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FARM BARGAINS Near Pnuad.Irrra.
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warmth through the registers, and II
the dear man arrives IS minutes late
with a crouch sticking out Of him at
every angle Of his fine, virile frame,
and his sonorous and reverberatine
voice raised In condemnation of the
person or persons who left he front
gate open-well, it's apt to BE- : hard,
hard smile.
You see. auntie DEAR" Mrs. Merit
wild went on. This one-head theory
rather assumes that the party Of the
second part has a sky piece made out
of a pumpkin and filled with mush.
1t doesn't take into consideration the
lat a womanly, wifely woman
individual tastes ard feelings and
real soul Of her ow' OF course she
ought to be satisfied to stick around
the hearth and gas range and find her
reward in the consciousness Of virtue
when there's nothing else doing in the
reward line, but We SO very, very sci.
dom do what we ought in this vale Of
tears and tribulation. Mr.. Chestie be.
lieves a woman's place Is the home.
A mans place is any old place he darn
pleases, If you'll excuse the strength
Of the language. Mr.. Chestie, auntie,
between you and me, gives me most
excruciating pain about the top hook
Of my dress"
"Then why in Il : world are you
making such a fuss over him?" asked
Aunt Jane. You've given him more
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17

Carefully conducted tests have also
proven the maximum results. These
tests show the absolute necessity for
growing several crops and live stock.
Before adopting a system of crop.
ing and selecting crops to grow there
in, we must consider the local condi.
lions, such as climate, labor supply,
market demands and transportation
facilities. We cannot grow perishable
products unless we have quick tr s.
portation facilities. Even IL a firm
crop Is not perishable and we have the
quickest transportation facilities at
our door, we must be careful and not
glut the market. These observations
being true, we find that we must de-
vote our energies to staple farm crops
such as grass, corn, oats, peas, SOY
beans, cane, poultry and live stock and
some cotton.
Many agricultural writer's and speak.
ers are busy shaking the foundation
Of our present evil-the one-crop sys.
tenn. Their work Is to a large extent
destructive, not constructive. They
seldom suggest q practical method to
take the place Of u present badly
balanced, lopsided farming that com
pels a farmer to wear out about IL
acres at a time. It Is not enough to
expose the evils of the one-crop sys.
tenn. We must be able to show, on
general lines, what system we intend
to establish as a substitute, and on
general lines how the average cotton
farmer can do so.
The system of farming that I shall
% suggest, II adopted and carried
out by our cotton farmers, will, In ten
years, make our soils exceedingly pro-
ductive, our farmers rich, and the
cotton belt the financial center Of the
world.
Cotton first year; corn and peas, soy
beans or velvet beans, second year;
oats, followed by ~lespedeza, soy beans
or COW peas, third year; OF cotton and
crimson clover sowed at last working,
first year; June corn and volunteer
crimson clover, second year; oats, fol-
lowed by soy beans. lespadeza or COW
peas, third year; or cotton and Grim
son clover, first year; June corn and
volunteer crimson clover, second year;
oats, followed by ~lespedeza, third year;
lespedeza, fourth year.
or course, commercial fertilizers.
thoroughly good permanent pastures
and plenty of good live stock must
be added to the above rotation or sys
tenn OF farming.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
SECURE BENEFIT OF MANURE
Should Be Applied to Land Soon 40
Made and Before Plant Food Has
leached and Burned Out.

A little manure applied often bears
Just the same relation to the benefit
Of our land and crops as a moisture
applied at intervals throughout the
year. We should not want a deluge
Of water once a year and nothing be-
tween times. And the point Of this
Is that to use the anure In a way
80 as to get the most benefit out OF
1t we must spread 1t as fast as II Ii
made practically throughout the year
to u growing crops and hay land,
says q writer in an exchange. There
Ia always some part Of u land that
needs an occasional application OF ma
nure.
l believe that every reader will sup
port me In this statement that ma
nure applied to the land as quickly
as 1t Is made Is worth at least six
times as much In increasing crops as
that which has lain in the barnyard
until all the plant food has leeched
and burned out Of 1t, and yet 1t takes
just as much time and labor to dis
tribute this almost worthless stuff as
1t does to haul IL at its best.
Let's apply the manure just as soon
as it is made, If possible. It's our
gain.
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eva DAY in the year on farm prod.
9cH makes II possible for him to uti-
Ne hree times as much land as the
aver sc farmer in such a way that his
pro !%cti7eness rapidly increases in.
stea Of wearing out about 10 acres
at Z tine and keeps the cotton money
az b re. but as James J. Hill says. our
prin object in adopting a system Of
tarn IS, should be to increase the
feru y OF the soil.
II wise farmer should always
STIR te grow that crop or crops
wa cstended over a long period will
poss Is the greatest money value. BY
this Do not mean that farmers should
be - shortsighted as to sacrifice the
fertility of their lands and future
wealth for immediate returns.
Now, It has been found by actual
tests on experimental plats that on a
definite area, say 20 acres, that 1t is
possible to produce as much cotton In
ten years by practicing a three-year
rotation OF corn and peas. oats fol.
lowed by peas and cotton. as 1t is
possible to produce by planting the
entire 90 acres In cotton every year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
MELISSA WOULD NOT BE A WILL.
ING DOOR MAT.

Children who play with fire are
sure to get burned sooner or later"
observed MRS. Merriwid's maternal
maiden aunt Jane. with a sly, not to
say arch smile at her niece.
THE surest thing you know, dearie,"
agreed Mrs. Merriwid calmly, also
the pitcher that goes often to the we'll
Is broken at last and it's a long lane
that has no turning. Though I'm any
thing but clever. l could talk like that
for ever;' but what's the answer.
pet?"
Il was thinking of Mr.. Chestie, my
dear" said Aunt Jane. ut seems to
me as if-well, of course, I haven't
any right to assume things and l
wouldn't force your confidence for
anything in the world. l suppose,
however, that as o o as there is any
thing definite l shall be informed"
Mrs. Merriwid closed one long
dashed eyelid twice in rapid succcs-
sion. I'll come right to you and m ne
my blushing confession on your I'M
pathetic BOSOM" she dc Jared. "You
shall be the first to know ~it-after
dear Mr.. Chestie, Of course. Are you
satisfied now?"
Then you really" Aunt Jane be-
gan eagerly.
"Ask me no more, dearie," Mrs. Mer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
DVERSIFICATIONO on
SOUTHERN FARMS
Demand for Staple Rapidly In
CreaSing All Over World.
COTTON is GREAT CASH CROP
Farmers Are Advised to Supplement Il
With Thoroughly Good Permanent
Pastures, ln%aueuratln0 Sys-
tenn Of Rotation.
Ry @. B. ALFORDl

I do not wish to be understood as
advocating the diversilcation Of crops
to the extent Of developing a scarcity
Of raw cotton to meet the demand Of
the consuming world. Such a course
would be fatal to our cotton-growing
interests in more ways than one. I
am anxious to see a suf1ciency Of raw
cotton produced each year to meet
all demands Of consumption at, say IL
cents q pound.
Cotton Is the greatest cash crop
grown. The demand for 1t Is rapidly
increasing. The demands Of the con.
Stunning world double every 20 years.
II we estimate 100000 bales az q
minimum supply ON the part Of the
United States for the worlds clothing
at the present time, 1t will require
100000 900 bales in 1882 and $4,000, 900
bales In 1854 to meet the demand for
commerce. / do not advise the farm
ers Of the cotton belt to supplant cot
ton as the main cash crop, but urge
all Of them to supplement 1t with thor
oughly good permanent pastures,
leguminous crops, grazing crops. for
age crops and good live stock. The
sensible thing for each farmer to do
is to largely reduce his acreage in
cotton, practice q system of rotation,
including leguminous crops, and raise
mules and horses, cattle, hogs. poul-
try and other live stock Plant fewer
acres in cotton. plar roliic seed,
fertilize and cultivate \ ter and OBJ
tain an increasing yield of lint cot
ton per acre. The acres which will
not be needed for cotton under this
modern system Of farming a be
thoroughly sodded in grasses and clo-
vers and planted in leguminous crops,
corn, oats, rape, sorghum and cane.
Under these advanced methods the
soil will rapidly increase in fertility,
the money obtained for cotton will be
kept at home, the cotton crop will
cease to bear the entire burden of the
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total expense of each farm, the in
iquitous credit system that has for 40
years dragged the growers bound and
broken will no longer exist, and the
growers will each year grow In
strength and permanent prosperity.
The first efforts at breaking away
from cotton usually consist In going
largely into another single crop sys-
tenn of farming rather than going into
the production of a variety Of crops.
The evils Of the new system are much
greater than those Of the all-cotton
system. Many farmers rush into the
truck business. OF course, truck
crops should be grown on every farm
and, In some particular localities, they
may constitute the main reliance for
cash, but I assert positively that the
truck business Is a gamble for the
average cotton farmer and that he will
win just enough to cause him to put
up all he has and lose. Trucking has
lured many a farmer to financial ruin.
James J. Hill, one OF the greatest
thinkers Of this age, says: Give US a
system Of farming that will greatly
increase the fertility Of the soil" He
further states: Forty years ago a
farmer had to provide for but one
other than himself. Today every farm
er has to produce food for two besides
himself"
Hon. Henry Wallace recently said:
1.-The nineteenth century farmer,
speaking generally. was no farmer at
all. but q miner Of soil fertility, a soil
robber." Mr.. Hill, speaking along the
same line, said: "The average Amer
lean farmer has no equal for careless
ness and for adhering to discredited
methods Of farming; we will soon be
unable to feed ourselves or to feed
the boosted home markets for the 9TH
er industries that we are building on
a constantly narrowing base" q
OF course, the farmers must drain
the land, thoroughly prepare the seed
Deo, pant prollnc seed, practice fire.
quent and shallow cultivation and
make the most careful use OF manures
and fertilizers, but no problem Is Of
such importance as the maintenance
Of the supply Of plant food in the soil.
The first step to be taken in order to
add to the supply Of plant food, is to
reduce washing to a minimum. Flow
ing water removes more plant food
in n year than Is removed in FIVE by
crops sold from the farm. The add
ton of the vegetable matter, winter
cover crops, deep blowing and proper
ly constructed terraces will reduce the
washing OF land to a minimum.
Diversifcation Of crops enables the
Farmers family to fare sumptuously
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
Didn't Quite Understand.

At a drapcr's shop they employed
small boy to run errands. The other
day, while he a waiting In the shop
a lady came In and asked the assist
ant for a yard of silk.
When 1t was placed before her she
exclaimed:
"Oh. really. l must be mad; | want
muslin"
On hearing this the boy rushed out
Of the shop. and, seeing a policeman
o the way, ran up to him. shout
ing:
Come over here. There's a woman
In our shop gone mad. She wants
muzzling!"-LOndon T1t-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17

had continual bowel trouble. From
the day she began taking DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin she has had no
further inconvenience and naturally
she is glad to say kind things of this
remedy.
A bottle can be bought Of any drug
gist at e:ty cents or one dollar. People
usually buy the fifty cent size first, and
then, having convinced themselves OK
Its merits, they buy the dollar size.
which Is more economical. Results are
always guaranteed or money will be
refunded. Elderly persons of both
sexes can follow these suggestions
with every assurance Of good results.
Families wishing to try a free sam
pie bottle "a obtain 1t postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. b. Caldwell, 419 Wash.
ington ST., Monticello, Ill. A postal
card with your name and address on
1t will do,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
ESKIMO BECAME AN 0UTCAS7
Fate Of a Native Of the North VIII
Through Faith Turned to
Christianity.

The whole life of the primitive Es
kimo is governed by precedent, writes
E. W. Hawkes. in the Wide World
Although outwardly the freest and
most irresponsible being in the world,
he is In reality the slave of public
opinion and the numberless customs
and superstitions of his ancestors.
The ways of his fathers are good
enough for him, and the word of the
old men and witch doctors, who treas.
ure up ancient precedent like the
pharisees Of old, is the standard he
lives and dies by.
For an Eskimo to break n OF
these unwritten laws is to render
himself a social o%utcast. Although
treated with kindness, he Is no long.
er reckoned as a member Of the tribe.
l well remember such a case on the
Diomedes. A brotherin-law of the
chief had early embraced Christian.
ity,. being converted on a trip to
Nome by n Of the first missionaries.
Being a very conscientious man, he
soon recognized the incompatibility
OF retaining his faith and conforming
to the worship of his people. The
spirit of the Scotch covenanters was
in his veins. He refused to 70
through the usual rites of his peo.
pie, and prayed to the God of the
white stranger at home. AS a result
he was forbidden his place in the vii.
lage kos-ga Cor meeting place., where
every man has his recognized sta.
ton, carefully graded according to
merit. His son was not allowed to
dance with the younger men or wit.
ness any Of the councils or witch
doctorings reserved for the men; his
daughters could not take part in the
annual dance Of the women, nor wa
any member Of the tribe bold enough
to ask them in marriage. They all
married Siberian strangers and left
the old mans house desolate, but he
stu@k to his faith to the last. In nv
humble opinion. he was the best
Christian / ever met. Always cheer.
full. always ready to help. living
daily the faith that was In him, he
was the only Eskimo I ever saw who
was brave enough to Withstand tho
witch doctor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
A FOOD DRINK
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.
A lady doctor writes:

A lady doctor writes:
Though busy hourly with my own
Affairs, | will not deny myself the pleas
ure Of taking a few minutes to tell OF
my enjoyment daily obtained from my
morning cup Of Postum. 1t Is a food
beverage, not an irritant like coffee.
Il began to use Postum 8 years ago,
not because | wanted to, but because
coffee, which | dearly loved, made my
nights long, weary periods to be dread.
ed and uniting me for business during
the day.
"On advice OF a friend, / first tried
Postum, making It carefully as sug-
gested on the package. AS ! had al
ways used cream and no sugar
mixed my Postum 30. II looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and 1t was q
pleasure to see the cream color 1t as
my Kentucky friend wanted her cot
fee to look-like a new saddle
Then | tasted it critically, for had
tried many substitutes for coffee. !
was pleased, yes, satisfied with my
Postum in taste and effect, and amyet,
being a constant user Of 1t all these
years. l continually assure my friends
and acquaintance that they will like 1t
in place OF coffee, and receive benefit
from it's use. | have gained weight,
can sleep and am not nervous"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for the little book.
THE Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
Instant Postum is a soluble powder
A teaspoonful d~issolves quickly In q
cup Of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage In
stantIy. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a reason for Postum
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
DR.. r. A. Armistead's
Ague Tonic

has become famous as a general
tonic as well as 4 most effective
cure for chills and malarial fever.
Too many people allow themselves
to get run down and In a very
weakened condition. so that they
are easy victims for any disease
to attack. When you first begin
to feel poorly, and. perhaps be.
come nervous and irritable, II you
would take some good general tonic,
a very serious illness could prob
ably be warded of.
For this purpose there ia nothing
on the market equal to pr. r, A.
ARMISTEAD'S AGUE TONIC,
which Is perfectly harmless and
contains those ingredients v lich
tone the entire system, make the
food assimilate properly and build
up the worn tissues.
No home Is complete without a
bottle OF this wonderful tonic. Per.
fectly harmless. Children like the
taste OF 1t and 1t Is no trouble to
give 1t to them.
SOC and $1.OO bottles
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
old People Need
A Bowel StimuLant
The Ideal One Is a Mild Laxative.
Tonic Thar WH Keep fhe BotUcLS
Gently Active.

Healthy old age Is so absolutely de-
pendent upon the condition of the bow
els that great care should be taken to
see that they act regularly. The fact
Is that as age advances the stomach
muscles become weak and inactive and
the liver does not store up the juices
that are necessary to prompt digestion.
Some help can be obtained by eating
easily digested foods and by plenty Of
exercise. but this latter is irksome to
most elderly people. One thing Is Ger.
tain, that a state Of constipation should
always be avoided. as 1. is dangerous
to life and health. The best plan is
to take a mild laxative as often as Is
deemed necessary. But with equal GER.
tainty It Is suggested that cathartics,
p%urgatives, physics. salts and pills be
avoided, as they do but temporary good
and are so harsh as to be a shock to a
delicate system.
A much better plan and one that
thousands OF elderly people are follow
ing, Is to take q gentle la~xativeton.c
like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which
acts as nearly like nature as is possible.
In fact. the tendency Of this remedy
is to strengthen the stomach and bowel
muscles and so train them to act natu.
rally again, when medicines Of all
kinds can usually be dispensed with.
This Is the opinion Of many people Of
different ages. among them Mrs. Mary
A. P. Davidson Of University Mound
Home. San Francisco, Cal. She is Is
and because Of her sedentary habits
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17

riwid begged coyly; "but ne is a fine
figure Of a man, isn't he?"
Magnificent" Aunt Jane assented
with enthusiasm.
There's something so sturdy and
virile about him." said Mrs. Merriwid
HE quite puts one in mind of the
oak" declared Aunt Jane.
Exactly" Mrs. Merriwid agreed.
Splendid clinging space for a vine.
and those full rich tones in his voice
"a sort Of sonorous reverberation
about them, don't you Think"
THAT Just describes it," said Aunt
Jane. "~'Sonorous' is the word, and
there's a reverberation about it. too.
ANY woman who married Mr.. Ches-
tie could rely on his care and protec.
ton, l should imagine" Mrs. Merriwid
proceeded. "All she would have to do
would be to behave herself and de.
serve it. AS long as she conducted
herself in a womanly and wifely man.
ner, I should say she would have no
reason to complain of Mr.. Chestie."
"She might esteem herself especial.
ly fortunate In my opinion" said Aunt
Jane.
"The only trouble that might arise
would perhaps be owing to a different
conception of womanly and wifely
qualities, on the part Of the not i'm.
possible Mrs. Chestie," mused Mrs.
Merriwid. THE gentleman, himself,
has his conception pretty firmly fixed
in his own mind. His idea is that q
man should be head of the family, to
begin with"
Il agree with him there" remarked
Aunt Jane, though, Of course, it's
very old-fashioned Of me-"
TITS all right If he isn't a pinhead,
but he generally is when he insists on
it." said Mrs. Merriwid. my idea is
that two heads are better than one in
O we'll regulated home, and the head
that wears the Hairpins Is about the
best qualified to cast the deciding
vote in case Of a deadlock. I may be
terribly advanced and hopelessly pro-
gressive, but I believe in having the
door mat made of manila fiber or rub
Der or something of that sort; women
get worn out too easily"
HUM" said Aunt Jane, non-com-
mitally.
"Mr. Chestie is a great advocate Of
the American home" Mrs. Merriwid
continued. HE told me that every
man should have a home, a retreat
from the sordid cares of business life,
q place of warmth and cheer, with a
sweet womanly awaiting him
with a bright smile Of welcome and a
well-cooked dinner"
II don't see anything unreasonable
about that" said Aunt Jane.
well, it depends" said Mrs. Merrt-
wild. Its all right for the lady to
smile if she feels like it, but if she
hasn't a competent cook to attend 70
the dinner and she's had to wrestle
Eith the furnace tc get the CHEEKY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
WHY SHOULD WE HAVE A
ROTATION OF cR0PS7

ITO Increase Crop Production.
2--To Keep Soil In Good Physical
Condition.
$40 Distribute Work Throughout
the Year.
40 Keep Out Weeds, insects
and Diseases.
$40 Provide a Balanced Ration
for Stock.
$50 Provide a Diversity Of Crops.
10 Provide for a Definite Plan
for Farm Work.
SO Prevent Washing Of Soil.
s-There 10 Everything to Gain and
Nothing to Lose.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
Really UnkInd.

"Ah, yes" murmured Miss Scheech-
er, after the first selection at the mu-
sicale. 81 have had some exciting ex-
%periences. Coming over a terrible
storm arose. and | had to Sing to quiet
the passengers. You should have seen
the heavy eas running"
And the big. rude man in the pink
necktie gazed out Of the window. Il
don't blame the sea-" no muttered."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
New Yarn.

Kind Lady-But that isn't the same
story you told me the last time you
were here.
Tramp-No, mum; you seemed ter
doubt de other one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
Never.

Never.
is your wife still away from
homer"
MY wife Is still nowhere ."-Boston
Transcript.
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encouragement than any man I've
known"
Mrs. Merriwid brought her teeth to.
gether with a click. That's so he'R
get just a little harder jolt than any
man you've v e known, dearie." she
said.
Copyright. 1913, by ". G.. Chapman.)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
Cuptd's Lottery.

Whatever became of that woman
who was married on a bet?"
"She Is now giving her time to a
crusade against gambling. Judge,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
Whitewashinq Trees.

withdrawing trees is a wholesome
practice. Do 1t after the loose bark
has been removed and burned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17
And That Won Her.

Nnd That Won Her.
Il don't see what argument your
wife used to get that woman I was
trying to get t. cook for us, we told
her we could treat her like one Of the
familyT'
MY wife promised her that we
wouldn't"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children. and see that Il