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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
pIsTsMPER

In all It's forms among all ages Of horses
as well as dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 100000
bottles sold last year $50 and sl00. Any
Agents wanted Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
consoIatIon.

Mrs. Newgold lin the picture gal
lery)-This. Aunt Eunice. is real
old master.
Aunt Eunice-Well, shouldn't care
II 1t was; it's just as good as some OF
the new ones.--Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
prlxIIenn.

visitor-Why don't you get out Of
this town? You can never make a
success In this dull hole.
Native-No, but can always tell
what could have done elsewhere II
I'd ever have gops eway.-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
Mo- INSTRUMENTATION.

81 Summer onsarn you, Ebl You
said this here gun you sold me was .
repeater!
Eb Winters-It is-but Of course
you've got to be some place where
there's darn good echol--Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
The Night Shift.

Positive Wife-John. why do you
talk in your sleep? Have you any
idea?
Negative Husband-So as not to
forget how, suppose. It's the only
chance l get!-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

The happiness of our lives depends
much less on the actual value Of the
work done than on the spirit in which
we do it--Prince Leopold.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Kidney troubles are too serious to
neglect. Slight ailments are often
fore-runners of dangerous kidney i'll
ness and should be treated without
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
aettIna on.

We'll, little boy, did you go to the
circus the other day."
"Yes'm. Pa wanted to go, so had
to go with him."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

But few novels are written for think
ing people; most of them are written
for the entertainment of women.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Who hath not known misfortune
never knew himself or his own viz
tue.-Mallet.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
tcethinR. softcns the gums, reduces innamma.
ton, aliays pain, cures wind collie. $50 bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Real happiness is cheap enough,
yet how dearly we pay for It with
ounterfeit.--Ballon
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Lots OF city farmers make q spec
cialty OF sowing wild oats.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

It is difficult TO convince the head
Of the house that two heads are bet.
ter than one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Isn't 1t about time to bury the dead
languages
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Eye gaIve in Aseptfc Tubes
Prevents Infection-Murine Eye Salve
Ask Druggists for New Size $50. VAL
liable Eye Book In Each Package.
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SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had 10 Insist
Strongly, but 1t Paid

Chicago, Ill.-"I suffered from To-
male weakness and stomach trouble,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

duu i Woub W tuo
store to get d bottle
Of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it.
he said 1t was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about 1t l In
sisted and finally
got IL. and / am 90
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Wrath and vine unveil the heart Of
friend to friend---P.aiSrch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Garfield Tea corrects constipation b,
arousing the digestive organs to their In
tended activity. Composed Of Herbs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Start afresh this Spring cleanse and
purify the system by course of Garfield
Tea, Herb laxative and bloodpurifer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16
Garfield Tea regulates lazy liver.

II you don't believe honesty is the
best policy. try 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

The Professor-An ordinary brick
will hbsorb quart of water.
The Pugilist-Then my brothers no
bricE!
The PROFESSIONALISM do you meanf
The Pugilist-He never absorbed
that much water in his life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

And lots of people who think they
have nothing but trouble don't know
what trouble really is.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-06-16

Whittier q man cannot go his imag-
nation the more fondly travels.
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Customs Inspector-Huh?

TO DRIVE QgT M N Az I 4, ia rHp svsrrm
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTBLH5S
gHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking
The formula 10 plainly printed on every bottle,
showing IL 10 simply Qnlnlne and Iron In taste
less form The. .Quinino drives out the malaria
and the iron builds up tho system Sold BY all
dealers for 80 years. Price 80 cents.
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rnst Of Social standIno

Old Porkenlarrd-Sh! My wife has
a pearl necklace concealed In her
bonnet
Customs Inspector-Huh?
Old Porkenlarrd-Don't overlook it,
that's ALL She wants to get her name
in the papers as society leader!-
Puck.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
Three Recipes for Cake.

Dear Miss Doom:
viii you please give me a recipe for
pound cake. sponge cake and black
chocolate cake, and win the thanks of
A CONSTANT READER.
Pound Cake-Take n pound and
fourteen ounces of powdered sugar,
n pound and two ounces of butter,
twelve eggs, n and one-half pints of
milk, three-fourths of an n of
baking powder, three and one-half
pounds of sifted -four. Beat the eggs
to a froth, rub sugar, butter and eggs
together, then let stand till stiff and
beat in milk. and lastly, -four. This re-
cipe may be used with half the guam
tity of ingredients.
Sponge Cake-SiX eggs, the weight of
the eggs in sugar, half their weight in
flour, one lemon juice and rind. Beat
yolks and whites very light, separate
ly, the powdered sugar into the yolks,
until they are smooth and thick.
Next the juice and grated peel of the
lemon; then the whites with a few
swift strokes, and last the flour In loose
handfuls. stir in lightly, but thorough
ly. Bake in round tin molds buttered.
Bake in a steady oven.
Black Chocolate Cake-Two cups
sugar, one cup butter, five eggs, two
cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking
powder, n cake vanilla chocolate
grated, put In just before the lou
Bake In jelly tins and put chocolate
or white icing between and on top.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
Laundering Cotton Prints.

Dear Margery Doom:
Can you tell me how to wash cotton
print dresses so the colors will not
run? And oblige yours,
ECONOMICAL.
Prints of doubtful colors should be
washed in warm mot hot) water. Wash
the garment quickly in the first water
and then in a second. Rinse we'll, and
In the rinsing water put a small guam
tity of salt or alum to help set the
color. For blue, green, pink or red
prints put a little vinegar in the rims
ing water. Do not hang the garment
in the sun.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
H~AA~A Ax<
For St. Valentine Dap

S THE feast of St Valentine approached a girl who had gone away for
4 n her nearest and dearest in memory of the day. say Amy Richardson
in an exchsnae Her glance wandered to her photograph album n hi
liable, II q it," she said as h took snapshot after snapshot of herself
from the book OF h particularly good lkenesses The had duplicates made.
Then with red n white crepe paper,l ae paper torn from candy boxes, thin
cardboard. bits of ribbon, watercolor paints, crayons, library PASTE, scissors
M some i'm bot of liquid gold IL silver h sat hersefd down to max
valentines.
Large red cardboard hearts with a little butterfly bw of red satin ribbon
raw through the tor and a picture of herself in the centre Of III heart, n
a valentine wish printed in gold around it,, a the model for a number Of
valentInes.
uare oId-fashioned lace-paper ones. with tiny red hearts pasted here
In there on h white paper, with her smiling ace in the centre ws n
ther STYLE These were made o n a foundation of lightweight cardboard,
starting with a lace-paper nl pasted Of HI edge ad working in toward
he centre
A cabbage rose of tinted crepe paper had her head in the heTto of it; a
ook-nark of three pieces of red ribbon with red and gilt heart at the end
~ each n a snapshot in tn middle of the heart;a ook-mark made rom
white Brstol-boar with a head at tn TOP, a shower of HEARTS, inc rrows
nasted Town thu centrean q valentine wish; some plain correspondence
cads with a gold DR. silver Inc drawn aroun the edge and her picture in
M corner IN a little note or rhyme Of love I'M good wishes printed in gold
letterab eneath-these were some of the simple ideas she used
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10

1901 Blouse WIN ChefnlSette ana Onuor-
sleeves, "a to AZ bust.
1927 Three-piece Skirt. 20 to 80 waist.
fol indoor gowns this season. Here is
one that is made of the material trim
med with velvet, but 1t includes a
chemisette and under-sleeves Of dotted
net that give an exceedingly dainty
touch. The three-piece skirt lis slight
ly high-waisted and Is trimmed with
buttons after the most approved man
ner. The blouse is cut in sections n
these sections are o~verlapped, over the
shoulders and at the front. II allows
an unusual trimming effect and 1t also
has the practical advantage of cutting
from narrow material without Jennings.
For this reason as we'll as for its gen.
eral style the gown would make an
excellent one for velvet. II preferred.
the under-sleeves can be omitted or
made shorter. For simple everyday
wear serge, henrietta cloth and ma
terials OF the kind are the best pos
sible. For dressy occasions the velvet
already mentioned, velveteen and chif-
fon broadcloth make pretty costumes
of such sort, and even thinner materials
can be utilized, for we use the long
straight lines for every fabric this sea-
son.
For a woman of medium size the
blouse will require 2% yards of material
"a or 27 inches wide OF III yards A.
inches wide. with u yard of all-over
lace; for the skirt will be needed AZ
yards "a or 81 or az yards "A inches
wide; to trim the gown IN yards of
velvet will be required.
A May Manton pattern of the blouse
No. 6S57, sizes "a to AZ inches bust, or
of the skirt, No. 1927, % to 80 inches
waist, wiz be mailed to any address BY
the fashion department Of this paper
on receipt of ten cents. or in haste
send an additional two-cent stamp for
letter postage. which insures more
prompt delivery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
A Party.

Dear Miss Doom:
Kindly let me know what would be
nice for refreshments at q party in
warm weather.? Is 1t prope In pass
ing mixed candies to let the guests
take them with their fingers. or should
there b. a pair of candy tongs? Kindly
oblige CONSTANT READER
You can serve sandwiches, salad. iced
coffee or tea, lemonade. ice-cream and
cake. 1t is perfectly permissible for
the guests to AXE candies from a dish
with their fingers, but II you prefer you
can put a pair of candy tongs or a
spoon on the dish.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
Agricultural Department.

Dear Margery Doom:
Kindly state in your valuable paper
the way to obtain seeds from the agri-
cultural department, Washington, d.
c., free OF charge? Please tell me how
to clean an acru net waist. and what
can I take for and at times
a dizzy headache? Thanking o In ad-
vance. N. C. d.
Write to Henry S. Graves, chief of
forest service department bureau of
agriculture, Washington. D. c.. in re-
gard to obtaining seeds. Clean the
ecru net waist with gasoline. Use the
fluid out of doors as 1t is highly in
fammable. If you are nervous and dizzy
would advise you to consult a physi-
clan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
Continued From Yesterday

He was poor, and poverty among
German officers, in either branch, Is a
bad thing. Dur young friend did not
penetrate the cause of this at first
for he had no intention of utilizing his
papers,, save to dream over them. The
blood of his great forebear refused tic
let him bow under this unjust stroke
He sought a craft. an interesting one
The net again closed in on him. He
began to grow desperate, and despera-
ton was what Germany desired. Des-
peration would make a tool of the
young fellow. But our young Napoleon
was not without wit. He plotted, but
30 cleverly and secretly that never a
hand could reach out to stay him. Ger
many finally offered him an immense
bribe. He threw It back, for nov he
hated Germany more than he hated
France. You wonder why he hated
France2 If France had not discarded
her empire-I do not refer to the sec
ond empire-he would have been O
great parsonage today. AT least this
must be one OF his IDEAS.
And there you are" abruptly. Here
we have a Napoleon, indeed, with all
the patience of his great f%orebear. II
Germany had left him alone he would
today have been a good citizen, who
would never have permitted futile
dreams to enter his head, and who
would have contemplated his greatness
with the smile OF q philosopher. And
who can say where this will end? It IS
pitiful."
"Pitiful2" repeated Breitmann. why
that?" calmly.
NJ. Ferraud repressed the admiration
in his eyes. 1t was a singular duel
when we see q mailman rushing
blindly over q precipice 1t is a human
instinct to reach out a hand to save
HIM"
But how do you know no is rushing
blindly?" Breitmann smiled this ques-
ton.
Hildegarde sent him q terrified
glance. But for the stiff back of her
chair she must hav fallen.
M. Ferraud demolished al olive be-
fore he answered the question. He has
allied himself with some of the noblest
houses In France; that is to say, with
the most heartless s~pendthrifts In Eu-
rope. Napoleon w.? They r laugh
Ing DenlnQ MS DdCh lllls NcI1 minute
They are making a cat's-paw of his
really magnificent fight for their W
ignoble ends, the Orleanist party. To
wreak petty vengeance on France. for
which none OF them has any love; to
embroil the government and the army
that they may tell of 1t In the boudoirs.
This ia the aim they have in view.
What is it to them that they break a
strong mans heart? What is it to
them IL he be given over to perpetual
imprisonment? Did a Bourbon ever
love France as a country? Has not
France always represented to them a
purse into which they might thrust
their dishonest hands to pay for their
base pleasures? oh, beware of the con-
spirator whose sole portion in life is
that of pleasurel I wish that 1 could
see this young man and tell him all 1
know. II I could only warn him"
Breitmann brushed his sleeve. IT am
really disappointed in your climax,
NJ. Ferraud."
IT said nothing about a climax" re-
turned NJ. Terraud. "That has yet to
be enacted"
"Ah!"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
A Splendid Hazard sssss !
COPYRIGHT BY BoBBS MERRILL c, 1910 -T
BY
Harold
MacGrath

Cathewe's m Tn life there 3
more adventure han romance, and
there is seldom anything more inccm-
plete In everyday life than rom lnda.
"Tha would be my own exposition.
Mr.. Cathewe.'' said Breitmann.
The two fenced briefly. They under
stood each other tolerably well; only
Cathewe as yet did not know the man
ner Of man with whom be was
matched.
The dinner came to an end, OF.
rather. the diners rose, the dinner hav-
Ing this hour or more been cleared
from the table; and each went to his
or her stateroom mastered by various
degrees of establishment. Fitzgerald
moved in a kind of waking sleep. Ma
poleon W. That there was a bar
sinister did not matter. The 1azzle
radiated from a single point-a dream
of empire! NJ. Ferraud had not TESTED:
Breitmann was mad, obsessed, a moHo-
maniac. 1t was grotesque, it troubled
the senses as a Harlequin's dance
troubles the eyes. A great-grandso1 of
Napoleon, and plotting to enter Fraucsl
And, good Lord! with what? Two nil
lion francs and half a dozen spend
thrifts. Never had there been a wilder,
more hopeless dreame than this!
Whatever antagonism or anger he had
harbored against Breitmann evapo-
rated. Poor devil. indeed!
He understood M. Ferraud. Brett
mann was mad; but till he made a de-
oisive stroke 10 man could stay him.
so many things were clear now. He
vas after the treasure, and he meant
to lay his hands upon it, peacefully ii
he could, violently if no other way
opened. That day in the Invalides,
the old days In the field, his unac-
~countable appearance on the Jersey
coast; each Of these things squared
themselves in what had been a puzzle.
But, like the admiral, he wished hat
there were no women on board. There
would be a contest of some order, go
ing forward, where only men would be
needed. Plrates! He rolled into mis-
bunk with a dry laugh.
Meantime NJ. Ferraud walked, the
deck alone, and finally when Brett
mann approached him 1t was no moro
than he had been expecting.
Among other things" began the
secretary, with ominous calm, IT
should like to see the impression OF
YOU thumb"
THAT lock was an ingenious con-
trivance. 1t was only by the merest
accident l discovered It,"
at must be a vile business"
Serving ones country ] do not
agree with you. Walt a moment. Mr..
Breitmann; let US not misunderstand
zach other. 1 do not know what fear
Is, but do know that l am one of the
few living who put above all other
things In the world, France; France.
with her Wild and beautiful valleys,
her splendid mou1tAtrs, her present
peace and prosperity A8d ny life is
nothing If in giving s. 1 msy confer a
benefit"
Why did you no teJi ne whole
story7 A F~renchman, enc 70 deny one
self q climax like this2
NJ. Ferraud re nainso atiep..
IF you had not meddleel Well you
have, and these others must bear h
brunt with you should anything serious
happen"
(To BE Continued Ioplorrow.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10

"A descendant of Napoleon. direct!
Poor DEVIL" The admiral was thunder
struck. why the very spirit of Ma
poleon is dead Nothing could ever re-
vive IL. 1t would not live even a hun
dred days"
Less than that many hours" said
M. Ferraud. "He will be arrested the
moment he touches a French port"
Father" cried Laura, with a burst
of generosity which not only warmed
her heart but her cheeks, why not
find this poor, deluded young man and
give him the treasure ?"
What. and ruin him morally as well
as politically? No, Laura; with money
he might become a menace"
"On the contrary" put in M. Fer
raud: with money he might be made
to put away his mad dream But I'm
afraid that my story has made you all
gloomy"
ut has made me sad" Laura ad-
mitted. Think of the struggle, the
self-denial, and never a soul TO tell
him he is mad"
The scars faded q little, but Brett
mann's eyes never wayered.
THE man hasn't a ghost of a
chance" To Fitzgerald 1t was now no
puzzle why Breitmann's resemblance
to someone else had haunted him. He
was rather bewildered, for he had not
expected 80 large an order upon
M. Ferraud's promise. Fifty years
ago. :"
"Ahi Fifty years ago" interrupted
NJ. Ferraud eagerly, IT should AVE
thrown my little to the cause Men
and times were different then; the
world was less sordid and more ro-
mantle"
"Well, l shall always hold that we
have no right to that treasure"
"Flddlesticls, LRurai This Is no time
for sentiment. The questions buzzing
in my head are. Does this man know
Of the treasures existence? Might he
not already have put his hand upon
it?"
your own papers disoredit that sup
position" replied Cathewe. "A stun
ming yarn. and rather hard to believe
in these skeptlcal tines What is it9"
hs asked softly, noting the dead white
on HildeRarde's cheeks.
Perhaps II is the smoke" she an
swered with a brave attempt at a
smile.
The admiral in his excitement had
lighted a heavy cigar and was con-
suming it with jerky puffs, q bit OF
thoughtlessness rather ~paldonable
under the stress of the moment. For
he was beginning to entertain doubts.
It was not impossible for this Ma
poleonic chap to nave a chart, to know
of the treasures existence. He wished
he had heard his story before. He
would have left the women at home.
Corsica was not wholly civilized, and
who could tell what might happen
there? Yes, the admiral had his doubts.
II should like to know the end of the
story" said Breitmann musingly.
"Tbere is time" replied VI. Ferrnud;
and or them all, only Fitzgerald caught
the sinister under current.
so, Miss Kllligrew, you believe that
this treasure should be handed over to
It's legal owner?' Breitmaun looked
into her yes for the first time that
evening.
II have some doubt about the legal
ownership, but the sentimental and
moral ownership Is his. A a
should always have a pleasant ending"
you are thinking of books" was
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
Mock Duck.

Nook duck is made by placing on q
round steak a stufing Of bread crumbs,
we'll seasoned with chopped onions and
butter, chopped suet or dressing drip
pings, II the flavor Is relished. The
steak is then rolled around the stufing
and tied with a string in several places
II the steak seems tough. the roll is
steamed or stewed until tender before
roasting IN the oven until brown. o.
1t may be cooked in a casserole or
other covered dish. in which case n
cupful or more of water or soup stock
should be placed around the meat
Mock duck Ia excellent served with
currant jelly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
News FOR SHOPPERS
~

German linen lunch cloths. f1fty-four
Inches square. with heat scalloped
edges, appropriate for a wedding gift,
are offered at reasonable prices at BAN
berger & Co.'S.
At Goerke & Co.'s may be found a
large assortment of black and colored
brilliantine, all shades of silk pongee
and mercerized poplins. Also high lus-
ire silk taffeta ribbon and pure silk
taffeta ribbon in all colors.
A host of valentines to moose from
and thousands of humorous postcards
and other novelties suitable for st.
Valentines day, including favors, may
be purchased At Hahne & Co.'s.
Embroidered lace banding in black
and colors, also neat patterns in dress
trimming banding are specially priced
at the David Straus store.
Black walrus travelling bags, alligator
skin bags and suitcases leather lined
and well made. are attracting many
purchasers at L. 8. Plaut q Co.'S.
An unusual opportunity is offered to
buy a smart motor coat. very reason
able at Marshall g. Balls.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
A O

In the recent campaign in Indiana
John w. Kern, who goes to
the United States Senate next March,
succeeding Senator Beveridge. told q
story about an old settler whose clock,
he said. reminded him of the condition
Of the Republican party.
This old settler had q clock" said
NJ Kern. that when 1t struck 6 and
the hands pointed to 4:8O he knew It
was twenty minutes after two.'-Macks
National Monthly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
Eye and Ear Infrmary.

Dear Miss doom:
Could you write me through the
Evening STAR which days DR.. Wells P.
Eagleton is in charge at the Eye and
Ear Infrmary on Central avenue? And
oblige, A READER.
DR.. Eagleton may be found at the Eye
and Ear Infrmary Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays from 1870 to 3
o'clock.