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The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
BARRIERS SEEKING
B0XWELL'S TRESSES

z. r. BoxwelL the aged Kan
san, who hasn't had a haircut
since President Cleveland's time.
and who will get his first cut to-
day in twenty years. as a result
of having "sworn OF" until a
Democratic President was tnau-
gurated. announces that he has
received dozens Of letters from
BARRIERS. Offering to pay fancy
prices eor his hair. Several
manicure girls also have written
to him. proposing marriage.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Marshall Defeat. Capablanc..

Havana, March 3-Frank J. Marshall.
United States chess champion, defeated
Jose r. Capablarca. Cuban champion, in
their adjourned game in the tenth round
for the Cuban masters championsbip.
which puts the American 1 l-e points in
the lead.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
St. JOHNS
DEFEATS CULVER
Cadets from Indiana Are Out
classed by New York
Aggregation.
80 TO IL TELLS THE TALE
Manlius Five Plays Sensational Basket.
ball at Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
80 TO IL TELLS THE TALE
BY O. w. SWAN.

The Culver Military Academy cadets
came here to take part in the inaugural
parade as Vice President-elect MarshalI's
escort, and not to play basketball This
was made plain last night at the Y. NJ.
c. A gymnasium. when the five from the
ST. Johns Military Academy. Of Manlius,
n. Y. walked away from tho Hoosiers
in battle royal, 80 to II.
The Black Horse cadets put up a game
battle against the great team work Of
The New Workers, but were never in the
same class It IS true that the Culver
cadets had been travelling all day. but
at that, the lads from Manlius played
rings around them.
Charley Kishler. the diminutive for
ward OF the 81. Johns aggregation. put
up a spectacular game. He Gagged no
less than eight baskets. and was a whiri.
wind on the floor. Chorley. tho big cen.
ter OF the Red and Black quint also
played nifty game. getting In a sextette
OF counters. five OF these in the initial
chapter.
Plays Great Game.
The Manlius FIVE cleaned up the schools
along the Hudson in the past week,
beating five Quints in seven days, among
them being the United States Military
Blebes. Few prep school teams
In the country have played better bas-
ket-ball than was displayed at the Y.
NJ c. a. last night. and the Culver lads
were not disgraced in their defeat
Plans are on foot to have the Manlius
aggregation meet Georgetown at the
Arcade next winter. The New York
luint would put up a good game against
the Hilltoppers. Notwithstanding their
light mess. and II would take some
mighty nifty basketball to beat them.
Porter and Wetmore played we'll for
he Hoosiers. while Prof Beckett
handled the game to the queens taste
During the intermission between the
valves. a selection was rendered by the
St Johns CADET Band, which was en-
Dyed by the large crowd which thronged |
he balcony. Lineup and summary:
CULVER. ST JOHNS
'0rtcr. l. F Eimnnds /. r.
Et;more ,caVs,. R. F. Kishler. \ F.
'huler. L. g. Jones iCaptl. L a.
.iman. r. G. Bretx. n. G.
Suhstitutiops-Smith for Aiman. Goals from |
"a. Kisnler Gsl. ChorIey 49,. Jones' 1
Airnan. Netmn-r- Mclean q, Porter C9. Goals |
rom fouls-Kisii, wetrOre Cy Rcfe-ee-Prnf. /
secse-- Y. NJ e. A. Umpre-Mr. Hansen. Y. |
4 q. A. Time Of halres-O Minutes
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Veterans Off for Camp To-day Princeton Loses to G. u Five
8AM@mmd61
The Avenue
The Avenue

THE nationally known mems store is closed al day
l. Inauguration day.
Tomorrow you are most welcome sightseeing
or buying is the same to US. The P.B service cow-
teous at all times.
If you are buying you will find the P.B Winter
Clearance Sale Of Quality Suits and Overcoat, great
opportunity for personal investment.
Scores of metropolitan styles.
Hundreds Of patterns
Generous price reductions
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Harvard Baseball Men Report.

Cambridge, Mass. March 3.-Can6i-
dates for the infield and outfield posi-
tions on the Harvard baseball nine re-
ported for their first practice this after
non, in answer to. call from Coaci,
Sexton. The be ttery candidates have
been at work for two weeks
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
English Athlete Badly Injured.

London. March a-Bert Wickhar,. the
famous British athlete who recently
Martin Sheridan and James
Thorpe, the American Indian. to an all
round contest embra cling all branches of
athletics. was run down by an omnibus
to-day and ooth his legs were injured
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Tigers beaten
BY G. U. QU|NT
HiQtoppers Capture Great
Game at Arcade by q
to 19 Score.
WETZEL THE REAL STAR
Blue and Gray Aggregation Evens Up
Score with Princeton
Men.
WETZEL THE REAL STAR

Georgetown's basketball quint evened
up an old score with Princeton last
night when the Tigers fell victims of
the Hilltoppers 3 to 10.
Superb passing. Spectacular shooting by
both fives, and team work Of the highest
order were three features OF the even
ings performance. The Blue and Gray
had a shade the better over the Orange
and Black in the matter OF team work
but the Tigers made up for that respect
In accurate passing OF the ball. Both
Foley and Wetzel covered the Princeton
In the last few minutes of play did
either one manage TO score a field goal.
Georgetown was the first TO score. Kelly
cagtng the ball shortly after the knock
on. Waldron added a point on a toss
toss and Gagged another on the next play.
Princeton registered a point on a toss
from the 15-foot mark when Waldron
committed foul, Salmon making the
toss Not until the Blue and Gray play
ers had registered six points did the
Orange and Black team score again
than Salmon Gagged one from a free toss.
1t seemed difficult for the Tigers to cage
the ball as they would work the ball up
the floor only TO have II roll around the
rim and drop out after taking a shot.
Opening the second period with a lead
of three points Georgetown increased
their lead to seven points before the Tig-
ers managed to cage the ball. From
then on 1t was a battle royal. Princeton
making a game try to tie the score but
falling short by three points. Lineup
and summary:
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Cornell Athletes Under Ban.

Ithaca, n. Y, March 3.-Eleven mem
hers of the Cornell track team will be
unable 10 take part in athletics this year
due ~ poor showing Ia their studies
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Rowing Booms at Navy.

Annapolis. Md, March 3-The Naval
Academy has decided to extend an in
vitation to most of the larger rowing
institutions to meet the Academy eigh.
in a regatta on the Severn River this
spring.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
DOWN THE ALLEYS.
DISTRICT DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
Cracks Enter New York Meet.

New York, March 3-Many Western
champions. besides those who won titles
in the New England meet In Boston LAST
week. will be seen In the National A.
A u. champions In Madison Sduare
Garden Thursday night =. 4 !.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
ARCADE POLO TEAM
BEATS BALTIMORE

As nightcap for the Princeton
Georgetown basketball game. Manager
Whiting. Of the Arcade, staged a polo
game between his team and the Balti-
more aggregation. the locals winning. .
to /. Fast and featured by heady play
ing on both sides, the many spectators
acknowledged II to be one of the best
games that has been played at the Ar
cade this season.
Eddie Whiting was the star OF the
evenings performance. his dribbling and
passing being Of the highest order.
Logan. for the visitors, played the best.
Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
PRINCETON.
GEORGETOWN

Sutrtitutrs-MErtin for Campbell Campbell for
Waldron, Lane for Martin. Briggs for Schmidt.
Towson for Salmon. Field soals-Campbeil. Mar
tnn tZ'. Kelly, WetIel ~. Schmidt 81. De IA
Ruessills (2. Goals from touls-WAldron o..
Campbell 49,, Salmon ~. Tows1n- Refcrre-Mr.
StUrier. St Johns Cmpre-Mr. Haas Timer
Mr. Haas. Time of halves-0 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Charleston.
Weather fine; track good.

Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

Owner Gaffney. of the Boston Ma
tonal League club, a warm personal
friend Of Manager Griffith's, is here for
the inauguration. the guest of the Wash
fngton manager.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

Ray Morgan. the Baltimore boy. who
divided honors with Frank Laporte at
second base last season, Is a trifIs over
weight. despite the fact that he has
been doing lot of exercise the past
winter Ray spent an hour or So each
day splitting wood. and produces evi-
dence in the shape of a kodak snan-
shot to prove his statement.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Catching Flies PAYS Well,

Catching flies is affording a Shreve-
port (La.) mar a profitable and indie.
pendent living. He sells them to the
city board OF health. His name Is
Bartsch, and his net revenue from the
fly industry FOR the first two days Of a
recent week was $24.20. When the
health board began Offering premiums
for the flies, dead or alive, Bartsch
purchased about 100 traps and placed
them in fly-ridden sections of the city,
Then he began making inroads on the
health boards exchequer, and so we'll
did he operate that he bore the market
price down from SO cents to 20 cents a
quart, for it is by that measure that
the board purchases. Bartsch Is still
working, and he will work as long as
the treasury holds out. He finds fly
catching pays.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
FAITHFUL DOG IS PUNISHED
Lashed for Barking While Burglars
Were 2obbing His Masters
Cafe In New York,

Aaron Suverman's brindle bulldog
Spot Is tie only living creature around
Silverma1 cafe at 141 West Twenty
seventh street that is In any condi.
ton to smile, but Spot Is physically
too sore tn smile.
Some s,ne after midnight the bark.
ing Of SPIT awakened the Sllverman
family IN their rooms above the ga
loon. Sitverman %thereupon arose, got
a trunk strap and walloped poor old
Spot into silence and went back to
bed.
When Silverman went behind the
bar about $3.50 he found that burglars
who doubtless had started Spots un-
p~recedented barking had ripped open
the cash register and taken $50 and a
ring from 1t, and then had attacked
the safe and got away with one dia.
mond ring worth $125, two more worth
500 each, a $75 watch, a lavalliere
worth $75, q $45 locket and chain and
Tour Russian gold pieces worth about
S10.-New York Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
England's Oldest Bowling Green.

Which is our Oldest recreation?
There are not wanting Psychologists
who profess to be able to trace refer.
ences to football and baseball on
Egyptian moral tablets. However,
when it comes to actual records, the
fine old English game Of bowls would
appear to be as old as any.
Southampton, Eng, has records
showing that n of the local bowling
greens was In existence In 1899.
Many interesting customs are asso
ciated with the game on this historic
green. Every summer a fire jack"
competition is held. and an order OF
knighthood Is conferred on the win
ner, who kneels In the center Of the
green while the other players gather
round him and the master touches
him with a sword and dubs him "sir."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27

in fine health now. If I ever have thoss
troubles again I will take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound" Mrs.
Ed. FERRoN, s16 High St. Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin.
Providence, r. I.-"I cannot speak
600 highly Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound as 1t has done won
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1t. I had organic displacement and
bearing down pains and backsche and
was thoroughly run down when I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. It helped me and I am In the
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factory all day long besides doing my
Homework 30 you car see what 1t has
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publish my name and I speak Of your
Vegetable Compound to many Of my
friends. - Mrs. ABRIL LAWSON, 126
Lippitt St, Providence, RI.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
London and Ito Lumber.

London is the most conservative city
In Europe, II not In the world. 1t loves
Its lumber. You may still see those
notices attached to lamp posts which
announces Standing for Four Hack
ney Carriages, or whatever the mum.
Der may be. though for ten years Tin
one case. to my W knowledge for
twenty-fve) no vehicles OF any kind
have stood there. Perhaps 1t is as well
that these relics should remain; they
are a tiny part of our social history.
They will probably remain when we
are flying to dinner or the theater in
omni-aeros. BY that time people won't
know what hackney carriage" meant,
and there will be discussions In the
Notes and Queries" Of the period.
For each generation hands down to the
next certain puts to crack.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
PROFIT FROM PECANS
Cultivation on Commercial Scale
Is of Recent Date.
~ethod Of Close Planting Has Been
Found to Give Largest Crops
With Certainty Of Bearing
Each Year.

One OF the great sourceE Of wealth
IN Texas is the pecan groves. Roughly
estimated. these groves produce every
year something like four thousand
tons OF marketable nuts, which. when
brought to shipping points, sell for an
average OF ten cents a pound.
Inc pecan Is a native of Texas. but
tne cultivation of trees on q CONNER
clal scale, however, is Of recent date.
Al commercial scale, however. is Of
recent date. In commercial possibili.
ues no other tree shows anywhere
near the same income on capital in
vested as does the pecan tree.
Inc original expense is nominal.
ana as the trees are planted twenty
or more feet apart, the same ground
De utilized for other purposes also
cuiuvates the trees, which Is the only
care they need. Grated trees are
planted to produce the large paper
sneiied nuts and the most approved
method is to plant the tree 2ox20 feet.
or l26 trees to the acre.
When the trees are two or three
years old they are headed in" to pro-
duce short tree trunks. This facill
tates gathering, as the nuts can be
gathered from the dwarf trees with
long cane poles.
The method of close planting has
oeen found to give the largest crops,
win a certainty Of bearing each pear.
When the trees are In bloom the air
currents carry the pollen all over the
trees, SO that every part is reached.
Inc appear on the new growth
eacn season near the ends of the limbs
IN clusters Of from four to six nuts.
Unless heavy rains prevail at time of
blooming, nothing prevents the growth
OF large crops each season. and q
steady income is assured.
Cultivation and fertilization is a
necessity, and for his pains the grow
er will be literally rewarded. Ten
acres In pecans, to which can be pro-
ftably added vegetable or other crops
Tor four or five years, show large
profits. In addition to the vegetable
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Il Would Seem So.

What do you consider the most i'm
portant event in the history OF Paris ?"
asked the obseQuious landlord of the
American tourist Well" replied the
tourist. who had grown weary OF dis.
triouung tips, so far as financial
prosperity is concerned, l should say
the discovery of America was the max.
ing OF this town"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27

through three matches each spring.
Eggs for Matching should never be
Kept over two weeks after they are
laid, If best results are to be secured,
as every day diminishes the vitality
OF the germ in the egg.
A. new incubator should be set up
and heated to 1903 degrees for three
days before the eggs are put in it.
An old incubator, or one that has been
used for a hatch, should be thoroughly
washed out with a solution of soapy
water containing a tablespoonful of
formalin to a gallon of water. Let
the tray dry in the sun and heat up
the incubator with the door open until
the interior is dry. Then operate for
twenty-four hours at 1903 degrees be.
fore putting In the eggs.
Eggs which are shipped from q dis.
lance should be rested for a day with
the small end down before incubation
starts, In order to let the contents as
sumo their proper positions. II you
w Ao0 aOubhC Will UOWG1 COm-
plants with chicks. 1t will be well to
dip each egg in q Eve per cent. solu-
ton Of formalin before placing it in
the machine.
Given good strong eggs, the whole
secret Of success in running an incu-
bator lies in keeping the temperature
at 103 degrees without variation.
The eggs must be turned twice a
day to prevent the germ from rising
and sticking to the inside of the TOP
OF the shell, and they should be cooled
to about so degrees once each day
after the third.
The lamp requires careful attention,
and II it 10 attended to when the eggs
are turned, you must be careful to ret
kerosene on the eggs, O. It win
ill The embryo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27

Every owner Of an incubator be-
comes thoroughly enraged with 1t at
least once, yet a careful diagnosis will
generally show that the operator Is to
blame for the trouble, instead of the
machine.
Artificial incubation Of eggs is as
old as history, at least. having been
practiced in Egypt and China from
early days. In fact, these wonderful
peoples must have found successful
methods very early, as they are still
Matching eggs artificially in the same
kind of incubators that the earliest
records describe. Their primitive and
laborious ways get results. but they
never would do for Americans as
they are based upon economic condi-
tons in which time Is practically value
less, Here time is the most expensive
factor in commercial enterprises, and
our incubator manufacturers had to
show US q great saving in time and
trouble in order to market their prod
uct.
And they have done it. With the
present mammoth incubator m man
can hatch out four or Ave thousand
chicks with no more labor than he
would have to give to half a dozen
setting hens.
The back yard farmer is Just at the
borderland Of incubator economy, be-
cause he usually raises too many
chicks to make hen Matching econom-
zeal, and he raises too few to make
incubator Matching economical From
forty to fifty eggs ID the capacity Of
she smallest satisfactory incubatue.
therefore it win not pay to use n In
less you are buying eggs for Matching
or your breeding flock will easily lay
nifty eggs In two weeks time. Neither
viii II nay unless you intend to run
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27

A safe was used by a man nam
ed Jacob R%abinowitz, ffty-four years
old, Of Philadelphia, Penn, to com,
NIT suicide, a few days ago. First he
lacked up an 500 pound safe with a
block OF wood. Placing his head be-
meath 1t he drew a strap as tightly as
he could around his neck. Then he
knocked the block from under the
safe and the heavy weight fell upon
his head. He was found by his wife,
but died before a physician arrived.
He had been respondent for several
weeks because he lost q lawsuit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27

crop. every C Of trees adds q value
OF at least 500. for when the trees
are ten years old the owner could not
anord to sell his grove. because Of the
future earnings. at 5000 per acrs.
When the trees average In earnings
II each, that is 12h per cent on intrin-
sic valuation Of $1,000 per acre. each
tree is worth as capital. ten times its
annual earnings, whether that be 81
or $25.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Meteorlte Falls Near Woman.

A meteorite weighing 81 pounds was
recently the subject of discussion in
chemical circles in johannesburg,
South Africa. The stone fell in Zulu.
land a few months ago. and was not
only noticed by an eye witness some
10 miles away. but fell within a few
feet of q native woman, who gave
information which led to Its discov.
cry. The meteorite cannot SO far bs
broken. 1t Is known. however. tc
contain platinum.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Corr Planter.

ton of the seeds and to subsequently
cover the seed to insure ready germt
nation thereof. Four rows can be
planted at once and the seed-contain-
ing vessels can be readily removed an0
refilled when necessary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
CORN PLANTER is IMPROVED
Invention of California Man Makes IL
Possible to Plant Plurality Of
Rows at Same Time.

The Scientific American in illustrat.
ing and describing q corn planter In.
vented by A. F. Starr of Los Angeles,
Cal. says:
The purpose Of this inventor 10 to
provide a new and improved corn
planter. arranged to plant or drill a
plurality Of rows at one time, to prop
eriy prepare the ground for the recep
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Regulation WeIuht.

There Is only one way to regulate
body weight, and that is by the nat.
ural method-by diet, exercise. bath
ing, etc.-by alimentation and elimina-
ton. The nostrums advertised to take
off flesh without change OF diet are all
dangerous. Be sure of that, and avoid
them. The same diet that will put
flesh on a thin mar will take flesh off
a fat one. In other words, a natural
diet produces a natural condition of
the body.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
REAL MERIT HAS MADE
BONDS LIVER PILLS

q household word through the South.
We have spared neither time nor
money in perfecting BONDS PILLS
for the cure Of Headaches, Bilious
ness, Constipation, Malaria, and sim
liar ills. MERIT was u chief object.
Not how cheap but how good we
could make them.
The extraordinary success OF
BONDS PILLS is due solely to their
MERIT, not to loud and misleading
claims Of CURING EVERYTHING
ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Broad Tires Are Best.

Low, wide tired steel wheels will
give any farmer better equipment for
his work. Under all conditions of the
field and nearly all conditions Of the
road 1t Is estimated that broad tired
steel wheels pull lighter than the
narrow tires.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Broken Heart Caused Death,

A broken heart, caused by violent
beating due to sudden emotion, was
said by a doctor to be responsible for
the death of Alexander Burmese, six
ty-four, Q master tailor, at a London
inquest. Burmese fell and died during
an alteration with a foreman cutter
as to the ownership of certain articles
which he was about to remove from
his former premises to new ones.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
Danger Of Poor Ventilation.

II you want your sheep to die, smut
them up in a tight pen where they
cannot move about much and stuff
them with hay and grain all the
time. The way to have healthy sheep
Is to let them have a spin around the
lot every day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
For the ironing Board.

Pad the ironing board with a thick
quilt or old blanket, then lay the
board on the table and cut a piece of
heavy muslin so it will fit the board
loosely. Seam 1t up, leaving the slip
open at each end. Make two of these
slips and change them frequently,
says Mothers Magazine. Thus the
ironing board is always clean, and the
padding will not have to be changed
for months.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
A Relic Of History.

A newly rich woman, who was aux.
ious to make a favorable impression
In her neighborhood, decided to show
her collection of antiques to the bish.
op when he called. The time came.
and one by n she displayed the
whole collection, giving him the his
tory OF each piece. There" she said.
pointing ~impressively to an old yellow
teapot, that teapot was used in the
Boston tea party"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
WIRE FENCING

Both welded and wrapped for stock,
a good heavy hog proof 26" fence for lShc
per rod. Send trial order. ROOFING OF
all kinds, galvanized and painted steel
rubber and gravel coated We have q
good rubber roofing for SIC square, all
complete. Send trial order. Mention this
paper. PidgeOn-Thomas Iron Co., 1896
N. I'd ST.. Memphis. Tenn. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-27
ln the Park AZ MlnhA

Ffst BrOken-DOwn Actor-Not q
seat to spare. It reminds me Of my
palny days, Stalls full! Circle. gal.
lsrI pit-all full. Just like that.
Second Broken-Down Actor-And all
of EN- fast asleep. What?