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

Mr.. Alexander was seen 10 collapse ana
had fallen TO thr ground several men
near by. including eA-Gov. N%ardam1n,
b.. brother. W. S. N~ariaman, oil Green
wood. and several others, hurried to as
s..t the stricken man, who was carried
INFO th, home OF Dr.. Dunbar Rowland,
immediately adjacent. He was there
placed ON "a lounge aud, pending the ar
rival O. DR.. II. X. Stands, who was the
first physician to reach the house, the
men about did what they could to re-
store respiration, bat life was extinct,
which the first superficial glance OF tue
physician disclosed.
No man wa, more beloved and re-
,pe,tcl ny the people among whom ne
lived than G.. II. Alexander, who had
spent 30 years Of his life in this city,
and where be had reared Il splendid lam
jly OF sons. Until two years ago he had
been content 10 plod along the pathway
OF professional life and that OF home,
acquiring a competency as one OF ths
sonndest LAWYERS Of the Mississippi bar.
Then, seeing his SOM well started along
their professional course, he entered tho
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
The Largest Bells.

@Great Paul" the bell OF st. Paull
Cathedral, in London, weighs nearly
II tons and Is nearly 80 feet around.
The first big Ben" Of Westminster
was cast more than SO years ago and
weighed more than IA tons. Bdt big
Ben" had a crack and was cast over
losing some weight. and the clappeE
was made smaller. o being about
800 pounds instead Of a ton. The
great bell, Peter Of York." cost $40,
900, weighs about Is tons and IL %
feet In diameter.
The largest hanging bell in the
world Is in the great Buddhist monas
terry near Canton. 1t ia Is feet In
height and 40 feet in circumference
being cast Of solid bronze. This Ii one
of the eight monster bells that were
cast by command Of Emperor Yung
10 about A. D. 400. 1t cost the lives
Of eight men. who were killed In the
process Of casting.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

Does It pay to stop your motor Gg
after an accident and 80 back 70 So
what has happened? Two young mo-
torists on the south side believe =
does.
With a green chauffeur these tEo
boys were trying out a new moaa
touring car. They we're sitting in ths
back seat when the greenhon At NE
steering wheel gave It a twist ana
came within an ace Of hitting an oIa
man at q crossing. The victim was
so shocked that he fell to the pave
ment, and Q crowd gathered In an IN
slant.
Looking back, the motorists dec16
ed that things looked bad, but nag
they had better go back and see
whether the old party was killed. Find
ing him all right, but winded. they
took him for q nice ride around the
parks. So pleasant did they make Il
for him that when they took him home
to his wife he introduced them as
The two young men who saved my
life"
They are now thinking Of applying
for Carnegie medals.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

political arena, becoming a candidate for
the United States senate before the leg
i~slative caucus OF 1910, and afterwards
in 1911, before the general state pr
mary.
Mr.. Alexander had just today been Of
| fcially declared a duly elected delegate
from the state ut large to the national
Democrat convention, pursuant to the
action of the recent preferential pri.
mary.
lie was a native of Attain county, a
graduate of the University of Mississippi,
and was learned not only in the law, but
in letters. lie was So years OF age. lie
left his wife, six sons, a brother, Chal
mers A. Alexander, all residents here,
while, as stated, no man counted more
true and devoted friends than Charlton
II. Alexander,
His death was due to heart collapse
and he himself, it seems, had predicted
the probability of his life ending in just
such way, The body was subsequently
moved to his home on Jefferson street
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
MADE IT CITY OF GARDENS
Minneapolis Club Has Planted Hun
dreds of Vacant Lots With Veg
etabies and Flowers.

The members OF the Minneapolis
Garden club planted 1926 vacant lots
to vegetables and flowers in the year
1911, 200, 900 square feet to vegetables
and 100000 to flowers. 1t distributed
| %. 900 packages OF nasturtium seeds to
children; covered every vacant lot
along two miles OF the main arterial
street with grass or flowers; cleared
600 acres OF rubbish, and screened TO-
900 feet of street frontage with bushy
plants.
Under its influence 700 persons, not
including It's members, also gardened
vacant lots, and $4,000 had gardens
at home. Nineteen hundred acres In
all were improved. According to
figures gathered by the Survey the
cost Of the Garden club was $~3,684.43;
the value of the crop was $~11,S01.78.
In Minneapolis there are 5000 acres
OF vacant lot, sufficient to supply the
entire state with vegetables. The eco
nomic value of vacant lot gardens to
| those who took them up greatly out
weighed the cost. So many vegetables
were grown that complaints were
made by the grocers. Many of the
stores were supplied with fresher veg
etables at a lower cost. People in va
cant lot gardens neighborhoods bought
from the gardeners; the hotels during
the week of the Minneapolis civic
celebration served vacant lot vege.
tables.
Three hundred and twenty-five va
cant lot gardens were started. OF
these only eight were abandoned
through lack of interest on the part
Of the gardeners.
For a fee of one dollar the Bar
den club gave seeds for a lot 40 by
100 feet; plowed and narrowed the
lot; provided supervision and in
struction all summer, and offered val
liable prizes. 1t was soon discovered
that 1t was not necessary to get for
malpermission for the use of lots. Since
there was no cost to them, and the
lots were to be restored in the same
If not better condition, the owners
had no objections. The local con.
gresham secured government seeds
for all the planting.
Before the middle Of summer the
garden fever had spread like a con.
tagion. Appeals were made through
the newspapers, and then by mem
bers of the club personally appealing
before clubs. lodges, Improvement or
CARNATIONS and other associations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
CLASSIC GARDEN IS REVIVED
Exposition Of a Novel Kind Has Been
Completed In the Champs
Ulysses, Paris.

An admirable display Of French art
In landscape gardening, an entirely
new kind of exposition, has been com
pleted In the Champs Elysees in Paris,
France, where the society known as
the Amateur du Jardin (amateurs of
the garden) has laid out a series Of
picturesque gardens, models Of the
traditional classic type. The purpose
OF the exhibition was to cultivate q
love of gardens.
AS Is well known, two centuries ago
France was celebrated for her marvel.
GUS gardens. and the most beautiful
displays of art in gardening were the
work of the greatest of French land
scape gardeners, LIE Notre, who laid
out the grounds surrounding Yer
sailles, Chantilly and the Tuileries,
which for two centuries have attract
ed strangers in search Of examples
Of model landscape gardening.
One may say that the harmony, the
order. the rational arrangement shown
in the gardens of France reflect the
French taste. They may even be call
ed gardens of intelligence admirably
illustrating Describes theory that
man Is the master of nature" The
effect of a classic landscape garden
differs entirely from that produced by
a natural landscape garden. A prom
enade in a forest in the midst Of
rugged trees, dense thickets, rustic
moss, gives a purely animal, sensual
pleasure, for nature dominates man;
on the other hand an intense, refined,
purely intellectual pleasure results
from a view of the well ordered, well
kept, charmingly laid out French gar
den in which man dominates nature
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Buford Rescues Nineteen.

Mazatlan, MeNico.-Thc transport Blu
ford reached Alfalfa and took on board
nineteen Americans who had been living
near or in that city. Col. Peyera, com.
handing the Mexican federal forces at
Culiacau, waived examination of the ef-
tecJS of the refugees at the port office.
lie also allowed a special train to be run
from Cu)iacan to Alfalfa for the benefit
Of refugees. Col. Peyera also permitted
the use OF government aids to aid Ameri.
cans, displaying the most friendly feel.
ings toward the foreigners.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Surgeon In Ancient Times.

High honorariums were paid sur
geons in ancient times. When Oar
fus, the SOL OF Hystaspes, sprained
his foot Damocedes was called in
another surgeon Of renown having
failed to effect a cure. Damocedes
was successful. and the king took him
to his harem and introduced the doc
tor to the ladies OF the court. The
ladies' filled a vase of gold with money
and precious pearls, which a eunuch
was ordered to carry to the doctor
The eunuch let fall the vase, and the
careful historian tells US that slaves
gathered up the pearls.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
STREW FLOWERS ON WAVES
Mrs. Loring Pays Tribute to Titanic
Victims,

New Nork.-To strew flowers on the
sea in memory OF her husband, who was
lost in the Titanic disaster, Mrs. Hen.
rietta c. Loring of Liverpool made Il
trip across the Atlantic on the Cunarder
Carmania. which arrived Sunday.
j. II. Loring was a wealthy Liverpool
merchant and was one of the hundreds
of men who went down with the Titanic
Mrs. Loring took "A great quantity OF
the choicest flowers on the Carmania at
Liverpool. Friday evening the vessel
reached the meridian of the longitude OF
the disaster, though far to the south OF
it, and Capt. Dow ordered the ship
stopped, Mrs, loring, though ill, was
taken in a steamer chair to the rail OF
the steamer, and while the other passcn
gers stood about with barred heads
dropped the flowers on TO the water
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

proposition that was before that body,
would not have supposed that he was
then for the last time giving voice to
thoughts and impressions within him.
He was the observed of several hundred
pairs OF eyes, OF individuals who couldn't
but admire his courage, even II they
didn't agree with his views.
1t appears that after leaving the cap
itol upon the adjournment OF the con
vcntion, between $3.50 and 6 o'clock, Mt.
Alexander walked slowly, as was his
wont, toward the street, taking a dag
DUAL course toward the southeast corner
Of the square. Several other men were
in his vicinity at the time, though he
was walking by himself, the nearest be
ing C. j. Moore, a well-known citizen
adn public accountant. Mr.. Moore was
walking quite rapidly past Mr.. Alex
ander, saluting him rs he passed, anc
when he had gone a few rods the latte
called to him;
ooh, Moore, come here a minute
Before Mr.. Moore could reach nm
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Clean Bill Of Lading.

New Orleans, La.-Representatives of
cotton exchanges from various points in
Texas, Alabama and Mississippi aud New
York City met here to consider the res
olutions adopted by the South Atlantic
and Gulf steamship agents conference
relative to the country damage to cotton
shipments, The resolutions to which
the cotton interests have taken eycep-
ton declared that hereafter all cotton
will be refused for shipment unless &C.
c%ompanied by a "%clcau" bill OF loding.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Savannah Wharves Burn.

Savannah Ga.-lgnitcd by u lightning
bolt seemingly coming from Il clear sky,
twenty acres of storage sheds at the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad wharves were
swept by fire, causing a loss estimated
at S460,0 GOO, One fireman was severely
and several others slightly injured. In
the sheds 1896 bales Of cotton, includ-
ing 500 bales OF Sea Island, burned.
Three tugs and the United States boat
Tybcc played streams on the flames. A
drenching downpour Of rain that con.
tinucd for an hour, made no impression
on The fire.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

No inconsiderable moral responsible.
ity rests upon park builders, People
yet know but little OF artistic land
scaps gardening, and to guide grow
ing appreciation into proper perma'
nent channels we must have good pub
lie examples of garden building. A
proper appreciation Of landscape arr
and the fine things about us must be
cultivated by those having charge ol
our public gardens.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Milky way Causes Glaciers.

Another suggested cause Of glacial
periods Is that they have been due to
the shifting of the milky way, such az
is known to have occurred. Assuming
that much of the earth's heat comes
from the stars, DR.. Rudolf Spitaler
finds that the change Of position in re-
lation to the milky way might have
given a different distribution Of tenn
perature from that existing at the
present time. The stars are not only
crowded in the region Of the milky
way, but many Of them are Of the hot
test type.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
incentive TO Cleanliness.

The city of Alameda, CAL, is about
to employ a unique plan to raise the
standard of cleanliness in residences
and business houses. In future the
sanitary condition of the various prem.
Uses is to be shown by plaeards bear
ing the inscriptions Clean" dirty"
or "Hlthy." Those places which do
not satisfy the board Of health will
be placarded as dirty or filthy until
they comply with the demands OF the
authorities Municipal Facts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

Oklahoma City, Okla,-Another confer
ence OF Southern governors is contem-
plated in the action OF George Dale
Wadley, president of the Southern States
Cotton Corporation, who has written the
governors individually asking them TO
request GOV. Colquitt of Texas to call a
conference to investigate and If approved
act upon the plan of the corporation Tor
marketing the South's cotton crop this
f,I1
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
C, 4, ALEXANDER
DIES SUDDENLY
COLLAPsES ON STREET WITH
STROKE OF HEART FAILURE.
Lie Was Extinct When First Medical
Aid Came-Prominent IN Poitucs,
Had Just Been Made Dele
Eate-at.Large.

Jack~or-A pall OF gloom oveispread'
the city, caused by the sudden and I'M
expected death OF Charlton II. Alex
ander. Who. not half an hour before the
fatal stroke came upon him, was IN IN"
midst OF vigorous debate on the floor OF
the Democratic convention hall, 1t was
a most striking instance Of the muta'
bility OF human affairs, uncertainty OF
human lie. One observing {. u, Alex
andcr on the floor, epgeged in vigorous
dehnte with rA-Goy. Vardaman on some
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
BUYS Diamond Rubber Company.

New acknowledgements have been
completed for the purchase by the r. f.
Goodrich Company of the Diamond k0h-
Der Company for a consideration OF SIS;
600, 900 in stock. A meeting OF stock.
holders will be called Immediately to
authorize The additional issue OF stock
of which SIS, 600, 900 will be in : pei
cent cumulative preferred, the remaining
$50. 600, 900 in common. This woa!d N.
cerasc the capitalization OF the Goodrich
company TO 100000, 900. OF which ont.
third would be in preferred stock.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
FROM THE EDITOR.
He Forgot That He Had Stomach

Talking of food, there is probably
no professional man subjected to q
greater. more wearing mental strain
than the responsible editor Of .
modern newspaper.
To keep his mental faculties con-
stant1y in good working order, tho
editor must keep his physical powers
up to the highest rate Of efficiency.
Nothing will so quickly upset the
whole system as badly selected food
and q disordered stomach. It there
fore follows that he should have
right food. which can be readily as
simulated. and which furnishes true
brain nourishment.
my personal experience in the use
Of Grape-Nuts and Postum" writes
o Philadelphia editor, 80 exactly
agrees with your advertised claim az
to their merits that any further K
position in that direction would seem
to be su~perfiuous. They have bene-
flied me SO much. however. during
the five years that I have used them
that I do not feel Justified in with
holding my testimony.
General high living with all
that the expression implies as to o
generous table. brought about indi-
gestion, in my case, with restless
ness at night and lassitude In the
morning, accompanied by various
pains and distressing sensations
during working hours.
1.-THE doctor diagnosed the cordi-
ton as 'catarrh Of the stomach and
prescribed various medicines, which
did me no good. I finally threw
physics to the dogs gave up tea
and coffee and heavy meat dishes.
and adopted Grape-Nuts and Postum
as the chief articles Of my diet. t.
IT can conscientiously say, and 7
wish to say 1t with all the emphasis
possible to the English language.
that they have benefited me as med
icines did, and more than any
other food that ever came on my
table.
my experience is that the Grape
Nuts food has steadied and strength
ened both brain and nerves to a most
positive degree. How 1t does II I
cannot say, but I know that after
b~reakfasting on Grape-Nuts food one
actually forgets he has a stomach.
let alone Stomach trouble It Is. in
my opinion, the most beneficial as
mall nc %kA ~aaok 1z~-~----
the market, and has absolutely no
rival" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
From Liquor to Church.

Huntsville, AlN,-Thc dispensary was
closed for an hour to permit the m
ployes to attend religious services. Il
is the first time within memory that a
liquor establishment has suspended bust
ness in order to allow its employees to
20 to church.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Inhuman Fellow.

Upon what grounds do you seek q
divorce?" asked the lawyer whom she
had Just retained. "Non-support,
cruelty or"
Both" she cried, tearfully. HE
would not support my passionate
longing for a diamond necklace, and
If that isn't cruelty I'd like to know!"
Catholic Standard and Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Innuendo.

whats Cholly SO angry about?"
ooh, some rude girl asked him If he
was a suffragette."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

The woman who doesn't are who
knows her age is never owe twenty
five.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

The man who wants the right Of
way wants 1t right away.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24

build the brain.
Chances are you get a whitening sheer and a hiss
Of denunciaton.
Then sweety play with the learned toad.
Ask him to tell you the analysis Of brain material and
the analysis Of Crape-Nuts.
Don't knowa Why, | supposed you based your opinions
on exact knowledge instead Of pushing out a conclusion like you
would a sneeze."
!. well! now your tire is puncued. let. sit down
like good friends and repair it"
: The bulky materials Of brain are water and albumin,
but these things cannot blend without a little worker known
as Phosphate Of Potash. defined as a mineral salt"
One authority, Ceohegan. shows in his analysis Of brain.
533 per cent total Of mineral salts. over one-half being Phosphonc
Acid and Potash combined. phosphate Of Potash 29l per cent.
Beaunis, another authority. shows P~hosphoic Acid and
Potash phosphate Of Potash more than one-haf the total
mineral salts. being 73.44 per cent in a total Of 0l.07.
Analysis of Grape Nuts shows Potassium and Phos-
phorus (which join and make Phosphate of Potash is
considerable more than one-half of all the mineral
salts in the food.
Dr. Ceo.W Carey, an authority on the constituent elements
Of the body, says: "Ihe gray matter o. the brain is controlled
entirely by theinorganc ceI-sal. Potassium Phosphate phosphate:
Of Potash. This salt unites with albumin and by the addition Of
oxygen creates nerve fluid or the gray matter Of the BRAN. OF
course, there is a trace Of other salts and other organic matter in
nerve fluid, but Potassium Phosphate Is the chief factor. and has
the power within itself to attract by its own law Of affinity.
all things needed to manufacture the elixir Of life"
Further on he says: "The beginning and end Of the
matter is to supply the lacking principle. and in molecular
form exactly as nature furnishes 1t in vegetables. fruits and
grain. To supply de6ciencies-this is the only law Of cure"
Brain is made of Phosphate of Potash as the
principal Mineral Salt, added to albumin and water.
Grape-Nuts contains that element as more than
one-half of all its mineral salts.
Every days use Of brain wears away a little.
Suppose your kind Of food does not contain Phosphate
How are you going to rebuild today the wom-out
And if you don't why shouldn't nervous prostraton
Remember. Mind does not work well on a brain
from lack Of n~ourshment.
1t is true that other food besides Crape-Nuts contains
Plain wheat and barley do. But in CrapeNuts the
And if the elements demanded by Nature, ar
the needed material to build from.
A healthy brain is important. i one would do thin,
A man who sneers at "Mnd" snees at the best an
That part which some folks believe links us to the ln6nit
Mind asks for a healthy brain upon which to act and
. healthy brain and renew it day by day as it is used I
Natures way to rebuild is by the use Of food which su
"There's a Reason" for
Crape-N
"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
Cure for insomnia

"Dibble says he can't Sleep"
"He ought to read the war news
from Mexico"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
WA Can and Wa Do.

1T has been demonstrated that we
can have plays without words"
Eyes. Also that We can have plays
without actors"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
ALI FREE

Mrs. New-Wed-How much did you
nay the minister when We we're mar
ried?
Notwithstanding.
Mrs. New-Wed-How was that1
New-Wed-He didn't dare TO take
my money for fear that It was faint
al.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-24
If You Like
a Little Quiet Fun

Ask some pompous person # Grape-Nuts Food help.
build the brain.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-13

franchises, prior to the third reading
and final passage to the charter COM
mission and commercial club for in
spection.
The ordinance granting to the Far
go-Moorhead Street Railway Co., per-
mission to 8 streets, etc, for the
purpose OF construction, operation and
extension passed it's second reading.
An ordinance granting the Union
Light, Heat & Power Co., rights and
privileges for the distribution and sale
OF gas was read the second time and
passed.
An ordinance granting permission
to the Union Light, Heat Power Co.
permission to use streets for the oper-
alton Of certain power wires and poles
passed its second reading.
Also an ordinance granting rights
to the Tri-State Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., for the operation OF long
distance wires. and one establishing a
paid fire department for the city of
Moorhead were read the second time
and passed. The matter Of the license
for the Rex hotel was put over until
the next regular meeting OF the coun-
Gil. The council adjourned until Wed
nesday, March 20.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-13
Late Events

Mrs. Jean McNaughton stevens Of
Towner, n Of the eminent educa-
tors of the state and head of the rural
school department of the North pa
kota Educational association, was in
the city today seeingsa number of her
old friends. Mrs. Stevens favored the
Forum with a call while in the city.
She has many admirers on the editor
ial staff who r always glad to see
her and receive a call from her.
Commander Ed Fay: All members
of Camp No. /, Fargo, United Spanish
war veterans are requested to be
present at camp tomorrow evening at
$3.50 sharp. Matters of vital import
ance to transact.
Read A. i. Moody's announcement
in this issue. Many items of interest
for early spring buyers tomorrow.
Al. T.. Moody's store news tonight
IS full of interesting items for the
spring buyer Of dependable merchan-
disc. Read his specials for Thursday.