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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
GOOD ROADS.

In another place in this pape
will he found a communicate
concerning good roads. The sue
pcstions contained in the articl
are sensible enough but are of yer.
limited application to the presen
condition of affairs here.
There is much being though
and said about the tremendou'
cost of the proposed road improve
ment in NOxubee. Yet the in
creased tax in. say, District No.
3. the Macon District, is about
three dollars a thousand. This is
going to be heavy on large land
owners in the country and the
well. TODD people in town, but the
average farmer the tax will be
light and the benefit tremendous.
Many of them will save the
amount of their increased taxes in
one days hauling.
And the large land owners will
profit through their tenants and
through the increased value of
their lands. The town people
will profit by the benefit to the
town and to their individual bus
inesses.
The economy of good roads is
not a debatable question. 1t is
the best investment a community
can make and the benefit is commu-
nal as we'll as individual. 1t
takes q brake off the business of
the community. transportation
is the last factor in every purchase
and sale. Delivery to or from the
market stands between every coun.
try product and its sale and be-
tween every purchase and its use
on the farm.
The farmer pays for the delivery
Of his cotton to Macon either in
money or labor and time. He
pays for its delivery to Mobile by
Liverpool prices less the cost of
transportation thence.
One sFld of this transportation
matter he can handle and make
cheap and easy and that is the
transportation from his farm to
Macon. Even the wisest of them
can do more by paying 49, 90 a
thousand road tax than by taking
800 worth of thought in electing
"tribunes of the people" in poll.
tics.
The good roads question is the
most common sense proposition in
the world. 1t lies at every farmers
gate. And the right and wrong,
the wisdom and folly of it is pa,
tent to every ones eyes. The
bad road is a handicap, Lets get
rid of it.
Another article by Mr.. Leo l..
Cole contains most valuable sug.
gcstions, but the split log drag is
more or less temporary in its ef-
fects. The roads should be
dragged. Nothing pays better
than road dragging. But we want
and need roads of lasting charac.
ter. 1t is true that good roads do
not increase the productivity of
the soil, but as pointed out they
reduce the expense and thus in,
crease the profit of farming.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Livingston. Tenn,
April 20, 1912.
DIR. J. A. Herman,
Nashville. Tenn


DIR. J. A. Herman,
Nashville. Tenn.
Kind Sir:-The people of Over.
ton county are highly pleased
with the results Of tick eradica,
ton here. The quarantine has
been lifted and our cattle 90 on
the market in much better condi.
ton than before and are bringing
better prices, because they get
much more flesh, both on the wild
ranges and in the enclosed pas
lures.
We have absolutely gotten rid
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

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Evening star., 1912-11-07
A MAD DOG.
Chases Whole Family Up Trees and
Rapes Beneath.

There are always exciting possibilities
in the advent of pup in a family house.
hold; but when the canine happens 10
he a bull pup and is half grown these
possibilities increase tenfold. such was
the case when Alice, the spoiled and IN
dependent daughter, to her mothers nor
ror. bullyragged a dog dealer out OF the
prize bull pup of his flock and conveyed
the beast home. The dog was all that
his interesting personality foreshadowed,
and soon had the entire neighborhood at
odds.
But in a day or two, when the spar
king Alice minced out to the hammock in
the back yard to await a young man
caller the bull pup. with frothing mouth
and hideous growls. made for her SO
fiercely that, discretion being the only
part of valor available, Alice wisely
shinnied up a tree, screaming defiance.
Then enter mother-with similar as
cension; but leaving her outer shirt be-
hind in the mouth of the rampageous an
inal and disclosing a wonderful scarlet
petticoat. And father, hearing the
screams and groWls. athletically fiung
himself into the nearest branchesi then
Evening star., 1912-11-07
WARNING AGAINST ALCOHOL.
Dangers to Be Pointed Out at Y. M
C. A. Physical Examinations.

That all men undergoing physical ex-
animation at the Washington Young
Mems Christian Association will here
after be warned of the dangers of in
temperance, and will likewise be offered
the opportunity of instruction in SEX
hygiene was announced yesterday by c.
Edward Beckett, physical director OF the
association. The Y. M. c. A. physicians
examine about $500 men every year.
Mr.. Beckett has prepared an exhibit on
the effects Of alcohol, to which the atten-
ton of every man examined will be
Evening star., 1912-11-07
Hamilton
as Meddler.

them to exercise mutual forbearance''
and "temporizing Weddings" for the sake
of peace jefferson wrote that he and
Hamilton were daily pitted in the cab
met like two cocks but when he talked
OF resigning Washington told him he
was needed to preserve the necessary
check upon himself and Hamilton and
thus to keep things in their proper chan
mel.
During the administration of the elder
Adams he complained that his cabinet
was more under the influence of Hamilton
than of the President. He said Hamilton
was "a physician who undertook to pre-
scribe for a President. Senate and House
of Representatives, all admittedly des-
perately sick, without being called He
and Washington quarreled over the ap-
pointment of three major generals, and
Washington threatened to resign his COM
mission as lieutenant general II Adams
didn't do as he wished. Adams cabinet
sided with Washington.
Jefferson would not hold cabinet meet
ngs, although he was importuned by
members of his official family to do So
When Andrew Jackson came into power
the question was raised by Attorney Gen
eral Writ of the old administration,
whether or not the old cabinet ought to
resign He wrote to ex-President Mon
roe about it, and that gentleman thought
the cabinet ought to remain. But when
Jackson came in the cabinet went out
in hurry. Jackson followed the exam
pie of Jefferson in having no cabinet
meetings, and the quarrels in his official
family, both personal and political, Were
responsible for many changes. Van Buren,
rendered the Navy portfolio to Wash
ington Irving, and Polk had George Ban
croft. the historian. as his Secretary OF
the Navy for awhile. Bancroft afterwar6
was one of President Johnson's closes
advisers. and wrote his messages, thu.
| giving the least educated of all the Presi
Evening star., 1912-11-07
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
CABINET MAKING.
By Frederic J. Haskin.
dents some of the finest state papers tn
White House has ever turned out


White House has ever turned out
In Tylers administration the President
and Congress had a great quarrel. and
Congress sought to
1yler QuarrelS take the right of
With ro,, appointing the Sec
retary of the Treas
ury out Of the Presidents hands, and also
to limit his veto power When Polk made
his cabinet he notified all the appointees
that if any one of them should hear the
buzzing of the presidential bee in his bon
net, that minute his resignation would be
welcomed by the President.
When Lincoln made up his cabinet 1t
had seven members. Four of the posi-
tions were filled by democrats and three
by republicans Seward complained OF
this, and said it would give the demo-
cratic Secretary Of the Treasury advan-
tage over the republican Secretary of
State. He told Lincoln he thought that
under the circumstances he would with
draw. Lincoln as much as told him to
withdraw if he wanted to, saying that
when that slate broke it would break at
the top, and that at any rate he consid-
cred himself and three cabinet members
a majority.
Seward prepared a memorandum for
Lincoln, in which he said he thought pre-
mier was needed, a cabinet official who
could have supervision over all executive
matters. Lincoln replied that he wished
and supposed that he was entitled to the
advice of all the members of the cabinet
and could look after the premier business
himself.
When Johnson came into power his
quarrel with Congress resulted in law
being passed which took away from him
the right to choose his own cabinet. and
his impeachment was based upon his ig-
noring this law in the case of Secretary
Stanton. He claimed that the law was
unconstitutional. and that even If it were
not it did not apply to Stanton.
When Grant nominated A. T. Stewart
the merchant prince, for Secretary of the
TT ury, the
Finds Stewart Sen at e ratified
to Be Ineligible. without discover
ing that Stewart was ineligible because
ernment. He wanted to transfer his
property and Grant wanted to amend
the law, but neither was done and
Stewart resigned. This case was in many
respects like the Knox case, when Knox
was cOnnrmed as secretary ol oldle
without the Senate's discovering he was
ineligible because he had helped pass the
law raising the salary of cabinet officers.
A newspaper correspondent made the dis
covery. so Secretary Knox receives less
pay than the other members of the cabi-
net When Grant sent in the nomination
of Adolph E. Borie as Secretary of the
Navy, only one senator had ever heard of
him.
Garfield broke with Conkling over the
appointment of Blaine as Secretary of
State. Garfield wanted a southern re-
publican for the cabinet but had trouble
finding one. He wrote to Blaine: THE
southern member still eludes me as
Creusa's image eluded Aeneas. One by
one the southern roses fade Do you
know of a magnolia blossom that will
stand our northern climate?
Evening star., 1912-11-07
Where to Send Funds.
Birthday Party for Pastor.

Rev. c. Herbert Reese, assistant rector
of St Thomas Episcopal Church, was
given a birthday party last night by the
members of the congregation. The festivi-
ties were held in the parish hall Of the
church. Rev. Mr.. Reese has been the
assistant rector since April
Evening star., 1912-11-07

called. In addition to being warned
against alcohol, Mr.. Beckett said yester-
day that every man examined will be
given handbook on sex-hygiene and
will also be enrolled. IL he SO desires,
without charge in a lecture course given
by DIR. w. Cabell Moore. which takes up
this subject.
Evening star., 1912-11-07
aolly Meredith. who aspired to Alice's

Rolly Meredith, who aspired to Alice s
affections; then an insurance agent like
wise: then Tommy Teller. another swain
every one of the entire six perched on
his or her own tree, with the dog running
from one to another at the slightest ef-
fort of one of his victims to descend. But
finally little Angelina. Alice's small sis
ter. ambled into the yard and
George Randolph Chester is the author
of this splendid tale of humor. which
makes our next Sunday Magazine one of
the brightest we have recently had.
Evening star., 1912-11-07
Lecture on New Zealand.

New Zealand Up to Date" will be the
subject Of lecture to be delivered by C.
III. Poole. formerly a member OF the New
Zealand parliament. at the Terminal Y.
NJ. c. A. tonight The lecture will ba
illustrated with 100 colored lantern slides.
Evening star., 1912-11-07
PEOPLE Of NATION ASKED
TO AID WAR SUFFERERS
President Taft and Red Cross
Officials Issue Appeal
for Funds.

President Taft as president of the
American Red Cross. and Huntington
Wilson, chairman of the international re-
lief board of the Red Cross organization,
have issued an appeal for funds with
which to carry on the work of the Red
Cross in the Balkans and Turkey. The
appeal in full follows:
1T is difficult to bring home to the
public in this country the appalling suf-
fering involved in winter war in the
Balkans. Communication is difficult, the
cold is intense and even rudimentary
transportation is matter of extreme diff
ficulty Moreover, the fighting in this
particular war is likely to be of an espe-
cially bitter and severe character, while
on the other hand the medical organiza-
ton available is quite inadequate to cope
with the large numbers of wounded.
Reports have heen received from
our diplomatic representatives in Turkey,
the Balkan states and GREECE, and from
the Red Cross societies of the desperate
conditions of the thousands of sick and
wounded and the inadequate medical
urgent appeals to the American Red
Cross for aid.
Europe Giving Aid.
"The British Red Cross and those o.
continental Europe are sending out medi-
cal detachments of doctors and nurses
and hospital supplies in order to mitigate
in some measure the terrible suffering en-
! tailed by such winter campaign.
Because of the distance, the American
Red Cross will not send expeditions of
trained personnel, but it earnestly ap-
peals to the generosity of our people to
aid the sick and wounded soldiers of all
the countries involved.
Though an armistice may be declared,
the great number of sick and wounded
must be cared for during a number Of
weeks and the troops must remain under
arms in the field for months during the
severe winter weather. with all the suf-
fering and sickness this will entail.
The services of the American Red
Cross will be rendered impartially to all
the combatants concerned but it is, of
course, open to any subscriber to desig-
nate a donation for the special assistance
of one or the other of the belligerent par
ties, and instructions to that effect Will
be strictly observed.
Where to Send Funds.
contributions should be sent to the
American Red Cross, Washington, d. c.,
to Jacob H. Schiff, Red Cross office,
United Charities building, New York city.
or H S. Reeside, District of Columbia
Red Cross treasurer American Security
and Trust Company, Washington. u. C.
(Signed) William II. Taft, president
American Red Cross; Huntington Wilson.
chairman international relief board; Bee <
man Winthrop. vice chairman; Bernard
N. Baker. John Barrett, Mabel t. Board
man. Mai Gen. George W. Davis, U. S.
A.; Cleveland II. Dodge aenry Delaware
Flood. Lloyd c. Griscom, Seth Low, Eiihu
Root Jacob H. Schiff, James Brown
scott Charles d. Walcott, Chief Justice
Edward D. White. members"
Evening star., 1912-11-07

We are showing nm unusually
large line Of German Hemstftch-
ed Breakfast Cloths and Nap
kins to match I'm solid pinks. blue,
green and yellow. White grounds
with blue, yellow, green and pink
borders. All pure linen and fast
colors. Ranging I'm prices from
$500 to $1,000. Set 34-in. and g.
I'm. Cloths with I dor. napkins.
% dozen Extra Fine Bleached
Scotch Table Napkins; Ge mn
good designs: ~ in. oNAh. VuU
square. $500 value
Dozen .................
10 Fine Hemstitched All-pure-
linen Double Damask Sets. con-
sisting of one I2-in.
ClotS and / doz. 10 noM nn
in. Napkins to match. oOV.QUVU
$1,000 value. Set. $50.
30 doz 1J-in Hemstitched Dam
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Hew line of patterns. SOAtoSVU
1900 value. Doz...
54-in. Hemstitched
Tea Cloths; plain n Pm
damask satin border. SN4t.SVU
$500 value. ......
II sets Hemtitched Damask
Tablecloths; / cloth and 1 dozen
19-inch y a p k ms:
ssss':5:' ss''s!e:' :'s:% sS"s; vs't Of 5000
ue. Set.
20 pieces Fine All-pure-linen
Glass Toweling. in red 4 ~U/
and blue checks and n Z@C
stripes. 1Jc value....
Evening star., 1912-11-07

% dozen 22-inch Fine Scotch
Bleached d m ask
Napkins; good range MpM =M
of p a t er s. $3.50 oSZo Nv
value. Dozen. ........
IS doz. 26-in. Fine Double Dam
ask Napkins; Irish
;;ss:' : : } ss'5s ss; 'ss Ss,ss. de. 5000
DOZen .................
Is pieces Extra Fine Scotch
Bleached Table Dam
ask, in stripes and Mo mn
figures. S1.25 value. IN IL .QUQD
YARD .................--.
II pieces Fine Silver Bleached
Table Damask; noted for its fine
wearin qualities;
soft finish, free from a. mn
dressing. s1a5 val S L eWQD
ue. Yard.
25 dozen extra fine quality of
Full Bleached Huck Tow
els; hemstitched ends: En.
monogram borders. 75c SuUC
value. Each.
80 dozen Hemstitched
Huck Tow els; extra Ns
large size, 23x45. 35c ASC
value. Each.
54-in. Hand-drawn Tea ON
Cloths; elaborate pat o0QUC
terms. 45c value. ....
1Sx45 All-pure-linen
H n did r wn and MoM NR
Handle m b o idered SZe 20
Scarfs. $500 value.
so r. Fine Hemstitched Pillow
cases; all pure linen d. RM
and hand embroider- SVU
ed. $3.50 value.
Evening star., 1912-11-07
Friday and Saturday Specials in our
Linen Department.
Household Linens

Our Linen Department is now replete with the newe
designs in Cloths Napkins and Fancy Goods.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-15
GILL
OUTLAW

st. Louis. Feb. 15.-The Column
bian Baseball league was organized
here last night and franchises award
ed to eight cities. John T. Powers of
chicago was elected president for one
year. The league will begin playing
the latter part of April and will CON
tinue until late in September.
Six of the big cities in the league
WEI represented in person and two BY
proxies. Another meeting will be held
in Chicago within two weeks to ar.
range a schedule. The cities in the
league and owners of the franchises
follow: Kansas City. j. c. Masker,
Gordon and koeph. park; Chicago.
William Niessen: st. Louis, Otto Stiff
Eel and former Governor Lon Stew.
ems; Louisville. Garnet Zorn, Walter
H. Pearce and George B. Coder: In
dianapolis.. w. A. Matthews; Detroit,
John Roesing; Cleveland. Mat Hinkel;
Milwaukee,. Judge William Melville.
and contract-jumping will not be en-
couraged, according to President Pow.
ers-but the reserve clause will not be
recognized. Letters from sixty three
players, forty of them on the reserve
lists, were exhibited by President Pow.
ers and in each the writer asked for a
contract with the. new league. Powers
also said that the magnates after the
meeting had deposited the money for
the preliminary organization.
Warren Gill is slated to he manager
of the Kansas City team: Ed Mexican
Of the Cleveland team: Thomas Hack
EFT. catcher of the Spokane team. Of
the st. Louts team. and. either Ger
many" Schaefer. Artie Hoffman or
Chick, Fraser will be asked to man
age the Louisville team.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-15
A IS
A GOOD SMILER

Indiana polls. Ind. Feb. 1a.--You
can't smile Your way to the top in the
pugilistic game. hut u can smile
while you're fighting your way up is
the motto of Ray Bronson. claimant
of the welterweight championship and
a willing defender of his claim against
all comers in that division.
Bronson is one of the w~elterweights
who has deserted the ranks of the
lfghtweights because of the hardship
requirements of the lighter class
worked upon him. BY virtue Of the
winning of every bout he has been en-
gagged in since changing divisions,
Bronson believes the title is fairly his,
AMI to make his assertions good he
has offered to meet any fighter at the
142-pound weight.
Packey Mcfarland. Young Erne.
Mike Gibbons. Paul Koehler and
wild Cat" Ferns are some of the
fighters Bronson wants to meet. and
an offer Of a side bet of $1,000 which
IS laid away in an Indianapolis bank,
awaits takers. Billy Griffith of Gin
cinnati. has expressed willingness to
meet Bronson. and Ferns seems will
ing. These two bouts probably will
materialize within the next sixty days,
with Packey Mcfarland. and despite
his offer to meet the ''stockyards
pet" he has not been able to gel
Packey to come to terms.
Because of the lively controversy
which the Indiana fighter has started
more interest is being taken in the
w~efterweight class now than for sew.
eral years past. Bronson believes tina,
the conditions warrant a revival OF
the division and that it will become
as popular as it was when the pugilis.
tic game was in days more palmy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-15
BALL TRAINING
A IS ON

Hot Springs, Ark. Feb. 15.-George
Mullin. the Detroit Tigers famed right
handler. was the first big Lacquer to
show up for the season. The big fell
low got in last Monday, and states
that he hopes to be able to tarry here
for n full month.
Jack Tighe, the Louisville Colonels'
new ruler. is also on deck. He arrived
on Tuesday. Tighe states that Billy
am Grayson has been VERY. fine to
him, n he will hustle his hardest
for that lovely Louisville and it's mer-
ry magnate.
The famed Hot Springs season" is
now on in earnest. and every RATHER
from the east and north is dumping
ten or more carloads of pleasure or
health seekers into the American
Carlsbad. So here is a mighty good
spot to insert the statement that ].
b.. Wood, Hot Springs Joe Folk, the
gent who is running things with a
vengeance that pleases the reformers,
is h nominee to he rolled, and that
after said rolling takes place Hot
Springs will be the sure-enoush SHORTY
town 1t has ALWAYS been.
The lid doeSn't look natural on Hot
Springs. and at that the lid here is
Just. about as big a Joke as 1t ia in
most municipalities owning lids. Yes.
the Sabbath is a day of beautiful
slumber: Nothing running but the
cars. Not even the picture show
leys. are in action. All of which costs
Hot. Springs-folks, of course, are here
with kale to throw to the bow-wows.
But to bust back into the baseball
stuff. With Jake .Stahl. the Boston
Red Sox's comeback pilot and slug
ging first basenan. due. around Feb
r,ary 20. accompanied, by Catcher Bill
Carrigan. who has been Informed that
he must get down to his fighting notch
early and fight as he fought In 1910,
and didn't fight in 1911. and. with
Donovan. stanage. Crawford, Bush,
and Delehanty, of Jennings Bengals.
.carded to arrive about the same time
as Stahl and .Carigan 1t won't be long
now before Hot Springs baseball sea.
son Is on.
However. when it comes to entire
be tho Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers,
headed by the popular Charles Eb-
bets. who is as luckless in the game
as the late M. 8. Robson of st. Louis
and Billyam Dahlen. the Brooklyn
: contingent will bob up some thirty
: strong. The Trolley Dodgers will
open Wilmington park. Same as last
crease until Fred Clarke brings his
warriors to town. That will be around
March 23.
: - "A week or so ago press dispatches
out of the east had 1t that Johnny
McGraw and Connie Mack might pass
up Texas for Hot Springs as a result
of the spinal meningitis scare. Twas
a scare. all right: but Hot Springs.
which always believes in boosting. il
deucedly glad that that the scare Is
now as good as over. And: while sor-
..ry. not. to get the wonderful. Athletics
or the peppery Giants. IL glad Texas
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-15

from the fact that it is announced as
twice what Hobby got his first sea.
son." and it has been generally sup.
posed that Hobby drew $1,000 his
first year in fast company.
Would Stick to Dentistry.
Whatever the exact figures, it is Ger.
tain that the offer was a good one,
The valiant dentist says he a make
more than that sum practicing his
profession. Possibly. But local fans
ask: Can he make more out Of just
plain dentistry than he can make by
adding his baseball salary to what he
can get from toothmauling during the
o~ff-season?
1t is pretty safe to say that Hob.
litzell and the club will get together
on the salary question In the near flu.
ture. But If the dentist should con.
tinue to play the holdout role-or. II
lie should. after signing. he disabled
at any time-what member Of the