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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28
SOCIAL DOINGs

Mrs. W. t. Conner entertained hel
Sunday School class Monday afternoon
Mrs. T. J. Evans entertained Wed
nesday afternoon..at seven-hand euchre
Mrs. Mary Kate Scales entertained
at secondhand euchre Wednesday af
%ternoon.
Mrs. T. w. Brame entertained thu
'.As You Like 1t" club Thursday after
noon,
Mrs. Ed Bass returned this weel
from a visit to friends in West Point.
DIED-James Edmund Grove. young.
est son Of Mr. and Mrs. j. A Grove ant
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. James E
Hibbler, at Z o'clock p. m, Monday al
the home of his parents in Warsaw,
Ala. He was 3-years. 9-months and IL
days old. The burial took place al
Shady Grove cemetery, Tuesday after
noon at a o'clock.
Messrs. Ernest Mathews, Mark Rich
ardson. of Macon, Prof. ]. G. Chandle,
and ]. N. Lipscomb, of Mashulaville
and Henry Anderson and Arthur Jarna.
gin, of Fearn Springs, spent severa
days this week on HUMPHREYS lake.
They had fairly good luck-so they re.
port.
Mr.. A. L. Neville, of Northeast Nox-
ubee was in town Wednesday. His re-
port of the crop prospects in his section
has nothing of a roseate tinge to it. Ir
fact he says it is the worst ever" but
as we heard him make the same remark
in 1909 and he managed to live through
it, we are satisfied that it will take
something worse than floods. halls,
weevils, bugs, etc. to really knock him
out in a country like this.
Mrs. BALDWIN. of Alliceville,
Ala, has been the guest this
week Of her sister, Mrs. H. H.
Brooks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28
Please Take Notice.

We cannot run our business with
what we put on the books. 1t takes
cash t9fneet Dur pay roll.
MACON WOOD AND
MACHINE SHOP
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28
Farmers Union Meeting,

There will be a special meeting of
the Noxubee County Farmers Union On
Friday, July 18th, at Salem Presi-
dent Carter of the State Union will be
with us. j. E. SENNETT,
County Secretary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28

The banks of Macon will be closed on
Thursday, July 4th, a legal holiday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28

Try a package Of Temple Gerden
Tea. For Sale by Cannon & Carr.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13

He catches another steamer bounu
for France, where the children are
awaiting their Pere Noel Sometimes
he is so late that the children have
to celebrate their Christmas and New
Year together. But his journey is not
| yet ended, for he goes back once more
to Russia, especially into the inte-
rior, where he has not yet been. But
he is the friend Of all children and
must therefore extend his journey
into farthest Norway, and even into
| Iceland.
While he Is busy with the children
of the north his wife Is looking after
the children in the south, in Italy,
| Spain and Greece. At dark on the
eve of Epiphany the Befana begins.
The open squares are crowded with
trees of all sizes, wax figures Of the
Christ child, candies and toys, while
the air resounds with the sounds of
whistles, horns and carols.
When these celebrations are fin
ished Santa Claus and his wife go off
for short holiday, nobody knows ex-
actly where. 1t Is said that they have
been seen in the high mountains of
Switzerland enjoying the winter
sports. Wherever they enjoy their
holiday it is short, for as soon as they
are rested they commence their work
for the coming year.
This is only part of the real
Christmas legend, for Christmas
would not be nearly as beautiful as it
is were 1t not for the splendid ever
green trees, shimmering with their
many brilliant candles and gay trim
mings. The Dutch may boast that
Santa Claus was born in Holland.
Who knows? Perhaps he was But
Germany is the home of the Christ
mas tree, for it was the first country
that used the evergreen tree in Christ
mas celebration, and it supplies more
than one-half of the trees that are
used by Santa Claus.
There are many beautiful stories
associated with the origin of the first
Christmas tree. One legend says that
on the holy night all nature, even the
animals and the trees, were rejoicing
and that the cedars, instead of point
ing their branches upward as pointed,
slender trees, spread their branches
wide to protect the mother and her
newborn child. Though it was mid
winter the thorn commenced to bios
som and its white flowers made a
cover for the child's cradle. The
olive poured forth oil for the new
born child. All were happy except
the small pine, which had nothing to
offer, and year by year it grew taller.
Still it never forgot that holy night
and the wind sweeping through its
branches means because the pine is
still unhappy because it had nothing
to give.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
French Railroad Schedules.

When train gets in the habit of
being late on an American railroa d
something drastic is done about it, but
on the state-owned railroads of
France they have different plan.
On the Paris-Rouen run the time Of
the express trains used to be an
nounced at one hour and forty-five
minutes, but the actual time was two
hours and six minutes. So they re-
arranged the time table to fit that
actual elapsed time. What could be
simpler? And then the traffic man
ager put across another rearrange-
ment. The 750 train from Paris got
In the habit of arriving twenty-four
minutes late. So the traffic boss
started it thirty-one minutes earlier.
thus getting passengers into Rouen
seven minutes ahead OF the time it
used to be officially due.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13

stands idle about five days for every
one day 1t is in motion.
The average life of a freight car,
with ordinary wear and tear and occa-
slonal trips to the repair shop for the
renewal of such parts as may have
become defective, is in the neighbor-
hood of eighteen or twenty years, but
. there is the possibility of the car be-
ing converted into a shapeless mass
before it is day old
At the present time there are own
ed and controlled by the railroads of
the United States 2,735,121 freight
cars, which, according to the last re-
port, carried 1,S49,900,1O1 tons during
the year ending June 30, 1911.
A freight car is a great money-earn-
er so long as it is kept on the move,
but from the time 1t stops rolling I'M
I'll its wheels revolve again 1t is not
paying for the oil used upon it. 1t Is,
therefore, largely upon the managing
and controlling of these thousands of
freight cars that the interests Of a
railroad are dependent, and the earn
ings of road will be directly proper,
t1onate to the manner in which the
cars are kept on the move.
AS these vast number of cars are
owned by more than 500 companies,
and as each company's cars are by no
means restricted to their home road, II
Is something marvellous how they can
be controlled and accounted for both
individually and collectively. The
methods, however, by which the
freight cars accounts are kept are
so systematic and accurate that 1t
is not difficult for any railroad to have
at all times a statement showing the
location of it's entire equipment.
II 1t is desired to know the where
abouts of certain car belonging
to particular road on some
specified date, by calling on the
car accountant Of that road the in.
formation will be at once forthcom,
ing. If need be the contents of the
car can be given, the number of the
train and hour the car left the last
station, the number of the engine
drawing the train, the names of the
train crew, and what cars accompa
MED it on its journey.
Some roads are even able to tell the
kind of weather the car passed through
while in motion, as well as the hour
Of day it was loaded and unloaded
This array of figuring does not stop
here, but at the end of every thirty
days the mileage is computed and the
number of miles each car travels is
put down as a part of it's history. Sc
there is a complete record of the move
ments of the car in detail, from its
daily location down to the cost of NOV
ing it over the respective divisions
of the road in whatever service II
should be required.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Dogs Wonderful Ride.

When the owner Of plain collie.
name unknown, boarded a train at
Simpson. ILL.,, the faithful animal tried
to follow, but was kicked off the plat
form by the news butcher" Just as
the train started the animal darted
under it and everybody paused to hear
his ki-yis as the wheels ground him
to pieces. But there was not q ki-yi.
At the next stop, Ozark, the news
agent and the conductor took look
at the trucks. The dog was lying
across a brake-beam, alive, unscathed
and apparently not at all worried He
was chased from his position and the
train pulled out, leaving the canine
hobo ditched.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
lTCHED AND BURNED

Rushford, N. Y.-"My trouble be-
gan about twenty years ago, by break
ing out in little red pimples and run
ming together just on my hands and
arms. 1t would itch and burn and
was very disagreeable. About one
year ago it took a different form, COM
ing on my face and hands in blisters.
The blisters were on my upper lip
and chin and were filled with water,
would break and then sometimes
would bleed. They were rather IN
slightly. They raised in blisters on
my fingers also. They itched and
smarted and burned until l nearly
went wild. l used -- Salvo
which seemed to cure for time, and
then it would return. l tried several
remedies but nothing seemed to cure
until l used Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment. l used them accord
ing to directions. have not had any
sign of the trouble since using Cuti-
curasSoap and Ointment. l can sure
ly give them great recommends
ton" (Signed) Mrs. o. M Persons,
Dec. 2S, 1911.
Cuticura Soap. and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free with SIP. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
NEVER TIRES
Of the Food That Restored Her to
Health.

Something was making me i'll and
[ didn't know the cause" writes a
Colo. young lady: For two years I
was thin and sickly, suffering from in
digestion and inflammatory rheuma-
tism.
Il had tried different kinds of diet,
and many of the remedies recommend
ed, but got no better
Finally, Mother suggested that I
try Grape Nuts. and l began at once,
eating 1t with a little cream or milk.
A change for the better began at once.
To-day l am well and am gaining
weight and strength all the time. I've
gained 10 lbs. in the last five weeks
and do not suffer any more from in
digestion, and the rheumatism is all
gone.
Il know 1t is to Grape-Nuts alone
that l owe my restored health. l still
eat the food twice a day and never
tire of It," Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The favour of Grape-Nuts is peculiar.
to itself. 1t is neutral, not too sweet
and has an agreeable, healthful quality
that never grows tiresome.
One of the sources of rheumatism Is
from overlooking the system with
acid material, the result of imperfect
digestion and assimilation.
AS soon as improper food is aban-
doned and Grape-Nuts is taken regu-
larly, digestion is made strong, the
organs do their work OF building up
good red blood cells and of carrying
away the excess of disease-making
material from the system.
The result is a certain and steady
return to normal health and mental
activity. There's reason" Read
the little book, 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above lettere A new
enc appears from time TO time. They
ire genuine. true. and full OF human
interest. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Queer Accident Caused by Deer.

Engineer A. o. Morrlsette of the
Milwaukee, residing at Maiden.
Wash, is in the company hospital at
st. Joe as the result of freakish &C
cident
When train No. 60 emerged from
tunnel No. 81 about Is miles east of
st. Joe, the engine struck two deer.
One of them, large buck, hit the en-
bankment and rolled back through the
engine cab striking Morrisette on the
head and knocking out several teeth,
the antlers puncturing his chin and
bruising him about the face. 1t was at
first reported that his jaw was broken.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
THROUGH HEART OF ALPS
Most PICTURESQUE Sections Of
All Europe.

The great international highways
from north to south. which in former
days led over the Alps, nowadays pass
through them; their number is shortly
to be augmented by the opening OF the
new Bernese Alps or Lotschberg rail
road. which will constitute the newest
and shortest route to Italy from Swift.
1t will be opened to the traffic of the
world next May.
This new Alpine railroad has been
constructed in the face of formidable
difficulties, and will be numbered
among the most noteworthy feats OF
railroad engineering in modern times
All the forces of elemental nature
were mustered to oppose the task OF
laying railroad line through one OF
the widest mountainous districts in
Europe. A nine-mile-long tunnel had
to be pierced through the heart Of the
Bernese Alps range, but this was a
mere bagatelle compared with the diff.
ficulties encountered in constructing
track through the precipitous and
avalanche-swept country on either
side of this.
The line, which forms short cut to
the Simplon and obviates the wide de.
tour hitherto necessary, Is only As
miles in length, but has occupied more
than six years in building, owing to
the obstacles which had to be sur.
mounted MIGHTY no nj q ho Il
to be constructed along the edge
of dizzy precipices, granite via
ducts and steel bridges thrown across
wild ravines, and huge wall-like bar.
riers erected high up the mountain
slopes to dissipate the force of the de-
structive avalanche.
The railroad traverses a country
rich in points of interest and second
to none as regards scenic magnit1.
cence. Leaving Berne, the Swiss CAPT.
tai, the line proceeds by way of quaint,
medieval Thun to the beautiful lake OF
that name; here the eternal SHOWS OF
the Jungfrau. Schreckhorn and Mat
terhorn come into view and form a
striking background to the changing
colors of the lake. Thence the line
continues through the charming Fruit.
igen and Kandersteg valleys, with
their typical Swiss pastoral scenes
and arrive at Kandersteg, the north
ern portal of the Lotschberg tunnel
surrounded by Enthusiastically shaped
| peaks.
Passing through the tunnel, the line
energies in one Of the most wildly pic.
turesque valleys Of Switzerland, and
one hitherto practically inaccessible to
the tourist-the Lotschen valley. The
steep, pine-clad slopes Of this uninhab
tied region are soon exchanged for the
smiling pastures of the Rhone valley
and the line gradually descends from
its high mountain ledge to Brigue
where the Simplon railroad Is joined
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Smoke Is Less Dense Now.

The average locomotive In Chicago
at the present time is making smoke
the density of which is 1872 per cent.
This shows a decided improvement
over the conditions recorded by the
city smoke commission three years
ago, when the average density wass
reported at 1913 per cent. The per
centage gives the ratio of actual per-
Torrance to worst possible perform
ance; that is, If locomotive emitted
dense black smoke all the time this
record would be reported at 100 per
cent. II it gave out no smoke at all
the percentage would be zero. The fig
ures give the results Of many obser-
vations covering the entire city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
New Baggage Check.

A new baggage check that is ex
pected to lessen the number Of errors
and complaints has just been placed
into the service on an eastern line.
The duplicate portion of the new
check is provided with spaces, in
which are printed number of the
principal bad order" conditions in
which the baggage Is frequently re
ceived for checking. A check, on be
ing delivered to the passenger, will be
perforated to show whether the piece
of baggage is a trunk, suit case OF
valise, fiber case or tool chest. An
other perforation will show the condi
ton In which the baggage was re
ceived at the office. In this way the
duplicate check will contain full de
scription of the baggage when it was
brought to the company for shipment
The number on the tag portion on
the check Is placed at the bottom
while on the duplicate portion it is
printed at the top, so that the two
can be easily matched when the bag
gage is delivered.
1t Is expected that the new check
will minimize the matching Of mum.
bers wrongly and will greatly reduce
the number of claims.-Trade and
Transportation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Good Job,

Nov, Johnny" said the teacher af-
ter she had explained the meaning Of
a sentence containing defeat"
After a struggle which lasted for
about twenty minutes Johnny an
nounced that he was ready to be
heard.
please read your composition" the
teacher directed.
When you git shoes OATS too tite,"
Johnny read, its hard on de feet"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Made-tn-OrhAr Kind

MY wife is always bringing home
so much toothpowder," complained a
man the other day to friend. Its
waste of money AS for me l just
take the bathtub cleanser and scrub
my teeth"
The pair were walking down Chest
nut street and his companion stopped
in amaZement. What! Doesn't it
hurt your teeth and gums, too?" he
exclaimed almost in horror.
NO" came back the surprising re-
ply. You see they're the kind you
buy at the dentists"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Spain to Own Railroads,

Spain is to follow the example of
other continental countries and be-
come the owner of its railroads. AS
Spanish railways have been notorious
FOR delays and poor management, trav.
3lers will hope that the change prom
ses Improvement In service.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
ORIGIN IN PAGAN RITES
Many Old Christmas Customs Have
Been Handed Down From
Ancient Times.

1t is interesting to note that many
of the Christmas customs which have
endeared themselves to the people
scattered all over the world have
their origin in many cases among
those ancient men and women who
worshiped strange gods before they
heard the message of peace brought
to them by the early Christian faith
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Chief of Smallest Railroad,

Richard o. Cheney, president of the,
South Manchester (Conn.) Railroad
company and widely known as CAPT
talist is dead, aged II. His railroad
ia said to be the smallest in the coup
tsy. extending from South Manchester
to Manchester, distance of two
miles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13

the same thing. The story of his
birth is told in medieval legend. This
italian story says that his name was
st. Nicholas and he was bishop in
the fourth century. He had a great
deal Of money, but he was SO good to
poor people. and especially to chill
dren, that he gave it away as fast as
ne got it. There are many tales ABOUT
his good deeds, but perhaps the most
interesting one is how he brought
back to life three children who had
been killed.
In Italy he was known as a tall
man, dressed in white robes and
wearing crown. But the happy
Dutch did not think of this kind man
that way. To the Dutch people he
always appeared as short-legged and
pot-bellied and we'll wrapped in furs
He was accompanied by a black
slave, who carried bag full OF sweets
and presents. st. Nicholas carried
a birch rod with him and asked the
children who had been good and who
had been bad. If they were good he
gave them nuts, crackers and can
dies, but If they had been bad they
got a flogging. The children put
their wooden sabots in the open fire.
place so he could put some more pres
ents in these on going out.
In Russia he was worshiped the
same way, but he always appeared
as tall person wearing the vest
ments Of a bishop, with inter and
crown. His companion was a beard
ed man wearing a fur coat, carrying
a stick and basket full of presents
There are many interesting legends
associated with the name of st. Mich
olas or Santa Claus in England. One
Is that he was put in prison for some
unknown offense, but managed to
escape. This is told in can Hue and
Cry After Christmas" and it tells
of the arraignment, conviction and
Imprisonment of Christmas, and how
he broke out Of prison in the holi-
days and got away, only leaving his
hoary hair and gray beard sticking
between two iron bars of window"
In Germany he was at first con-
sidered as an advance courier for the
Christkindlein, distributing part of
the angel child's gifts and promising
a visit of the Christkindlein on Christ.
mas eve when he heard that the chill.
dren were good. In some of the small
places he appeared grotesquely-
sometimes in goatskin and dancing
like goat, again in a white sheet
with stick and two lights In his
mouth. The legend says that Claus,
Nicholaus, Necht Ruprecht, or what.
ever his name is, comes in wearing
a white sheet and holding a stick in
his hand" He tells the children to
pray, and if they disobey he flogs
them, but If they obey he gives them
plenty of nuts and apples.
The Italian children also believed
in their patron saint, but they wor
SHIPPED his wife instead Her name is
La Befana and they pay as much HON
age to her as the other children dc
to the saint She is not good look
ang, for she is supposed to be more
than 1000 years old. The legend says
that when the three wise men were
about to pass her window she re
fused to go to the window and salute
them. She saw her mistake when il
was too late, and has tried to repent
by making the children of Italy happy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13

ly adapted to re-
naming station
airy on a siding
for weeks at a
time; $4,000 miles
per year is a CON-
mon record for a
freight car to
travel. and in
stances &C Gu r
where cars make
as high a mile
age, however, is
probably not over
10000 miles a
year, or about
twenty-five miles
a day. This is
because the car
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-12-13
Protecting Valuable interests.

why do you charge so much extra
for putting in a load Of coal?"
Well" replied the dealer, you
know coal is coal, and while it costs
a little more, it is better to have any
body that handles it bonded"