who in his
copper-plate chirography writes it upon
large sheet of excellent parchment,
which is sent to the President-th's year
almost across the continent-for his sig
nature, and then returned to the State
Department to be signed by the Secretary
or State. Next it must be pressed with
the great seal of the United States,
whose custodian will refuse to impress it
even upon so important document un-
less authorized to do so by a formal war
rant signed by Mr.. Taft. for the use of
the great seal or the possession of an
impression thereof without the chief ex-
ecutive's written authority is a grave Of
Tense, punishable by law. Indeed, the
great seal-which was made by jeweler
at a cost of $4,000, and which is kept
locked in great rosewood case-s the
most sacred instrument used by the gov
eminent. Having had this cipher of the
republic pressed into. 1t, the new Thanks
giving proclamation is filed away in the
State Department archives. later to be
bound in it's chronological order, with
other accumulated proclamat'ons.
Thus Uncle Sam takes all Of these tech
meal pains merely to retain the hand
somely indicted proclamation as his own
souvenir and keepsake. But before the
instrument has been filed away a type
written copy is sent TO the State Depart
ment's Official printer who has shop
of his own In the basement Of our for
eign Office. His printed cop'es are given
to the newspapers or to any one who
wishes one.
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purpose Of the syndicate in coveting the
domains of the Lord of Killarney. It's
purpose rather lay in the information
taken to the United States soon after the
year 1903 and handed down by successive
generations.
1t was a secret known to the Romans
when they visited the isles OF Albion;
known to the McCartie More who with
his descendants. ruled SO long as King OF
Munster, King of Cashel, Lord OF Cork
and Desmond, Lord Palatine of Killarney;
known to Valentine Browne the first.
when he came as 'carpet-bagging''
Englishman in the time Of Elizabeth to
turn the Irish out of their homes, and
take over the land of the McCarties, the
ODonoghues and the OSullivans. That
from the first this Valentine Browne
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EY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS

HE official thanks
prompter of the
United States is,
ostensibly, I h e
President. but &C
tually, another high
functionary o (
state.
For the past gen.
Grafton that aStute
and indispensable
diplomatist of ours.
Mr.. Alvey Angus
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THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
By GEO Was lrIGToN
1875

their national character in another ardu-
Gus conflict, which is now happily ter
minated"
After the adoption Of the Constitution.
Washington invoked thanks "for the
peaceable and rational manner in which
we have been enabled to establish con-
stituttons Of government for our safety
and happiness, and particularly the ma
tional one lately instituted" He also
asked the people to pray for the protec-
ton and guidance of ''all sovereigns and
nations Especially such as have shown
kindness to u.s." And the return of
peace, following the, revolution, is referred
to in a Thanksgiving proclamation by the
Continental Congress, recommending
thanks to God because HE hath been
graciously pleased SO TO conduct us
as finally to establish the United States
in freedom and independence and to give
them name and place among the
princes and nations of EARTH
The nations first official thanks-prompt-
ers were committees, usually of three,
appointed by the Continental Congress-
IN the days before we had a PTesident-to
draw up each year a proclamation recon-
mendlng to the governors of the states
that a designated date be observed as
day of national thanksgiving and prayer.
members of Congress, except in 111S,
when the two chaplains of Congress were
ordered to prepare the draft.
Turkeyless and hot was our first ma
tional Thanksgiving day, appointed by
Congress. but although held in midsum-
mer-July 20, 1775-it set the Thursday
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ANY of Ireland's
secrets have been
long forgotten on
this side Of the
water. But some
Of these same Sc
crets are still
carefully pre-
served in America,
undoubtedly taken
over by some of
the refugees who
sought the land OF
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Sure That Was the Wordf

From the Boston Transcript.
First Boy-I saw you climbing Farmer
Browns appletree. Did you get anything?
Second Boy-Yep-the stummick acne.
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surrender of Lee, states that lit has
pleased Almighty God, during the year
which is now coming to an end, to re-
lieve our beloved country from the fear
full scourge of civil war;
Lincoln's are filled with pathos Thus
he asks the people in 1862 to ''fmplore
spiritual consolation in behalf of all who
have been brought into affection by cas-
ualties and calamit;es of war; and in
1868 to invoke divine influence Ito sub
due the anger which has produced and so
long sustained a needless and cruel re-
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tus Adee, second assistant secretary vi
state has composed we'll nigh all OF our
Thanksgiving OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES little
classics whose ction has almost rivaled
that of the Episcopal liturgy itself. or
course. all Presidents within this time
have had the privilege of editing Mr.
Adee's drafts of these proclamations
and i'm a few instances President or
Secretary of State while keenly alive to
the novelty of his high authority. has
preferred to compose this important in
strument. but these instances have been
unusual and scattering. Which OF these
exceptional proclamations have been COM
posed by minds other than that OF Mr.
Adee is one of the state secrets which
our premiers department keeps under
seal. Theoretically the nations thanks
and the nations defense is personally en-
gineered by the President himself.
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Were these the days when mems names
were sufixed by qualifying adjectives.
our official thanks prompter would be
known as "Adee. the Indispensable" For
over forty-two years he has off1ciated in
our diplomatic service, and although
originally elevated thereto by a republic
can President, he was persuaded to re-
main an assistant secretary under the
democratic premiers. who found that they
absolutely could not spare him. despite
the fact that many of the faithful han
kered for his Office. Mr.. Adee's has long
been the master hand in the wording of
treaties, the writing of diplomatic notes to
the powers, tine construction of state docu-
ments He is the memory center Of the De-
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
KILLARNEY. Ireland.
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Each Of the state governors must also
be sent an exact copy, but the depart
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-08-11
MY PRAYER.

Let me be true enough ia meet each
honest eye.
Yet if a friend whose sorrowed heart
has been undone
Ask me for comfort where in truth
there can be none,
Then let me grasp his cropping hand
and kindly lie.
And if my neighbor does those things
think are i'll,
Let me not judge! Who knows what
tangle haunting skein
Fate may have woven to have mesh
ed his heart in pain
Would l have smoothed the evil knot
with half his skill?
Since | must play the game of life,
this is my prayer,
Though l may lose, let me preserve
a smiling face;
Let me not scorn the weak who fall
ter in the race,
Let me be merciful-let me play fair.
Los Anfeles Graphic.
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Notice to the Public.

By order Of Judge T. B Carol. l am
directed to give notice to all Jurors
drawn for the First Week of the Au-
gust Term of Circuit Court, that they
will not be needed till Thursday August
oath, 1911.
They are required to be presert at
Court House at $50 A. M. that day.
All witness and all other parties in
terested are excused from attending
Court till August oath, which is Thurs
day.
This order is made to give every one
an opportunity to stay at home and
take part in the Second Primary Elec-
ton on Tuesday Aug. 22nd.
c. M. SCALES,
Circuit Clerk.
Macon, Miss. Aug. Bird, 1911.
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Notice Tax Payers of Nexubee County
Mississippi.

You will take notice hat the Assess
ment Rolls of Realty & of Polls and
PERSONALITY are now on file in the Chan
Gerry Clerk office of said County.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
TO consider said rolls at their next regu-
lar term to be held at the Court house
in Macon Miss, on the
First Monday Of September 1911
All tax payers objecting to said rolls,
have, under tho law, until said regular
meeting of the Board to file in writing
with the undersigned Clerk their objec-
tons thereto.
This notice is given, under SECTIONS
1903 of the Code of 1906 by order of the
Board entered in Minute Book Is at
page 80.
This Aug. 10th, 1911.
A. C.. FAINT, Assessor.
JNo. A. TYSON,
Clerk of the Board.
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Negro SchOOlhouse and Lodge Burned.

The negro school house, the upper
story of which is the lodge-room of the
Negro WoOdmen. situated about 3 1-2
miles southwest of Macon near the
Evans place was burned Wednesday
night. The fire started in the upper
story and was discovered about 8 O'Clock.
Nothing was saved.
The fire is thought to have been of
lncendiary origin. There had been a bit
ter and protracted fight oyer the selec-
ton of school trustees and teacher, and
at the close one of the leaders of the
loosing fraction remarked that the
teacher would never teach all the same.
A recount of the ballots was offered to
satisfy him but he said that voting was
not anything, but that the teacher
wouldn't teach. The fire following. a
few days after this epistle is considered
something more than a coincidence.
No arrests have yet been made.
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No Single Shotting.

By a cast iron agreemet signed
by all of the candidates for the
Legislature, no single or double
Shooting in voting will count.
Each ballot must be arked
three or it counts for none. This
is a wise arrangement and for the
good of the county. Single or
double shotting would have given
wide range TO sharp politics and
trades. The action of the can
didates will be approved by the
people.
An interesting development in
Washington has been the rise of
Senator John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi, to the unQuest1oned
floor leadership of the Demo-
Gratis in the Senate. He for
merly occupied the position in
the House of Representatives. A
short-jab debate with Senator
Bailey, of Texas, soon demonstra-
ted that in him the brilliant
Texan had found a fighter who
called for no odds. SplendidlY
educated, picturesque both in
appearance and expression and
thoroughly uniquein his methods
of debate, Senator William has
become a favorate on both sides
of the Senate floor. 1t is sug-
gestive of the parliamentary poise
of the House of Commons. He
is one of the best students of the
tariff on the Democratic side.
By a curious coincidence, Senator
Williams occupies the same seat
that was used by jefferson Davis
in the United States Senate.
Senator Williams is destined to
play a conspicuous part in the
coming session and a long and
valuable term of service is predic-
ted for him. -Leslie's Weekly.