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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-09
vARDAMAN'S REPLY.
The Doughty Major to the Cheeky
Private.
"PitY It's, IT'S True"

IL 49, LIS III
Hon. John (Private) Allen, the second
hand politician, the erstwhile clown of
Congress, the has been" in Mississippi
politics, and an alI-around lead duck in
Mississippi public affairs, has belched
forth through the anti" papers a vol
ume of putridity which would do justice
to a real master in the art of utilization.
The private's brain seems to nave un-
dergone a change; it is not as fertile as
in years gone by, and while he still car
ries a bit of his former humor and sar-
casm, yet it is so disconnected and wide
of the mark that it resembles the ram
bles and founders of a fish which has
been deprived of its watery bed.
Yes, the private's mentality is not so
vigorous as of yore, due perhaps to his
dOtage and the effects of his having been
relegated to the rear of the political
arena in Mississippi and the loss of sleep
over the round-cOrnered tables that en-
tice the innocent and break the expert
enced.
We may attribute this sudden out
break of the private's, where he offers
big sums to such and such institution to
an attack of insomnia, or perhaps to an
awakening to remembrance of the time
when he aided so materially in the cleo
ton of A. j. McLaurin by his abuse, Will
f~icatiOn, ETC., of the senator. That race
still is fresh in the minds of the people
and no doubt has effected the former
COngressman's mind to a state where he
thinks he is in the race for the senate
and still has to carry his load of %vilitica-
ton.
Still another delusion may be poster
ing the once strong mind of this Joker"
Perhaps he is living over again the life
of the secret caucus and sees the inside
lights of the workings of that event,
when he held high carnival around the
g~reen-covered table, and then thinks of
the hideous Indictment of the Kinds
county grand jury, which, while quashed,
still hangs over i'm as a nightmare.
All these may be the cause of his raw
ings against Vardaman, which are a
cross between the braying of an ass and
the illusions from a polecat.-(The Is
sue, May ), 1911.
Is this the ~eloquence hat will sway
HI SENATE, vi DllllHSSSdIc IhdI VIII LfdAc
Missisippians blush?
Mr.. Vardaman may think this is an
answer to Mr.. Aliens charges, but, Mr..
Voter, what do YOU think of it?
Senator Percy has been out of the cam
paign in Mississippi for some days oe-
cause he felt that his duty to the peo-
pie called him to Washington. On all
party measures he is paired with Mr..
a Republican, but on the res
proposing an amendment to the
Constitution to elect Sc. tors by direct
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-09

Is this the eloquence that will sway
the senate, or billingsgate that will make
Missisippians blush?
Mr.. Vardaman may think this is an
answer to Mr.. Aliens charges, but, Mr..
Voter, what do YOU think of it?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-09
Second $500 Reward.

81 see you have denounced as in
famous liars, slanderers and assassins of
character any one who intimates that
you did not account for all or that you
ever used for any purpose other than
that for which it was contributed, any
part of what is known as the 'BattleshIp
Silver Service Fund l know you are
given to the use of strong language,
and not wishing to be q liar or to be
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-09

Now, major, [ feel so bad about my
connection with this pass, if it is a for
gerry, that 1 want to do some penance
and make a public apology to you, but
there has been SO much backing and fill
ing about it that l do not know exactly
where we are at; therefore 1 propose
that we select an impartial committee,
or tribunal, and give them the facts and
the proof, and let them take the pass
and your statement with the rest, and if
they say you did not sign or rio ON that
pass l will not only make a public apol-
ogy, but will contribute $500 to any
charity you may suggest in the state.
You either did or did not ride on that
pass. If you did not, you have been
slandered; if you did, you have told an
untruth about it. Let's settle this mat
ter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-09

II have some friends who are sup
porting you who are tolerably honest
men, and dislike to vote for a man with
such a record as you have made for your
self unless it is explained, and in their
interest, as well as our own, let the
blessed sunlight of publicity and eluci-
dation shine in. You have it in your
power to turn on the light, and if my
appeal fails to reach you for more light,
then do come to the rescue of your
friends. I am not afraid that the fail
ure to explain these matters will affect
all your followers. 1t will not affect all
those people with such high ideals of
their duty as citizens, as say they would
vote for you if they knew you had stolen
the whole contingent fund, and ridden on
passes on all the roads in Mississippi, and
no matter how many falsehoods you may
have told about it all. These are of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-22
DO NOT BLAME YOUR BUSINESS
FAILURE ON ANYBODY ELSE


Do NoI BLAME YOUR BUSINESS FAILURE ANYBODY Else
vi course the world hundreds
wrongs ua ought be
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Government are the MOST PERFECT the opportunities offered
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in
away at $40 or Sl2 week running
o the luturc
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Dov VINO schooling
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HE'D NO SHOW" " ~ :
complaining people would
clarifying the political
POSSIBLE we would approach thousand
we should RE0RGANZE the
The things
ana success VIII aeboded
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Shoud spend $lOOOOOOU
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in
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Men have their the
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all the
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-22
White and Colored Population.

= = " y
The census shows for the South 49,
not counting Missouri-a white pop
ulation of 2o5l7,573 gain of A.
o25Go@, or 2l.$G per cent since 1900.
uring the same period the negro pop
ulation of these states increased from
I922,G96 to S,7i9,&90 a gain of S26,-
i2i or only 1913 per cent
From this it would appear that the
natural gain in the negro population
was less than half as great as that of
whites, but other things arc TO he
considered The negro population OF
the balance of the country gained
loo per cent, or from Sl7,S2O to H.
"""9Oi. The negro population of the
entire country increased from S,SlO,-
IS9 to 9,S2S,294 gain of 9S7. sos or
lll1 per cent. If the natural increase
OIL the negroes was the same i'm all
parts of the country tho greater ratio
OF increase at the North than at the
South would mean a gain by the North
and loss by the South of about 60 600
negroes through migration
The white population of the South
ern states showed a gain of "a .26 per
cent while that of the balance of the
country gained only 2l23 despite the
Tact that its gain from births was re-
i,,f, 4.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-22
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
TRADE CONDITIONS
Condition OF the Markets as Told in
Dun'S Weekly Review of Trade and
Finance.
The Week.

The Week.
The gains made i'm recent weeks, cv-
en- if moderate i'm volume. have served
to strengthen business sentiment,
which, as the year draws to a close,
is noticeabIy taking more cheerful
view of the situation While it is rec
oSniZcd that business is still in a great
transition period, and transition mean
change and uncertainty, yet such pro-
SrcSS has been made in necessary re-
adjustments rs to impart better feel
ing. In dry goods there is further
large trading i'm print cloths, while in
cotton and cotton goods generally
there is a fair movement, with indica-
tions of increased orders for forward
delivery. The seasonable weather and
the approach of the holidays are i'm
parting activity to retail trade.
The Cotton Market.
Cotton does not show any definite
tendency and fluctuations are small
as rule, moderate profits being taken
whenever the opportunity offers. Trad
ing i'm the early part or this wcck was
restricted by the pending revision ON
spot grades. the changes adonted or
Wednesday being considered satisroc-
tory to all concerned Other inrIuonc-
es about balanced, with prices nj tnc
close showing little net alteration
Some firmncss at the outset WAS at
tributed largely to rcports that i've
South was i'm the grin of an unusually
cold wave for this season of the wear.
frost being gcnci9l i'm the eastern nu,l
central belt Fears of damage i'm
Texas were also Inspired by the high
winds prevailing i'm that State vel;
there was only a half-hcarted response
to these developments. and when tenn
peratures soon climbed inward the
weather bugbear quickly vanished
Many people insist that record crop
has already been grown and, while 1t
is admitted that some cotton is being
held back. the movement continues
liberal 1t is true that the raceipts
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-22
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-22

We are showing the best values in
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Jean yallean Didn't Fit In China.

The eloquent advocate, Maitre Cans,
once went to China With his cousin,
Marcel Bing. When they found them
selves Mt S1nanfou, in the heart OF the
Celestial empire, they made the &C.
quaintance OF a certain Ian, an under.
prefect. who prided himself On bis lit
erary attainmests. BE begged them
to dine with him and served them a
European repast, Of which the first
dish was preserve Of hot gooseber-
rtes. In the course Of the feast he
apprised them that beautiful French
novel had just been translated into
Chinese. TT is." Ian explained. the
history OF a Eery honest br4gand. he
succors poor unfortunate girl. BE
Is the defender Of the weak. and he
has much trouble to escape geodarme
who has sworn his destruction. Do
you know this writer? Re Is called
'Igtorio?"
Victor Hugo" corrected NJ. Cans.
who with infinite perspicacity had
comprehended that the novel Les
Miserables" was meant.
Perhaps" said Ian. 1T may be that
I do not pronounce well. In China
We call him 1gtorio. Bis romance IS
interesting, but It is little discen-
cering. There never was an honest
brigand In China."-Cri de Paris.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
A Miqhty Crinker,


William Lewis. Esq. Of l.Endisruan,
who died on Dec. 80. 1893. in the act Of
drinking a ''tumbler maur"-that is, a
cup Of Welsh ale containing about a
wine quart-had made it rule in his
life to read q certain number OF chap
ters In the Bible every morning and BY
way Of assisting In the digestion OF so
much spiritual food to drink no less
than eight gallons Of ale every morn
ing. It was calculated by some mathe-
maical genius Of the time that in the
course Of his life Mr.. Lewis must have
drunk enough ale to float a seventy
four gun ship. His size was e1traor-
dinary. II we may believe the Cen
tlemans Magazine he weighed $50
pounds, and the diameter OF his body
was no less than six feet. Fortunate
", says the writer Of his obituary no
tice, be died In his parlor, for it would
have been impossible to bring him
downstairs IN coffin. Even as It
was. the undertskers had to use a
crane to lit the coffin on to q car
riage and to have the same machine In
the churchyard to let it down into his
grave.-Chambers Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
How Battles Arc Won.

Napoleon had this to say OF the way
In which battles are gained: In all
battles q moment occurs when the
brarest troops after having made the
greatest efforts feel inclined to run
That terror proceeds from want OF
confidence In their own courage, and
it only requires a slight opportunity.
pretense, to restore confidence 70
them. The art is to give rise to the
opportunity and to invent the pre-
tense. At Arcola l won the battle
with twenty-five horsenen. seized
that moment Of lassitude, gave every
man a trumpet and gained the day
with this handful. You see that two
armies are two bodies. which meet
and endeavor to frighten each other.
A moment Of panic occurs. and that
moment must be turned to advantage
When a man has been present IN
many actions he distinguishes that
moment without difficulty. 1t Is as
easy as casting up an addition"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
aaaxed tho Natureliet.

One OF the most remarkable books
ever published is the Photographic
Wirceburgensis," written by a Wurz-
burg naturalist named Behrtnger IN
1926 Probably very few copies are
In existence, as the author destroyed
all that be could get possession OF soon
after the book appeared. he had been
victimized by some practical jokers,
who had made n great variety Of ard-
fetal fossils" and hidden them In
quarry, to which they then entced the
professor. Behringer was overtoyed
By 50 rich a find and had no suspicion
Of the trick, although many Of the fos-
sils were Of q very grotesque charac-
ter. he took his treasures home, made
elaborate drawings Of them and wrote
minute description Of each, rs well
as an exhaustive commentary filed
with ingenious and plausible theories
When be had published the book the
jokers confessed, and then. OF course.
the professor did his utmost to sup
press the work
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Whale Extract,

It is said that the flesh OF both the
shark and the whale (Which latter,
however, cannot, OF course, be proper
II classified as a fish, are largely ut-
hzed in northern Europe for the prep
aration of q fish extract that resem.
bles In some respects the popular ex-
tracts Of beef, being at the same time
far cheaper. All f1shy favor IS elm
mated by chemical processes, and the
extract is valuable for the foundation
Of soups and In general cookery.
Whale meat Is very nutritious, but It's
excessive amount Of fat renders it un-
palatable to most persons. So this tat
is removed before It's extract is boiled
down to sirupy consistence and seal
ed in jars. Ia many Of the fish facto-
ries Of Norway fish neal is made
that IS eaten extensively By the ma
tons Of northern Europe. In these
several ways fish which were former
" rejected as being unfit tor food are
being utilized to the advantage OF
nany.-Scienttfc American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
More Than Gratuitous

Apropos OF the custom Of some hos
tesses to invite professional artistes to
their house in the expectation that they
will anuse their guests free Of charge,
q story IS told Of Ame. Berthe Bady.
the famous Partisan artistic, who was
invited to a social gathering and asked
by the hostess to recite She consent
ed, and then, In order that there might
be no mistake about the matter, the
hostess said:
tHow kind it IS Of you to work for
US in this friendly manner"
The emphasis on the word friendly"
was so marked as to show clearly
enough that the service was to be gra
tuitous. After the recitation was over
Nine. Bady took silver card tray from
g footnan, and, :n.itatins the musicians
In the cafes chan.ants, she made tour
Of the drawing room and collected
whatever contributions were offered,
and they were substantial ones Then
she handed them to her hostess and
lett the house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
The Tool He Used.

81 was throwing up dirt from an ez'
caration in the pavement one day, =
said an old laborer, when little old
chap with white hair stopped toSieok
on. l was as big as two Of him. After
a minute or two I rested on my shovel
and looked up at him. Said I:
III you bad to Go work with
shovel for your living you'd starve to
death bsfore you could make a trench
deep enough to bury sou in
~ thought that was aEssnnart thing to
say, and I laughed Then he answered
me. He was slow speaking man
with a SOFT Of drawl.
'T misht-starye-as-you-say,' he
said, and Jet I-hare-a-trade-!n
which I use-a-tool very much-like-
yours. In fact-manS people-who-s
WORK at my trade-use- -tthe-tool-to--
shovel dirt and flth-with-as-you-do
-with-yours: This-is-the-tool.'
'8e handed me a steel pen.
rs it a joke:' asked.
:. i@..It-is-a-tooa-to-make-the
with, he.nodded. 'That-is-part-of-
sms-tade. Ny nameis-Twa!n-Mark
Twain
.e1 have the pen yet concluded the
laborer, "and no dirt was ever shoVe.ed
with it"-New York Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Liehtnine's Queer Ways.

AS every one knows, it is dangerous
TO stand near tree during a thunder
storm, but If any one Is so foolish as
to do it he viii do well to lean against
the tree. II he does this the charge
goes in at his shoulder, burning It, and
then passes down the skin along the
middle Of the back. Arrived at the
legs, it may run along one or both. It
viii seriously burn the knees and other
prominent parts, get out through the
stockings or bore hole through the
boots or destroy the boots altogether.
But II he stands near q tree or wall
without being in contact the stream Of
lightning may jump to the head bones
and cause instant death II it doesn't
DO this It will probably burn the hair
and travel over the skin Of the head,
going down the front Of the body OF
getting inside it and doing terrible
damage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Nun4Inn In Russia.

Nearly ali the dogs used In hunting
wild animals In Russia not only attack
but endeayor to deyour their quarry.
With the borzoi and gontscho It ts en-
tirely different At an early age they
are put into training with old and e1'
perienced dogs, SO that they soon learn
how to properly attack their adyer-
sary. They are slipped three at time
after a single wolf When one OF the
dogs gets nearly side By side with. the
wolf be makes one bold spurt and
with the fore shoulder strikes the wolf
so that he is knocked over OF else
grips him by the neck Each OF the
other dogs. coming up. strikes the
quarry IN the same manner as be tries
to rise, finally pinnlng him to tho
earth, so engaging him until the hunt
er arrives. The sportsman then either
kills the animal or takes him alive,
the Latter being much more exciting
Wide World
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
EreXSY.

Robert Louis Stevenson was close
student Of style and has left more
than one interesting discussion Of the
technique Of writing. In letter to
R. a. NJ. Stevenson. dated October,
1888, he says:
There IS but one art-to omit! Oh,
Il knew how to omit would ask no
other knowledgei 4 man who knew
how to omit would make an 1liad' of
a daily paper"
To men engaged in editorial writ
ing (Which in. America is the art Of
making ideas effective before vast
aldience) and to young men and WON
en- in college who are planning to en-
ter journalism we recommend that the
above few. words Of Stevenson's be
committed to memory and put into
practice.-Coilier's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Sor,e Mvsterfes Of Dreee.


We have wondered at the popularity
Of the fez IN the east In spite Of its ap-
parent unsuitabiliV to eastern suns.
Sir Charles Eliot has some obsesva-
tons which are In point Dress IN
the east Is matter Determines by
rank or race and Is not affected by
such trifes as climate o. temperature
Some people think 1t proper to go
about almost naked. others bury them.
selves under mountain OF clothes. but
all would scorn the idea Of putting on
an overcoat because It was cold or
leaving of fur lined robe because the
thermometer was at 80 degrees IN the
shade" These remarks are made In
connection with the Bulgarian won-
ems gala costume white linen gown
with woolen embroidery on skirt and
sleeve, various sleeveless garments
over this and above all thick quilted
jacket and voluminous sash In all
this they will perform the national
dance throughout blazing afternoon
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Changed His Mind.

4 southern senator was alone IN bis
Office one morning when middle aged
woman entered, bringing With her a
wild CLEAN in her eye.
Can you lend me s20?' she asked,
calling the senator by name
"I'm sorry" replied the lawmaker
"but I'm afraid I can't this morning.
I'm pretty hard up
The visitor fdgeted In the chair
which she had taken without invita-.
ton Il need $40 very badly she
continued En fact, I've just escaped
from a lunatc asylum" The gieam in
her eye got wilder, and she began to
wave her hand bag In long swinging
motion before her. II Just got out
yesterday" she said
THAT being the case," concluded the
senator somewhat hastily, heres the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Irresistible Impulse.

~ keep myself to myself" confded
an old resident you modern young
men are too much on the hail fellow
we'll met order. I boast Of the fact
that l did not speak to my next door
neighbor for ten years"
How did you come to speak to him
even then, sir?'' We asked st must
have been an extraordinary occasion"
1T was The young jackanapes
bought q new automobile"
'tA1d you wanted ride?''
"Sir! I am no CRATER, nor would
ride in one Of the things for any con-
sideratton. No, sir. But the machine
was new to him, and I couldn't resist
the temptation to 80 over and give him
some advice about running it."-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
A Comets Three Parts

a comet has three parts. The nu-
eleus is, the bright, starlike point which
IS the kernel, the true potential comet.
Around this IS spread the coma, q sort
Of luminous fog, shading from the
nucleus and forming with it the head
Still beyond is the delicate tail, stretch
ing away into space. And this to the.
world in general is the comet itself,
though always the least dense Of the
whole Sometimes entirely wanting
or hardly detectble, the tail is again
an extension millions Of miles In
length. Although usually a single
brush of light, comets have been seen
with no fewer than six tails.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
s.rs6 His Ti!e's Life.

MY wife would have been in her
grave to-day" writes O. H. Brown, OF
Muscadine, Ala, ''if it had rot been Tor
Dr.. Kings Dew Discovery. She was
down in her bed. not able to get up
without help. She had a severe oron,
chiaI trouble aol u dreadful cough. |
got her a bo,tie Of Dr.. Kings New Dis
corery, and she sooo began 10 mend,
and was well ia a short time" lnfalll-
bic for coughs and colds, its the most
re!iaie remedy on earth for desperate
lung trouble. hemorrhaee, lagrippe,
aschna. hay fever. Group and whooping
cough. SOC, Sl.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by ali druggists.