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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05

who they were at the present me.
ment, but I've been told there are sew.
eral, and there are quite a few ip con-
temporary fiction. Just the same, you
can't make me believe that the real
live wires gave any large number Of
whoops whether their history harno-
nized with their neckwear or not !
have a suspicion that Christopher Co
lumbus wasn't as well tailored, by any
means, as the pictures on the cigar
boxes make him out, and that George
Washington's rufies weren't always
Just 80.
Far be 1t from me to countenance
by word or deed any combination or
coalition of silk hat and sack coat"
Mrs. Merriwid protested. Il don't think
that tan shoes are compatible with
evening dress, or that pajamas should
be worn at breakfast. except on the
most informal occasions, but l would
never spurn an honest heart because
its owner had four buttons on his cut
away when three were indicated by
the best authorities on snappy styles
for smart sassiety. MI. Spickan would
die Of shame II he were obliged to
wear anything inappropriate. and Q
misft would give him a At. II he has
a deep and abiding contempt for any
body on earth. it's for the man who
puts his pocket handkerchief in his
pocket when it ought to be tucked in
side his shirt cuff. Now what woman
in her senses would want a man like
thatr"
IT should think a good many might"
Aunt Jane ventured.
Then she. would miss n Of the
chief joys Of having a husband" said
Mrs. Merriwid. "She wouldn't be able
to fuss over the condition his clothes
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05

mired tailors' dummies" said Mrs.
Merriwid. II remember one in partic-
ular who was my ideal and I never ap-
preached the shop window where he
was displayed without a palpitation of
my maiden heart. He had real hair
eyelashes and mustache and ! used to
wonder how much money 1t would
take to buy him. Even now l think
I might do worse. There are Neveral
things to admire about tailors' dunn
mics, apart from their being decided
ly personable and exceedingly well
dressed. You always know where to
find them and they haven't any bad
habits"
81 like to see a man careful in his
attire" declared Aunt Jane.
II do, too" agreed Mrs. Merriwid-
Heaven preserve me from sloppy
persons Of either sex, but think that
an hour or two of serious thought
on the subject in n day is about as
much as a man "a afford to give II
he has anything else to attend TO,
and | expect any husband Of mine to
Day q little attention to me. Poor
dear Henry Merriwid belonged to a
pressing club. in connection with a
pantatorium, but he didn't let 1t d.
vert his mind from the dry-salting and
ship chandlery Business to any appre-
cisble extent. and he put a reasonable
amount OF his time at my disposal.
Henry had q theory that a mar
couldn't achieve uccess without bag
ging his trousers ct the knees now
and then, and occasionally ripping q
Q and losing q suspender button.
I'm not sure that he wasn't right.
II know that there are nifty dress
ers In history whose names are still
rumbling and reverberating down the
bowling alleys o. time," pursued Mira.
MA7riwid y can't call to mind iust
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forgot about her. I gave her plenty
Of money, but she never knew any
thing Of my-transactions. She thinks
l made 1t all in real estate"
Then she doesn't know"
That's the hell o. it-she don't"
Kerr could sit still no longer. He
pulled himself out OF his chair and
stood with his back to the fire and
directly facing Gilbert. "All these
years I've acted a lie. I've made Gloria
believe I'm the leading man In Bel
mont. am-but not In the way she
thinks. 1t wasn't because l loved her;
| can't say | do. cause / don't know
her well. amt been east to see her
for a couple Of years. It was pride
made me tell her that; that's what 1t
was, pride. / wanted my girl to have
what I'd missed. | didn't want her
to know"
He lapsed into silence, which he
finally broke himself with the explain
atory remark:
Gloria thinks I'm the social leader
Of Belmont; that the whole town
hangs breathless on what l say shall
be the fashion at pink teas"
Hasn't she often wanted to come
back"
Kerr was not to be hurried. He
began to pace up and down In front
of the fireplace. When he paused.
the lawyer, to secure a continuation
Of the story, said:
"Well?"
This morning she came home"
Now Judge Gilbert understood; yet
he could scarcely believe 1t possible.
What! Gloria here!"
Eyes, here" echoed Kerr. Come
home, that's what she calls 1t. She's
been visiting school friends since she
came back from Japan, and had Just
started to California when the party
fell through when they'd got to st.
Louis. So she jumped on the train
and came to Belmont unannounced-
to surprise me-"
So here was Gloria in Belmont. 1t
was more than embarrassing. Gilbert
recognized that 1t was tragic. Kerr
never mentioned his daughter, and
Belmont had almost forgotten her
existence. Much that the boss had
told the lawyer was news to him.
Gloria Kerr, the little girl, had been
allowed to slip out Of his mind and
he had come to regard the political
leader, just as every one else did, as
a thing apart, as a power almost as
impersonal as the force of gravity or
the freezing Of water. The easy boss
was regarded as Just as much a Bel
mont fixture as was the river which
flowed past the town, and those good
people who laid aside the rose-col-
ored spectacles Of Belmont's laissez
faire doctrine felt that 1t would be
just as easy to remove n as the
other.
The lawyer In Gilbert now rose to
the surface and he began to question
Kerr just as he would a client. The
girl was here. The only thing o
to discuss vas what to do with her.
"She can't help but learn the truth"
Gilbert exclaimed at last.
He sank back In his chair, over
come by the weight Of the problem.
On the wall. where he could see It.
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were In, or scold him when he got his
clothes a mass of wrinkles lying down
in It. She wouldn't get a chance to
insist on his standing still while she
removed a grease spot with benzine.
and he wouldn't even let her tie his
scarf. Even II l didn't care for these
perennial and precious privileges, Mr..
Spickan would never do. for me. I'm
rather afraid I'm fond of dress, my
self"
Il don't think there Is any room for
doubt on that head" said Aunt Jane.
emphatically.
We'll, there wouldn't be closet
room, 80 that settles that" said Mrs.
Merriwid.
Copyright. 1918. by W. q. Chapman.)
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gate to receive their premium from
the thieves Practically every police
official from the chief down to merest
messenger is bribed, They not only
graft upon the thieves. but from fallen
women as well. The government is
helpless to deal with the situation and
it is allowed to so on unchecked.
You see, the government officials
know that II they attempt to inter
fere they would be killed. II the Car
tried to bring about any reform he
would be as%sassinated by the police
and their agents. The officials know
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05

that it would bring down the entire
governmental structure about their
ears, so they let the grating go along
unmolested. 1t Is like that all over
the empire. a veritable cancer Bad
as the police graft in America is. 1t 10
nothing in comparison to Russia. The
empire is honeycombed with it.
Almost everything can be done in
Russia with brides and the same thing
has been going on for centuries. Even
in the middle ages the peasants lived
under a system of graft similar to
that Of today"
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MOST CORRUPT IN THE WORLD
Russian Police, From Chief to Merest
e%fesseneer, Are Declared to
Live on Brides.

1.-The Russian police" declares an
Englishman who has spent much OF
his life In the land Of the Car, ARE
the most corrupt in the world. There
is a definite tariff on thieves over
there; pickpockets are practically H.
censed. The police go regularly to en-
,Aertainments where crowds congre-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05
tte Knew. tho Game.

Professor-"M a person in gooa
health, but who imagined himself sick.
should send for you, what would you
do" Medical Student-'Give him
something to make him sick, and then
administer an ~antidote." Professor
Don't waste gay more time here:
hang out your single. New Yorh
Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05
At the Exhibition.

A girl and a young man, visiting
the Futurist exhibition in the Sixty
ninth Regiment armory, paused be-
fore a painting by Henri Rousseau
canvas fairly crusted with slathers Of
every color of the prism.
This is a Henri Rousseau--in his
later manner" explained the girl.
He died two years ago. Do you get
his message?"
Not exactly" said the young man,
hut I'll bet four dollars he died oil
~,.painter's colic."-New York Post
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05

A secret chamber was found by
workmen while engaged in the belfry
OF st. SIMPSONS church. Guernse:;.
the Channel islands containing a high
altar, candlesticks, and the base Of
4 censor. 1t is presumed that the ar
ticles were hidden at the time OF the
reformation and have remained there
over 800 years.
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Her Furs Put Out Fire.

Al Baum, manager Of the Crystal
Theater Of Manitowoc, Wis. Is minus
one perfectly good coat, and his wife
a set of furs as q result Of Baum's
action in smothering q fire which
started in the theater and threatened
destruction Of the place. One of the
moving picture films became ignited in
some unknown manner and Baum.
grabbing the flrst thing at hand, seized
his overcoat and at the same time, his
wife's furs IN the. same hook to ex-
unguish the fire. He succeeded. but
stands to lose $76. the value Of the
coat and furs. In addition to the 500
for the Aim.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05

Little Herbert, aged Ave, was In
vited to q party, and before leaving
home he was cautioned to be sure to
say Thank you" to the hostess and
tell her he had a nice time. On leav-
ing he said to the hostess: Thank
you very much. l had a nice time,
and your supper was good enough"
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SYNOPSIS.

Gloria Kerr, a motherless girl. who has
spent most OF her life in school. arrives
al her fathers home in Belmont. David
Kerr is the political boss OF the town,
and In anxious to prevent his daughter
learning Of his real character. kendal,
representing the Chicago packers. Is ne
Rotinting with Judge Gilbert. kerr's chief
adviser. for a valuable franchise, They
fear the opposition Of Joe Wright, editor
of the reform paper.
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Man Worth KNOWING.

els Dillworthy the kind Of man who
can be depended ON to say the right
thing at the right timer"
his is. What will you have?" h
Dillwo; thy's favorite expression"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-05
Waste Not, Want Not.

Hundreds would never have known
want II they had not first known
vaste.-Spurgeon.
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Young fellows may be careless
about writing the home folks: but
they all write home from Monte Carlo,
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Diagram Of Hydraulic Ram.

more generally, especially in regions
where springs abound The action of
the hydraulic ram depends on the
force that is exerted by a stream of
water. being applied to part of the
water to elevate it to tank. Thus.
the momentum gained by the entire
stream, when used to raise only a
small part of 1t through a pipe. fur
nishes a surprisingly large amount Of
power.
Since the water generates it's own
power and does its own hosting, 1t
is evident that the system is about as
nearly automatic as any apparatus
could be. The construction of the
ram is simple. 1t consists Of large
air-chamber (a), flow pipe (e), an
overflow valve (c), delivery valve
(d), and delivery pipe (b). In op-
GRAFTON the water flows in a. (e), with
force, closing valve at (c). Thus bot
tied up the valve at (d) is raised by
the force of the water and the air
chamber is filled until the pressure
within the chamber equals that of the
in-flowing stream. When this occurs
the valve at (d) drops and the COM
pressed air In the chamber forces the
water out through the delivery pipe
(d).
Since there is nothing that can pos
sibly wear out except the two valves,
which are very easily replaced, it ap-
peals to one as being the most eco
nomical and handiest pumping device
on the farm.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK: CHILD
aca|ifornia Syrup of Figs can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

: Every mother realizes. after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross. irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els. and you have we'll. playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion. colic-remem-
ber, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for SO.
cent bottle Of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
COULDN'T FOOL Mr.. MARTIN
Alleged Fact Of Natural MIstory Alto
9ether Too Much for Him
to Believe.

The best people in Dark Hollow had
tust begun to sit up and take notice of
the fact that along the Great White
Way and in other large centers there
was such thing as the turkey trot.-
The Martin family. however, living on
the far outskirts of the Hollow. had not
heard of this peculiar and seductive
motion.
81 see," said Mrs. Martin, "by the
Dark Hollow Weekly Struggle that a
lot of chickens in Chicago are turkey
trotting."
"shucks!" said Mr.. Martin, with in
effable disdain. That's just another
mistake in one of those bulletins that
the dinged, crazy department of agri-
culture sends out. They're always try.
ing to tell us farmers something that's
absolutely contrary to nature. ."-Popu
lar Magazine.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
STORAGE OF FOREST LEAVES
They Make Economical and Suitable
Material for Poultry Scratching
Shed and for Nesting.
CBy NJ. A. covERDELL.>

tBy NJ. A. COVERDELL.)
If farmers only understood the
many uses to which leaves could be
put, more of them would be stored.
Some may think it takes too much
time and labor. but they are easily
and quickly gathered in various ways.
One good plan is to have cheap bar
rels handy. fill them with leaves. and
set them away where rain or snow
will not reach them.
Another method by which the stOr-
age OF leaves may be accomplished 10
that Of using common gunny of bur
lap sacks. These, also, may be stored
away without emptying the sacks. and
use few at time during the winter.
II one has only small number OF
sacks, the leaves may be carried and
emptied from the sacks into some out
building not in use; but where one de-
sires to store a considerable quantity,
we find that bed-sheets, or similar
pieces OF cloth. are excellent for the
purpose.
Simply spread them on the ground;
IdAo up luS lcafc6 Will COhHAoA
garden rake and pile them on the
sheets; catch hold Of each Of the four
corners and draw them together. A
large quantity can be carried in this
manner. and when it is desired to
empty the sheets. let go of one corner
and allow the leaves to roll out.
There are numerous uses to which
the stored leaves may be put. They
make a suitable and economical lining
for the storage pits. The poultry
scratching-shed is another place they
may be utilized to q good advantage.
We also have used them for nesting.
They are excellent for bedding pur-
poses in the dairy barn, the hog house
and the horse stalls. Then, after they
have been used for any Of these pur-
poses, they form a fertilizer that Is
hard to equal. they having absorbed
all the rich liquids and juices wher-
ever they have been used.
These are deposited with the leaves
when they are scattered over the soil,
and the rejuvenating effect is thus
greatly enhanced by the combined In
fluences OF the liquids and rotted
manure.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Plan Short Cut to End Tax Row.

Denver-A short cut to obtain full
adjudication of all questions involved
in the tax controversy between the
state and the city HAS been practical
ly agred upon by using the injunction
proceeding brought in the District
Court against Commissioner Of FL
nance Claire ]. Pitcher as a basis for
the settlement Of all questions in
volved. This was brought about when
the attorney generals office, through
Assistant Attorney General Morton
Montgomery, filed petition in inter-
vention when the hearing on the pc
tition of the Bi-Metallic Investment
Company came up in Judge George
w. Aliens court. November 10 was
set as the day upon which the joint
hearing will be had. An understanding
was reached between counsel that the
state will raise all questions it desires
settled in the hearing. The state will
then rest upon the decision If Pitcher
will appeal to the Supreme court in
case Judge Allen grants the injunction
against him.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
! INDIGESTION, GAS
@Pape's 0iapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time It!

Really does put bad stomachs in
order-'reallyd does overcome indiges-
tion. dyspepsia, gas. heartburn and
sourness in five Misunderstanding
that-makes Papes Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid: head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filed
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sim comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
acknowledgements marvellous. and
the joy is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case OF Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth Of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight In gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
In case of sick, sour. upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Treatment for scours.

Indigestion and securing in calves
are sometimes caused by milk that is
excessively rich. Milk that is mod
crate or low in butterfat is usually
better for young calves. while indi-
gestion in older calves is usually due
to unclean milk, unclean vessels, close
confinement in dark. insanitary stalls,
and irregular or excessive feeding.
In some cases 1t appears to be due
mainly to sheer weakness and inabil.
ity to digest. and for calf cholera or
white scours try the formalin treat.
ment. Add one-half ounce liquid
formalin to fifteen and one-half
ounces of water.
Reduce the milk ration at least one
half, and add one ounce of the diluted
formalin to each pint OF milk.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
viii Shut Out Land Spectators.

Denver.-"Speculato need not ap-
ply" is the word being sent out by
the State Land Board regarding the
proposed sale of about 10000 acres of
state land soon to be placed on the
market. Thousands of applicants
have sent letters to the board, inquir-
ing about the sale, and in running
over the mail Registrar Hoggatt and
State Engineer John Field found the
names of persons who were immedi-
ately listed as Spectators" "They
were men of means" said Registrar
Hoggatt, land we are satisfied that
they had no intent to settle upon the
land and improve it as we want it to
be done" The land board has sent
word to the Specializing" applicants
that they can have the land at the fig
ures set, providing they will live on
it, and improve such portions of the
land as this board sees fit. We must
have this land improved so it will be
| an actual benefit to the state. The
law especially provides for this in ev-
cry foot of land sold by the land
board" Lots of this state land Is Of
great value as a speculating proposi-
tion," Registrar Hoggatt continued,
"but we are going to see that actual
settlers are placed on the farms, in
| stead of it being sold to some man
who will hold it for years, leaving the
soil idle and untitled"
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
HYDRAULIC RAN BEST
Affords Handiest Means of Pump
ing Water for Farms.
Economical Little contrivsnce Could
Be More Generally Used, Espe-
eialIy Where Streams and
Springs Abound.

The problem of pumpjng water for
stock on the farm Is BY no means a
small one, and men have gone to great
expense to solve 1t. Nludmills and
gas engines are good. but both are
more or less expensive and complicat-
ed. Unquestionably the simplest and
most economical little contrivance for
pumping water is the hydraulic ram,
says the Utah Farmer This is be-
ing used on many farms where much
water is needed, but could be used
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Sheep Value to the Farm,

The care of flock OF sheep Is a
job a good deal less sweaty and labori-
GUS than the swing Of scythe and the
hoe in an unendng effort to kill off
the weeds. In the presence of such a
flock the weeds rapidly disappear and
the grasses take possession of the
ground.
Mutton always commands a profit
able price; and the combined returns
from mutton and wool, added to the
services of the sheep in keeping down
the weeds and enrching the land.
perhaps make the flock highly valu-
able contributor to The prosperity Of
the farm
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Deposed Warden Asks Reinstate me nj

Denver.-B. H. Tierney, former
deputy warden of the state reforma,
tory at Buena Vista, who was dis.
missed a few months ago by Warden
Stewart on the grounds of insubordi'
nation, has filed an application with
the state civil service commission for
reinstatement The board will make
an investigation. Tierney says that
he was dismissed "for purpose" and
that the reason, which is not justifi.
able in the eyes Of the civil service
board, will be brought out at the hear
ing.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
An Optjmjst,

Sammy was not prone to exert him
self in the classroom, explains Lipp!n
colts Magazine; consequently his
mother was both surprised and de-
lighted when he came home one noon
with the announcement, Il got one
hundred this morning"
That's lovely, Sammy" exclaimed
his proud mother. What was 1t in?"
Fifty in reading and fifty In 'rith
metic," was Sammy's prompt reply.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Hens in Orchard.

In the orchard hens do best when
kept in small numbers in small port
able houses. With The run of the
orchard, a house eight by ten feet in
size will shelter thirty-f1ve hens and
can be built for SIS to $25. 1t can
easily be moved by four men or one
man and a team. No floor is needed
and it is preferable 10 use muslin In
place of glass for the windows.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Ration for Farm Aor,ss.

The Iowa station uses a ration for
its farm horses as follows: Fifty
pounds of corn. SO pounds oats, 25
pounds bran. thoroughly mixed by
shoveling on the floor. Feed about one
pound of the mixture to about 100
pounds of horse weight.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-11-07
Seed Gathering Attachment for Now

mower. to be adjustable vertically of
the latter, frame member of the at
tachment being adapted for mounting
on the axle of the mower SO that in
the adjustment of the finger bar. the
attachment will swing with the said
axle as center. there being beater
reel operating over the seed box and
driven from the axle.