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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-08-18

Petition of H E Wade ct al, for new
road was filed until next meeting,
Communication of B F Whitehead
was received and clerk ordered to
answer same.
Account of L F Holberg was allowed.
Petition of w E Weaver eC al was
continued until next meeting.
Plans for bridge over Cedar Creek
was ordered filed.
Account of ] ] Prince for So. 81 was
rejected.
Rolls of county assessment was re-
ceived and ordered to remain on file
until first Monday in September, when
objections to assessment will be heard.
Reports of all road ~overseerS were
received and approved.
Sheriff made reports of all insolvent
and delinquent taxes.
Committee appointed to view and re-
port on road petitioned for by B NJ Bog
CESS Ell al reported favorbaly on same.
DR.. d. B. Leininger. tick inspector,
made report showing there were in the
county forty public watts, fourteen pri-
vate watts; that 8, 544 cattle had been
dipped and s, 500 CREASED and sprayed,
making a total of IA, 236.
Contract for painting court house
was let to Bridges & Aston, of Stark
vile, for $500.
Contract for II, 900 feet of humber
was awarded to L IL Showers atlS13.O0
per 1000.
Supt. of poorhouse was authorized to
employee ..t,.... Moore an inate.l
L H showers was awarded cbntract
for wood for court houge.
1 H Showers made h0hd Tor delivery
Of wood,
Board was allowed per diem and
mileage,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-08-18
Board of Supervisors.
AUGUST TERM

Board met in regular session; all
members present, also clerk and
sheriff.
w. W. Mcleod, treasurer, made
regular monthly report. A rdNapi-
tulation showed the following
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-08-18
SECOND DAYl

The board met pursuant to adj
.journment. Report of county au-
ditor was received and ordered
filed.
L F Holberg was allowed account Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-08-18

reports OF II A Minor, w II Maul0ln
and r A FoatherstOn were received.
Poll tax were refunded to Ben Harris
L F Holberg was allowed $2.68 for
cement.
Bid for furnishing coal for I'D
court house was rejected and CLERK or
dered to re-advertise.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
PREDIc4MENTs OF A coon INJURED MAN

There is something droly -onica in the fact that Mr. Taft
one the badest gentlemen sat in the presidents
chair should continually falling into the anpeasanest sort OF
muses. Good and afabit, which generally amues
against yexng situations his to have been OF little
avail encountered within the past twelve or eighteen
months more thorny than did the nsome Roose
welt in his entire terms of office
This has been the president himself to
his roubebrewing cabinet family Such the the other
dav hutchinson Secretary Fisher of the depart
men vented his untme opinion OF the insurgents
Mr. Taft had amiaby into Kansas that stormy
fass party olive branch his shoulder
words his lips But addition to these
he unuckv his bandnew secretary OF the interior
At Hutchinson old time country fair progress and
the woohat had ocked together from miles and miles
around They Drawn and hamstrings OF
insurgency The presidents speech though 1T begot Wild
enthusiasm certainly aroused dudgeon But then Secretary
got said patty that OF the progressves
hypocca and agogca and that for his own part he
believed in "keeping in the middle of the road 5 8
There was present Senator Brsow who when 1T
his turn to speak looked the cabinet member straight the
and shouted -. -, a
equal everywhere and all the
Thereupon audience broke into pandemonium of cheers
of paciation at end The sltua
ton finally correspondent by the megaphone
bawg the assembled folks that they could come back
after paying another quarter fireworks
the president sixteen by sixteen feet FIVE different
coors, scome4 come all . - -
From Banger Hitchcock the presidents cabinet has been
making trouble for him. GOOD nature admirable
quality but not the only needed in this pelmen world
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
SOUTH GEoRGLA,SLAND EXPOSITION

very south Georga land and agricultural
position progress Ton has achieved notable
So numerous exhibits continue arrive that has
necessary install additional booths the farm products
building and to enlarge the live stock shed.
from the adjoining counties of the Wire
grass alone different parts Georgia and
of the few days touring parties from other
south and also from the expected to arrive
October aside Atlanta day and that
representatives of the Merchants and Manufacturers
association with prominent members of the real estate
and the colony will be Ttons guests Governor Smith
present behalf of the state whole and will make
address ,., arr -, 4' d ~ g-.ea i
exposition devoted especially exploitation of
Georgia and possibilities On all this continent
offers richer varied induce
the truck gardnere the stock breeder and
the average The whole verable, Golconda
opportunities and south Georgia. within itself empire
Tifton there assembled in striking variety the
products industries of this soil The visitor pan
oamic wealth of stored away in this land
exposition of twod value For thing it
the immediate section to the treasures
all about them In addition this brings the the
notice country large and will result inflow of
settlers and new capital.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

goose the moon the old stars and all other
worthy prophets of foree long, bluff winter
Though have sweltered smmered into mdauumn let
heart for shall be verng and the day of the
To be sure the faithful almanac predicted cold for
September the twenxth and according to the same veteran
authority should be mnng storm These
predictions have proved bit bated nment but the goose
spoken the wild duck has hoed the furrd creatures
of the wood have joined with the o-the
taking of thousand tte and according to
them ALL Jack Frost to give us the sharp bite OF many
And if it commonly supposed that the things
this go by extremes this just what expect
The man who is quickest to generally quickest make
friends again and violet revolutions rule but the fore
If the weather is to even-up it certainly do
freezing in the months The September from
which just emerged has been the sure known
lGi nan &C. ee 4 Ne t P fi sie nn the hot box
These conditions been limited Of
globe They universal The weather has been
at language known and in every nook OF
writing about politics and society to tell us OF the temperature
ndF T@ sr hD @ cannot ns Villages
only thirty miles from the metropolis people paying SIX cents
pasurage that the ceased milk and that the
people almost beside themselves with perspiraen a
major part People affected by the atmos
phee no less than automobiles Everyone OF us after all
termned very largely by the way the wind blows.
An emut scientist declared the other day the many strikes
been occasond to considerable degree by the prolonged
excessive that such weather. irritating to the
temper the people and them to blow by sort OF
interesting circumstance that within the past thirty
days of unprecedented warmth the world has been
shaken with SPAIN Germany England and other
faced political industrial reyos and the war
dogs themselves have been foaming at the mouth
1t take rather long stretch OF the IMAGINATION to lay
all conditions the weather but certain that cold
would have improved the worlds temper and thus perhaps
have quoted the widespread unrest. jt
However these things may be- we may now S na s T
futulnesand look forward to long reign OF such
in an open their great coats and play at leap
frog in pure briskness and ightnesS OF heart 4r
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
AIR MAPS.

From the time the first boat sailed long centuries be-
fore attempted conceived the task OF making any
thing like thorough going chart of the But within the
brief experimental decade of avaton great deal has been
accomplished toward making chart of the air maps
for the guidance of birdmen. r1ai'@
Some months ago aeronanc club IN California began
gathering data for such to the territory between
San Chicago preliminary draft has already
made and in time viii be perfected in detail
The government engaged chartlng It's en-
avaors and similar efforts under
in other countries III
map FORTH for thing, course the
topography of the designed to 1t exhibits rivers
forests mountains detached peaks paeau lakes and
other physical that of the
air voyage
In addition this such takes note of railroad tracks,
highways bridges and cultivated fields and all other
special objects which, writer it, might attract
the of the pilot from distance by their FORM size
color situation ~ 49,,
Finally important the aviation map indicates
nearly possible air just nautical charts show
currents 1s- :4....5. -..-s5a
of this character has been accomplished in
siderable volume and in convenient FORM will be
and safer than and the basis will have been laid
new wonderful the science of aviation
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
VALUE OF srpsreTr BOWS,

A ride through almost any farming
section during the early summer will con-
vince any man that there is much truth
in the old saying that more corn Is
raised in crooked rows than in straight
rows"
1t was very unfortunate for the farm
ers who plant their crops in crooked
rows that the modern two row cultiva-
tors, corn harvesters and potato diggerS
cannot conform to all of the serpen-
tine curves made by some drivers.
The farmer who can make nothing
but crooked rows is certainly slouchy
farmer.
When hitching to a corn planter, a
drill or a land marker it is essential
that we have a neck yoke that is rigid
and fastened so that when one horse
moves the other will hold the pole in
place and prevent a crook in the row.
If properly hitched both horses VIII
have to go out of line to make crook
in the rows. While 1t is very difficult
to estimate the value Of straight rows
4 ndollars and cents, yet 1t is very ap-
parent that many hills of corn, potatoes
and other cultivated crops are ruined
by the cultivaors when they are out Of
line.
Then again there is something about
long straight rows that indicates the
character Of the farmer. When we see
straight rows we naturally look for a
good farmer who takes pride in the ap-
pearance of his fields.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
ourcK MEAT sa1oxrra.

The old smoke house method of smck-
ing meat is too slow and bothersome and
many do not like the condensed smoke
The following method readily> recon-
mends itself to all for quickness. cheap
ness and effectiveness. We have Kept
meat treated by this process through
the entire season.
Bore a one-inch hole in the bottom
of a barrel. Inert the barrel, hanging
a piece Of meat through the hole by a
lcoped wire, passing small stick
through the loop. to hold the meat in
pace
Next, scoop out a shallow basin-in he
ground-a little smaller than the barrel.
In the depression build smolderSng
fire of chips or cobs, whichever is the
more convenient two prefer the cohs).
Now place the barrel and the meat
over the fire, leaving small opening at
the ground to form a draught. and vop
can smoke your meat to perfection in 4
very few minutes. If severa, pieces are
TO be smoked a5y number of barrels may
De. operated at the same time and with
equal results.
II is advisable te. keep a constant watch
during this process; in fact, it is neces-
sary that one do so, lest too much
draught be allowed and the meat set
TOO warm. or the barrel catch fire and
burn up both meat and the barrel--M.
Voverdell.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
rHE PRorrr IN A COLT.

In spite of the electric car, the auto
mobile and other motive power. horses
have increased in price commensurate
with other farm animals. Every farm
er should have a number of young
horses growing and coming on for home
use and for sale. ---
A colt can be grown as easily and
cheaplyg as a calf, and at the same time
the mare which mothers il viii make a
half team for general farm work. TIE
writer has team of young mares OF
nearly the same size ana age. During
this past season one of them has raised
a colt now worth at least S75, while the
other mare working by hel side has
raised none. The mare with the colt
mas done exactly the same work as the
mare which has no colt ana now at the
close of the early summers work she
is in as good condition as her mate.
with both on the same feed and care.
\ colt, of course. is some bother and
consumes some feed. The same is true
in growing any domestic animal But
with little patience in the handling
of the mare and foal. a mare doing
general farm work shoul~ e two
colts every three years and - about as
well as with none. The colt will repre-
sent at least 100 per cent profit on the
money and labor invested in il.
In fact, so little extra care and feed
are required that the young animal can
be grown without noticing the feed ii
consumes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
READrNa CREAM TESTS.

In the Babcock test bottle the bottom
of the fat column is practically a
straight line but the top has a concave
surface and the question as to whether
the fat should be read at the top, the
bottom, or some. other point has been
much discussed.
This uncertainty may be entirely over
come by. dropping small quantity Of al
cohol into the neck of the test bottle
after the cream test is completed. The
alcohol floats In the top and changes it's
concave surfacesto nearly a straight line
As the use of the alcohol dissolvss the
fat, therefore reduces the length of the
column and gives too low a reading, this
can be overcome by first adding to the
alcohol all the fat it will dissolve and
then pouring small quantity of this
fat-saturated alSohol on the top of the
fat column in the test bottle.
The diagrams in the figure show the
difference In bottle No. 1 it shows the
top curve of the fat which occupies
space between A and B of nearly per
cent of the scale. The test should be
10 or 20, depending on the selection of
A or B as the point to which it is
read.
In bottle No. the alcohol makes a
straight line at the top, of the fat col
umn, so that the ties. can be read at that
point without any uncertainty. 49,, 4
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
uorrs or TIE suEEproLD.

while sheen will eat grain and any
kind of grass and some kinds of weeds,
they are, after all. dainty feeders and
their feed must be absolutely clean
In counting the profits from your flock
do not fail to count the value of the fat
lambs killed during the II months for
the family use and The high value of
all the manure.
If one has a large flock of sheep much
time will be saved and better results OBJ
tanned by the use of the machine clip
pers.
In man. of the big sheep states the
farmers and IL profitable to engage the
nrofessional shearers with a machine.
rr1bav, 90 about from farm ofarm shear
ing the flocks singly or have several
fIocks brought to a central point.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
THE GOLD DIGGERS

The golddggng fever strong mans blood today
of be whispered that is buried,
matter where how earth and forthwith there will be
a wild gallop among the of adventure
days ago housewife the California
cutting pulet fry it for when she found painful
of glittering in its The spread and
tearing the ground throughout that neghborhood in
hopes of lighting upon rich mine.
Up in Alaska reports Of gold field have knded
which promises rival that of the Kondike days
Dispatches that twenty-five hundred propecors
now hiking Ruby City, below Fort Gbbon Ruby City,
only place of tents but cold weather approaches
of cabins will be built and supplies being shipped
in by thousands of tons.
None of particularly fond of digging for gold at home
but almost everybody for chance to seek it in the fa
cinating unknown 81
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

Sheep should always be leu IN TACK
or trough. A good rack may be mace
of any size or length desired, but the
bottom should be high enough from the
ground to allow the sheep to pick UP
any loose fodder or grain that is scat
tered about If the trough is placed on
the ground, animals will run over 1t
and foul the feed. It should be very
strongly constructed Of boards not less
than one inch thick and the top piece.
running lengthwise, should be at least
four inches wide to give the trough ri
gidity In making this or any other feed
device screws should always be used in
preference to nails, as they viii hoic
the pieces together more firmly and do
not work loose as nails do.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
a woRID-rAxxous COW.

De Kol Queen La Polka End, produo-
ed 124 pounds of milk in a single day,
S4S.S in seven days and 1876 in 80
days.
Her record in milk yields for one, sew
en- and 80 days, is said to beat that OF
any other COW in the world, as does her
9O-day butter test-145.13 pounds.
This wonderful COW consumes no more
feed than a scrub that will not produce
enough milk and butter to pay for what
she eats, and in that fact lies the great
advantage of owning well bred cattle
of large producing qualities. Queen Pol
ka is owned by Clayton Sisson, of Shir-
hume, N. Y.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03
azoRsE SENSE

More horses are spoiled by poor driv-
ers than any other way.
When a man sends his horse pell nell
down hill with a. loose rein he not
only jars the shoulders, springs the
knees, weakens the nerves, but runs
the risk of breaking his horses knees.
Work horses who have been pushed
In the fields all summer should now have
the advantage of every hour possible in
the. fall pastures.
1t is just as important that every
horse should have his own collar all the
time as that a man should wear his
own shoes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

he Label Used for addressing you'
paper shows the time ynur subscription
expires By renewing At least two
weeks before the date on tbs label. gou
insure regular ervice
In ordering paper changed. be sore
60 mention yoar old. a. well Al your
new address. II ca rural route.
please give tie route number.
We c4nnCt enter subscriptions to BE-
gin with nack nnmbera- Remittance
should Be sent b. postal order OF regis
tered NAH.
department 70 TIE SEMI-wEEKLY
Addrpss all orders and notices fer thla
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

AS for the moulting hens; we never
crowd them into laying. Feed them light
and allow little exercise till they. begin
to moult, then let them have plenty OF
green bone mash and grains of all kinds.
to build up and strengthen the whole
system and get the egg-producing appar-
atus in prime working order.
Just let the moulting hens rest This
is their regular and natural season for.
enjoying a lay-ofr and IL we will allow
them to take life easy while this change
is going on they win be ready for better
work after they do begin laying.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

Those New York undertakers want 10
be called u1orticians. but VIII that make
Dl,the average man any more eager to en-
ploy them7
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

1t is not difficult matter 10 force
rhubarb during the winter and IL prop
erly done, people living near a good.
big market can make fine profit In this
work.
Rhubarb should be removed from the
open garden with as much dirt cliaging
to the roots as possible. They should
tn en- be placed in two or three inches of
soil and the spaces between the roots
filled up with soil, well sprinkled and
left 10 mature in comparative darkness.
A kerosene lamp set on the floor Of the
cellar will supply all the heat necessary
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

= Life is one strike after another. No
sooner did the cigarmarkers of Tampa.
return to work, than the employees of
the Hartman lines waF- out
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

a. The styles do change Down in South
and Central America, where they used
Ito have revolutions. they now have fire.
ouent elections. instead.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

The man who set out TO make San
= Francisco the Paris of America found
that the west wasn't up to the task. or
down to II. whichever IL may be.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

Where Is the oldsfashioned brilliant
lawyer who couldn't go into a great
criminal case without being at least three
Sheet in the wind2
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

So After careful consideration OF the sub
~ 5ect. we have come to the conclusion that
~. It was some kind OF explosive that blew
r-r mp the Maine
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

: The next complaint. Of course. wiz be
sfhe passing OF Indian summer and the
advent OF burst pipes. Why. by the way,
i=sVill some people persist in saying burst
=ed7
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

(. Henry GassOway Davis is now almost
: 100 years old. and there are many per-
-sons alive today who can remember when
The was some kind of nominee or other.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

81 The odorless onion is a protection for
- the innocent bystander. but ii is doubtful
FL whether 1t win gain favor with the ulu-
mate consumer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

The opening attendance at the South
= Georgia Land Show indicates that the
-s~peopie appreciate the impressiveness of
farm exhibits.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

Writers. don't despair. The New York
sun said ..forcasted' the other day
Sometimes there are bulls in this coll
umn. too. ~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

Upton SIncIair's father-in-law refers
ITO him as an unripe persimmon. but we
had been under the impression that sew
- eral frosts. had fallen upon him
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

rpg Considering that we spend more for
- tobacco than we do for clothes OF food,
-sfthere ought 20 be considerable public in
e. Fterest in the reorganization of the trust.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

The boy who can pick the largest
amount OF cotton in a day Is just as i'm
portant as the boy who won the medal
for oratory at the high school
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

p T. R finds it more comfortable at
Oyster Bay than in a sleeping car jump-
ing from place to place in, the insur-
gents country.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

i what has become Of the old-fashioned
poor boy president of the United States?"
: asks the St Louis Globe Democrat
Why he IS waiting for the cost OF living
10 come down, OF course
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

The hoop skirt is coming pack, says
! a fashion note. and Atlanta streets are
already so narrow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

we can't pay those bills Monday. or
Z Monday week. either. unless the stock
- market behaves better.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

There must he something in the fore
least OF an early and hard winter. There
IFS already considerable discussion about
what the Christmas magazines viii have
Ito offer
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

II does look Ike Turkey ought to win.
with all the wrestIers she has.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

What Is the matter. with Richard Hard
Ing Davis these days? War is every
where. and he hasn't been heard from.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

p II seems to be the general feeling OF
the nations that italy celebrated Thanks
giving slightly ahead OF schedule time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-03

Today is work day. WIN you give to-
days work for the orphans?