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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Would Restrict Births.

Cambridge. Mass. = Declaring that
the family exists for the purpose of
controlling the number of children and
insuring adequate support for those
that are born, and that no one should
have more children than he can sup
port decently, Prof. 7. N. Carver, the
Harvard economist and sociologist, in
a statement published Sunday, opposes
the recent argument for large families
made by President Emeritus Charles
W. Eliot of Harvard University.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
CAVALIER GETS $50. 600
Diva and Song Bird Husband Reach
Agreement.

New York.-Finis has beer written
pon the romance Of Lin Cavalier,
the famous operate sOngbird, and
Robert Chanler, the young American,
which stirred two continents for
months
Following a secret trip to this COM
try on the part OF Oreste Cavalieri,
representing his sister, a conference
was held during which 1t was agreed
that Nine. Cavalieri will sue for her
freedom through the courts of France
Furthermore, Nine. Cavalieri agreed
to drop all civil suits against her
husband, enforce the famous prenup-
tial agreement by the terms Of which
Sheriff Bob" turned over all his prop
erty to his bride.
In return for these concessions on
Nine. Cavalieri's part, ChanleT and his
brothers agreed to settle an uncOndi-
tional sum upon the diva. This sum
is said to amount approximately to
$50, OOo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
COMMITTEE REPORTS
ON ANTI-OPTION BILL
VOTE IN SENATE COMMITTEE WAS
SIX TO FIVE.
tons of the House Bill Stricken
Out-Senator Taylor Changes.

Observation-Disclosures r.. l.. Taylor,
the junior senator from Tennessee, eX'
p~erienced a change of views, the advo~
Gates of the Scott anti-future cotton
bill were enabled to report it from
committee, but without recomenda-
ton and in ~emasculated form, by a
vote of 6 to 5.
Mr.. Taylor was committed against
the bill, believing hat it was a dan
gerOus piece of legislation that ought
not to be passed. He attended the
hearing granted to the representatives
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
and listened to a mastery presenta-
ton of the reasons why the bill was
vicious in form and substance and why
the system of dealing in futures, or
"hedging," is absolutely essential to
the cotton business.
The senators who stood by Senator
Foster in opposing the bill were: Gull
lom of Illinois, the acting chairman of
of the committee; Kean of New Jer'
sey; Crane of Massachusetts; Nixon
Of Nevada, all Republicans.
These five managed to amend the
bill by striking out sections four, six
and seven which are so essential to
it's operations that it's enactment is
considered absolutely impossible this
session. Senators Foster and Thorn
ton will make an active fight against
the bill if it Is permitted to come up
for consideration in the senate. and
they will have the support of several
other influential senators.
Three sections of the bill, as it pass
ed the house, were eliminated by the
senate committee and some of the
friends of the measure say that the
changes make the measure non-effec'
tive.
The sections stricken out are:
That which authorizes agents of tel.
egraph, telephone or cable companies
to administer oaths tn their efforts to
| ascertain whether messages offered
for transmission were in violation OF
the law.
That declaring books, newspapers,
pamphlets, letters or other writings or
publications containing quotations
which might induce the making of con-
tracts tn violation of the proposed law
should be non-mailable.
That providing that the postmaster
general, upon evidence satisfying to
himself, might return mail to the send
ers when he believed it to be unlawful
under the proposed act.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
BLIZZARD IN SOUTHWEST
Missouri and Illinois Experience Some
Heavy Shows.

st. Louis, MO.-The first snowfall of
consequence this winter struck St.
Louis and Southern Illinois early Sun
day morning. The weather had been
the warmest during February in this
sections history, and a few more days
Of the warm ave would have caused
heavy crop losses, according to the Of
fetal report.
Six inches of snow in North Mis-
souri,, where it continues falling, help
ed wheat. Peach trees had blOssOmed
in Oklahoma, where it is freezing, and
had budded in Southern Illinois. A
norther, accompanied by sleet and
snow, prevailed throughout Oklahoma
all day, following April-like showers,
all of Saturday and Saturday night.
Cattle are suffering from the sud-
den change. The Colorado river is on
an ~eighteen-foOt rise at Austin, Tex,
resulting from several days general
rain in hat watershed, beneiting
ranchmen and farmers. People there
are fleeing from lowlands.
Snow eight feet deep is blocking
trains in the Texas panhandle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
POPULATION TOO SMALL
Durand Admits That Errors lave Been
Made.

Misunderstanding the country as
a whole, it is probable that population
is slightly underestimate by The CEN
sus bureau, declares Director OF the
Census Bureau Durand in his annual
report, but whether the margin Of en-
ror is a fraction of one per cent or
amounts to as much as two pr cent
no one can positively know.
The cost of the present census, the
director thinks. will exceed its Origi-
nal estimate by $183 600.
The entire cost of field work on pop
ulation and agriculture for the thir'
teenth census was about $3.50 800, an
increase over 1900 of about 1857, SOC,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
$4,000, 900 of Bonds.

Washington.-An issue of $50, 900,
900 to $50, 100000 of 8 per cent. Pan
m bonds seems certain to be made
as soon as congress passes the bill
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to withhold the new securities
from S as a basis for additional ma
tional bank notes. In the event that
the present opposition to the legisla-
ton affecting the bonds should pre-
vent its passage, an issue of 8 per
cent. certificates Of Indebtedness, hav,
Ing IL year 10 run, is probable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
NEW SPEED RECORD
From Yuma, Ariz., to New York in
SeVenty-Eight Hours.


New York-A record in fast long
distance travel by train was mad by
the arrival here Sunday night of Chas.
G. Gates, son of John w. Gates, who
completed a dash of nearly three thou
sand miles across the continent to OBJ"
tain expert treatment for a case Of
blood poisoning.
A chain of fast rains carried Mr..
Gates over 1889 miles of track in sew
~enty-eight houYs, including all of the
several stops which are necessary for
change of engines, switching, etc. This
is an average for the whole distance
of thirty-seyen miles an hour, counting
stops.
The fastest time ever mad from
Chicago to New York is that Of Mr..
Gates train, in Is hours and 40 min
utes. The eastbound trip has lever
been made under II hours, although
the ~westbound record is 16 hours and
I minutes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
NEW PARTY PREDICTED
Sam Gompers Says 1t Will Be Pro-
qressive Party.

indianapolis, Ind.-"A constructive,
progressive, radical labor party must
soon enter the field of politics against
the Republican and Democratic par
ties" said Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
in a speech to the members of the
Indiana legislature.
THE Republican party, if it remain
as it is now, will represent power Of
wealth." continued Mr.. Gompers, land
the Democratic party will compete
with it for the same leadership I'M
less the Democrats turn to the people
to lead them out Of bondage.
The middle class-the business
man and the humble toilers-are will
ing to fight to come into their own"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

cry Peruna, and after using four bot
ties can say 1 was entirely cured"
Unable to Work.
MI. Gustav Himmelreich HOchheim.
Texas. writes:
For a number of years I suffered
whenever I took cold, with severe at
tacks OF asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
Last year, however, 1 suffered for
eight months without interruption SO
that I could not do any work at all.
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought me no relief.
after taking six bottles OF Peruna.
two Of Lacupia and two of Manalin, /
am free of my trouble 50 that 1 can do
all my farm work again. 1 can heart
lily recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they win
obtain good results"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Education VS.. Instinct.

Jacob Wendell, Jr., who plays the
part Of the dog in Maeterlinck's dra-
ma, was dining in a restaurant recent
ly when a man, recognizing him as the
actor, approached and said:
Pardon me, but you take the part
of the dog in The Blue Bird do you
not? OF course you don't know It,
but 1 can really bark lots more like
a dog than you"
"Well you see," answered Wendell,
"I had to learn."-Success Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Father Conducts Auction.

Clinton, XIV. C. Wiley, desiring
20 divide his household possessions
among his children, invited all of them
to attend a sale at his home. Every
thing was put up at auction and only
the children were permitted to bid.
When the sale was concluded each
ones purchases were added up and
the total Of all those who had bought
less than their pro rata were given
enough to make all shares equal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Cut chiId's Throat, Then Own.

Paducah, Ky.-AfteT cutting the
throat of her nine-year-old daughter
from ear to ear, Mrs. Noble Williams
severed her own jugular vein at her
home in Kuttawa, and died before as.
sistance could arrive. The Williams
family recently moved to Kuttawa
from Oklahoma. Her husband is now
in Arkansas. The child freed herself
from her mothers grasp and was as.
sisted from the house by a younger
sister. The child will survive. 1t is
believed Mrs. Williams mind was tenn.
porartly unbalanced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Simple, Rather.

He-You are the only woman l ever
loved.
She-Do you expect me to believe
That?
He-I do. swear 1t is true.
She-Then l believe you Any man
who would expect a woman to believe
that cannot have been much IN the
company of women.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Lucky It Wasn't Texas.

New York.-Mrs. Edna Henry Mann,
a young matron of striking appear
ance, was convicted of horse stealing
in Long Island City. She is believed
to be the first woman horse thief ever
convicted in or about New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
SCOTS Reoecca In Tvanhoe."

The character of Rebecca, in SCOTS
1Ivanhoe" was taken from a beautiful
Jewess, Miss Rebecca Gratz OF Phila-
delphia. Her -steadfastness to Juda-
ism, when related by Washington II
wing to Scott, won his admiration and
caused the creation Of one of his fin
est characters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Paris has decreed war against rats.
This e not mean a battle against
the rodents, but the downfall of the
present style Of dressing ladies' hair
But while the hObble skirt remains
Paris fashions will not lack for str1k-
Ing features.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Kirkland Is Honcred.

Providence, r. I.-Chancel!or James
n. Kirkland of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn, was chosen ID uc-
coed Bishop William Lawrence of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Mas
sachusetts as president of the Re
ligious Education Association.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
carter's Attorney Gets Fee.

Savannah, Cain the United
States court here Judge Emory Speer
directed that Judge Walter G.. Charl
ton Of the superior court of Chatham
county be paid $1,000 as a fee for
having defended Capt. Oberlin NJ. Car.
ter before a court-martial in Sa-
Vannah.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
For Frontier kiIIinq.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-While i'll in
bed, James BRENNAN, a wealthy farm.
er, was charged with murder in the
Hugoton, Kans., county seat fight,
which occurred twenty years ago and
was one of the most sensational in
frontier history.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

A Cleveland man wants damages for
having to answer telephone calls that
were not for him and for the time he
has lost in waiting to get the mum.
bers he wanted. He will receive a
large amount Of public sympathy. u
Ia never gets anything else.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

New York.-Imports of merchandise
and dry goods at the port of Ne1
York for the week ending Feb. II wer
valued at $20,226, 1874.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Mount Etna continues to smoke. but
the innocent bystanders have come to
the conclusion that there IS nothing
doing in the way of lava. Many a time
and oft have we heard Of persons who
didn't know 1t was loaded"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Another instance of the hardship of
military duty is the decree that mem.
bers of the New Jersey National Guard
must refrain from wearing patent
leather pumps at drill. However
there is no order against chewing gum
or using powder pudS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Pension Bill Reported.

Washington.-The pension appro
priation bill was reported to the SEN
ate Monday, carrying $156,6SS 900.
This is $4,000 in excess of the
amount of the bill as it passed the
house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Doctors Said
Health Gone
Suffered with Throat Trouble

Mr.. B. w.
D. b arnes
ex Sheriff
Of Warren
G o u n I y,
T G nneSsee
in q letter
fro m Nc
Min vile,
e lessee,
writes:
at h a d
{ h o q {
o u b Q
a n d h a d
t b T g doc
tors treating
m e. All
failed to do
m Q q n Y
q o o d, and
. Z OnOunced
m health
gone. con-
ClM q q 70
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

1t is a enough to be a deaf mute.
but when n so afflicted IS sued for
SANDER, 1t is carrying the thing too
far Some persons evidently "just
SAINT make their hands behave"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
Paducah Is Hot Town.

Paducah, Ky.-All records for warn
February weather were smashed
Wednesday,, when the mercury went
to so degrees in the shade.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
EARTHQUAKE Recorded.

New Orleans.-An unusually severe
earthquake was recorded Sunday af.
ternoon by the seismograph at LoyolS
College at las o'clock.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

New York is to have a fifty-eight
story building. Tenants on the top
floor will be reasonably safe from
porch climbers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

A Chicago man was shot for step
ping on another's corn. Anybody who
has ever nursed a pet corn will call
it justifiable homicide.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

An army officer has invented a mul-
tiplex telephone. and it is claimed for
1t that ten persons can speak over one
line. AS If we didn't have troubles
enough already with the four-partv
wire.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
CAN NOT COLOR TEAS
Only Natural Hues Will Be Permitted
in Future.

New York.-Popular brands of low.
priced teas will don a motley garb af.
ter May 1, according to wholesalers
and importers here. After that date,
according to government direction, no
more artificially colored teas can be
imported, and as a result many Of the
teas which have appeared in beautiful
green shades for a hundred years or
more will come in hereafter in hues Of
brown, yellow and green.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

During the last "a years, says an
eastern paper, we have lost SIS, 900. 0O0,-
600 by fire. even at that old made
Quate water supply is still doing bust
hess.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Curing paralysis by artificially In
ducing fever reminds one Of the in
g~eniOus practitioner who always
threw his patients into fits and then
cured the fits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Pupils at Wellesley must learn how
to spell before they are allowed to
graduate. 1t may be a good innova-
ton, but We fear that it will detract
from the quality Of Wellesley fudge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

A London man who was a contrib
utor to Punch has just died. leaving
a fortune Of $4,000, 900, md we'll bet
his jokes weren't worth it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

What do you think Of a her that
laid 1000 eggs in % years and never
brooded? Can you beat it?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

IrKutsk, the capital of Siberia, is
described as the wickedest city in the
world. 1t is now up to New York,
Chicago and Pittsburg to renew their
efforts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

We are told that there will be no
babies IN these United States after
the year 1920. Another reason for
protecting our infant industries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Baseball bids fair to girdle the
globe. The Japs and the Cubans are
taking kindly to it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

That proposed half CEN coin would
be about right for most Of the things
you get by dropping a 1 cent coin In
the slot.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

The house cat carries germs IN
doors and INDUCES out Of doors in
an excess Of vocal expression.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

One mans attempt at suicide Is at
trlputed to too much Homework. Ii
this a sign of the times?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

A new play in New York is called
Bought and Paid For" However,
many a writer of vaudeville sketches
has no such luck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24
NOW IT'S THE MINISTER'S.
Divine Join Army Protest on Small
Salaries,

Cleveland. GA national move
ment to obtain better salaries for
Protestant ministers was started here.
The campaign was launched with let
tiers of endorsement received from
governors, congressman and others.
According to figures given at the
meeting the average salary for clergy
men outside the large cities is 1913 a
wear.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Aviator Paulhan, who has made
100000 out of his ae~rOplane. says he
Is going to retire from the game.
This looks to US like knowing exactly
when to quit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

We are told that an Illinois woman
has put an end to herself by jumping
into a cistern. Well, well!
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

A New York publisher tells US that
poor music sells best. So we should
Judge from the music we hear these
days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

An extraordinary duel was fought
In France the other day. One OF the
duellists was hurt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Florida has a bride seventy-eight
years old. And yet there are women
of forty who have given up hope.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Pride has many a fall these slip
perry mornings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Chicago is the gem center OF the
world, but there is such a thing as
wearing too many.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Baseball talk has moved on from
pOstmortens to forecasts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-02-24

Beware the grip. Do not let it get
a hold on you.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-30

c. II. Dewey. Treasurer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-30
opportunity TO claim them

opportunity TO claim them.
Final figures place the death list at
lf2, one dying last night or these,
80 bodies were taken from the
scene OF the disaster and nine died In
hospitals. The list win be swelled.
surgeons say. by others who. stlll
living, have no chance Of recovery.
Give us not merely Greproof. bnt
aeathproof buildings" bids fair 10 be-
come municipal slogan In the many
llded campaign OF investigation which
Is under way in lew York.
The slogan Was coined by Fire Chief
Croker as summing up his recon-
nendatlons for the future. The en-
ire nation, he declared, VIII learn
lesson from Saturdays fire such as II
:as learned only twice before--once
when the Collingwood disaster taught
The necessity OF adequate fire protec-
ton and precaution In school build.
lugs and when the lroquois theatre
IRE taught the same lesson for
tlcatrCs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-30

TRUSTEES; /. T.. Gibson, President,
j. X. Judson. ee-President; Z. ID,
yelling. John Robinson, A. Is.
Gardener, y. H. pninam. Edward l..
sibley.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-30
FIVE PERISH IN FLAMES
Doctor Dies While Trying to Rescue
four Of hls Children

Aurors. Mo-. March rs. DIR. r..
D, Morris and four children were
burned 10 death Ia q Gre that de-
stroyed The Morris home, three miies
from here.
Mrs. Morris and one child. Aubrey.
Z. were The only ones 70 escape. Nor.
rts escaped from the house once bat
returned 70 rescue bis children and
persisted
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-30
Commissioners Notice.
Estate Of Llantha Perry

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court of the Dis
trict OF Manchester commissioners, to re-
ceive, examine, ai.u adjust the claims and
demands OF all persons against the estate OF
Liuntha Ferry. late OF Minhall,
In said District, deceased, and all elnimseA'
hibited In onset thereto, hereby give notice
that We Will meet for the purpose aforesaid,
at the store OF II. Z. " Williams IN the
village of Bondyille IN said District on the
lth duy OF september next, from | O'Clock
D. m, until four O'Clock .. M, on snid day,
and that SIX months from the srd day Of
Mar, A. d., Iy,l, Is the time limited by said
court Ior said creditors TO present their
viaims to us for examination and allowance
Dnted az Minhall this 3rd day OF Mar.
A. u. IylI.
WIN. CHISHOLM lcom,s
n. ~. " lLLlAMs,
A. v. D. Piper, Administrator, Jamaica,
VI.