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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

would make him a full member OF the
tribe, with voting privilege aud no
dues.
But STEVENSON. who stands six feet
four, has a girth like a yearline
Percheron, or a traffic cop, and the
Indians belt lacked about FIVE inches
Of meeting.
The chief muttered something that
made all the Indians smile, though
they we're not due to smile until to-
ward the end Of the following month.
Even in his more giddy moments the
average Chippewa is about IS jocose
as the portraits Of George Washing.
ton. Stevenson learned that the
chiefs facetious remark was:
when him been Indian little while
him be small enough there for belt to
meet all right
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
Uncle Sans Bare-Legged Soldiers

there were 4,130 men and 296 officers
at last report. This co~nstabulary had
its origin in the Filipino scouts that
were organized during the war Of oc-
cupation. The scouts readily adopted
the methods of the Americans and
showed themselves easily amenable to
discipline. With them as a basis, the
force has been gradually increased I'M
til members Of the constabulary are
to be found In nearly all parts Of the
island, and have come to be as much
depended upon to keep order as are
the American troops.
The Filipino boys are taken when
they know nothing Of the English Ian.
guage and little of civilized life. They
are provided with shelter and food
and get small wages. There is a
scramble to get into the service. BY
nature these Malay Monaghan races
are great imitators. When they see a
thing done once they can come near
repeating II.
The Filipino Is being found to be
an excellent fighter. There have been
instances when led by al American
officer these troops have charged for.
titled positions with a resulting death
percentage as high as 40 and have re
fused to give up the charge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
How a Congressman Became an Indian

TN the Office Of Representative Steen-
erson of Minnesota hangs a pipe OF
peece and hatchet-once ~buried-that
are mementoes Of the time Steiner
son was adopted by the Chippewa In
dams.
STEVENSON was a grown man at the
time OF the adoption. He had eve
become a regular Indian. He had done
several favors for the Chippewas and
they made him a member Of the tribe,
Just as a college might bestow an
LII. d. When it came to the actual
comforting of the tribal title there
were war dances, smoking of the pipe
of peace, burying the Ratchet, and
smuch more merry doings that made
4Vteenerson think what a fine thing 1t
] build be II the Elks and the Knights
lmplars could arrange to hold a
/ Int grand lodge meeting. Jolly as 1t
'lN was, the Indians were as solemn
h II they had just spent several
lnths previous standing in front OF
ar stores.
Toward the close Of the exercises
chief walked toward STEVENSON
A~proceeded to invest him with a
hum belt. or surcingle. that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

dent value in the eyes Of the ex-presi.
dent. was carefully picked up by the
butler summoned to face the crisis
with manly valor and removed to q
sequestered section Of the mansion.
The wedding Of Miss Carlisle and
Walter Howe In st. Johns church was
one of the big social events of the
winter, and they are To- on a honey
moon in European extensive tour,
but one that will not take in Africa.
The bride, so her friends say, is spend
ing much deep thought in an effort
to compose a note Of thanks to the
colonel.
The r%hinoceros tail was unadorned
1t was simply dry and black, much as
II it had been ripped off by the
mighty Bwano Tumbo and hung up to
dry. Mrs. Howe is the daughter Of
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, whose late
husband for many years was one Of
the leading authorities here or inter
| national law.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
What Society Wears at the Capital

fourth president understood as CON-
pletely as does her present day suc
cesSor.
The majority Of gowns that made
the historic East Room gay with color
ranged from the rose pink tones for
which Miss Helen Taft shows so plain
a preference. through several new
nues, the orchid tints In pink and
mauve, and several brilliant green and
violet tints.
There were white dresses, and black
dresses, of course, several Of them
handsome enough to grace a presi'
Dental dinner party, but the hand
soonest gowns. using the superlative
degree with all Difference, were in the
vivid colorings which are distinctively
Of 1912.
Two or more schools of dress are
distinctly established in Washington
smart circles. The rich and rare
brocades, velvets and satins made In
rather severe lines, with untrimmed
skirts and much adorned corsage,
which bear the hallmark Of the
| Worth, are leaders in one line, while
equally we'll favored are the diaphan'
GUS chiffons, the tulles, nets and metal
lie gauze with contrasting under dra
perry, or over drapery Of soft pliable
satin and the new taffeta. The latter
is, however, distinctly a day time
fabric, seen at its best in reception
toilette or at smart breakfast o.
luncheon parties.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
No True Friend.

There's a Hugh Ford and a Harry
Ford at the new theater. The simi-
larity of initials sometimes makes
trouble. The other day a perfumcd
note came for H. Ford" and Hugh
Ford, opening 1t, found It was from
a woman. The next day Harry Ford
opened a letter addressed to III.
Ford" Then he passed over to Hugh
the bill marked due and payable
which It contained.
You're no true friend" said Hugh
Ford. You might have paid my bill
for me: I kept your date."-New York
Letter to the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

TINCLE SAM has in his army some
u thousands of little brown men Of
the mid-Pacific, who approximate all
grades of civilization and a lack Of it
and who are well typifed by the &C"
companying illustration, which shows
the Philippine soldier in the course of
being transformed. A year before this
picture was taken these men were
wild in the woods, with nothing but a
breechclout in the way of clothing.
They have advanced to a stage where
they take great pride in their caps
and coats, but still refuse to adopt the
trousers and shoes. A year later,
however, they will be found as fully
equipped as Is their captain, shown in
the foreground.
The Philippine constabulary, Of
which these men are a part, is now a
little more than 5000 strong, includ-
ing officers and men. To be exact
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
Terry Casey-What's the matter,
Jerryf What are you running for?
Jerry Lacey messenger boy)-h's
all right, Terry! I'm of duty now!
He Was Shown In Missouri.

IAN Englishman who recently ar
rived in this country went out into
Marion county to visit some Of the
Lord Scully lands, and while wander
Ing about ran onto a small white
skunk" says Tom O'Neal. After
wards, on making inquiry as to what
kind of animal 1t vas and the name Of
1t, he was told that 1t was a polecat.
After he had changed his clothes he
sat down and wrote to his family back
In England as follows:
." have been out looking over the
country today. and IN travelling about
met with an American cat. a beautiful
little creature, but | think it had the
most offensive breath, don't you know.
Of any animal l ever saw In my life.'"
kansas City Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

The calm man. having learned how
to adapt himself to others; and they,
in turn, reverence his spiritual
strength, and feel that they can learn
of him and rely upon him. The more
tranquil a man becomes, the greater
Is his success, his influence, his
power for good. Even the ordinary
trader will find his business prosper
ity increases as he develops a great
or self-control and equanimity. for
people will always prefer to deal with
a man whose demeanor Is strongly
equable.-James Allen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
Evil Of ldlenees,

Work develops all the good there Is
In a man; idlensss all the evil. Work
sharpens all his faculties and makes
him thrifty; idleness makes him lazy
and a spendthrift. Work surrounds
a man with those whose habits are
industrious and honest: in such so
ciety a weak mar develops strength.
and a strong man is made stronger,
Idleness, on the other hand. is apt to
throw a mar into the company OF men
whose object in life ID usually the pur-
suit Of unwholesome and demoralizing
diversions Darius Ogden Mills.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
Truth Alone Not Sufficient.

Just consider Tor a moment how
ridiculous 1t would be for a lawyer
to attempt to win a case on his clients
bare assertion as to the facts. The
facts as stated might be true, but
truth alone is not sufficient either in
law " in advertising-there must be
proof positive or at least evidence
(reasons) sufficiently good to convince
the jury or the Judge that the asser-
tons made Ire probably true.-John
q. Kennedy in Printers Ink.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

kumbago, rheumatism and chiIbIains
There Is nothing that gives so quick
benefit as Hunts Lightning OIL. The
very minute it is rubbed on the i'm
provement IL noticed. For over thirty
years this Liniment has been acknowl-
edged to be the best for these troubles.
Every druggist will recommend it.
Price 25c and soc per Bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
All tho Same.

A young wife recently went into a
erocer's shop and addressed the gro.
Ger thus: Il bought three or four
hams here a month or SO ago and they
were fine; have you any more OF
themt
YES, ma'am," replied the grocer,
there are ten of those hams hanging
up there now"
"Well, II you're sure they're of the
came pig I'll take three of them" re-
piled the young wife meekly.-Ideas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
Didn't Walt to Choose.

II presume Blobster applied some
choice expletives to his automobile
when It broke down yesterday 81
miles from a garage"
mo, indeed. He just cut loose and
said the first strong words that came
into his mind"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

The better half Of the family never
knows quite 80 much about how the
other half lives as she would like to
know.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
In and Out Of Boston.

There Is a sign in Boston which
reads as follows:
Washing and ironing and going out
to work taken in here!"-Woman's
Home Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

PILES CURED IN 9 TO IA DAYS
Your druRRist viii refund money IL PAZO ONT
AENT fails 70 cure any case OF Itching, Blind,
Needing or Protrudins Piles in to II days. Zoo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08
Insult to Injury.

How dare you throw that SNOWFALL
at me like that?"
81 didn't sir. | threw 1t at that
funny ole woman who's wiz yer!"-
London Opinion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. z5c = bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

It is better to appreciate wisdom
than to be appreciated by fools.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

1t sometimes happens that a mar
who talks like a book is a plagiarist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVR BROM0 Quinino Tablets
Druggisas refund money II IT. falls TO cure. n. W.
GROVES signature 10 on each Dox. No.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

ITCH, ITCH relieved In 30 Minutes BY
Woolford's Sanitar.~ Lotion. At Druggists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

Hope il a good thing to have, but
you can't hang 1t up with the three
ball merchant.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

Few people would jump at conclu-
sions II they could see their finish.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

ALI things come more quickly to MIN
who tips the waiter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

Most men are fortune hunters, but
few are good shots.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-08

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP n SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GROVE TABTELEsS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
Tho formula Ii plainly printed. on every bottle,
showing IL u simply Ouinine and Iron In q ~tasteless
form, and the most e1ectual form. For grown
people and children, 90 cents.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

impossible to get the rooP warmer than
fifteen degrees above.
my pupils, some twenty-five in num-
Der when / have a good attendance, sit
on folding chairs around two long i'm:
provised tables made of rough boards
supported on saw horses. Ny attendance
varies from four to twenty-five, accord
ing to weather conditions"
Mrs. Wakefield, describing one of her
trips before Christmas with her husbs nd,
DR.. Wakefield, to treat and lecture to the
men in the lumber camps on health,
says
The driving from one camp to another
was all ever want get in the way of
humping. We travelled In q strongly
built sled. with neither springs nor cush-
ions, drawn by 4 horse that stopped for
nothing. There was hardly any snow
and we bumped gayly along over logs.
stones. stumps, into bogholes, until I
really thought the sled would fall to
pieces.
The condition of the people in Fla
centia Bay varies from tha. of cGmpara-
tive ease to condition Of poverty equal
to any in Labrador. While the well-to-
do settlers have fairly good dietary, the
poorer ones subsist, as in the north, on
bread, tea and molasses, with occasionally
q little butterine."
DR.. H. Mather Hare, telling Of the
work in Labrador, says
The new boat not arriving by the
time it was necessary for me to 90 to the
Musquarro to meet the Indians. had to-
take barge, which took almost six days
to get there. found ffty-two families
there and thirty-one families
totally out Of food; all were i'll with in
auenza of pulmonary type and several!
died, partly of starvation"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

feet and shamble across the deck In boots
which would hold four feet the size Of
theirs
They tell a story of a young man with
feet 50 small be managed to get into pair
Of shoes belonging to 4 young lady when
he could not find his own, and they say Q
romance ending in marriage grew out Of
the incident, but it sounds like story Of
the press agents. and, besides. they will
not tell the names of the principals. Some
vessels have swimming pools.
They are no mere bath tub affairs, either.
There is water enough to dive and space
enough to get a good long swim without
becoming dizzy circling the tank Water
polo il played on some vessels. though
most of the tanks are not large enough
Shuttle board is a standard seagoing
sport and furnishes much of the outdoor
life on board passenger steamships. A
form of golf, something like clock golf. is
played on the larger vessels. OF course, il
is simply a matter of putting.
The new steamship Imperator, which the
Hamburg-American line is building. will
have SQUASH courts on board, as have some
of the Cunard line vessels and North Ger
nan Lloyd steamships
Handball is not the least popular Of
ship sports. 1t is a game which does not
require much space and which yet calls
'or q vast amount of running about, dods-
ng and arm and chest work
There is no longer any need Of one BE-
coming sluggish and lazy at sea. All the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

remainder Of the winter mimic battles
were fought on many of the passenger
stea amships.
Boxing is q sport which is popular
among passengers. and it would be hard
to find a sport more adapted to shipboard.
OF course the bouts are friendly enough,
but some hard blows are exchanged, and
usually there are a few men among the
passengers who are fairly expert with
their fists. Recently women have been
taking up boxing, and during the last
cruise of the steamship Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria to the tropics several young
women gave exciting and efficient exhi.
billions of sparrinG.
Boxing Popular.
The gloves are always popular with the
youngsters on board and most passenger
vessels carry extra padded mitts for the
younger folk to hammer one another with.
Spar fights are another form of exercise
which furnishes worlds of fun and plenty
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

had expressed his ideas upon the treat
nent of mushrooms by boiling. desired to
try the method for himself. He made use
of two particularly noxious varieties, jet
felt no evil effects.
From these facts it is evident that a
good initial boiling is the best safeguard
against accidents from the eating of
mushrooms. 1t must not be thought that
this treatment will reduce the vegetable
to a soup or will deprive it of its favor
or succulence The mushroom undergoes
this boiling without the least damage. 1t
loses none. Of its sapidity and its odor is
not lessened in any way. Moreover, its
disestibility is greatly improved. The
general conclusion may be drawn that the
Use Of mushrooms as a food should al
ways be preceded by boiling. even when
it is a question of the most wholesome
kinds, such as the "oronge."
While it will always be wisest to use
only those kinds of mushrooms which are
known to be harmless, the precaution OF
first cooking them in salted water, which
is thrown away, will prevent the accidents
which the eating of doubtful kinds might
cause.
1t is well, however. to know what
should be done in the event of this method
by any chance proving to be ineficacious
and of the appearance in the persons who
have partaken Of mushrooms of such
symptoms Of poisoning as a heaviness of
the stomach or other epigastric trouble, al
feeling of rapidly increasing nausea, fol- |,
lowed by vomiting, frequently of violent
character; BY collie and repeated and
painful excavations, swelling of the ab-
domen and great seusibility Of the ,
accompanied by a rapid but:
small pulse and coldness Of the extremi. |
ties. /
The first thing to be done is to relieve
the digestive organs Of the poisonous
products by an emetic compound of $50
,entigrammes Of powdered ipecacuanhs,
10 which are added Eve centiSrammes of
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
Athletic Fields on Decks Of Ocean Line
Many Passengers Now Participate in All the Pastimes of
Country and Seashore and Sea Trip Becomes Round

LOT good, refreshing exercise. A spar Is
riSsed about Eve feet above the deck and
parallel to It. Under it are placed ::eayily
II ldded mattresses and the contestants
sit astride the spar facing each other with
3 space Of few feet between them. !.
Each b armed with heavy pillow and
Al, the word Of the umpire they attack
each other. using the pillows - clubs.
The tirst man to tumble from the spar is
defeated AMI drops from the contest. The
survivors Of each pair of contestants are
matched against each other until at last
there are but two men left, and then
comes the battle, royal Each man has
hot only to guard against the blows of his
opponent, but the very momentum Of his
blow is likely to destroy his balance and
toppie him ignominiously to defeat
This may not sound ike very strenuous
athletic exercise, but sometimes the battle
continues longer than half an hour, and
by the end Of that time the swinging of
the heavy pillows and the wardins of
blows begin to tell on even hardened mus
cles.
The potato race is another event in
which men an women may compete. The
race may be made az long as desired, and
the picking up Of the potatoes supplies
the element of skill which makes the con-
test more interesting.
Even more popular than the potato
race is the Cinderella race In this event
all the contestants remove their shoes and
throw them in q single pile at one end
Of the deck. The shoes must not be fas-
tened together. The contestants start at
the opposite end Of the deck from where
the shoes are piled. They race to the heap
Of footwear and extricate their own shoes,
put them on and then race back to the
starting point. The first one to regain
the starting point with both his own shoes
on and tied wins the race.
Many Other Games.
Not only is this favorite form Of sport
At sea, but the scrsmbling around in al
pile Of shoes all in a heap somehow dis
pels any feeling of formally which may
exist between passengers. The irst per-
son to reach the shoes usually dives in
and ecatters footwear all over the deck, -,
and many = complicated situation arises
from the result.
In their easerness to get something ontol
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

uous sports and opinions on the suffrage
question suggested that snow battle b
held.
Sides were chosen according to the per
sussion of the passengers in regard to
woman suffrage and it was found that
the passenger list was pretty nearly
equally divided. One man had NO definite
opinion one way or the other and he was
appointed referee.
The battle rasedsnercely for some time,
the men making the snowbslls and the
women throwing them. Finally the anti
suffrsgists were driven back and the ref
cree declared them defeated. This was
the signal for the 'antis" to pelt him
with snow and it didn't take the suifrs.
sists long to join them at the gentle sport
of referee batting. That set the fash
ion for SNOWFALL fights and during the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

The American products that show the
greatest increase of sale are:-Wesring
apparel, arms and ammunition, boots and
shoes, clocks and watches. confectionery,
'corsets, cotton and piece goods. engines,
furniture, iron and steel. jewelry, lamps
and lamp ware, lumber, machinery,
metal manufactures, motor cars, paints
and varnishes, rubber goods. sewing ma
chimes. soap, stationery, surgical and
scientific instruments. tools of trade. type
writers. wood manufactures and vehicles.
Special attention is directed to the in
creased Victorian trade in automobiles
and the large share of the trade pl ,cured
through the enterprise of American man.
ufacturers and exporters. American
automobiles to the value of $443. .992 were
sold in 1911. A Victoria newspaper Of
recent date says
"One hundred cars a week. This is the
roll of Victoria's purchases. The man in
the street might be inclined to say that
the great prosperity of the country has
urged the people on to extravaganza. A
careful consideration of the subject, how
ever, would prove that in the majority Of
cases economy was the real reason. 1t is
not SO much a matter of pleasure, but of
service, that brings the people in. to get a
car. The farmer realizes that there is q
saving in a good many ways in possess
ing car-in fact, a saving in every way
The farmer without a car can no longer
compete with the farmer with one. with
good roads and q good car, important
business journeys can be accomplished
and work resumed again on the farm
while the horses would lie still plodding!
IN the way. Trips to the capital can be
made by car where by horses they were
impossible. The business people Of the
titles arc waking to the fact, too, thati
hey must employ the motor, and diapers, |,
bakers, butchers aud all other trades are;
quickly passing by the horse in favor of
he better and cheaper means of locomo-
ion. Thus It will be easily seen that the
Irowth of the car and the extension Of its
ield of operations 5sre evidences Of econ
my rather than extravagancs. and As
ime goes on the number sold now must
oon be doubled" j
The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

to post, rather than to essay to stick to
the saddle. cowboy fashion.
Then there is the camel Every we'll
ordered steamship gymnasium has a ma
chine which emulates in its motion the
gait Of 4 camel One sits astride this
contrivance and has ones hack
twisted and wrenched and ones body
tossed from one side to another and up
and down simultaneously in a manner
which is unspeakably worse than the
worst the vessel itself. tossed by monster
seas, can do. Camel back riding is some
times a providential amusement for those
suffering from NAL de mer, for there is
no other known gyration which can e1-
actly neutralize the motion of a storm
tossed vessel. That it is exercise no
initiate will dispute.
Then, of course, in the gymnasium there
are horizontal barn, parallel bars, swing
ing rings, vaulting horses and many other
forms of apparatus.