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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
BROKE HORSE OF BAD HABIT
Bag OF Sand, Something Like q "Puneh-
Ing Bag" Did tho Business
Quite Simply.

Noah Spears, q Bay Shore farmer,
has discovered a way to break a horse
OF kicking. according to q Milford let.
ter to the Wilmington (Del.) News.
Spears tells the following story: II
filled a stout gunny sack with sand and
suspended 1t from the ceiling in the
rear Of the stall BY q rope In such a
position behind the horse that its
heels could have good play upon It.
This large pendulum, needing only q
strong power to start 1t, would swing
with clocklike precision az soon as
the horse began to play its acrobatic
stunts upon It. At the first kick the
bag swung away. only to return with
more force. giving the animal much
more than It had sent. This unexpect-
ed return on the part Of the bag caused
the horse to kick harder. but each time
the bag returned harder and paid the
animal with interest. Finally the
horse. realizing that further kicking
would be fruitless. stopped kicking.
rhe bag was allowed to hang in the
'ame position for an entire week, but
more 8 for It was seen"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
MADE PLEA FOR SMALL CITY
Ex-Ambassador Bryce Recognized
Evils That Accrue Where Millions
Are Gathered IN Metropolis.

Ex-ambassador Bryce says: Instead
OF letting a few huge cities grow to
more than a million in population. II
would be far better to have more and
smaller cities not exceeding $50, 600
population, or perhaps even 100, 900.
This would furnish all the things that
are needed for comfort and social en-.
joyment."
Many authorities place $780, 0 as
the limits Of a city's population, be-
Yond which there Is a loss for the city
dnd the country at large. Thus we
see that so long as Ex-ambassador
bryce stuck to the problem everybody
was agreed. When he ventured into
the fringe of the remedy opinions
varied.
We must not get the idea that bad
housing only exists in the huge cities
sof q million or more. Mr.. Ball of the
Chicago health department has exam
ined the housing in Washington, New
York, Louisville, st. Louis and Duluth,
and he says that the their problems
only differ in details.
Professor Tufts has made q hous-
ing survey Of small cities, towns and
villages in Illinois, and his testimony
Is that the variance is only in de-
tails.
Professors Condra and Bailey and
other men who have written on rural
homes, and Professor Blair, who has
reported on rural schools. all say thaA
no pot a call the kettle black.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
Ideal City Of Today.

It controls its physical foundations;
It is not controlled by them. 1t subor
dinates property to humanity; it per
mits the freest possible play of individ.
ual initiative SO long as the individual
does not interfere with the common
veal. At the same time it reserves to
itself the right to determine where the
freedom of the individual must end
and the activity Of the city begin; and
when the city does make an invest.
ment it keeps for itself as large a por.
ton Of the SPECTATORS profit as 1t
can. 1t pages for its parks and its
boulevards, its docks and its wharves
from out the resale Of surplus land
which 1t acquires in excess of its
needs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

which It would otherwise lack. Even
the m~uch-abused power houses down
the gorge are not unpictorial In Ger.
tain lights. They rise against the sky
on the cliff summit like fantastic mod.
ern renderings of medieval fortress
es Of barons' burgs on the Rhine:
capitalistic robbers castles, as may
be some indignant critic would name
them, enthroned to plumber both ma
ture and man.
Nobody, l conceive, can screw I'D
much admiration for the trippery and
parasitic portion Of the town of Nj
agara Falls itself. The odor Of its too
b~latantly hospitable restaurants,
greeting the newcomer on his emery.
ence from the railway station exit, the
rag-time Of its gYamophones and 9TH
or musical entertainments, are abom-
Unable; but these offenses are kept at
q proper distance by the park reser-
walton which surrounds the actual wa.
terfall. One the platform which
Overhangs the American fall one can
be alone; and, indeed, I imagined that
the most sociable soul would here de-
sire solitude. For. without wishing
indulge In any false rhetoric, one
cannot but describe this spot, with all
due reverence, az a place Of worship.
The view which the eye encounters IL
overwhelmingly impressive, and the
which beats upon the ear contrib
ltes superbly to that impressiveness.
before the spectator is the
'umptuous panorama Of crushing
liquid, hinging itself in a kind of ag-
'ny Of struggle to the brink, and then
by contrast. almost serenely-sink-
ng sheet, upon sheet, down the drop
INTO the cauldron whose depths are
concealed by veering. billowing steam
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
DISFIGURED WITH
SKIN TROUBLE

S1W Foster Ave-. Baltimore, Nd
About nve months ago little blisters
appeared on my face. They looked
Like blistars from fire burns. They
itched and burned something terrible,
which caused me to rub them and they
burst. then sores appeared which dis
ngured my face. My face was all full
Of sores. The disease spread from my
face to my neck and back. When any.
thing touched them they would burn
and stick to my clothes. which kept
me from sleeping and made me sui.
fer terribly.
Il used home remedies and I uaed
. salve but X did no good. suffered
about three months then I saw the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment adver-
tsed and thought I would send and
get . sample and try them I used the
sample Of Cuticura Soap and Oint.
ment and they helped me a great deal.
bought some and used them about
months and they completely cured
me-" (Signed) Edward v. Thomas,
Mar. 26. 1917.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
Tree. with s2-n Ezin Book. Address
,sst-card ~Cutieura. Dept I. Boston"
Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

HELPS
PLANTING TREES TOO CLOSE
Mistake That Too Frequently MAJ,
the Appearance Of Streets Of
American Cities.

The close setting of trees is largely
responsible for the deformed arboreal
srowtn we now have in our cities. We
occasionally e rows Of trees that
nave become hedges forty and fifty
iees nigh with numerous dead branch
es on the inside and whole dead trees
mere and there. though nearly all such
examples are In rural districts. Out
IN the open we see trees growing 80
close together that no one of them
mas a good form. Each is struggling
10 get out into the light. It is the
hardest thing in the world to nducs
men to look forward for TWENTY-FIVE
years and take the growth of trees into
consideration.
Said one man to the writer: well.
! want something that will look well
IA my lifetime. When l am gone It
uoesnt matter to me how the trees
look. They will not get too large in
70 interfere with each other in my life
time"
Inns we must concede. Is not the
right spirit to control the tree plant
er' he, more than most men, plants
Tor the future. Perhaps some of our
ancestors reasoned that way ffty
years ago, and as a result we have
q mass Of deformed trees now. many
OF them fit only to be grubbed out
and cast into the fire. When we are
planting trees there is no reason why
the planting should not be done in a
manner that will give US satisfaction
now and those that come after us in
Iuture years. Besides, even in our
iIeume a symmetrical tree with sun
shine all around 1t Is perhaps as beau
tirul as the tree whose branches min
gle with those Of adjoining trees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
QUEER OCCUPATION FOR POET
van whitman, Net Being Able to
make Beth Ehds Meoa With Hls
Poetry, Went Into Commerce

Walt Whitman wasn't as successful
y the English poet Alfred Moves. in
making both ends meet with his
poetry said q Philadelphia editor.
waits muse had nothing like the
shallow, commonplace, commercial
quality Of the young Englishman's.
I used to visit Walt Whitman IN
MS old age in his little two-story
wooden house In Mickle street, Cam
den. One day-it's a pleasant souvenir
this. Of 0ld-tme Philadelphia-one day
II December l said to him:
We'll. Walt how are things going
this winter! Any Christmas subscrip-
tons neededr
Me- said the olA poet No, indeed.
I'm working now. I'm working for
George W. CAiidA He pays me $50 q
month
Good said l. And what's your
Job with Childsr
Riding In the horse cars said
Walt I ride about the city, talk to
the drivers and conductors. l find out
which Of them need winter overcoats,
and, guessing their size. l notify
Childs, who fits them out forthwith.
It's easy, pleasant work. and 1t saves
Childs a lot Of trouble over measure
ments and SO FORTH"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
IS GRAND
Nothing Can Mar Grandeur Of
This Natural Wonder.
Regardless Of HotsIs and Refresh.
nsnt Rooms the Falls Retain Their
Wonderful lmpasslVsness and
Charm to the Bsholdsn

Buffalo. N. Y.-Niagara has been
described q thousand times Dickens
did 1t In mastery fashion. "The first
erect" he says, in the course Of an
eloquent passage, land the enduring
one-instant and lasting-of the ire
mendous spectacle was peacA" 9th
er writers. visiting this celebrated
pilgrimage place at later dates, when
hotels and refreshment rooms had AZ
ready begun to batten upon 10 fame.
have brought away recollecdons far
from peaceful The falls, they de-
clare. Are spoiled, denled. not only by
the catering for trippers and honey.
mooners. but BY the electric power
houses and factories which have
grown up around the gorge. Wheth-
or these severely utilitarian, but none
the less interesting. e~rections are a
defilement or not La debatable: one
thing Is certain, Niagara can never
be spoiled" 1t is one Of the two
supremely majestic natural wonders
OF the world. one Of the few show
sights which must always justify their
reputation. Perch q cheap eating.
house on the very hrim Of the falls,
and the falls would remain magnif.
cent Probably the eating.house.
yelled In drifting spray, overhung by
frail rainbows and shaken by the
thunder Of the cataract. would have
its banality turned into some strange
eject of subtle loneliness. Even II its
ugliness we're unassailable. It could
not. BY its presence. make the falls
ugly.
A short distance below the falls an
iron bridge leaps the gulf from Amer.
lea to Canada. For myself, l happen
think the bridge an object ex.
hibiting real beauty, in its curve and
Its pattern; but apart from such
personal prejudices, no one can deny
that the fallc. weaving a tremendous
gauge of vapor athwart the rigid spi-
der's web Of metal do indeed beautify
It and throw round its arch q glamour
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

bsrs ssy ! box younger now than ] did
6ftsen years ago. Mira SARAH E
WHArzKY, Athena Texas r T. d
No & Box O.
We know Of no other medicine which
Aae bean % successful IN relieving the
suffering Of women, or received 20 many
genuine testimonials, as has Lydia T.
Rnkham's Vegetable Compound.
In nearly every community you WIN
find women who have been restored 10
health by this famous medicine. Almost
every woman you meet knows Of the
great good Il has been doing among
suffering women for the past 80 years.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass., are files containing hundreds Of
thousands Of letters from women seek
ing health, In which many openly stats
their own signatures that theyhavs
regained their health by taking Lydia
E Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound,
many Of them state that II has saved
than from surgical operations.
II yea want special ADVICE Writs %
lydia 3. Pinkhan Medicine Co. (conf.
denttaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter VIII
b opened read and answered By q
woman and hsld In strict confidence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
Naming the Streets,

Under the head Short Names for
Streets" a writer In the Dresden volks-
blatt says that sentiment, patriotism
and hero worship should play no part
in naming streets. Rather" says the
reformer, draw upon good sense and
remember that the hero or the scien-
fist OF today may be discredited tomcr-
row. In America they have the proper
method. There the alphabet and nu-
merals are popular as street designa-
tons. The evidence of 6 former policy
is represented in New York city by
honored names attached to unattrac.
tive streets" AS examples the writer
quotes Baxter, Varick. Delaney and
Mott Streets"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

Willie, aged four. had been invited
out to tea with his mother. and, while
he was being dressed for the occa.
sion, the delights In store for him had
been depicted In glowing terms.
While his mother chatted with their
hostess. Willie sat in solemn silence,
and at last the lady Of the house rose.
Now l must bring In tea," she
announced, then added: Would VIII
lie like some tear"
The child eyed her in establishment,
and. In q deeply hurt tone. responded:
Why. that's what we came fort"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

You newspaper fellows are ordi
narily hard pressed for funds, are you
not?" asked the genial stranger.
Our natural pride forbade US to
agree with this outsider's conclusion.
So we said:
"Why-er-not necessarily. What
makes you think soH"
I'll tell you. / am acquainted with
a member Of your profession-and q
hne chap he IL too. The other day l
wanted to talk to him, so | called him
up on the phene and asked him II he
would lunch with me. He accepted,
and at the appointed hour we sat at
the table. l opened the conversation
thus:
Well. what's the news? Anything
unusual In your liner"
Yes answered the reporter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
Small Patients Status.

The nurse on duty in a hospital was
giving the little ones their last meal
for the day. All save one were pa.
tiently awaiting their turn to be
served; the n In question being a
rosy checked convalescent who was
Justify calling for her portion. The
nurse vas an English girl who had
not yet become quite sure Of her
aspirates.
"Harent you q little impatient.
Florence?" inquired the nurse. with
Just q tone of correction in her voice.
mo, I'm a little her patient"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
Sneaklno of Euoenlcs.

Mrs. Brown is the mother of a large
family of children. and they are all
rather small. A few days ago a new
baby appeared upon the scene. little
Margaret, aged 5, was allowed to see
her mother and the new sister.
After looking at the tiny specimen
for a few minutes in silence the little
girl suggested gravely:
Mother, don't you think it would
be better to have less Of 'em and have
am bigger?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

g0R MALARIA. CHILLs, FEWER
Colos AND La Grippe take Elixir Babek.
q preventative and remedy.
I have used elixir Babek' for four
years Tor Malaria, and found Il ali that
- claimed for 1t. without It I would
pc obliged to change my residence. as
can not take q~uinine in my Of it's
Iorms:--J. Middleton. Four-Mile Run,
". niiIir Babek SO cents, all drug
slsts or 6y Parcels Post prepaid from
Aiocsewskt q Co, Washington, D. G
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
REAL MERIT HAS MADE
BONDS LIVER PILLS

a household word through the South.
We have spared neither time Dor
money in ~perfecting BONDS PILLS
for the cure of Headaches, Bilious
ness, Constipation. Malaria, and sim
liar Ills. MERIT was our 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, 1913-07-11
WIRE FENCING

Both welded and wrapped for stock.
pigs, poultry, garden and lawn, all sizes
a good heavy hog proof 20" fence for BAc
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. Pidseon-Thomas IRON Co. N-os
N. ID St. Memphis. Tenn. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
slsnatr.. Of NWzzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Tetcher's Castoria
AntlcIpatInu.

Say, Lawson, let me use your
phone, will your"
Certainly. What's the matter with
yours?"
It's all right. | want to telephone
to my wife that I'm going to bring a
mar to dinner. He's In my room now
and l hate to have him watch my
face when my wife tells me what she
thinks Of the proposition"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

When a young man calls on q girl
he might as well make love to her;
she thinks that is what he is there foi
anyway.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

A Kansas Judge has decided that a
mar is the owner OF his wife's clothes.
Ii her new bonnet costs too much to
suit him he can wear It himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

mrs. Window Soothing Syrup for Children
teetnlng. softens ,hCg gums, reduces infamma-
uon,allays pain, cures wind colo Csc a bottleLk
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
tie Quality.

I noticed In the department store
this morning there was a big crowd
about the perfumery bargains"
Naturally. the perfumery would be
the scenter Of attraction"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

Wants Wedding Presents Returned.
Blairstown, N. 1.-THE will of Mrs.
W. e. Burt filed here requests that all
the presents received by her at hss
marriage be returned 10 the donors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
gHAKK TNTo yoTrp n

Aliens Foot-Ease. the Antiseptic powder for
tired, aching. swollen, nervous feet Give.
rest and comfort. Makes walking a delight
SOLO everywhere, Csc, Don't accept any sub
sltute For FREE sample address Allen s.
Olmstsd. lie Roy. N. z. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

II q mar is smart enough to fool a
woman it Is because she wants to be
fooled.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

6eAn6n& ! wrote
to yos for advice
and took Lydia E
Phkham's Vegsh-
bic COMPOUND, and
some other things
that Jon Sugges-
ted ] must confess
that ! an much bet
ter In way and
have been relieved
Wssmso Of the woDe
ANnuhlAa AvuatUA.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
QUihIME AND lROn-TnE MOST
EFFEcTUAL GENERAL TONIC


Toa know what you are taking when
You take GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC. recognized for 30 years through
out the South 20 the standard Malaria,
Chill and Fever Remedy and General
Strengthening Tonic. It Il az strong as
the strongest bitter tsnic. but you do not
TASTE the bitter because the ingredients
do not dissolve in the mouth but do dis
solve readily In the acids Of the stomach.
Guaranteed BY your Druggist. We mean
It, Soc,
There 10 Only One "BROMO DUMMY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

To Cure Sore sad Tender Fest
Apply III wonderful. old reishis mn po~
TERS ANTIsEPTIC HEALING OIL See.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
No. ~x-SixTY.SI

TINS Ii . prescription prepared &C.
peeiany Tor Malaria or chiIls and
Fever. Five or six doses viii break
any case and II taken then as q tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

The man who stammers is apt to
break his word when telling the truth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

Important TO Mothevs
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children. and see that Il
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

People are always accusing an "old-
est tnhabitant' Of remembering things
that never occurred.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

Either take things as they come or
turn your back ard let them 60.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
RELIEVES PAIN and HEALS
At The SAME time
Ihs Wonderful, Old Reliable Dr.. Por.ess
Antiseptc Healing OIL Prevents Blood
Poisoning. An Antiseptc Surgical
Dressing ~discovesedby an Old
r r Surgeon.

Thousands Of families know Il already.
and a trial will convince You that pr.
PORTER'S ANTISEPrIC HEALINC
OIL 10 the mos wonderful remedy ever
discovered for Wounds, Burns. Old Sores,
Ulcers. Carbuncles, Cranulated Eye Lids,
Sore Throat. Skin or Scalp Diseases and
all wounds and external diseases whether
slight or serious. Continually people arc
hnding new uses for this famous old
remedy. Guaranteed by your Druggist.
Wemeau II. Csc. Soc. 500
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUINfNR
cry box. Cures q Cold in One Dav. pc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

II wishes were automobiles the SUD
ply OF gasoline would soon be az
hausted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

A man of words Is q person, but q
man Of deeds ID q parsonage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11
COMPLICATION
Of WOMAN'S ILLS
Yields 10 Lydia E Pinkhamis
Vegetable Compound

Athens, Texaa-"I had : cOnpHea-
don q diseases. some Of them Of long
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-11

"sups Chill Killer" Nm.LAA, beat ssuas
known for liver and eadAehss-wtthou catomsS
D. .beustss wfas fssis fss wsses-fresh and struna, ~
~ all druggista fh'fs.s nr~s As.C ,nhs. ,n~skh,r@A
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-01
SILO SPECIAL
MAKES TOUR

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 30.-The trfan1
equipment for the s1lo and live stock
special which is to be run over the
New Orleans Great Northern railroad
line, leaving Jackson tomorrow, has
reached here, ready for the start down
the line. The equipment is complete,
including modern silo, which has
been put up on fiat car, with num-
Der of lecture and exhibition coaches
attached. The railroad officials have
attended to the equipment, and will
turn the train over to R. S. Wilson, of
Columbus, state agent of the farmers
demonstration and crop service of the
United States department of agricul-
missioner of agriculture and COM
merce. The expedition will start from
Jackson at o'clock, making the first
stop at Byron, Kinds county, and
will stop en- route at frequent inter
walls. The Great Northern system op.
crates through an ideally fertile sec
ton, and the people inhabiting til :
section are progressive, cultivated and
ambition and are looking forward with
interest to the coming of the demon
stration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-01
LANIER GETTING READY
TO PLAY AMERICUS

Macon, Ga, Sept. 3O.-(Special) =
In preparation for it's first football
game of the season, which will be at
Central City park next Saturday after
noon, the Lanier High school football
aggregation is doing strenuous practice
this week under the coaching of E. Il.
Kingsbury.
This years squad is much lighter
than the one of last season and only
one of the veterans is back Though
small and inexperienced, the Macon
lads are working hard and are estab-
fishing a reputation as a set of fight
tors. This lone quality will be their
biggest asset.
They realize that the Americas boys
will come well coached and determin-
ed to take the game, but they do moi
intend to go into the battle defeated
Each afternoon this week Coach Kings
bury will keep the team hard at worl
and by Saturday should have then
well equipped for the clash
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-01
100 HOMES, STORES
IN TEXAS BORDER
TOWN INUNDATED

Brownsville. Tex, Sept. 3O-One
hundred house and several stores in
the Mexican section and the lower
yards and passenger station of the
st. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico rail-
road were inundated here last night
when a portion of the levee gave way
under the high water in the Rio
Grande, due to recent rains. No loss Of
life has been reported. The river IS
bankful here, but above Brownsville.
is reported falling, and no further dan.
ger is expected.