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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
LARGEST OF OFFICIAL FLAGS
Mammoth Banner Hangs In the Mid
die Of the Post Office Building
at Washington.

II patriotism were measured by the
yards of red, white and blue bunting
made into the form Of the flag of the
nation, the biggest assignment Of 1t
would be found In the post office build
ing at Washington, for here hangs the
biggest official flag that was ever
made, although there are larger unof-
fetal flags. 1t also vas made at the
little fiagshop on the side street. The
building which houses the h~eadquar-
ters Of the postal service and keeps
It's finger on the pulse Of all Uncle
Sans mails, boasts this mammoth
flag.
The great building IL constructed
about a hollow square at the bottom Of
which is the giass-roofed floor space
where the local mail is handled. Above
this rise eight or nine stories of ma
sonry ~inclosing the hollow square. In
the middle Of this hangs the great nag
reaching nearly the height and width
Of 1t. It is solitary and alone, with but
the masonry as q background. It Is
impressive so hung and people come
far to see it, and the idle passerby ts
often brought to attention and stands
In unconscious admiration.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
DOULIM WTf(
MMA&AN

Pekins lay from 100 to ITO eggs
q year.
Forcing for eggs out of season 10
improbable.
Keep the hens nests clean and pro-
vide n for every four hens.
If fowls are compelled to roost in
foul and damp houses 1t causes Ill.
ness.
The earlier the maturity. all other
things being equal, the greater the
profits.
Sell off your old rooster and get q
better one than you ever had Of some
neighbor.
The chick that Is alive ten days
after Matching has most Of its dan.
gers behind 1t.
II a fowl becomes sick, separate it
from the others and doctor it, as the
disease may be contagious.
Laying hens drink q very large
amount Of water If it is clean and
kept constantly before them.
The old rule Of improving the hu-
man race by beginning with the grand
parents applies also to poultry rails
ing.
For Matching purposes take the
eggs from the hens that lay best.
Build up never let the standard
down.
A shef q couple Of feet below the
roosts Is handy to catch the droppings
and handy to clean. And don't forget
to clean It
Breeding stock should be carefully
selected by tho p~oultryman and then
given the best care, plenty Of fresh
air, sunshine and exercise.
A few nails thrown into the drink
Ing pan will give poultry all the iron
they need. but they should not be Al
lowed to remain there Clean The
vessels every DAY,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

full, poetic and educational holiday
with no aftermath Of killed and wound.
ed. There we're professions, Q bal
loon ascension, games, folk dances.
athletic contests, boat races, band con
certs and public f1reworks-but M
f~1recrackers.
One of the professions was a thing
unique In America. Each nationality
in the city was invited to put a float In
line. The Pilgrims were there to rep
resent the old American stock: be.
side them came a huge Viking ship ON
wheels. sent by the Swedes; English
residents put in line 4 float showing
the signing Of Magma Charta; the
Scotch, Queen Mary, escorted by killed
Highlanders; the French Canadians.
Champlain in his boat on the st. Law.
renee; Greeks, Italians and Irish. Ar
menians. Poles and negroes all made
suitable and interesting contributions
to the line. Probably a more unifyins
and citizen making celebration was
never seen In America.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
CAUSES OF MANY FAILURES
Endeavor to Save In Expenses by
cheapenlnu Cost Of Houses and
Space 10 Enumerated.

The Illinois station gives among
the causes Of failure in the poultry
business the following:
Endeavoring to keep too many
fowls where room for one only can
be obtained. that IL saving in ex.
penses by cheapening cost Of houses
and space.
Buying fowls from other farms and
thus bringing disease and lice into
the focks.
Overlooking, the fowls being sup
piled with greater abundance under
the supposition, the more feed the
more eggs.
Cold draughts over the fowls at
night, with a view to supplying fresh
air, when the temperature Is low.
Wasting time with sick fowls in
stead Of destroying all birds that car
not be cured quickly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

ly. 1t must be built up. 1t requires
patience, but when C does come
everything after that Is easy and the
profits are good.
To the man who wishes to enter the
poultry business at a small expense,
I would advise stocking with a dozen
hens Of some good breed. It Is not
we'll to try to do too much until the
beginner has learned how to make q
small flock pay. l have had very
good success in getting eggs from my
hens all the year round. I hatch the
chicks as early as possible in the
spring. The best time to market
chicks is when they weigh about two
pounds and fowls just before melting.
I find 1t profitable to market eggs
where they must be guaranteed fresh.
working up a good trade for the pro
duce at q fair price.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
FIRST STARS AND STRIPES
It Appeared Over the headquarters Of
General Washington at Cam
bridge, Mass.

The stars and stripes first appeared
floating over the headquarters of Gen.
George Washington, on the heights Of
Cambridge. near Boston, on January 2.
1776. This is q fact which is not u.s.
ually impressed upon the minds of the
children in u public schools. With
that fact the children Chould also be
impressed with the coordinate and
correlative fact that the flag was made
originally under the direction and un.
der the military orders Of George
Washington; and that It contained in
every fold the personal defiance OF
British rule by George Washington
himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04


there were 5,307 victims Of their own
or another's carelessness. Last year
161 cities made a point Of holding
sane celebrations, but there remains
over LOO cities Of 5000 population
that have not embraced the reform.
It is hoped that this year many other
cities and villages will fall in line.
Besides the gain In Kidding the day
of fires and accidents, the sane meth
cd of observance has given a larger
amount of pleasure to the public and
in many localities has been historical
ly instructive as we'll. In New York
city many large celebrations are
planned for different centers which
will include parades, ~pageants, histor-
ical tableaux, music and speeches by
well known men on events and people
connected with our national history.
Beside the celebrations, devised for
our English-speaking residents, there
will be special festivals and celebra-
lions in the Italian. Hungarian, 30.
hemian and Jewish sections Of the
city where our more newly arrived cit.
izens will hear the history Of their
adopted land explained in their OWE
tongue and illustrated by stereopticon
views or tableaux.
An example Of this kind Of celebra.
ton was set two years ago in Spring.
field, Mass, at the instance Of the set.
Element workers of that city. It re.
quirsd, to be sure, some time and
thought, but the result was a beauti'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
HIGH TIDE Of WAR.
BATTLE or GETTYSBURG WAS
TURNING POINT OF GREAT
CIVIL CONFLICT.
BOTH SIDES FOUGHT BRAvELY
Three Days OF Fighting That Resulted
In Total Losses Of Over $4,000 and
Put Confederate Forces on the
Defensive.

Bravely fought by two great armies
OF Americans, bravely won by the Fed.
erals and bravely lost by the Confed-
crates the battle OF Gettysburg proved
" be the turning p0lnt OF the Civil
war. Before that the victories OF the
south were frequent and It's armies
were aggressive. After the bloody
battle OF July l, 2 and 3. 1863, the
forces OF the Confoderacy were gen.
orally on the defensive. Lees inva-
sion OF the north, undertaken In the
hope that 1t would bring foreign aid
to the southern cause. was brought to
a sudden and disastrous end.
General Lees army at Gettysburg
numbered approximately $4,000, while
the Federal forces. under command of
Gen. George g. Meade. aggregated
about $4,000 officers and men. Lees
corps commanders were Generals
Longstreet, Ewell and A. p. Hin. Com.
manders OF the Union corps were Gen.
erals John +. Reynolds. w. S. Han
cock, ID, II. Sickles, Sykes. Sedgwick,
o. O. Howard and Slocum.
Reynolds, sent ahead to feel out the
enemy, arrived at Gettysburg the eve
Ming OF June 81, and In the fighting
which began early the next day. was
Killed. Gen, Abner Doubleday, who
succeeded him, was forced back to
Seminary Ridge, otter hard fighting.
and then had to abandon that posi-.
tion, so that the first day of the bat
tie was IN reality q Confederate vic
tory. That night Meade ordered the
entire Union army to Gettysburg, and
BY next morning the two armies were
confronting each other along a ten.
mile line OF battle.
Lee ordered Longstreet to turn the
lett flank Of the Federal army by TAX
ing Little Round Toy. but Sickles de
Tended that position so s~tubbornly
that Longstreet's movement was
checked, Peach Orchard. Cemetery
Hill, Culp's Hill and The Devils Der
were the scenes Of desperate fighting
and Little Round TOP was saved t
the Federals by the arrival of a brig
ede under General Weed, His mel
dragged the guns OF a battery to thu
summit by hand.
The third day opened with a won
deriul artillery duel. the greatest o
the entire war. and then came Pick
ett's charge, which has gone into his
tory as one OF the most heroic as
saults of all time. The men o
Pickett's division formed in brigad,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
Guard Against Bores.

Lord Rothschild's father, Baron Ma.
than, guarded himself against time
MASTERS by allowing no chairs in his
private room In the city save the one
occupied by himself. From a passage
In the "Reminiscences Of Charles
Gavard," who was for many years first
secretary at the French embassy in
London, 1t appears that this precau.
ton did not always prove effective.
Gayard frequently had occasion to
visit St. Swithins lane In connection
with the payment OF the Indemnity eXl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

Some look so good that you would will
lingly spend your last dime for one,
but after the match you go outdoors
to air your clothing and your opinions.
Another time you pick one with a home.
~ exterior and 1t radiates such peace
and contentment that you wouldn't ex.
change the brand for a million. After
all. much lies with the choossr. Some
prefer them slender and some prefer
them fat: some like them mild and
some like them strong. Still others
go much OF shape. forgetting tina:
| shape Is only nodded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

there vas nothing left for Lee to
do but get back into Virginia.
Gettysburg cost the Union army the
lives of a number Of generals. and the
loss Of nearly $4,000 men. On the
Confederate side Ave generals were
killed and nearly 10000 men killed or
wounded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

columns, move dsteadily across open
fields which were swept by such q
storm Of shrapnel and rifle fire as had
never before been seen, and though
they fell like grain before the reap.
ers, some Of them reaching the Union
lines, only to be speedily overcome.
That ended the mighty battle, and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
EARM 7
START IN POULTRY BUSINESS
initial Step Should Be TO Detsnmhns
on Breed Of Fowls Adapted to
Ones Locality.

The first thing to do in taking up
poultry as q business IL to find some
breed adapted to the locality. then
stock up with that breed and study 1t,
says the Poultry Journal. Personal
ity enters into the success Of the poul-
try industry to q large extent. A man
must be good-natured. for n thing.
and willing to give his time and pa
tience to detail work. For these rea-
Sons a man who takes up this bust-
hest for pleasure often succeeds much
better than the man who goes into
It for purely the money 1t brings him.
Success In this business comes slow
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
Cigars.

Cigars are like women. Many times
you can't tell by the wrapper what the
filler is. They are Of many kinds,
sizes and shapes, and when on display
in their rainbow ralment few sights SC
tickle the eyes or furry the faneies
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

acted after the Franco-German war.
AS his business was often complicated
he declined to hurry owe It, and used
to find as comfortable a seat as he
could on the baron's writing table
London Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

Having a spirited horse and taking
your wife and children out riding
where the automobiles are thick ia
n Of the poorest ways In which to
celebrate tho nations natal day
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04

Rehgiously preserved in independence Hall, Philadelphia, is the Lib
erty Bell which rang to celebrate the adoption Of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence on July 4, 1776. 1t was brought from England in 1852 and the
next year was recast with the words Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the
Land, and Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof inscribed on it, For many
years it was rug annually or the Fourth of July but in 1885, while being
toIed in memory of Chief Justice Marshall it was broken. Liberty Bell in
past years has been saken to many cities for exhibition, but Of late this
practice has been abandoned in order that it may be preserved.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
Celebrated Judictoualv.

CsIebrated JudIeiously.
Some Of the greatest men this coun.
try has ever produced succeeded In
retaining all their fingers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-04
HOW TO CELEBRATE
Many Cities Join Movement for
Sane Fourth Of July.
Casualty Lists Have Been Greatly Re-
duced-Flne Example Of Proper
Observance Set by Spring
field, Mass.

REPORT published by the
Russell Sage Foundation on
How the Fourth Was Gel
ebrated in 1911" gives con-
elusive proof that the
movement inaugurated in
many cities for a sane and
safe observance of the day
resulted In reducing the
death roll. The number Of
casualties by fire and acci-
dent was 1903. In 1909
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09

deed, ceased to blink when confronted by
a sunbeam. At night even she lit her
lamp and sat in the parlor. She had
somehow ceased 10 fear the eyes OF be-
holders. 1t was signally pleasant to hear
footsteps. and voices and laughter. Be
sides she had ~ fern to watch.
One day Mrs. Crane came over 4
never saw anything grow as your fern
ball does" she declared. 1t beats mine
Wouldn't you like q geranium or two for
your back parlor windows. Miss Lois?
You can have some OF mine as well as
not"
Miss Lois took the geraniums. They.
too. needed sunshine. so the back parlor
windows were opened.
1t was spring now. and the drab house
began to look rather attractive with us
open windows. the fern bail and the
geraniums. Mrs. Crane ran In frequently.
She and Lois were becoming good friends.
Other women came. too TX did not make
Miss Lois tremble now TO hear her door
bell ring. She had put away her books
and was buying flower seeds ana garden
tools. She had lost a good many years.
somehow. and looked bright and happy.
Life seems just opening up Tor me,
she said to Mrs. Crane; 'seems Ike m
not contented IL I'm not out OF doors or
having somebody to talk 70. m nnuins
that real people are lots more interesting
than book folks. And do you Know tnas
fern ball started 1t al. ] was good
deal like 1t to begin with-dried up ana
kind of dead-appearing. But as soon as
got LIGHT and air enough ! began TO
grow" She laughed tenderly. 'Oh, tnaI
fern bali taught me a great lesson! !
wish I knew who sent II 10 me. Ia IKE
to thank that wise person.
The corners OF Mrs. Cranes mouth
twitched curiously. Maybe you'll hnd
out some time who sent II; she SAID mis-
rant she was a good friend OF yours
(THE ENID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09
THE EVENING STORY.
Open Windows.
Copyright. 1918. by W. werner.)


A trickle OF gray light came in between
the Stats OF the closed blinds upon the
book Miss Lois was reading. The book
was full of love and adventure. Miss
Lois wore glasses because the house was
so dark that she could not see without
them.
1t was very dark indeed on this thaw-
Ing, misty winter afternoon. Every shut
ter was closed and curtained: the carpet
was dark. the furniture dark and old.
tho wall paper was dark, and dark even
was Miss Lois herself, sitting there In
her tidy black cashmere
Miss Lois was wan. fragile and very
timid. Whenever she went out into the
strong daylight she blinked Ike an owl.
II any one spoke to her she started and
flushed. She was as shy as any untamed
creature OF the woods, yet she had lived
in Westmore all her life long and should
nave known everybody. She had lived
IN her little drab house alone so long
that she had acquired the habit OF soil
tude. There We're neighbours. but she " a.
not nefghborly. No one ever came into
her house. She sat at home and read
read-read. And when her eyes ached
un6earably she knit afghRns.
The days We're long for Miss Lois. Her
books We're her only diversion. Whatever
real lie she had she got out or her
books. Whatever OF love and hope and
Joy she knew she found in them also.
Miss Lois was not altogether to blame
Tor being what she was and living as
She did. Her mother had been q cripple
and an invalid for many dreary years.
Her condition had made her unhappy
and peevish and had embittered her
against the happier world she saw
through her windows. Lois had been the
one thing left to her. and she had loved
her with cruel jealousy. She had wanted
her all for herself. In consequence she
had even denied the girl friends. BY the
time her mother died she had become
afraid of the world
Yet Miss Lois was not content
She ached with vague unrest. Now
as she read she sighed often. And at
last, lifting her eyes from the book, she
peeped out between the stats at the house
next door. 1t was a gay-looking house
even on that day. Its yellow paint was
revealed radiantly against the thinning,
grayish snow; the windows were frankly
uncurtained, giving glimpses Of coy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09

wall through which any passer-by could
look I'm and see her. Absolute privacy
was a thing OF the past for her In that
case. Yet Miss Lois had already begun
TO love the plant and wished the best for
It,
The second day after she received the
fern ball she opened the blinds OF her sun
and parted the curtains. Then she hung
up the fern ball Within a week IL began
to show signs OF life. The second week
Miss Lois left her books and the seclu-
sion OF the back parlor and moved into
the front room. The third week the fern
ball became astonishingly active and fair
ly radiated greenness. That week Miss
Lois opened the two remaining windows
and let the Sun have its viii with her
carpet and wall paper. BY this time
Miss Lois had begun 10 like the light 90
day as well as the fern did. She had in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09
PASTORS ON BEER WAGON
ARE ATTACKED BY MOB
Ministers as Deputs 'heriffs Rough
ly Treated in Raid on Hotels
at Newpaltz, N. Y.

KINGSTON, n. Y. July 9.-Rey. Ed
ward Sorneille, rector OF the Newpalts
AZ. e. Church, and Rev. william Trim
gle. a Baptist minister. connected WIKI
the Citizens League OF Ulster county,
who are both deputy sherins. were at
tackled by Q mob last night while re-
moving a wagon load OF liquor that
they were holding as evidence In con-
nection with raids they made SUNDAY
on three hotels at Newpaltz. seventeen
miles back in the mountains.
The ministers, perched on top Of cases
of beer were passing through the prin-
cipal section OF Newpaltz when at
tackled Sunday they had obtalneo
much evidence, but yesterday returneo
for more. The townspeople In the sec
Gated were much disgruntled and
showed by their attitude that they
were bent on making trouble. But the
ministers calmly kept TO work piilnE
up the cases OF beer.
Police Came to Rescue.
The mob following the wagon finally
made a violent onslaught and stale
eggs were thrown first. then stones and
bricks. Then the harness was cut and
the nuts taken from the axles. The
ministers neid their OWL ho"csoi, a"1
were fighting bravely when Sergt. Mar
shall and five mounted patrolmen OF the
Aqueduct police galloped TO their res
cue.
This attack was not the worst blow
to the ministers. however. for they
learned when reaching their homes that
Sheriff Mclaughlin, who had not been
consulted when the raids were made
Sunday, had revoked their appoint
ments as deputies. Ii is said dele
CATION intends going to Albany to lay
matters before Gov. Sulzer
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
ADAM a. wnsCHLER. ACCTIoNEER.

ADAM a WESCHLER, AGCTIONEER-
TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK DWELLING NO.
Ss STkEkP sM ibr WITH pp, gKiG hw fTh
lNGs Nos; eo9 Gil AND 6ls d STREET
s,x, B hvs 6WE IM6 n saE e %wk xk
INGs Nos. $40 AND s12 VIRGINIA AVE.
sW; Also FRAME pWELILNS : or7 z,
LOTS ~ SIXTH sTREET BETwEEx 9
gTREET AND VIRGIN LAY, AYE S Prr ER ! n
sW ASD BRICK bwELLiSs 30. =: p
aoSsEs n s- REAR. WIN l"o 0 \
BY virtue Of decree Of the Supreme r Court
Cause No. 1892 we. the undersigned trustees.
win sell at public auction in front Of the re,
DAY Of p' IrLY &p 1sis the tsioTins de-
scrtbed real estate situate in the city Of wash
AT maLFP :. f" FoTR O'Clock PM.
lot numbered ffty-one l5n in square n1 numbered
Sy house 30 a sos sfeef Also
AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM,
Tho west forty seven 4.b fee front OF lot
% and y a % on,ss in On
virginia avenue and in part p street south,
west. located between 9Th and 7th streets. and
avenue and 500. GIL and ela street south
vest. to be sold separately, or ,,ux
AID. 1913; At HALFPAsT FOUR
hundred and forty seven tsi7,. lot sixteen ds'.
being improved by house No 127 9Th street
southeast. remainder unimproved.
At FIVE O'CLOCK PM.
Sublot numbered seven G0 In square numbered
SIX hundred and thirty-eight t63sl. improved
by house No. 40 1st street southwest.
AT QUARTER-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK PM.
Part Of lot numbered eleven (1D in square NUM-
bered ave hundred and thirty-fve I535l i'm
proved b. house No 346 street southwest.
AT HALF PAST FIVE O'CLOCK Pm.
Lot lettered B in square numbered five hundred
and thirty five $3.50, improved BY house No. SAT
n street southwest. and two houses fronting on
the alley in the rear OF said lot.
Terms of sale: On each parcel one-thifd OF
the purchase money 10 be paid In cash. and the
balance IN two equal fnsta lnents payable IN
one and two years. with interest at SIX per
centum per annum. payable semi annually. from
day OF sale. secured By deed Of trust upon the
property sold. all cash. at the option OF the
purchaser. A deposit Of 800 each parcel viii
be required OF the purchaser at the time Of
sale. All conveyancing. recording and notarial
fees at the cost OF the purchaser. Terms Of
sale to be complied WITH within fifteen days
from day OF sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property at the risk and
cost of the defaulting purchaser. after five days
advertisement OF such resale in some newspaper
published In the c!ty Of Washington. n. c.
DANIEL W. O'DONOGH HUE.
412 9Th st. NV.
MICHAEL J. KEANE.
Central building.
te2S-t&de eSr Trustees.