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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-14
Rev. Mr.. Ellis at Methodist Church

The Rev. H. M. Ellis, D. D., was the
guest of the Methodist congregation
in Macon last Sunday. DR.. Ellis is the
secretary of the Methodist hospital
movement in Me rphis. which institu-
tion is being planned by the Methodists
of four conferences in Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Mississippi.
Mr.. Ellis has raised about SIS. 900 for
this institution. which is to cost, when
completed, about one-half million dol
lars. His visit to Macon was marred
by constant rain but he made good
beginning in the matter of raising sub
scription from this congregation.
One thousand:dollars will build room
in the hospital and some of the Macon
congregation desire to have a Memo
rial room in the hospital. perhaps TO be
named for some of the "faithful" in
the congregation.
This sermon of DR. Ellis was greatly
snisysa BY these who beard u,
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them because thew were Southern made.

them because they were Southern made.
| remember well, though only 13
years Of age then, of having gone all
the way to Enterprise. Miss, to get a
supply of palmetto for the Misses Nc
Fall, they paying my railroad fare and
giving me a dollar day in Confederate
money, which then was worth about
20 cents on the dollar gold basis.
j. j. HAYNIE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-14
NOTICE.

Sealed bids are invited on Monday,
April 7th, 1913, at 2 O'Clock p. m, fol
the furnishing of the following material
1000 pounds of Arsenic Tri-Oxide.
5000 +" Sal Soda,
250 gallons Pine Tar.
Said materials to be furnished the
County containing each the following:
"a pounds Arsenic Tri-Oxide.
u Sal Soda.
3gallons Pine Tar.
Successful bidder to furnish bond II
penalty of bid. The Beard reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order of Board of Supervisors
this March 11th. 1913.
JOHN A. TYSON, Ch'y Clk.
By w. 0. BARNES, JR., D. c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-14

c0IQ, Mr. GuTter says, was 9ii
preservative methods used. The
chief health officer Of London,
England visited this dairy to in:
spect it, and pronounced it ahead
of anything in his country. The
German officer at the head of the
experiment station at Kiel, Ger
many. came also, as did an Off
cial from as far off as New South
Wales, Australia. Dairymeu from
all over the United States were
constantly coming there to gain
ideas and see the practical work.
ing of the famous dairy.
Mr.. Gurler is recognized as a
leading authority on dairying.
He is the author of two standard
text books On the subject The
American Dairyman' and The
Farm Dairy" He has also made
numerous addresses before asso-
Citations and institutes all over
the United States.
Mr.. Gurler first came to NoXu-
bee county in 1907 and was so
impressed with our lands that he
Immediately purchased about
1000 acres. Since then he and
Mrs. Gurler have bought about
1900 more acres and their hold
ings, commencing about 4 miles
north of Macon, border the Ma
con and Columbus road for sever
al miles. The old Mcintosh place
and the Rogers place, both hand
some old ante-bellum homes, are
on their holdings. He has been
a resident and voter here since
1909.
Mr.. Gurler is a member of the
Merritt Simon Post of the Grand
Army of the Republic, but fra
ternizes cordially with the Noxu-
bee Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans mere in Macon, and is gener-
ally accorded all the privileges
and immunities of our veterans.
In this as in every other relation
of life and with all people he is
thrown in contact with Mr.. Cur
ler's absolute uprightness, his
candor and unaffected simplicity
of heart and manner have won
the most cordial esteem and con-
fidence. No man stands higher
than he in the respect and good
WIN OF our colinty people.
AS a citizen and practical farm
er and dairyman Mr.. Gurler has
been Of great value to the county
in introducing and proving the
value of modern methods. But
in showing and convincing other
westerners of the resources OF
our county and the possibilities
of our lands and thus bringing
valuable citizens to locate Eere he
has rendered a tremendous SER
vice and greatly increased the
wealth and citizenship of Noxu-
bee. Many of the largest pur-
chases by western and northern
men of Noxubee lands are direct
ly traceable to his influence and
example.
Mr.. Gurler has been twice
married and his present wife,
formerly Miss Tiffany of the we'll
known Tiffany family of New
York, spends much of her time
here. She also is much interested
in their new home. They have
two daughters and four grand
children, all of whom live in
illinois.
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From time to tine the BEACON
has published short sketches of
some of the prominent older citi-
izens of the county. The gentle
man whose career is sketched in
this. issue has lived in Noxubee
only few years, but he has so
thoroughly identified him Sc f
with his new home and his new
compatriots and has been of such
usefulness to the community
that he is entitled to all the pres
tige and consideration Of. an old
"citizen. 4.
Henry Benjamin Gurler was
born in l84O in Cheshire county,
New Hampshire, where he lived
until about 16 years Of age when
/. he removed to DeKalb county,
. Illinois with his parents. His ed
Hcation was obtained in the COM
mon schools of his native and
adopted states and the high
schools ofsthe latter. In 1861 he
enlisted as a private in the Union
army and came out at the close
: Of the war as second lieutenant
of the 132nd Illinois.
Although always interested in
the politics of his state and coun-
try and a loyal party man, Mr..
Gurler has never engaged much
in politics. However, he served
many years as a member of COM
mon council of DeKalb City, ILL.,,
and was for six years a member
of the municipal board of educa-
tion. Since removing to Noxu-
bee, he was urged to run for
state senator from DeKalb coun-
ty, but refused.
In non-political fields he has
held higher honors.. He has been
pioneer in sanitary dairying.
Many years ago he was secretary
of the old Northwestern Dairy
mems Association, later presi-
dent Of the Illinois Dairy Associa.
ton, president of, the NaionaI
Butter Cheese and Egg Associa-
tion and president of the Nationa
Dairy Show. He was one of the
judges at the Chicago Worlds
Fair Of dairy matters.
Mr.. Gurler is probably the
most distinguished dairyman ir
the United States, and was the
pioneer in modern sanitary dairy.
ing. He was the first to put
certified" milk on the market.
This was in Chicago, his dairy al
DeKalb being near Chicago,
Now no milk is allowed-to be sole
in any up-to-date city in the
country that does not conform to
!. the-standafd he voluntarily es'
! tablished years ago. He was
pioneer, too, in many other prac'
tices and methods that are now
used in every up-to-date dairy ii
this country. He was the first
instructor in butter making al
agricultural colleges, occupying
chairs in this branch at colleges
in Wisconsin, Vermont and Penn
sylvania.
The dairy at DeKalb established
by Mr.. Gurler became the mos
famous dairy in this country i
not in any country and became
the Mecca of investigators along
that line of business. Milk sem
from that dairy took first prize
a gold medal, at the Paris Expo
sition. It was II days in transit
and remained sweet 4 days aftel
reaching Paris. The French
would not believe no chemica
preservative was used until7ar
exhaustive chemical analysis
! proved none was used, Absolute
cleanliness and keeping tho mill
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Notice.

Please do not tell me that you are
coming down to see if the fish will bite;
/ will have to tell you not to come.
3-73t M. l.. HUNTER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-14

WANTED-Ten shares OF stock in
Merchants & Farmers Bank, Macon,
Miss. Will pay $4,000 per share. Ad'
dress undersigned, care of Beacon:
INVEST DR..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-14

Clarke County Yellow Yam seed pota-
toes fer sale By EHAs. HARDIN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-11

grow cold, while they ache excru-
ciatingly and then are numb with the
frost is joy compared with the feel
ing of degradation that every heal
thy, normal man knows who takes
assistance flung at him by charity.
Yet, let the jobless man go into the
business house, of any of these lead
ing business men, and will they give
him job? -
Yes-if he is spick and span, well
dressed, well fed, well manicured.
Yes, if he will work cheaper than the
other men they employ. Yes, if he
will scab by doing a greater amount
of work than other men do. Yes, if
he will follow out their signs: Don't
watch the clock" and stay when
everyone else has rendered up days
toll and gone home. Yes. -
But no, if he is the down and out.
No, if he is shabby because his clothes
have been pressed until they will no
longer stand pressing, because he has
not had a place to sleep and.has lain
where he could find space to fit his
body. No, if his face shows that he
has not been able to afford a. shave;
no, if his gauntness shows hunger;
no, if he is man and not a scabbing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-11
WORKING MAN WOULD RATHER BE ABLE TO,
SAY, "WI7ATIHAVE EARNED, OWE NO MANI

again charity! giving-begging.
They apparently the wonderful
in
soliciting =
They
yes they
,
They talked luncheon Fifty of the leading" business
the Union League Club and such notable Julius Rosen
wald and David R. attended. T. -- -
Rosenwad the phanop whose employees testified he paid them
banker
should be paid salaries-by
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-11


and the unemployed Rosenwald, esl
the distress of poverty-he is so deep
ly interested in this work; don't you
know
It almost sickens one to hear this
talk of charity, even if it were sincere
charity, when, what the jobless man
is crying for is a job. He doesn't
want. soup ticket given him pro-
vided he attends religious meeting
and learns how to save his soul.
He doesn't want to tell his history
to investigators, that wealthy men,
givers of charity, may decide if he is
worthy of help. He doesn't want to
have to answer such personal ques-
tons as whether he makes a noise
when he is eating soup, or cleans his
nails at the table or any of the other
ridiculous things that "organized'
charity prizes into before it decides
whether the man is to starye' to death
or be given a trif1e out Of the pile
they have gathered from the public.
A man without job wants job.
Shoveling Snow all day, while the
hands get blistered, while the, back
aches, while the wind blows through
thread-worn clothes, is sweet COM
pared with the humiliation of accept
ing a charity meal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
GOVERNOR PARK TRAMMELL AND
HIS COMING ADMINISTRATION.

all Of
the have
Florida
elected chief executive of the
Tramen
the office and
t1ustrtous
I'm n
Mr. Tramme elected democrat and such
will
coupled
with
record that will distinguish him doubt other
lar
did
by Hon. Albert w. Glchrist the retiring
policies the
which
private life
billions already fulfilled
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
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PENSACOLA LEADS,
Miami Herald.


While the vote on the question O.
commission form of government foS
Pensacola on Tuesday, was not large
the majority in favor of the proposItioI
was eminently satisfactory to those
who have advocated the measure in
that city.
Pensacola will thus take first place
among Florida cities in having adopt-
ed the commission form of govern
ment, and her success with the new
method will be watched with great in
terest by other Florida communities
that are contemplating adopting the
same system.
There are now over two hundred
cities, ranging in population from Ave
thousand to three or four hundred
thousand that have adopted this form
of government and almost without ex-
ception those cities are much pleased
with the change and it may fairly be
said that the system has proven, con-
clusively, its value to the communities
that have put 1t in force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07

Editor Frank Harris pays the fol-
lowing merited and beautiful tribute
to his son Frank Jr., in making him
joint owner of the Ocala Banner:
THE undersigned takes great pleas
ure in announcing that his son, Frank
Harris, Jr., becomes joint owner of the
Ocala Banner from this date. He is
authorized and empowered to sign all
checks, make all contracts, receive and
disburse all monies, and do all else
connected with the publication of the
paper the same as if he were it's sole
owner.
Il hope that I may be pardoned in
saying that / have watched his ca
reer with fathers love and devotion,
and 1t gives me unspeakable pleasure
to say that so far as 1 know it is
without spot or blemish. He has "A
high sense Of honor and business in
tegrity, and though modest and I'M
assuming, feel that he merits and 1gili
deserve the full confidence of his fell
low-citizens.
I'm presenting him to the public ]
feel that he will measure up fully to
the high standard that has been set
over him and If he shall receive at their
hands the same kindness and consider
alton that has universally been shown
me- I shall ask for no happier New
Year."
Read The Journals Want
Ads and Profit thereby.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
Enduring Fragrance
Of Loving Deeds.

Above the sulphurous smell of battle
smoke. sweet perfume may arise, and
out OF the roar of war sweet truths
may come.
The mosque Of Santa Sophia is to
Constantinople what st. Peters is to
Rome. There are tall pillars of
precious stones taken from heather
shrines, massive arches of gold mo-
safes and a marvellous dome which
climbs hundreds of feet heavenward.
Centuries ago this church was built
and dedicated to Christianity. Now
every Friday the Islam priest climbs
the pulpit stair and emphasizes his
reading Of the Koran with a drawn
sword, Indicating the spirit which
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
TUESDAY. JANUARY :. 1913.
Important Work for
New County Attorney.

Escambia county's new board Of
county commissioners viii assume Of
fee today and the members will no
doubt proceed to organize at once.
One of the duties OF the new board
will be the selection Of q county at
torney for the coming twelve months.
and one of the duties of that attorney
viii be to advise the board and to
assist in representing the taxpayers IN
the suit Of the Blount Construction
Company against the county for some
ss4, 100000 claimed by the constructing
company on the county jail contract
There are three possible ways to
settle this suit-one by paying the
large sum claimed by the Blount Con-
struction Company; one by compro-
missing the claim; and one by letting
the courts decide whether or not the
county owes this large amount Of
money.
The matter is now in the hands Of
the courts and an attorney has been
employed by the old board to fight the
claim through the courts. This pro-
cedure would seem to be the logical
method of settling case of such
great Importance to the taxpayers who
have already been called upon to as
sumo much bigger county jail bur-
den than anyone ever contemplated in
the beginning.
The Journal hopes that in the selec-
top of a new attorney, the county
commissioners will secure one whose
known ability and experience at the
bar in this county will insure adequate
protection of the county's interests
and one also whose predictions will
not lead him to advise either the pay
ment or the compromise of this $4,000
claim.
A case of this magnitude should be
settled in the courts where it belongs
and where it now Is. II the contrac-
tors claim is good, the courts will
award him full payment. It 1t is not
good, the taxpayers money should not
be squandered in paying it. An attor-
ney who can and will protect the
county's interests in the courts is the
only kind Of a legal advisor whom the
commissioners should consider.
1t would also be good idea to drop
the old secret-ballot plan of deciding
these questions. Let all votes be by
roll call and each one recorded in the
name of the member Of the board who
casts 1t. The secret ballot by repre-
sentative bodies is a thing that has
long since been abolished by prac-
tically every other body OF men who
are entrusted with the public interests
The new board OF county commission
ers could make no better start thar
by resolving in the beginning that al
votes shall be cast in the open and
recorded in the minutes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07

down to the city he dropped a lead pen
ell in a horseless pianner, and it played
a tune. all right. He was pretty SICK
about it, too, but in order to relieve
his conscience he explained to the bar
tender what he had done. That's all
right" said the bartender, and I'm
certainly much obliged to you for haV-
ing saved my life. If l ever found a
good nickle in that pianner I would
drop dead"
Old Man Purdy set with his feet IN
the oven too blame long the other eve
ming. and when he woke up his wooden
leg was burnt about an inch on the
end. He is now giving fancy charcoal
drawing lessons on the cement s1oe-
walks about town. Many Teller can
draw a. picture who can't draw sal
airy. Hi Higgins says he expects 10
go over to Hank Tumms' tomorrow
evening after supper. Hank says Ill
NAV come after II, but won't get It.
Chinese from down to the city IS
thinkin' of startin' a laundry in TINS
mans town. They say Chinck can
hive on 2 cents a day, but he would
have to live on less than that II ne
started a laundry here.
It is rumored that Grandma Per
kins, who has been on the verge OF
death for nine years, has eloped with
Uncle Ezra Harkins, who is one nun
dred and ten years old, and has smok-
ed and chawed all his life. He will not
do all the chawin' in the future II the
rumor is true. Later-Grandma Per-
kins and Uncle Ezra Harlzins both say
they haven't eloped as we go to press,
but it Is rumored anyhow and we ain I
Eoin' to spoil a good news item for 4
couple of old PETERS that don't take
the paper.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07

stole the sacred building and today
would slaughter the Christians.
But more than all else in interest is
this: No matter how hot the day, or
great the crowd, the place is sweet
with the odor Of musk One sees no
cup Of incense from which the per-
fune comes, but learns that 1t has
been so for centuries. When it was
built the devout laborers laid the
bricks and stones in mortar mixed IN
a solution of musk.
History does not tell us who they
were; their names adorn no column or
scroll; but what they did in loving de-
votion lives, though their hands have
moldered In nameless dust.
1t was ever thus, and ever will be,
throughout the world
We may be buried and forgotten;
the temples upon which we toll may
be stolen; but what we have lovingly
done will linger with fragrant beauty.
Today, as ever, in the temple of
wealth, fame and pleasure. the under
paid teacher, the humble minister, the
honest merchant, the faithful mother,
the devoted toiler in any line may have
little place; but what they are doing
for humanity in the spirit of loving
sympathy will forever endure and
make life sweeter for millions yet IN
born.
Kind words and loving deeds can
never die. They are the enduring fra
GRANGE Of the world
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced Il
local disease and prescribed local RENE
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t In
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo Ohio, Is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally In doses from 10 drops
to a teaspoonful 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., To-
faedo Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
zion (Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
ON THE SPUR OF
THE MOMENT.
BY Roy K. MouIton.
The HomeIy Man.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ms romeiy man,
The homeliest man 1 ever see was
Ebenezer Brown.
He was sort of a laughfn' stock for
folks here in our town.
The jokers all told Eben that his face
would stop clock.
If he looked at a pan of milk, it turn
ed sour from the shock.
The gals all turned poor Eben down
They didn't like his style.
The pretty feIlers had him beat by
many long mile,
So Eb got mad and went away and
stayed for quite a while.
And managed to accumulate a neat and
nifty pile.
The pretty fellers stayed around and
fiirted with the girls
And took 'em to the huskin's and the
other social whirls.
No one of EN- was doin' much but
Twin with their folks,
And settin' in the grocery store and
crackin' funny jokes.
One day Eb came back into town up
on q private car.
He had a diamond shirt-Stud thai
would twinkle like a star.
He didn't care for money and he
bowed it right and left,
He had a bank roll that a fellel
couldn't hardly heft.
He set the old folks up for life and
told in modest style
About the way he'd gone away and
gathered in his pile.
Eb was just as homely as he evei
was before,
Perhaps a little more so than he wa.
in days Of yore.
But still 1t dawned upon the prett1
fellers mighty quick
That Eb would simply go among TIT
girls and take his pick.
He looked good long time to choose
did Ebenezer Brown.
And then he wed the prettieat gal il
all the gol ding town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
A Mares.nest,
A Symphony.

Who has not heard in his own heart
the call Of the dead: Come back and
let me be more kind" The conscious
ness that 1t is too late chills ones
soul. If we could only realize from
day to day how useless are regrets
when life is past! The kind word, the
gentle smile. the loving acts that might
have been, haunt long, aching hours.
A little kindness, a few sympathetic,
cheering words; do you know the joy
it may be to some sorely tried heart?
Be more loving. 1t may sometimes ap-
pear unappreciated, it may seem that
your good intent was wasted, that no
one cared, but be assured no kindness
is ever lost. There is a reflex blessing
in every kind deed. The heart grows
less selfish. One becomes more for
bearing-one looks for the good in fell
lowmen and finds the best. Be kind,
You will be spared many a bitter re-
greet. "A single rose to the living is
better than large bouquets to the dead
says an exchange. And 1t Is true. too.
-Chipley Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07
CONDITIONS IN MEXICO
ARE GRADUALLY IMPROVING

Washington. Jan. 6.-Conditions In
Mexico generally, and especially in
the border states, are reported I'm
proved in advices received at the state
department from American consuls in
Chihuahua and Sonora From the
American embassy in Mexico City the
news indicates disposal Of the rebel
bands operating in the country south
and east Of the capital.
In the mining country and especially
a. Cananea, where there are large
American interests, suppression of the
strike is declared to have restored
quiet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07

The st. Augustine Record ascribes
the failure to hold the Ponce de Leon
celebration to Indifference that the
present conditions have brought about.
The first admission of this kind that
ever ernanated from the Ancient City
and let us hope that the celebration
will be held as usual
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-07

A cursory glance at the statistics
published in Sundays Journal might
possibly preclude the idea that exists
in the neighborhood of Sopchoppy that
the Deep Water City is not doing very
well at the present writing.