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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26
INVESTIGATION on
SOUTHERN FARMS.
Crops Must Be Diversified to
Keep Our Money at Home.
BREEDING HORSES AND MULES
Big Key to Agricultural Reform In the
South ls More Labor-savIns Ma
chInery on the Farm-chlef
Cause of Poverty.
(By q. H. ALFoRD.)

We must diversity our crops and
keep our money at home to build mag
nificent homes, churches. school
houses, and good roads, and to edu-
cate our children and fill our banks
to OVERLOOKING; keep out Of debt and
insist on getting all that we buy at the
lowest price for cash; increase the
fertility of our soils by reducing wash
ing to the minimum, by deep blowing
and turning under vegetable matter, a
rotation of crops, including legumin-
GUS crops, and the addition of barn
yard manure and ground phosphate
rock; plant the most prolific seed In
stead of seed that have run out; use
economic plants, such as iegumes.
and small grains and sorghum for
feed instead of SO much expensive
corn; use commercial fertilizers jul
diciously; drain our lands better; give
our soil better preparation and fire.
quent and shallow cultivation, but the
use Of more horse power Is probably
the most effective remedy for poverty
in the south.
The big key to agricultural reform
in the south is more horse power and
labor-saving implements on the farm
The average farm worker tolls with
small mule or horse, and his total
annual income is only about $14S. In
Iowa, the average farm worker uses
nearly four large horses and produces
$61111 annually, exclusive of stock
An analysis of the different states
show much smaller use of power on
the southern farms than in any Other
section of the country, and conse
quently less use of labor-saving farm
implements and correspondingly lower
capacity of the farmers.
Probably the chief cause of poverty
In the south is the one-horse breaking
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

more than shallow. frivolous girl,
/ honor you for the offer. Joe, but !
wouldn't be true to that better self
you talk about II accepted"
II make no offer, Gloria he plead
ed. I'm begging you to love me. to
become my wife,
She trembled visibly at his words
Yet her resolution was such that she
was not shaken from her purpose. She
did not dare look at him. however, al
she answered:
I'm afraid the love one must beg
for wouldn't be worth having, Joe.
You wouldn't be happy with me. NO
matter where we went you couldn't
forget what happened here. Then
consider me-if you'd ever be absent
minded for a minute, gazing into
space, I'd know you we're thinking OF
Belmont and the opportunities you'd
thrown away because of me. ! couldn't
stand it. I'd always feel that you
were recalling the past and regretting
the present 1t would kill me. NO
Joe, couldn't tx
Wright's proposal had been totally
unexpected by Gloria. Up to the time
he had begun to plead with her to go
away with him, she had maintained
fair control of herself. His generous
offer, as she termed 1t, had pierced
her armor Of reserve and laid bare
her warm, quivering heart.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

plow. The small mule and small
turning pillow is guarantee Of shallow
soil devoid of vegetable matter or
humus. A shallow soil devoid of veg
etable matter means small crops and
poor farmers. The soil should be
deep and full of humus in order to in
crease the storage capacity for water
and thereby enable it to hold enough
water to carry the crop through the
longest drought in the summer
though heavily fertilized. We cannot
pillow deep or turn under the corn and
cotton stalks, oat and pea stubble,
grass and weeds with a one-horse
plow.
Cultivating crops with one-horse
plows and one-horse cultivators Is a
slow process and should not be prac-
ticed unless the land is full of roots
and stumps. This is an age OF labor
saving farm implements, and no farm.
er can afford to walk down each mid
die three or four times at each culti-
walton. The one-row cultivator should
be used by every farmer.
The farmers of the south should
raise the necessary horse power. Mil.
lions Of dollars are leaving the south
each year for the purchase of mules
and horses. Few small farmers can
afford to keep mules and geldings. AT
least half the work stock on southern
farms should be draft mares, actively
engaged in heavy work and mule pro
duction. 1t is great economic waste
not to use one or more draft mares on
every farm.
The man who employs mules OF
geldings in farm operations receives
in return only their labor. Mares EN-
plcyed for farm work, II iptelligently
handled, can do all the work that Is
required and will produce in addition
considerable number of colts, which
rapidly develop into marketable ami
mails, thereby adding to the farm in
come.
1t is generally considered that three
brood mares must be kept to do the
same work that can be done by a pail
Of mules or geldings of equal strength
but the difference in, feed cost II
slight, and the value of the colts pro
duced offsets such difference In feoI
costs. with considerable balance 4
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26
REMEDY: BREED SOUND HORSES.

good grade Of draft mares weighing
fromN l, 200 to 1900 pounds Of fairly
good type.
Draft horse sires must not only have
weight, but they must possess quality.
1t has been found that the heavy quail
ty will perform more work with great
er ease than will the horse of phleg-
matte disposition and temperament.
The draft horse that Is suited for the
south must possess quality. There
must be no tendency to coarseness,
heavy coats of hair, or sluggish dispo-
sition.
The prejudice that exists against
the size of the draft horse is not well
founded The Tennessee experiment
station uses heavy draft Percheron
mares with pronounced success. They
perform heavy work at this station
and at many farms throughout the en-
tire summer of each year beside small
southern-grown horses and mules and
without greater discomfort. Aside
from being in harness every day, the
two mares at the Tennessee station
reared heavy pair Of colts that tho
station refused $500 for when six
months old.
The mule is one Of the most vital
cogs In the industrial, commercial and
agricultural progress Of the south. 1t
is in consequence Of his faithful serv-
ice that the larger part Of corn, rice
and cotton, as we'll as numerous 9th
err crops, are produced and transport
ed to market. The mule is without
| rival for work in the logging camps.
while he excels as beast Of burden
in the railroad camps and for trucking
and for livery purposes in the cities.
He possesses the ability to resist dis,
ease and withstand the strain Of Sc
| we're labor on less and poorer feed
than the horse. In many lines Of
work, and particularly those Just mem
toned, the mule is decidedly superior
| to the horse, and | have NO quarrel
with those who claim mule Is more
economically fed and a more efficient
work animal than horse Of equal
weight. AT the same time. 1t must be
admitted that the mule is without
pride Of ancestry or hope Of postefity
and valueless for any purpose othsl
| than labor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

Pride, Gloria, pride" the man
whispered. TITS pride that's keeping
you from being true to yourself and
true to me-"
Don't speak to me, Joe,' she
sobbed; II can't stand it."
In his heart he yearned with all the
ardor of youth and love to gather her
in his arms and comfort her. Yet he
knew her we'll enough to know that 1t
cnrld not he, -humiliatjon- had
rendered lnpregnable the barrier she
had erected between them. There was
naught he could do but suffer In 81.
lence while she wept.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26
SYNOPSIS.

Gloria Kerr, a motherless girl, who has
spent most OF her life In school, arrives
81 her fathers home In Belmont, Davio
Kerr is the political boss OF the sJWn;
learning of his real character, henuali'
representing the Chicago packers. IS ne,
gotiating with Judge Gilbert, kerr's t GnieI
adviser, for valuable franchise. I i.
fear the opposition of Joe Wright, editor
of the reform paper. Kerr asks the as
eistance of Judge Gilbert In introducing
Gloria to Belmont society. a ana p naehers
franchise and let him have all the graIt
Gloria meets Joe Wright at the Giioerts
1t appears they are on intimate terms
having met previously on a touring party
IN Europe The Gilberts invite Gloria 10
stay with them pending the refurnisnlng
OF the Kerr home. Wright begins ms hsht
against the S,s Tia Belmont
Kerr, through his henchmen; exerts eso
cry influence to hamper Wright IN the
publication OF his paper. GLORIA taxes y, Up p
decide to buy Kerr's paper and ASK the
editor to meet them at Gilbert's ofhce'
Calling at Gilbert's office to solicit 90
and is accepted while waiting to be called
into the conference Wright refuses TO
sell his paper and declares he will ngnt 70 70
q finish The Belmont News appears VIII
q bitter attack on Kerr. Gloria calls
Wright coward and refuses to listen 70
any explanation from him. Broken-heart-
ed Gloria decides to plunge more deeply
into settlement work She calls on SICK
girl of the underworld, named Ella; She
learns for the first time that her father Is
the head of a notorious gang OF poiitlca,
9rafters. Sounds of a conflict are heard
In the room over Elias. Gloria finds
Wright unconscious, a victim of an at
tempted assassination by thugs in the pay
of the political ring. She hides him ~
ELIAS room and defies the thugs, she
awes them by announcing that she is
Kerr's daughter. Ella threatens to give
10 unconsciousness by Gloria. who Their
falls unconscious on Wright's body They
are rescued by DR.. Hayes and his wife
Wright decides to sell his paper ahV
lave Belmont
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

spare. 1t is perfectly clear that when
work done on farm by two geldings
or mules is equally as well done by
three mares at very slight expense
in feed cost. and when such extra
feed cost is offset with balance OF
800 to $3.50 to spare. that 1t Is an
economic waste not to use mares. Tne
man who uses mares and produces
colts adds to his own wealth and 70
that Of the community where he re-
sides.
We must get pure bred draft sires
IL we are to build up our present I'M
dersized stock of mares into good
sized. well-built draft mares for farm
work and colt production. or courSe'
there is splendid opportunity at the
present time for many southern farm
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

letters by using stamps In 1858
Paris tried system that even pro-
yided pillar boxes for the letters,
which were to have billet, price
sol, attached to the letter or parcel.
The experiment met the usual expert
ence of the pioneer--ridicule Mice
were dropped into the letter boxes
and when the letters came to be col
lected it was found that the animals
had made a hearty meal Of them. AS
nobody could be sure OF the fate OF
the parcels, the experiment came TO q
sudden end.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

ers to purchase such draft mares as
are suited to southern conditions, but
we cannot go north and west and buy
such grade draft mares as cheaply as
we can grow them. Furthermore, we
cannot purchase a sufficient number
of draft mares to make much progress
within two or three generations.
The colt from a first-class draft
sire and one of our small mares will
usually weigh from LOO to 1,4OO
pounds. Two or three successive
crosses with pure bred draft sires will
build this understood stock up into a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

part of it. With his characteristic
generosity he wished to relieve her of
the necessity of making explanations.
Il appreciate your coming, Miss
Kerr, from the bottom of my heart I
do, but if-if anything you think you
have to tell causes you pain, I'd rather
far that what you wish to say should
remain unspoken."
That's generous of you, but l
should find 1t harder to maintain 81
lence-because want to be just"
Miss Kerr! There is no occasion
for you to-"
Please, please, don't interrupt me.
It's hard enough as it Is" "a chair he
had brought for Gloria she had re-
fused, and now he sank into it himself,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

pressions and strange oaths such as
are supposed to be used by fish haw-
kers. However, according to the pres
ent lord mayor of London. Sir David
Burnett, Billingsgate as a name for
wild expressions promises. to become
misnomer. Recently he paid sur
prise visit to this market within his
Jurisdiction. and like Haroun AL Ras-
child OF old, he went in disguise; that
is to say he did not go in his mayoral
robes, but wore bowler hat. SO that
he should not be recognized.
During the whole time he was there
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26

he testifies that he never heard pro
fame word. Everywhere, too, when fish
porters came running along with loads
that might have damaged his clothes
they gave the warning cry by your
leave, sir" His lordship came to the
conclusion that the good temper dis
played in the carrying out Of their
arduous labor would have been cred
1t to any body Of men.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-26
SEEMS TO HAVE REFORMED
6iIllngsgate, Once Unfavorably Known
for Bad Language, Given Clean
Bill of Health.

sBilIingsgate" is synonymous for
language that is not exactly of the
type that is heard in polite society
Billingsgate itself is the name OF the
famous fish market in the heart Of
London, England. the biggest fish mar
ket In the world. and Billingsgate Ian
Kualye ID language full Of uncouth ex-
The Washington herald., 1913-06-06

weddings and Commencement.
Place your order with GUIDE for the
flowers and floral decorations 1914 F,
The Washington herald., 1913-06-06
YARD STICK AGAIN USED.
Department Stores Returning I
Old Measuring Method.

Washington department stores are be-
ing encouraged by the ONCE of Weights
and Measures to 60 back to the good old
yardstick for measuring the cloth they
sell. Brass lacks, set in the counter a
yard apart, are permitted. but brass tacks
are not as satisfactory as metal yard
sticks II is pointed out by Col. William
C. Haskell, Superintendent of Weights.
Measures, and Markets.
Many of the stores are installing the
most approved pattern of metal yard
stick. After these have received their
first inspection. it is provided by a recent
order of the Commissioners, they shall
be subject to further inspection at the
discretion of Col Haskell, but no fees
are to be collected for other than the
first inspection.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-06

The Drillery, Only school In the City
Telegraph. and all Civil Service Courses
The Washington herald., 1913-06-06
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Geological Part. Cbev Chase. the Count,
Clubs and Kensingtoo. Cans frum fifteenth sud
New York Avenue every quarter hour
STEAMER Charles Macalester leaves from foot q
Seventh Street Southwest for Mount Vernon hons
and tomb Of Washington. daily. except Sunday, a
10 4 N and 30 p n daily.
Norfolk and Washington steamboat Compsny',
steanes from foot Of Seventh Street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at sSs D. m
To Chevy Chase Lake-Csrs from Fifteenth
Street and New YORK Avenue ever quarter hour.
Marine Band music and dancing every evening.
To Great FaIls-w ashington and Old Dominion
Railroad can e,eJ few minutes from Thirty-dxth
and II streetA
10 Mount Venoo-Washingtcn Utlities Company
can evay hour On tbs hour from 10 q m to 5 d "a.
last car Station. Twelfth Street and Pennsyivani.
Ayenua
~Asta Neflscn" I'm ''The Flirt.n Today
only. virginia. ''Nuf Ced."
The Drillery, Only school In the CITY
teaching Pittman- and Gregg Stenography.
Telegraph. and all Civil Service Courses.
wrappers Protect HolEes' MIX Bread
from Dust or any possible contamination.
You get the ideal of Pure Food in
HOLMES HOMEMADE MILK BREAD.
&c loaf. or q tickets, g. HOLMES
BAKERY. 1U r St Phone So.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-06
ShafYer ArranGes Flowers for All
occasions. Estimates given. 18th & Eye.


Services will be held on the lawn of
the Second Presbyterian Church. Twen-
ty-second Street, between P and q
Streets, during the month of June. Rev.
Andrew r. Bird, the pastor, will preach
a series Of sermons on Might Scenes of
the Bible His topic for next Sunday
will be THE Night of Creation
The Washington herald., 1913-06-06
Democratic Women to Meet.

The District section of the Woman
Democratic League will hold the last
business meeting Of the season this even
ing at Democratic headquarters in the
Riggs Building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-05
DR.. AND MRS. DENNIS
TO VISIT PANAMA
With DR.. John Clark Will Be
Entertained BY DR.. and
Mrs. Herbert Clark.

DR.. and Mrs. David w. Dennis of
West Richmond are sailing ON July IL
for Panama. DR.. Dennis, who is one of
the veteran professors at Earlham,
and Mrs. Dennis are planning quite an
extended stay on the isthmus.
They will leave Richmond, July 8,
for New York. During their three days
stay there they will be joined by DR..
John Clark, of Philadelphia, famous
surgeon and physician, whose birth
place was in Wayne county. The Unit
ed Fruit company liner, "Pastores,"
one of the largest isthmian steamers,
will bear DR.. and Mrs. Dennis to Pana-
ma.
While on the isthmus the Dennises
will be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Her
bert Clark. DR.. Herbert Clark is a
cousin of DR.. John Clark of Philadel-
phia, and has been connected with the
Panama Zone hospital organization as
pathological surgeon for three or four
years. Like his cousin, he is a Wayne
county product having been born at
Economy.
Panama Summer Very Pleasant.
The surprise with which Richmond
people will regard a trip to "a spot
within four or five degrees of the equa-
tor in the height of summer, would be
another kind of amaZement were they
to know the Panamanian summer
weather. Panama, like all other tropi-
cal countries has fh q
wet and the dry. The dry season
comes during the northerners winter
months and is generally quite pleas
ant. The wet season comes during the
summer months and the downpouring
tropical rains aid wonderfully in cool
ing what would otherwise be a very
hot climate. Together with the rains
of the wet season, Panama is blessed
with cool and refreshing trade wind
that blows steadily most of the time
from the northeast. The combination
produces a summer climate that rivals
the boasted comfort of the northern
resorts. -.. '..
Ciarks Visit Here.
DR.. and Mrs. Herbert Clark live in
oho ~ eno "eei oSeifO 6oScIAucHI puu-
galos, high up on the side of Mt. An
con. 1t overlooks Ancon, the zone city,
and Panama City, with the island stud
ded bay and the Pacific ocean in the
distance. Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Leeds,
who were in Panama last winter, were
entertained several times by DIR. and
Mrs. Clark. The Clarks were in Rich
mond last fall for several days visiting
DR.. and Mrs. Dennis.
DR.. and Mrs. Dennis expect to be
gone several months and will spend
most of the time at Panama
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-05
GREAT BATTLE RACES.

ATHENS, Greece, July 5.--Nearly a
quarter of million soldiers are en-.
gagged in terrific battle which is be.
Ing fought between Greek and Bulgar-
ian armies north of Salonika
The battle line extends for one hun
dred miles and dispatches received to,
day from the Greek military headquar.
ters in Salonika stated that the casual
ties were very heavy.
1t was estimated, when these mes
sages were sent that over five thous.
and men had been killed or wounded
There were eighty thousand men in
the army which is opposing a force oy-
er 100000 strong.
Greeks Have Advantage.
The Greeks have the advantage in
location, occupying lofty plateau.
The Bulgarians charged repeatedly up
the she'll swept slopes exhibiting the
utmost gallantry in their efforts to
capture the Greek artillery.
More than $50 heavy guns were
ranged along the eminence and the
most desperate fighting centered
around these batteries. With brilliant
courage the Bulgarians swept up the
sides of the plateau which was soon
covered with dead and wounded
troops. For hours the Bulgar artil-
lery kept up its thunder and even aft
er the Bulgarians had retreated the
cannon were kept flaming toward the
Bulgar lines.
Dispatches from the front said that
the result would be decisive. King
Constantine directed the operations Of
the Greek army from headquarters in
Salonika and 1t was believed here he
would take the field in person if he
saw the day was going against him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-05
Did Not Know of the Fatal
Accident to Her Fiance,
Famous Auto Racer, Until
Told BY Palladium.
Were to Have Been Married
After Knight Quit the Rae
ing Game and Went Into
Business For Self.

Miss Margaret Doyle of Cambridge
fiance, Harry knight, the famous au-
tomobile driver, at Columbus, O., yes
terday, until informed of the tragic de-
tails today by Palladium reporter,
talking to her over the long distance
telephone. knight was killed when his
car was overturned in 200 mile race.
His mechanician was also killed.
Miss Doyle's mother, Mrs. Conway,
first answered the phone. Harry
dead?" she exclaimed in a voice chok-
ed with emotion. She was then asked
if she had not read of the tragedy in
the morning newspapers and she said
that she had not. Mrs.4Conway at first
denied that her daughter had been en-
gagged TO Knight. who won the title OF
Hero OF the Speedway" while driving
a Westcott car in the 500 mile race OF
1911. Margaret and Harry were very
good friends but were not engaged to
be married." continued Mrs. Conway,
and she then called her daughter to
the phone.
Miss Doyle Much Affected.
Miss Doyle appeared to be greatly
affected by the news told her mother
and it was difficult to understand
what she said. Miss Doyle at first also
denied her engagement to knight.
About fifteen minutes later Mrs.
Conway called up the Palladium Of
fee and, after being informed of the
details of Knights tragic death, she
admitted that Miss Doyle and knight
were to marry after knight retired
from the racing game and went into
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-05
1,2OO GALLONS OF
MILK USED DAILY

Between 1000 and 1900 gallons OF
milk are being distributed daily in
Wayne county, according to Dairy In
spector Flock. Ten samples of ice
cream and four samples of milk were
sent to the state chemical laboratories
yesterday by Flock for inspection.
This is the fourth installment of sam
Piles sent to the laboratories this year.
The milk is said to be unusually rich
in butter fat. All dairies are in excel
lent condition as near as can be as
certained Inspector Flock says. The
milk in the various restaurants of
the city will be tested on the next
visit of a state inspector.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-05
A NOVEL EXHIBITION
GIVEN BY ITALIAN

novel exhibition of unique fire
works was witnessed by 450 persons
last night at the home of Frank DI4ar-
vo sos North Fourteenth street. D'Lar.
vo was formerly a fireworks manufac-
turer. in Italy and he made the pieces
displayed last night
One of the feature pieces which he
made was a miniture automobile, the
frame of which was constructed of
wood. When lighted, the clever ar
lights and powders on the etaoinao
rangement of the different colored
lights and powders on the machine
gave the impression that it was run
ming DIarvo also made his own ro-
man candles, wheels, skyrockets, floral
designs and several kinds OF fireworks
which are not commonly seen here.
His collection contained nine differ
ent kinds of display fireworks.
D'Larvo spent three days making
the fireworks and did not complete
them until L o'clock yesterday after
noon He stated that in Italy, he had
made even the powder which was used
to explode the fireworks. The fire
works are used there TO celebrate Ital-
ian victories and holidays and feast
days.
All Bull Moosers" received invita-
tions from D'Larvo. who Is an ardent
Progressive, ---