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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
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CLAUSE IS FATAL ONE
SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST
ACT OF 1912.
Affects Building and Loan Associations
and Corporations Whose Business
Is Loaning Money on Real
Estate.

Jackson.-Another act of the Missis-
sippi legislature of 1912 was called out
of play by the trio of umpires who
stand between the legislature and the
people, at the sitting of the supreme
court. Like the decision of the same
trio in the automobile registry law case,
the decision involves considerable con-
fusion and also a refunding of payments
into the treasury made under the pro-
visions of the act which is nullified.
The case which was brought to test
the legality of the act in controversy,
chapter 1877 of the laws of 1912, is styled
R. E. Halsell vs.. Merchants Union In
suance Company, from the chancery
court Of Jones county. 1t is entitled
IAN act providing for the organization,
regulation and supervision of domestic
and foreign building and loan associa-
tiOns, or domestic and foreign corpora
tions whose business is loaning money
on real estate" etc.
The opinion of the court was rendered
by Justice Cook, and was unanimous, to
the effect that the act is void, owing
to inconsistencies in its provisions with
the provisions of the general law regu-
lating the rate of interest chargeable in
the state.
The court does not indicate any disap-
prevail of the general features of the
act, those comforting supervisory and reg
ulatory powers upon the auditor of pub
lie accounts. The fatal clause in the
act is section nine, which in effect pro-
vides that such associations, either now
existing or afterwards organized, shall
be permitted to contract for loans to it's
members, or to applicants or borrowers
who are not members in this state, at a
rate of interest not to exceed 10 per
centum per annum.
The court drew attention to the incon-
sistency of this provision with the gen.
eral law passed earlier in the same ses-
sion, fixing the contract rate of interest
at eight per cent. This other law is
chapter 229 of the same volume, which
amends the code sections governing in
terest rates.
This conflict, declared the court, clear
ly invalidates the act in controversy, as
it would confer usurious privileges upon
a certain specified class of commercial
industry, to the detriment of others,
either associations or individuals. In the
view of the court the legislature took
arbitrary action in the enactment of such
an obviously weak and discriminating
statute, and for that reason the case
would be reversed and the act declared
void.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
CBy CLINTON NJ. SIIULTZD

CBy CLINTON NJ. sHULTZD
We have seen field crops where the
Needs between the rows were more
valuable than the vegetables II only
tho farmer had known how to use
the plants he considered AZ only trou-
Alesome.
There are shipped from the country
every year $50, 900, 900 worth OF plants
commonly known as weeds. These
plants for the most part grow at their
own sweet will, by the roadside. In
neglected fence corners and In the
fields owned by lazy men.
Growing weeds for market pays
when you make n serious business OF
Il as with anything else. But some
crops OF weeds Will make more profit
on an acre OF land than any grain
crop that grows.
But there are some weeds that grow
wild in such rank profusion that they
be gathered and sold at a great
profit and this without paying any at
tention to cultivation.
The Unison grows In rank %profusion
about the feed lot, the front yard Is
yellow with the dandclion flowers and
the flowers OF the MULLEN bedeck the
pastures The burdock grows In the
roadside fence corners and the waste
lot produces an abundance Of white
grass and comfrey. yet a majority of
the drug weeds used in medicine In
this country are still imported and
paid for at a high rate.
Without counting wormwood. .ansy
or rhubarb, all Of which are weeds in
favor and without including catnip or
pennyroyal or any Of the minis the
American people are paying out more
than $780, 900, 900 a year In hard earned
money In imported weeds which are
growing wild in nearly every part of
our own country,
The weed gatherers OF this coun-
try sell to importers every year weeds
Of various kinds as follows:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20

and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly I write down these words which
my hand Is powerless to stay. I love
you-and now l have told you all.
The rest Is with you.
LIBBY ARLISS."
Yes, 1t was q gem Of composition,
and ELECTED screams Of laughter
among US all. Only one girl protest
ed.
Il think It's a mean shame" said
Sylvia Temple, turning upon us. 1T
must be just awful to be an old maid"
Perhaps 1t will bring William to
the point, though" l suggested. and
that gave us IN idea. Why not send
Libby a letter by the same post? No
o thought of than acted upon.
Williams letter a in this way:
MY Dearest Libby Arliss:
Because my tongue is weak and
falters in your presence, I would fain
write down the words l long to say to
you. Libby, l love you. May l call
to sec you and tell you of the fatal
passion which you inspire in my
heart? WILLIAM TABOR"
We dropped these epistles into the
letter box and waited with bated
breath, metaphorically speaking. We
didn't know whom to watch, but final
ly decided that it would certainly be
William who would go to Libby and
not Libby who would visit William.
So, having calculated that he might
be expected to arrive the following
afternoon, we ensconced ourselves
some hall q dozen of us-beh!nd the
hedge across the road and waited.
Presently We saw, sure enough, Mr..
Tabor's buggy coming at breakneck
speed down the road In a cloud Of dust.
He pulled In the horse outside the
gate and hitched 1t to the fence. Then
he got out and went In, walking very
quickly. He rang the bell and Miss
Libby came to the door.
But l had never seen Miss Libby
look as abe did then. All the sourness
had gone out of her face, and she was
dressed like a young girl, in that alb
surd old-fashioned dress with the
hanging sleeves. There was color in
her cheeks, too. and she was smiling.
And as she stood there looking at
him and smiling up at him, he
took her in his arms and kissed her.
That was enough for Is, We were
all thoroughly scared. We took to
our hesas - ran as hard as we could
60. We ssaldn't go anywhere after
reaching the village without attract,
ing attention, so we separated and
went to our homes.
Well. lady. there's new in the vii
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Successful Tomato Growing.

Coldwater.-T. j. Cooper has adopted
A novel plan of growing tomatoes which
has proven highly successful, and will
no doubt come into general use in this
community. Before setting out the
plants, he digs a row of holes two or
three feet deep and fills these with rich
earth or barnyard manure He then sets
one plant in each hole and cultivates il
the usual manner These holes retain
the moisture and the tomato vines
continue fresh and green till frost and
support an abundance Of fruit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
.LEVEE BOND ISSUE
UP TO LEGISLATURE
MISSISSIPPI LAWMAKERS ARE IN
SESSION AT JACKSON.
Bills Go to Committee-Bond Issue OF
Million Sought by the Commission
ers-The Prison Bill is
Vetoed.

Jackson.-When the gavels OF the pre-
siding officers, Lieut-Gov. Theo. q. Bill
DO in the senate and Speaker H. NJ. Quin
in the house, fell to rap the extraOr-
binary session of the Mississippi legis-
lature to order at II am. Tuesday
there was almost a full attendance
Of the membership. There were forty
senators in their places and over 100
representatives, and there was an afr
of activity and stir quite familiar to
the old-timers.
Before the first hour of the session
had passed a bill had been introduced in
the senate by Senator Van B. Boddie
of Washington county providing for au-
thority to the Mississippi levee board to
issue 81 1000, 900 in bonds, the series TO
run for forty years at 5 per cent inter-
est, for the purpose of financing the
board for carrying on its work this sea-
son.
This bill is exactly in line with the
reasons and explanations given by Gov.
Brewers message, which was read in
both houses directly after the organize
ton details had been completed. The
bill was considered this afternoon by the
committee and will be reported back ia
vorably to the senate.
The message of Gov. Brewer was heard
with close attention, and was afterward
referred to the committee on levees.
Resolutions were introduced in the
senate and house declaring in favor OF
the Ransdell-Humphreys Mississippi river
improvement bill, now pending in con-
gress, which were similar in terms and
both of which were referred to the COM
mittee on levees.
Senator Norwood secured the floor di.
rectly after the reading of the COVER
nor's message to present his Ransdell-
Humphreys bill resolution, which pro-
poses that the Mississippi delegation in
congress be urged to support the meas
ure in every way in its power.
The resolution was read and a decisive
vote called for, which resulted in its
adoption by a viva voce vote. Suisse
q%uently Senator Burkitt moved to re-
consider, pointing out that he UNDER
stood the Mississippi delegation at
Washington was not unanimous in favor
of the measure referred to; that he be-
lieved there was a sentiment among
them in favor of the Newlands bill, and
That being the case, the resolution ought
to 20 to a committee.
The vote was reconsidered and the
resolution recalled and referred to the
committee on levees. The house resolu-
ton had also been referred to a commit
tee at the suggestion of Representative
Anderson. of Forrest, its author.
A message was transmitted to the sem
ate by Gov. Brewer accompanying sem
ate bill No. 40S of the legislature Of
1912, which sought to enlarge its mem
bership Of the board of penitentiary
trustees and indicating his d%isapproval
of the measure. The message was re-
ferred to the committee on penitentiary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
USING SCIENCE IN FARMING
Many Farmers Imagine Modern Meth
ods to Be Subtle Theories,
Senseless and Useless.

Webster says science Is:
knowledge; knowledge Of principles
or facts.
Many farmers have a disposition to
sheer at science in farming. They
imagine science to be a subtle theory
introduced by college professors to
dazzle and impress mar with their su.
p~eriority, but altogether senseless and
therefore useless.
But science Is nothing more thar
knowledge-to know, not to guess on
theorize. 1t means proof Of princi.
pies and facts,
Science in farming Is to know the
soil, how the air and moisture and
fortified work upon 1t; how seed are
formed, grow and ripen.
Science is to know when to plow
and SOW and reap; how to make every
step and every swing Of the arms
count for something; how to save and
prevent waste and how to increase the
yield of seed and animals at the least
expense.
Science mean just everyday horse
sense applied to everyday affairs. II
is to think and know and find out
about things by ones own experience
or by the experience Of others,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
WHEN LIBBY SMILED
II Was When She and viii Ia
Dor Made Up
Again.
BY E. a. MOON.

We all looked upon Libby Arliss as
an old maid, absurdly old, although
her age could not have been more
than thirty-nve. But after her mother
died she ceased to go about much In
our village society; and by the time
she was out of mourning she had set
tied down into a lonely life in her lit
tie home. She had a fine garden, and
we boys and girls used to steal her
pears and mock at her when she came
out and threatened US.
I'D like to get even with Miss Libby
for being SO mad about u taking her
wormy old pears" said Steve Marks,
the bad boy" Of the village.
None of us liked Libby. She was
certainly as soul as those early Bart
let's that we used to take with the
more gusto because we knew that our
discovery would let loose a storm OF
imprecation on our heads. That was
how we came to concoct the love let
ter.
Why we hit upon William Tabor l
can't quite remember. The Tabors
had once been the most respected
family in our village, but William was
wild when he was a young man and
went West, returning broken down in
health. q year or two before. think
some one suggested that he had been
Libby's beau long before, when she
was a pretty girl In the wide-sleeved
gowns then In fashion. and did her
plentiful hair In a jar handle. But
since he had come back he had never,
to our knowledge. visited at Libby's
house, and II he had done so village
gossip would certainly have found 1t
out.
Three Of the high school scholars
~concocted the letter. 1t raj like this:
my Dearest William:
MAY dare I, one whom the world
calls a sour old maid, avow to you
something against which I have fought
for many months in vain? William, l
love you! There, | have avowed It..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Want Bank Inspection.

Jackson.-Pursnant to a motion car
ried at the annual convention of the
Mississippi Travellers st Vicksburg, that
the legislative committee he instructed
to work to the end of securing bank leg
islation in Mississippi, said committee
at a call session at Jackson, respectfully
recommend to the Mississippi legislature
the passage of a bankiAg law providing
for three bank examiners-one from
each supreme court district of the state,
who separately shall be elected by the
qualified electors of their respective dis
tricts, as opposed to the appointive plan
for selecting said examiners.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
CANNOT SELL ROAD BONDS.
Financial Stringency Delays Work in
This State.

Jacksonville good roads movement
in Mississippi has been given a tempo
rary halt by inability of boards of SUI
pervisors to dispose of bond issues, due
to the general financial stringency.
During the past week road bond is
sues a~ggregating 100000 offered for
sale were withdrawn because of unsat-
isfactory bids. Pike county failed to
sell a $500, 900 issue, and the county of
Kinds had the same experience with d
similar issue.
Confidence is felt, however, that these
bonds will be marketed within the next
sixty days, and the road work contin.
ued. The most regretable feature is
that much good weather will be wastel,
Past experience has shown that road
improvement work during the winter
months is very unsatisfactory.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
MISSIONARY UNION MEETS.
Important Work to Be Carried On Dur
ing Year.

Jacksonville Central Committee Of
the Woman's Missionary Union for Mis-
sissippi held their regular monthly meet
ing in the parlors of the First Baptist
Church, Mrs. w. A. McComb, the presi.
dent, in the chair.
This being the first meeting after the
st. Louis convention, much important
business was up for discussion, among
the subjects being the states apportion.
ment for home and foreign missions and
the Woman's Missionary Union training
school at Louisville, Ky. The society in
this state was asked to raise $S,514 for
foreign missions, $5,676 for home mis-
sions, 500 for their Sunday school board
at Nashville, and for the training school,
current expense fund, $3.50, and towards
enlarging the school, $555.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20

The government has done much to
waken interest in the cultivation OF
plants used in medicines and the
knowledge that there Is money In the
common and much despised weeds ID
spreading every year and a very con-
siderable industry In medicinal weeds
has arisen. but 1t Is far short OF what
It should be.
Tho average farmer cannot bring
himself to believe as other than a
heresy the declaration that a weed 10
simply a useful plant out OF place. but
It Is a good occupation for women,
boys and girls.
The price paid by big jobbing drug
houses for leaves, flowers or roots OF
the weeds which aflict the
farmer with their preseIce when he
lets them get out Of place are as fol-
lows:
Dandelion roots, jimpson weeds.
leaves and seeds, poison hemlock.
freshly plucked ard dried flowers and
leaves and dried and cleaned seed OF
black and white mustard, five cents a
pound; dried leaves and blossoms OF
horehound and wild foxglove, six to
seven cents a pound; dried blossoms
OF the tall pasture mullen, GO cents q
pound II sealed In tight jars.
In addition to the above standard
drugs the dried leaves Of pokeweed
and trillium, g~oldthread and Jack-in'
the-pulpit are marketed as well as the
leaves and the flowers Of tansy, 10
bella, boneset, catnip and a dozen 9TH
er very common plants, all, Of which
are in demand at the market prices.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
BULL FOR THE DAIRY HERD
Animal Selected Must Be Good Repre-
sentative OF His Breed, With
vlgor and Strength.

CIV GEORGE SAMSON. Instructor In
Animal Husbandry. Oregon Agricul-
tural College)
In selecting a bull to head the dairy
herd. 1t Is not enough that the anil
NAL be a pure-bred and registered
bull. He should be both Of these, it is
true, but In addition he should be from
an advanced registry dam, If this is
impossible because there are no ad-
vanced registry cows in the locality,
the bull should be the calf of a COW
which is known to be a fairly heavy
mixer, a high tester and a persistent
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Superior Herd Head.

mixer. His sire should be a register
Of merit animal II possible.
The animal which is being selected
must be a good representative OF his
breed, and strong In constitutional
vigor and masculinity. II he is old
enough to be considered a tested sire
that is, II he has daughters which
have been milking for a year-it
should be seen that his offspring have
uniformly inherited the excellent
qualities Of their sire.
When selecting a new herd bull one
should not be In too big a hurry to
get rid Of the ole one, until his heifers
have shown their quality. Know. If
possible, what the old one has done,
rs well as what the new one probably
will be, before the change is made
completely.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Plan Weevil Fight.

Meridian.-1he farmers of this sec
ton held a meeting at the county court
house under the auspices of the board
Of trade, to take methods for fighting
the cotton boil weevil, which has mada
its appearance in q number of neigh.
borhoods. Speeches were made by a mum
Der OF prominent men and the instruc.
tions given the farmers where the boil
weevil had appeared were to destrov
them; pick them off the young cotton
stalks and burn them,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
To Kill Lice on Roses.

The lice on your rose plants can
be gotten rid of. Dip the bush In
water slightly warmer than the hand
will bear, repeating the treatment sew
eral times at intervals OF a day or two.
busting thoroughly with tobacco
powder will also be effectual.
The white and green lice, which at.
tack the tender rose plants early in
the spring may be destroyed by hot
suds from the Mondays wash. Dash
it on from different angles, as hot
as can be handled. and the pests will
disappear.
Such an application once a week
will keep the foliage clean and pro,
mote the growth and health Of the
plants.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Money for Automobiles.

The money spent for automobiles
last year would be enough TO keep but
ter on the tables Of all the people In
the United States for three years. Thil
would seem that the cities, by using
the labor in the manufacture Of these
compete with the country for labor
and they should pay the difference In
the price they pay Tor milk md hattae
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Honor Miss Pauline v. Orr.

Jackson.-Miss Pauline V. Orr, who
recently resigned as professor of the de-
partment of English literature at the
Industrial Institute and College, at Co.
lumbus, has been honored by the alum.
nae of the institution in its adoption Of
resolutions in which she is paid MANY
high compliments, and which express
regret at her action.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Gift to Minsaps.

Jacksonville feature event at the
meeting of the board of trustees of Mill.
saps College was the acceptance of a
deed of gift by Maj. R. W. Millsaps, one
of the principal promoters of the col.
lege, of valuable property in the city
Of Jackson. This property includes
buildings just completed or nearly COM
pleted in the heart of the business dis
trict, the actual cost of construction of
which was over $150,OO0.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
Keep Up Fertility.

The all-cotton farmer and the all
{ grain farmer must devise some way
90 keep up the fertility of the soil, and
dis can be done in no better manner
than by devoting more acres to the
production OF live stock.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20
PreServatNe Not Needed.

No p~reservative is needed where
milk In kept clean and promptly cool
ID after being drawn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-06-20

and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly I write down these words which
my hand Is ~powerless to stay. love
you-and now l have told you all.
The rest IL with you.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
DRAINAGE MEETING,

There will be a meeting held in
the Commercial Club rooms in this
city Saturday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock, for the purpose of discussing
Feasible plans for the clearing of the
brush and debris and the straighten-
ing OF the bends in the Walnut creek
near this city. This is a question
In which not only every farmer along
tne creek but all the residents of
this city should be interested and it
Is urged that everyone who possibly
can will attend. The creek near this
city has so many short bends and
mas become filled up with drift and
that it Is a rare thing
Wnen 1t does not overflow sometime
during each spring and causes thous-
ands Of dollars worth Of damage and
1t is certainly time that the matter
should be attended to.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21
HAVE MADE GOOD.

Elmer and George Dale were here
from near Hudson a few days last
week on visit with relatives and
friends and to look after business
matters. Both boys have beeh farm
ing near Hudson for several years
and both have more than made good.
Starting out with but little capital
some years ago, except that great
capital of good education, industry
and ambition, they are both now well
enough fixed with this worlds goods
that either could retire if they so
desired. George has a fine half sec
ton of land, together with plenty of
stock and good farming equipment.
Elmer has three fine quarters, lots
of good horses and mules, about one
hundred and fifty head of cattle and
d lOI OF nOgS, over TOUR thousand Du-
Shells of corn in the crib and a little
ready cash in the bank to help out
on a rainy day. Besides farming on
a large scale, he buys and sells a
large amount of stock, handling over
five hundred head of cattle last win
ter and has already made several
shipments this year. Both boys are
graduates of the Great Bend High
School, as are all of the Dale child
rem with but one exception and there
is no doubt but that their education
has been their greatest asset in their
material prosperity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-02-21

The lecture at the High Schoo
Tuesday evening by Lee Francis Ly
berger, under the auspices of thu
lecture course, has been the subject
Of much discussion on the streets OIL
account Of the strong Socialistic ten
denotes evidenced by the speaker
and many Of his hearers say that in
stead of being a general lecture on
the topics of the day, it was nothing
more nor less than the preaching Of
the rankest kind of Socialist doc
trine. Naturally, those of that politi-
cal faith who attended regarded 1t es
being exactly the proper thing, but
the general opinion seems to lie that
1t was altogether out Of place and
not ~ keeping with what the pub
lie has a right to expect from the
lecture course. 1t didn't set well
with the patterns.