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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
STATE CHARITY HOSPITAL
MORTALITY RATE SHOWS A VERY
LIGHT PERCENTAGE.
Statement for Month of September
Shows 1874 Patients Were Admitted
for the Month, and a Total Of
COS TO Oct. l.

DR.. &. II. Mclean, superintendent OF
the new State Charity Hospital, has
issued his monthly statement giving adj
missions, deaths from disease that re-
quired and did not require operations,
also a complete statement showing the
number OF admissions from the day OF
opening Of the new state institution on
June LIST up to October lst.
In the September statement it Is
shown that the number Of deaths all
told was fourteen, while only four OF
these were caused from disease requir-
ing operations,
In the statement covering the full pc
riod Of the history Of the Institution,
600 patients is given as the total ad-
mitted. Ont Of these t~hirty-one deaths
have occurred. Eleven Of these were
caused from disease requiring operations,
or what is termed Operative mortality"
or only 5 per cent.
The figures submitted by DR.. Mo
Lean are as follows:
Total number Of patients admitted
during September, 1912 .........164
Total number of operations done dur
ing September, 1912 ..-......... IS
Deaths from diseases ......... 10
Deaths from disease requiring
operations ...... .......... 4
Total number OF deaths during
September ......... .."......... IA
The record of patients since opening
of hospital is as follows:
Total number Of patients admitted
from June 1, 1912, to October l,
wv ............
Total number of operations done
from June 1, 1912, TO October 1,
VIZ ......- .EII
Total number of deaths from dis
ease ......... ............. 81
Total number of deaths from disease
requiring operation ......... II
Total number Of deaths ............ 40
1t is said that this record on opera.
tive mortality cannot be surpassed by
any private institution. In fact, no
institution in the South or North can
show Il better record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
GRATIFIED.
All Reports Say Crops Are Good IN
Mississippi.

Observation-Disclosures reaching the cap
ital from all parts of the state, when
questioned as to crop and business con-
ditions, make the most encouraging and
optimistic reports. The men who visit
the delta and prairie sections, the hill
country and sand loan lands see farm
ers hopeful and hard at work harvest
ing, taking advantage of the fine gath
ering weather, while at the sam time
they report cotton to be making bolls
II lint at an encouraging rate. While
the upper delta has the finest crop of
cotton and corn in the past decade, the
reports also are that even in the weevil
infected sections the conditions are
much improved, and that along the Hi
nois Central, the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley and Gulf g. Ship Island, below
this point, the farmers will reap q de-
cided increase over either one of the past
three years while food and forage crops
are better than the average.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
MUST Pay STATE TWO TAXES
STATE WOULD COLLECT FOR PHONE
AND TELEGRAPH PRIVILEGE.
Pending Litigation Is Expected to Prove
Whether an Understanding Exists
Between Western Union and
Cumberland Companies

Jackson.-State Revenue Agent Writ
Adams will put it up to the Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph Company
to show cause why that corporation
should not be held to the state for priv
ilege tax made and provided to bs IS
sessed against telegraph companies. The
law imposes a privilege tax on telegraph
companies and an altogether separate
and distinct privilege on telephone com
panies. If the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company is a telegraph com-
pany doing business az distinct and sep
arate from its telephone traffic, then the
state evenu agent wishes to be shown
how 1t Is that the corporation escapes
payment of the privilege tax for both
lines of business.
In order to get at the matter, there
is a suit now pending IN the Kinds
county circuit court, which, when de-
cided, as it may be shortly, will be
taken to the supreme court for decision.
The defendant company is resisting
the charge and when the time for argu.
ment and a showing is reached, wary
and experienced counsel will be heard
from on each side.
The Cumberland officials contend that
they 10 not operate as a telegraph com
pany, as such, the telegraphy feature be-
ing merely incidentl to the carrying on
of its bona fde business as a telephone
company. 1t is also believed that the
pending litigation may develop whether
or not there is a traffic merger between
the Cumberland and the Western Union
Telegraph Company, as the attorney
generals department appears to believe
does really exist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
MEETING OF VETERANS.
Decided Lack of Interest In the Annual
Reunion.

Jackson.-A meeting Of the committee
In charge Of arrangements for the an
pual reunion Of United Confederate Vet
Grams was held Mt the county courthouse.
The reports of the various committees
Sh0wcd a lack Of interest and absence
oil the spirit of cooperation usually man
ifested when Jackson is about TO have
a great public gathering.
The committee hopes that the citi-
Gens of Jackson will open their homes
FOR the veterans who will be here dur
ing The reunion, and also that there will
bc "A more liberal response to the appeals
from the finance committee.
A meeting of the Robert A. Smith
Camp, Confederate Veterans, will be
hsd Mt the court house Monday night
ct 1880 o'clock. All Confederate vcter-
ans are earnestly urged to be present at
That meeting, and also members of the
committees Of the United Sons Of Vet
Grams, United Daughters of the Confcd-
eracy, and the Daughters of Veterans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
LAND COMPANY CHARTERED.
Gov. Brewer Ignores Opinion of Attor.
ney.General.

Jackson.-Quietly ignoring the written
note of %disapproval of the attorney gen.
eral Of the charter of incorporation Of
the Black River Land Company, on the
same ground hitherto expressed, that it
violates in terms and spirit the public
policy concerning the holding Of agri-
cultural lands by corporations, as ex-
pressed by legislative enactment, Gov.
Brewer gave his approval to the charter,
which will be duly recorded. AS he has
stated In connection with similar cases
Of the same kind, Gov. Brewer holds that
as the restrictive provisions of the law
in question do not become operative un-
til Nov. 2, 1919, he canot see that no
has any power that would justify him
In withholding approval, upon what he
considers would be an arbitrary or mere.
ly personal construction Of an act Of
the legislature. In other words, he de-
clines to go behind the provisions and
language of the act itself and make
the law effective by anticipation or i'm.
plication.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
o R FOR the MOREY-MAD
hOPS q Becoming MiIIIonalreS About
81 q Par With the Washer
WomaR'O DeIuOlon.

Prof. Warren N. Beidler Of Bethel
Pa, In q recent address made the
striking assertion that the American
people, money-mad, taught their chill
dren how to q r q living. but not
how to live.
There is no viler, and there IL no
Vainer ambition" said Professor Beid'
Ter to . reporter, than that Of the
American boy to become a millionaire.
What percentage of our boys do be-
come millionairesi 1t would take q
good many decimals to work that out,
believe mel
The boy who sets his heart on q
million fares like the washerwoman
who set her heart on q cross-eyed
aeronaut.
II hear you married that cross-eyed
aeronaut last week!" said q friend.
Yes. ! did, replied the washer
woman, as she rocked back and forth
over her tub. Yes. / married him,
and l gave him $500 out Of my buildin'
association to start an airship TAO
tory
THAT sof' said the friend. Where
b he nowr
II don't know said the washer
woman. Tn waitin' for him to come
back from his honeymoon"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Explains tn. Undertaker's Crouch.

Explains the undertaker's Crouch.
who is that fellow sitting bumped
up and m~uttering to himself out there
on the horse block1"
Jaw, that's Ezra Toombs, the under.
taker," replied the landlord Of the
Skeedee tavern. Hes feeling sore
over the way his business has been
going OF late. You see, the doctor
gave Judge Feebles two weeks to live;
that was six weeks ago, and the Judge
II UP and around now and flggerin' on
marYyin' again. Every time Ezra
meets the doctor he asks him, How
about it heyf' and they have a row.
And now he's sittin' out there watch
ing . tramp painter gliding the wealth
Or vane Of the church. across the
street. Ezra says. by Heck. he's about
ready TO move away, things Is 20 dead
here"-Kansas City Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Still Approves Charters.

Jackson.-Gov. Brewer approved the
Smarter Of the Honey Island Planting
Company after the charter had been dis
approved by the attorney general on the
grounds that it violates the act of the
recent Legislature making it unlawful
for a corporation to W lands for farm.
ang purposes.
This law does not become effective I'm.
el November /, and in the meantime the
governor holds that tho granting of the
charter is valid, while the attorney gen.
1sral takes a position just the reverse.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

A college professor noted for his
concentration Of thought, returned
homo from a scientific meeting one
night, still bordering deeply, upon the
subject that had been discussed. As
he entered his room he heard a noise
that seemed to come from under the
bed.
rs there someone there?" he asked
absently.
mo, professor" answered the in
truder, who knew his peculiarities.
That's strange" muttered the pro-
fesser. Il was almost sure I heard
someone under the bed"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Shaft May Not Be Ready.

Jackson.-Clay Sharkcy, chairman of
che building committee in charge of the
work on the monument TO the Confcd-
crate women OF Mississippi, has received
word from the contractors that it will
DC impossible to get the structure fin
dshed in time for unwilling during the
Confederate reunion here October 90 to
"a, inclusive.
The contractors state that n strike of
stone cutters at Stone Mountain, Ga, is
responsible for the delay. This is a
bitter disappointment to the committee
On charge of plans as they had hoped to
unveil the monument during the reunion
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
A. & M. Will Exhibit.

Observation-Disclosures reached Missis.
sippi state fair headquarters that at
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
preparations are being made for shipping
out the exhibits which are to be in
STALLED in the agricultural building at
Shc exposition. This exhibit will 90
cupy more space than was used in 1911,
and as uusal, promises to be the center
OF attraction in the big building.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
DEDICATE HIGH SCHOOL.
0ktibbeha Agricultural Institution
Opened to the Public.

Starkvllle.-The d~edicatory exercises
Of the 0ktibbeha county agricultural
high school, situated at Long View, took
place seven miles west of here. An i'm.
mense crowd was present. Prof. W. f.
Smith, superintendent for the rural
schools in Mississippi, was the principal
speaker. lie spoke along agricultural
lines and his address was interesting and
intcrspersed with live ideas as to the
practical methods adopted in the farm
schools of the present day. Other gen.
tlemen also made short addresses appro
pirate to the occasion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Will Build Library,

Greenwood.-Much interest is being
manifested in the Carnegie library build.
ing that will soon be started. The first
plans submitted by the architects did
not suit the local committee nor the
lot which had been donated, but the
second plans submitted were accepted by
the committee and forwarded to Mr..
Carnegie for his approval, as required
under his offer. Mr.. Carnegie returned
1t, Directing to one of the doors in the
basement, which was corrected, and the
plans are nov in Mr.. C~arnecie's hands
for FINAL approval
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Grenada Plans Fair.

Grenada.--Grenada Is anticipating the
biggest event in her history at the com
ing fair, which begins Oct. 30 and lasts
four days. Plans are being made for
entertaining 10000 people during the
four days. The aeroplane man, j.. j.
McGrath, who made such a success in
his flights at the Memphis fair, has
entered into a contract with the fair
management to be on hand with his air
ship for three days.
The stock and agricultural exhibits
will be unusually fine, More interest
has been manifested by the farmers in
the fair district than for many years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
GETS $4,000 FOR COTTON.
Psnitentiary Farmer Disposes Of Big
Supply.

Supply.
MISUNDERSTANDING Laurence Yerger
Of the board Of ~penitentiary trustees re-
ported the sale Of the first lot Of 1919
cotton, together with a considerable
quantity Of seed. The proceeds will 60
somewhat toward strengthening up q
somewhat depleted treasury by the addi-
ton Of about $1,000.
Mr.. Yerger reports the sale Of 400
bales OF cotton from Parchman to w.
C.. Craig & Co., Of Vicksburg, at 1927
cents per pound, which, in round num-
bers, at 500 pounds of lint to the bale,
will realize $4,000.
A lot of seed, consisting of seven car
loads, averaging about twenty tons to
the car, Is reported also as having been
sold, the price being $24.50 per ton.
The state will realize from this sale
approximately $3.50.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Discontinue Inspectors,

Grcnada.-Tho board of supervisors of
Hfis county decided to discontinue the
inspectors for the several beats of the
Asounty of the work of tick eradication.
The county has been paying for some
4ime from $3.50 to $500 per month to
Tbe inspectors, and beside this, there kas
Soecn, and is now, much other expense
For the material for the dipping watts,
etc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

ness IN each side, could not stand tiRht
clothing, and was irregular. / was com
pletely run down. On advice I took
Lydia E. Pinkham.s Vegetable Com.
pound and am enjoying good health. n
Ii now more than two years and I have
not had an ache or pain since. do an
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more.
think your medicine Is grand and I praise
It to all my.neighbors. If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub.
nsh it."-HrA OLLIE WooDAL1. Lor.
tons Cap Kentucky.
If you have the slightest double
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegcta~
BILE Compound viii help you, write
to Lydia Ell lnkham Medicine Co.
(confdentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by a woman
and held In strict confidence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

OHive Branch. N. Powers, state SUI
perintendent of education, was here to
inspect the DcSoto high school and ae-
ccpt it as a state institution. In an
eloquent, f~orceful speech he championed
the cause of agricultural schools. The
tenor of his address was that the boy
or girl who succeeded must be educated
In whatever vocation Of lie he enters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
SILO FOR THE STATE FAIR.
Work Has Begun on an Interesting
Structure.

Work Has Begun on an Interesting
Structure.
Work has begun on the silo in the
agricultural building at the state fair
that will be operated during fair week
by an Indiana compny promoting the
use OF their particular invention in this
part of the country. A 15-horsepower
gasoline engine is being installed for this
purpose and daily demonstrations will
be made both in the forenoon and after
noon for the benefit of stock men who
will visit the exposition.
This will give farmers that have new
er seen anything of the kind a good
opportunity to study the usefulness Of
these machines now being installed by
owners of the principal stock farms in
Mississippi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Greenwood Gets Laboratory.

Greenwood,-With the assistance of
Congressman Ben G. Humphreys, Green
wood has secured the United States lab
oratory for general and forage insect in
v~estigation, not including the boil Wee
vii, with W., R. Mcconnell and 7. II.
Parks as field agents, Of Washington,
d. C., who will be located in Greenwood
as representatives of the cereal and for
est insect Investigations for the bureau
of entomology of the United States de.
partment of agriculture.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
HONOR LATE GEN. LOWRY.
Confederate Veterans VIII Meet Ct
Jackson Oct. 21-22.

Confederate Veterans VIII Meet Ct
jackson Oct. 21-22.
The United Confederate Veterans at
their annual reunion to be held her.
Oct. 21-22, will pay deserved honor to
their late illustrious leader, Gen. Rob
ert Lowry. R. A. Smith camp, which
will play the host to their visiting com.
rades, adopted an order that the badge
to be worn for the reunion bear . me-
dallion portrait Of Gen. Lowry. This
will not only make an interesting souve-
mir of the 1912 reunion and business
meeting, but will be a double honor,
both to the memory Of Gov. Lowry and
to the patriotism Of Camp R. A. Smith
and their comrades.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
A Request of S75o,000.

Jackson.-Several of the negro eduea.
tional institutions in Mississippi will
be benefited by the bequest of s750,OOO
to negro education contained in the
will of the late John G.. Martin, a
wealthy coal dealer who died in New
York recently.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
CONvICTS BEING MOVED.
Heavy Cotton Crop Requires all Men
Available.

Available.
Jackson.-Forty state convicts from
the Oakley hospital were carried to the
state farm at Parchman to aid in gath
ering the large cotton crop there.
There has been about a thousand
bales of cotton picked out already on
this farm but Superintendent Gathings
stated, when approached on the subject,
that there is now fully 5000 bales open
and ready for picking. The regular
force could not save all of this crop.
The women on the Parchman farm
have already been picking and when
these extra men are put to work they
will aid materially in gathering the
cotton now open.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Righteous Indignation.

Little Ruth was the youngest daugh.
ter In . very strict Presbyterian fam.
ny that especially abhorred profanity,
One day little Ruth became exceed.
hgly exasperated with n Of her dol.
He's. In her baby vocabulary she could
Ind NO words to express adequately
her ~disapproval Of dolly's conduct.
Finally, throwing the offending dol
" across the room, she cried, feel
lnsiy:
MY gracious! I wish I belonged
10 . family that swearedi"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Disregards Sunday Order.

Greenwood.-Postmaster W.. C Peel
made announcement of his decision that
the interest of the postal service would
be best snbserved by disregarding the re-
cent order and to continue the Sunday
box delivery, as in the past.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Negroes Buy Bonds.

Jackson.-The Union Guarantee and
Insurance Company Of Mississippi, an
institution backed by colored capital.
lists, has shown its faith in home enter.
prises by purchasing $4,000 worth Of
good roads bonds Of various counties
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
A. & NJ. Self.Help Work.

Agricultural College.-One of the
hardest problems that the new presi.
dent Of the A. & NJ. has had to face is
the clomor OF young Mi~ssissippians
looking for a way to earn their expenses
through college.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
State Press at Fair.

The Mississippi state Press will be
guests of the State Fair Association,
October 81 and it is expected hat a
majority of the editors Of the state will
take advantage Of the occasion and Be
present.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Fair Opens at Houston,

Houston.-The first Chickasaw coup.
ty fair opened with a parade of floats,
headed by SWANS brass band. About
1000 people paid admission to the
grounds, The fair is the best the as.
ISOLATION has had.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
New Colonies Planned.

Hattiesburg.-The Southern Planta-
ton Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, a
corporation formed to ~colonize cut over
lands in the South, has purchased four
thousand acres Of land near Poplar.
vile.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Successful With Alfalfa.

Agricultural College,-Mr. c. T. Ames,
of the Holly Springs experiment station,
has sent to the agricultural experimental
station the copy for a short pamphlet
on his results with alfalfa in the brown
loan region of north Mississippi,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Dr. Boiling Accepts

GTeenwood.-Dr. W. T. Boiling, the
noted Baptist minister, of Fulton, KY,
Raas accepted the invitation of Green
wood lodge No. s54, Elks, to deliver
The memorial sermon of that order in
this city Dec. IA.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Swift & Co. Will Build.

Hattiesburg.-Swift & Co. have pur-
chased the LOT next to the Kemp machine
work for $1,000 and will begin the cree
zion of a large ~lar- "a soon as plans
ere Agreed up
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Build Court House.

Jackson.-A movement has been
launched in the county of Neoshoba to
secure the erection of a new court house
at Philadelphia, the county seat, cost
ing not less than $4,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Cashier Missing.

Jackson,-C. f. Jones, cashier OF the
Bank of Meadville, who Is charged with
embezzling about $4,000 belonging to
the institution, lost it in cotton futures
and then disappeared, Is still missing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
BACKACHE
NOT A DISEASE
But a Symptom, a Danger Sig.
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.

Backache Is . symptom Of organic
weakness or arrangement. II you have
backache don't neglect It. To get peg.
manent relief you must reach the rooe
Of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Wood.
all's experience.
Morton's Gap, Kentucky. IT suffered
two years with female disorders. NV
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Capt. Jones Coming.

Gulfport,-Capt. j. T. Jones, presi
dent of the Gulf \ Ship Island railroad,
who has been in Germany for several
weeks, will arrive about November !.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

No Such Asperslon.
DO you get q stipend for your
weekly work."
"Nothin' Like that I cit regular
nav"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

health was very bad
and ! had a continual
backache which was
s~irnply'awful. Icould
not stand on my fest
long enough to cook
q meals v~ictuals
without my bach
nearly killing me,
and I would have
such dragging sense
tons ! could hardly
A@.. Y -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25
Govd Time to Do II

Cox lime 70 Do II
rs your daughter going to practice
on the piano this afternoonf"
Yes, / think So"
well. then. I'd like to borrow JON
lawn mower. I've got to cut the grass
some time, anyway."|udge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

A rich man without charity II N
faithful to his duty.-Felding.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-25

49,. nas farm hands desiring to bettse
snslr condiuons should write q. a ouarI~s
salmon AdAAa Greatest opportunity ss a.