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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-08
HEALTH
IN SURAN

The man who insures his life Is
wise for his family.
The man who insureS his health
Is wise both for hls family and
hlmseH.
Yoa may insure hsaEth by guard
Ing Il. 1t Is worth guarding.
AZ the first attack of disease,
which generally approaches
through the LIVER and nlani-
tests itself In innumerabIo ways
Tutt'sPAi|s
And save your health.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22

The avoFago MOslsm is ~appaningiy ig'
nOrant, generally unable to read or
write, and sure, a. they have told me.
that the greatest city in the world IL
that wherein the Caliph has his
throne. COnstantnople. They verify
belisve-that is, those in interior Tur-
key-that the other nations are incOn-
siderable. At Mecca they T learn
ing otherwise to the real peril q
Turkeys power.
A Menace 70 Turkeys Power.
This Is one explanation Of the some
what reactionary policy which has
been noted Of late on the part Of the
Young Turks: They are deliberately
trying to sllay the feeling Of distrust
on the part Of the more rigid Mos
lens. They see that they must con-
serve the one tie that makes them q
nation, the religion Of Islam. II the
Bedouins, who never have thought
much Of the Turks religion, follow
the more orthodox Wahabis, in their
crusade o an Islam truer to type,
then indeed will hard times have
dawned for Constantinople.
Even the new movement Of troops,
which sends men from Syria and Kur-
distan and Asia Minor into European
Turkey. and mans the Yrmen bar.
racks and expeditions into Arabia
with Christians and Jews from MSce-
donia and the coast, is q factor in
spreading discomfort. All Of these
men. Willingly or not, are propagand-
lists Of the new order. It was a mo-
mentous day for civilization, and for
Turkey, when the authorities decided
to enlist followers Of the Prince Of
Peace in the army Of the prophet.
Copyright, lsli. by Joseph b. Bowles.)
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practice fastening 1t down or up the

practice fastening 1t down or I'D the
back.
Set 1t in a rocking -chair, so that It
will wiggle, and see whether you can
get the right button or hook into the
right buttonhole Of eye. When you
can do this, say once out of four
times, have the buttons changed to
a size just too large for the button
holes, and begin all over again. II
fairly clever at this, try a row Of
hooks and eyes invisible to the naked
eye.
Then substitute for the metal eyes
a few loops Of thread, well lost in the
meshes of a jungle Of lace.
Do not use a strong light, for you
will often have to perform in the twi-
light or early morning. Speed is re-
quisite, and there should be a few
pins and needles thrust into the gown
at unexpected points.
At first you can 8 the language
that comes naturally; but gradually
this should be discontinued, and re-
placed by something less offensive.
Count ten before you really express
your feelings.
II you are able to pass through
this course successfully, fastening
the gown straight in three minutes
without profanity, you may proceed
to the next RESPONSIVENESS Maya
zine.
The Light That Failed.
Jones was at the theater, and behind
him sat a lady with a child on her lap
which was crying increasingly.
Unable to stand it any longer, Jones
turned smilingly to the lady and
asked: HAS that infant of yours been
%chirstened yet, ma'am?"
mo, SIR" replied the lady.
If / we're you I would call It Good
Idea,'" said Jones.
"And why Good Idea?" said the
lady, Indignantly.
Because" said Jones, 1T should be
carried out"
1t was Jones who had to DO carried
out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22

troops quickly to the scene Of frequent
Disturbances By the turbulent .Bedou-
ms. Without II, the control Of the
Hejaz region was merely nominal, a
government by entreaty and brides to
the laWless tribes.
And Hejaz province, 30 little known
to the world, and q mere desert waste,
is the most important Of the Turkish
possessions. This anomaly IL ex-
planned by the statement that the two
holy cities Of Islam, Mecca and Me-
dina. T within the Hejaz. BY virtue
Of the possession Of these Turkey
holds the Caliphate, and is regarded
as the great Moslem power. Actually,
Great Britain rules several times as
many Moslems as Turkey. But it Is
Turkeys hold upon the followers Of
the prophet that enables this q~ueerly
assorted empire to hang together. If
she loses the Hejaz. it will be shortly
ell up with her. None the less, there
are many students Of the situation, /
myself among the number, who look
to see Great Britain In control Of all
Of Arabia before many years.
Two years ago the Hejaz railway
was completed as far as Medina,
amid great jubilations. It Ia doubtful
II 1t will be pushed through to Mecca
for a long time to come; at least, not
until this question Of the turbulent
Bedouins IL settled. For nearly it's
whole length the road runs through
absolute desert. Special cars were
built to carry water. The fear Of the
Arabs is SO great that some Of the
passenger coaches are armored-and
noisy, rattly boxes they are, not to
speak Of their filth. The schedule, and
general management, would be count
ed farcical by American railroad
men; even certain roads in the south
ern states are punctuality itself, ss
compared with this single train a day.
Most Of the cars are third class, a
first-class coach being run once a
week. In the transportation Of SOL
diers and pilgrims, freight cart are
employed. I have seen sheep cars,
with Stat sides and two floors, filled
with passengers, each of whom car
ries his own bedding and cooking ar
rangements with him. Still, this is a
great improvement over the three-mils
hour camel caravan.
The High Tide Of Pilgrims.
It has been the governments prac-
tice to distribute enormous sums of
money annually among the Bedouins,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
QEhfMLEARN
;n~.N0IES 8

Cucumbers are fit to gather for
slicing when full grown.
Keep wood ashes where the pigs
can eat OF them at any time.
Never throw fruit Of any kind into a
basket or box. Lay 1t in gently:
Watermelons are ripe when the
stem or the melon commences to turn
dark.
pumpkins have a tough rinS and
need not be gathered before frost kills
the vines.
Alfalfa pasture seems TO be par ex.
cellence for a hog, and 1t should he
grown where possible.
When the boar pigs are about FIVE
months old they should be separated
from the rest Of the herd.
The vitality of the SOW ia lowerad
by poor sleeping quarters and the pies
when born are apt to lack vigor.
The dairyman who does not under.
stand the elementary principles Of
feeding Is not abreast OF the times.
The mar who feeds for milk or beef
can afford to handle nothing but ami
mal which make economical returns.
1t Ia false economy to breed from
poor COWS; better sell three Of them.
and with the proceeds buy one good
animal.
Summer squash should be gathered
when half grown. Winter SQUASH
should remain on the vines until cool
weather.
Heating the whey to 1876 degrees
VIII improve its feeding value and
also eliminate many of the objection.
able favors found In cheese.
Apples should be picked as soon as
they have reached full size and color
and not allowed to remain on thu
trees until they begin to drop OF.
Good, comfortable sleeping places
for the sows through the winter
months have much to do with the
number of pigs at narrowing time.
The market wants clean timothv
and will pay a price far beyond its
feeding value; for that reason 1t avs
to grow what the market calls for.
One peck Of sliced pumpkin mixed
with two quarts of wheat bran, given
to the family COW at night. win IN.
crease the quality and quantity of the
milk.
Considerable attention has been
paid by the creameries the last year
or two to ice cream making. and Il
has proven a very profitable side lin4
| Of the creamerfes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
TRY ONE ACRE NEXT SEASON
Most Successful Farmers Are Those
Who Arc Working to Get Large
Crops or Few Acres.

The men who are making the most
money and getting the greatest salts
faction out OF farming are not the men
who are trying to cultivate the largest
number OF acres. but are those who
are working to get the largest crops
off the fewest acres. The best farm
ing, the best paying farming and by
Ear the most satisfactory farming in
every respect is the farming that Is
done to secure bales from an acre In
stead OF c%ultivating acres to secure a
bale.
Only the most energetic men are
willing 10 cultivate two acres In order
10 obtain what one acre ought to pro-
duce, Only those who use muscle In.
stead Of brain are willing to do twice
The necessary work In order to obtain
p bale Of cotton. There Is not a lazy
bone In the makeup of the mar who
Nlls three acres for one bale of cot.
ton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22

as blackmail, to insure some degree
of immunity for the pilgrim caravans.
Not until this year did Constantinople
feel strong enough to dispense with
this d~isgraceful tribute. This Is one
reason for the present uprising of the
Arabs. Another is that this Is the first
time the immemorial Damascus cara
vans have ceased altogether to go by
camels. The road is in complete
working order and news Of It's opera
ton seems to have penetrated to the
remotest corners Of the Moslem
world.
In consequence, there has been an
influx of pilgrims beyond all prece.
dent. 1t has completely swamped the
railways facilities. Pilgrims from the
remote interior Of Asia, after travel
ing months, have been obliged to wait
days and weeks at Damascus, at the
imminent risk Of missing the cere-
monies at Mecca, which, occurring but
once q year, give the participant the
right to the coveted title Of "haji."
The best estimates ~obtainable, place
the number Of pilgrims who kept Bal
ram this December at Mecca at more
than a quarter Of a million.
These pilgrims, who have always
been regarded al a potent unifying
factor In the Turkish empire, are also
a means of spreading the worlds un-
rest, even as they are the greatest
single factor in the spread Of cholera.
They carry to the remotest bounds of
Turkeys territory the disintegrating
news Of the changes that have come
to pass, SO that an infidel Christian is
proclaimed as the equal Of a faithful
follower Of the prophet. They repeat
tho stories Of the Young Turks re-
ligious laxity, and of the serious coz
sequences involved in the enrolment
Of Christians in that army which be-
levers have regarded as the modern
sword OF the prophet.
The Most Cosmopolitan City on Earth.
There r other grave consequences
involved in this wonderful coming to-
gether Of multitudes from many lands:
for be 1t remembered that the most
cosmopolitan city on earth is not New
York or London or Paris. but this
productless city Of Mecca, in the ster-
lie desert OF Arabia. However neg
iigible the pilgrims may be individual
ly, and the trainmen treat them with
utmost contempt, they are scattering
seeds OF national unrest. Ottoman
Mcslems hear how justice cannot be
bought. but is freely given to high and
low, In che Moslem ruled by Great
Britain and the United States.
They exchange new or the worlds
progress and politics; and who can
wonder II some well-informed pilgrim
from India or Egypt puts forth the
prophecy that soon airships win be
flying over the desert, setting at
naught the remoteness which has
been the Arabs immemorial defense?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
g,N'
BAG HOLDER IS CONVENIENT
Ono Of the Most Handy Devices Farm.
Or Can Have Around Farm ls
Shown In Illustration.

This illustration explains the con-
struction of a convenient bag holder.
The weight, hung as shown. rests
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22

capital is being used. The grocer, OF
the banker, or the hardware mer
chant, could not possibly make a profit
on his business II he used only forty
per cent. Of his capital. And the farm
er cannot hope to be successful in hii
operations until he begins to make use
OF at least a reasonable proportion Of
his capital. No farming business a
BIO made successful when only $4,00(
out Of a possible $4,000 Is being used
Then again beef cattle should b.
more generally introduced because Of
the good they do In building up and
maintaining soils. Under the present
system OF cotton farming the soils are
becoming poorer and poorer. With
the introduction Of cattle the soil will
begin to be built up. .
A third reason why beef should be
more generally produced In the south,
is that there Is a demand for it, and
the demand should be met in order
that the money be kept at home. At
the present time the south produces
but q small proportion Of the meat
that her people consume. Packing
houses are now being built through.
out the south, and good markets are
assured for the beef animals which
the farmer produces.
Beef cattle are peculiarly suited to
fit into the farming operations of the
south. The farms are large, and
many acres are not being used be-
cause OF the lack Of sufficient labor.
AT present there 10 no better way to
put the whole farm to work than by
Introducing beef cattle into the sys-
TEN OF, farming. They require but a
small amount OF labor In addition to
that used upon the average cotton
farm. The hog, while he deserves a
prominent place upon almost every
farm, cannot be made to use all of the
large uncultivated areas on the farms.
for he is not strictly a grazing animal.
Many farmers who have the large un.
cultivated areas are not now sufficient.
ly skilled In the handling of live stock
to introduce sheep or dairy cattle, as
the sheep and dairy business REQUIRE
more skill than the beef business.
Then, too. the dairy business requires
an Increase In the amount of labor
used upon the farm; and the labor
item Is one that many farmers are
trying to reduce.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
MORE BEEF IN SOUTH
Many Reasons Why More Cattle
Should Be Raised.
when Tick 10 Finally ExtermInated
No Section Of Country VIII Be
Better Suited to ln~dustry-Ald
In Keeping Up Soil.

By D. r. GRAY and W. r. WARD.
The work Of eradicating the Texas
Fever" tick 10 progressing eatisfac-
forily In the south; every year new
areas are freed from the tick and with
the progress OF the work there comes
an added. interest In all kinds Of cat
tle production. When the ticks in
one section Of the country are ex-
terminated, renewed interest begins
10 be Immediately manifested in the
beef cattle business, as the southern
Farmers TO- realize that the Texas
Fever' tick has been practically the
only drawback to the cattle business
IN the past. When the tick is finally
exterminated no section of the United
States will DO better suited to beef
production than the south, because Of
Its mild climate, long grazing season
and cheap lands.
There are many reasons why the
southern states should raise more
beef. First, the south, under the
present system Of farming, has thou.
sands of acres-and good ones, too
(which are not being used at all. Sta
tistics tell us that only about forty
per cent. of the tillable or arabic land
pf the south Is being used. Sixty per
cent. of the land Ia lying idle and re-
turns to the owner not a cent in
wealth. All Of the lands cannot be
used as cotton lands. because, first,
There are not enough people to work
the lands In any such way, and sec.
ond. many Of these acres are not suit
able for cultivation. In fact, many
acres that are now under cotton cub
tvation should be turned into perma-
hent pastures and grazed with live
stock. No state can become wealthy
when only forty per cent. Of the land
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
A Reply Was Revised.

"They have grown very touchy On
Alaskan matters in the interior de-
partment since the trouble Of the Cum
bingham claims" said a coal man the
other day.
II had occasion some time ago to
write to the department about an
Alaskan subject that had no bearing
on the situation. I have Just received
an answer that does not commit any.
body, but 1t had on 1t the initials Of
at least six persons, showing that the
reply had been thoroughly considered
and revised before 1t was started in
my direction. I guess they are on tho
lookout for bombs"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
Clothes Baskets.

One Of the largest imports from
Russia into America Is willow clothes
baskets. The huge hampers SO com.
monty in use are nearly all made In
central Russia by peasants, although
some come from the Danube valley,
and there Is considerable domestic
manufacture. The importations last
year exceeded one million dollars
worth.
Osier willow, from which they are
made, has been worked by Russian
peasants for centuries and was for
merly the material from which they
wove their houses. The method Of
cutting. peeling. twisting ana manip.
ulating the withes ID. banded dowE
from father to son.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
A Senate Of Lawyers.

In the senate Of the United States
there are 81 lawyers, five bankers
eight business men, four farmers,
three journalists. two mine operators,
two manufacturers, one author, n
doctor and four members whose call
ings are not given. OF the four farm
ers, two are from the same state,
South Carolina. They are Tillman
and Smith. The lawyers clearly out
number all others.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
TO THE NEW MARRIED MAN
Things He Should Practice to Learn
How to Button a Dress In
the Back.

You may not have noticed II, but
they button in the back.
Life Is q discipline, and 80 you had
better take time by the forelock and
be prepared.
Purchase from some large dressma-
king establishment one Of those bulgy
ladies who have neither head nor
legs, known as dummies or. dress
forms. Procure an old gown Of your
mothers or sisters, end each morning
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
Easy to Arrange.


do you know what a fortunate lit.
tie boy you are?" rather patronizingly
inquired a young lady Of the laddis
whose mother is her dearest comrade.
Here, I invited mamma to 60 away
for a lovely time with me. but she
wouldn't because It wasn't . place
where we could take children, and
she thought she'd rather be at homo
with you. But I don't blame her" a.
the wide eyes grew wistful, "for I
think I'd rather stay at home also, II
I had a nice little boy like you!"
why don't you get one?" queried
the child, briskly. "Ill tell DR.. John
son to bring you the next one he finds
II you like!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22

She-Old Brown said If he were
twenty-five years younger he would
marry me.
He-Twenty-ive years youngeri
Why, that's just my age.
She-Oh. Charlie, this Is 30 sud
deni
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
ACCUSED WIFE IS
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Schenk Released From
Jail, but Her Husband Starts
Action for His Freedom.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 3O.-Mrs
Laura Farnsworth Schenk. wife
of John o. Schenk, who waa
recently tried for trying to poison
her husband. and In whose case
the jury disagreed. was released on hel
own recognizance by Judge Jordan in
the criminal court today. the bail be.
ing left at $4,000.
A few minutes before she had been
served with papers in a divorce ac-
ton filed by her husband, in which II
was stated that application would bs
made February 4 for an injunction to
restrain her from communicating With
Of harassing her husband or from in.
terfering in any way with her children,
Virginia and Robert Schenk, or from
entering their house on the island. The
amount Of alimony will also be argued
at that time.
A counter suit for divorce. Is being
prepared by Mrs. Schenk's counsel and
early next week Since John o. Schenb
neglected to announce that he would
not be responsible for the debts con.
tracted by his wife, It Is held that he
Will be called on to pay the costs Of the
late trial, about 100000.
Immediately after the announcement
that she was at liberty Mrs. Schenh
accompanied by her counsel, went ia
her tower room in the jail. Soon aft
erward she entered the automobile OF
Attorney j. j. p. O'Brien, and wai
driven to the residence of Mrs. Lasch.
her island neighbor, who had testified
for her during the trial. 1t is stated
that she will make her home there foI
the present.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
MRS. SCHENK HOPEFUL
OF GETTING RELEASI
Thinks the Public Ought Now t.
Concede That She Isn't Guilty
of Crime.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. Is. Mn
Laura Farnsworth Scnenk, who ha
been on trial on a charge Of poisonin
her husband and in whose case tn
Jury yesterday disagreed, today tool
hopeful view of the situation. III
question Of bail probably will be set
lied during the day.
II received the keys to my house ol
the island this morning." Mrs. Scheni
said at her cell in the tower, "an
the next thing for me to do is to 8,
home and get things in order. Afta
that the other matters will follow. n
spite of all that has been said abcA
divorce, l expect John. the childrei
and myself will be together again.
II never felt better in my life BIZ
L understand some of the Schenk ad
herents are very bitter because tn
Jury voted IL to 1 for acquittal. The,
should not be angry, for the jurors evi
IDENTIFY did what they thought wa
right. They ought to understand tn,
whole situation, now that the publ,
and they know legally was not guilt,
Of poisoning my husband
Wheeling. w. Va, Jan. 27.--After strus
Cling for more than "A hours with tn,
testimony, the jury in the case Of Mr..
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, charged will
poisoning her husband, John o. Schenk
who recovered, announced late yesterdai
that It could not reach a verdict. Judg,
Jordan discharged the jurors and Mrs
Schenk is again in jail to await anotho
trial.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
SUNDAY BASEBALL IS
YET LEGAL IN KANSAS
Legislature Defeats a Bill That
Would Have Outlawad Ma
tional Game.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 30.---The Kansas
house has gone on recorC, 63 to So,
against any additional legislation to pro-
hibit the playing of baseball on Sun
day. In committee Of the whole the
house voted 66 to 81 against the bill,
but when the bill got out and a roll
call was demanded three rabbits were
chased home and voted for the bill.
In at least two instances men voted
against the bill in committee of the
whole, where no record Is kept of the
votes, but they voted for it on the roll
call. The house also killed the bill pro-
hibiting theaters, moving pictures or
other amusements or. entertainments
on Sunday.
Both bills introduced by Representa-
tive George Cones, Of Meade county,
were defeated in the committee of the
whole. The friends Of the baseball
bill were not satisfied with the defeat
in the committee Of the whole and de-
manded and got a roll CALL
More than half of the members OF
the house spoke upon the baseball
bill, either for or against 1t. Sermons
were preached, lectures were made
and the bible was quoted. Mr.. Cones,
the author of the bill, read the COM
mandments. and others quoted. both
correctly and incorrectly. from the
scriptures.