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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Whenever You Need q General To,;e
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteles,
chill Tonic is equally valuable as 1
General Tonic because it contains the
veil known tonic properties OF OUINryE,
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver nr;.a1
out Malaria. Enriches the blood ~
6niios up IT, Whole System. so cents
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26

McComb City.-The Illinois Central
has put all car re~pairers. painters and
carpenters On nine hours per day,
having been working only eight hours
for about one year
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Ante. eeIIum Home Burns.

The %ante-bellum home, two miles
south of Gunnison, known as the
Stokes place, burned to the ground.
The home mad been owned by J. NJ.
Kirk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
To Hold Maneuvers.

Adjt.-Gen. Erie c. Scales is now
making active preparations for the an
nual encampment and biennial joint
state militia and regular army Ia
neuvers to be held in Natchez from
July 81 to August 10. Capt. s. P. Wal
ker left for Natchez to make q map
Of the camp site, a tract of 400 acres
at Duncan park, a mile and a half
from Natchez. This map will be for
warded to the war department in
Washington for approval.
The acknowledgement soon will adj
vertise for bids on camp supplies. 1t
is estimated that at least 5000 pounds
of fresh meat will have to be bought,
also 1900 pounds of bacon, 5000
pounds of fresh bread. 10000 pounds
of potatoes, 1000 pounds Of sugar, 400
pounds of soap, 400 bushels of oats,
and also many other items.
Adjt.-Gen. Scales will leave on July
l to erect the camp and get every
thing in readiness for the arrival and
use. of the troops. He will be in charge
until the troops arrive, when Col. Mich
olson of the Second cavalry, United
States army, will assume supreme
command.
The war department has designated
Company C, Tw~enty-ninth infantry,
stationed at Fort Niagara, N. Y, as
the regular army troop to go to the
encampment. participate in the ma
neuvers and instruct the National
Guardsmen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Conference Closes.

The cloing service Of the North Mis-
sissippi Woman's Missionary Society
conference Monday consisted OF the
report of the committee and planning
for he advance of the work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Had Parents Guessing.

What do you mean when you say
he was born a dfplomat?"
well when he was a week old his
parents q%uarreled about which he
loved best"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Hard 20 Please.

"Wombat says we have no really
great heroes today"
Whats the matter with him."
He's casting about for a name for
a scent cigar"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Piles Cured In 6 to IL DAYS

Your druggist will refund money il PAzo
OINTMENT Ails 70 cure any case Of Itching.
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to II DAYS.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26

OF the ATT women doctors In Ing.
land. the greater majority are mar.
ried.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Powers Returns.

Powers Returns
State Superintendent Of Education
J. N. Powers returned from Fayette,
Ark, where he delivered the COM
mencement address at the University
| of Arkansas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26

It's easier to induce a man to &C.
cept q favor than take a joke.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
state Board Meets

The state board of health met in the
rooms of that body and considerable
business was be transacted. Among
other things was the preparation for
holding the semi-annual examination
of applicants for license to practice
medicine in Mississippi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Clayton Resigns.

Prof. E. P. Clayton of Tupelo, coun-
ty superintendent of education of Lee
county, sent his resignation to Gov.
Brewer, effective July LIST, and Gov.
Brewer Immediately appointed Prof.
T. NJ. Milen, superintendent of city
schools of Tupelo to succeed him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
SHAKE INTO yOUr SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, the Antiseptic powder for Tired,
Tender. swollen. nervous feet. Gives rest and
comfort. Makes dancing q delight. Sold every here,
sSc. Don't accept any substitute. For ERBH sam
pie, address Allen 8. Olmsted, La Roy, N. Y. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
JUDGES OF HIGHER TRIBUNAL
SOON TO ENJOY MUCH
NEEDED REST.
VACATION TO START JULY 10
According to Statutes the Supreme
Court Must Sit Nine Months il
Docket IL Heavy-Consuit
During Vacation.


The vacation period of the Missis.
sippi supreme court will begin on July
10 and continue to Oct. II, and no
opinions will be handed down during
those three months.
The last batch of decisions to be
given by the supreme court at this
term will be on Monday, July Is. 1t
is probable that on Monday, Oct. II,
a list of opinions will be handed down,
as 1t is highly probable that the judges
will consult on many cases during the
vacation period.
According to the statutes the SUI
preme court must sit nine months in
the year il the docket Is SO heavy as
to demand 1t. 1t Is we'll known that
the Mississippi supreme court docket
fairly groans beneath its burden Of
appeals from the lower courts. Last
year the three judges consulted fire.
quently during their vacation, espe-
cially towards the end, and were ready
with a long list of opinions when the
supreme court r%econvened in October.
Oil Trust Liable.
The Mississippi supreme court has
handed down a decision unfolding
Chancellor Sam Whitman of the Lau-
derdale chancery court, In overruling
demurrers to the states bill of com
plant against the Standard Oil com
pany of Kentucky, Standard Or com
pany of New Jersey, Standard Oil
company of Louisiana. and the Galena
Signal Oil company, in which 1t was
alleged the companies were violating
the antitrust laws of Mississippi and
were trying to create a monopoly in
this state. The suit claimed more than
$4,000, 900 fines on behalf Of the state.
According to this decision the case
must now go back to the chancery
court Of Lauderdale county for trial
on questions of fact.
The supreme court gives the de-
PENDANT concerns sixty days in which
to answer the bills of complaint or file
pleadings. Several weeks ago the SUI
preme court held that the first bill, of
complaint filed by the state, which
was against only the Standard Oil
company of Kentucky, failed to state
cause Of action because OF the fail
ure to allege that the sales made on
the same day In different localities at
different prices were made for the pur-
pose Of destroying competition.
The state then filed another bill OF
complaint making the other companies
defendants.
By It's decision the supreme court
holds that the case as made out by the
state in it's bill Of complaint is n
that should go to trial under the stat
utes Of Mississippi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Rounds Up Records.

-
DR.. Dunbar Rowland, director of the
department Of archives and history of
Mississippi, Is in Washington, d. c., to
secure transcripts of the old Confed-
crate war records on file there to COM
plete the collection in his department.
DR.. Rowland has made arrange
ments with the war department in
Washington to secure these tran
scripts, and have them brought to the
capital of Mississippi, to go into the
archives here. The transcripts will
be of records so far missing in the
collection, records that will form con-
Meeting links between the ones al
ready on hand and those that have
for 80 long a time been missing.
DR.. Rowland is very hopeful that at
the next session of the legislature the
lawmakers will make an appropriation
to defray the expenses of publishing
all these old records in book or pam
phlet form, so they can be easily OBJ
tanned by any one who might want
them. As it Is now, those interested
in looking them over go to the histor-
ical department, and old records fire.
quently handled are liable to become
torn.
The records of which DR.. Rowland
will secure transcripts in Washington
include the rosters Of many Missis-
sippi troops which served during the
civil war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
WeevlI Picking compuIsorv.

WeeviI Picking Compulsory.
Heat showers" have been some.
what general I've a good portion Of
the state during the past few days.
The rainfall has been very scattered
however, and in no instance has ex.
ceeded three-quarters of an inch dur
ing a 24-hour period.
Many communities are still com
planning Of drouth conditions, having
been without rainfall for several
weeks. In the delta communities,
where there has been no rain, both
cotton and corn are holding up fairly
well, but in the hill counties both of
those crops are beginning to show the
serious effects of the drouth.
Cotton blooms have been reported
from several sections during the past
week. The cotton crop, as a rule, is
clean and we'll worked, and the picking
of weevils from the young plant Is
quite general. There is much diversity
of opinion as to the effect the heat
wave is having on this insect pest.
Some claim that many thousands of
weevils are being killed each day by
the high temperature, while others are
of the opinion that the weevils are
standing the heat much better than
human beings, and have not been eff
flicted with a heavy mortality by the
bubbling mercury.
The cotton crop Is undoubtedly
standing the hot weather much better
than the corn crop. A series of heavy
showers would be of vast benefit to
the later staple, and add many thou
sands Of bushels to the yield in each
community. The corn stands are now
at a critical period of their growth
where plenty Of moisture Ia needed
for filling out the a
Farmers are making the picking Of
weevils by negro tenants compulsory,
and frequent reports are received of
negroes being ordered to move out
who have failed or refused to pick the
weevils from their cotton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

half model helped him to greater nicely
in this work.
Drawings are good enough up to a
certain point To guide the technical
mind. but experts don't always agree.
The old saying about seeing and believ-
ing still holds good. and by means of the
model the critical fighting officer and
the no less eNaciing naval constructor
can get together and arrive at a happy
solution of their differences of opinion.
The nation gets the benefit in the form
vi lar more formidable craft.
After the models have served their
purpose so far as their essentially tech
nical points are concerned they are
turned back to the artisans of the model
factory for completion in that nicely Of
detail that is the cause of wonder To the
admiring layman. II takes good deal
less time to fashion "A miniature dread
nought than it does to build and finish
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

boy OF to-day. who drives an automobile
and longs for an aeroplane. Conditions
have changed. Whether for the better
or not. the schools must meet them.
Facts, not theories. must be considered"
All true enough.
1t seems a pity that such things as
thcs dansants. beauty choruses and joy
rides should be the main subjects Of
thought for so many well tn do young
sters. yet they are in thousands Of
instances. and present day parents and
modern customs are largely responsible
for the situation.
Many fathers feel that they are doing
what IL best for their sons in sending
them to expensive civilian preparatory
schools and allowing them an abunda nee
OF spending money to use as they like.
Such fathers often rely wholly on the
schools OF this class for the bringing up
of their sons, especially when the
mothers are given To attending after
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

noon auction parties. lectures on the
conditions in India. street cleaning dis
cussions. equal franchise meetings and
other functions for the bctterment of
all except those for whom they the
mothers) are directly responsible.
When n boy reaches the age Of IS
or II. unless he is an unusual boy, his
future training should he carefully con-
sidcred and his course laid out for
him.
Unfortunately there are too many
exceptional boys-too many sons who
couldn't go wrong IL they wanted to,
that Is in the eyes Of their parents.
Consequently they are INDUCED and
pampered, their every wish Is gratified
at the expense OF discipline. with the
result that they grow up totally incom-
petent to care for themselves. They
think Of little but their pleasures in life,
the theatre. their automobiles. clothes,
tango teas and turkey trot parties. They
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
Evolution in Naval
Architecture From the
Cruisers of the White
Squadron to Modern
Dreadnoughts Shown
in Toy Ships

the paint work upon the regular fight.
ing ship. He carries this matter Of
accuracy 50 far that the lines he draws
upon the deck representing the plank
ing are faithful in every particular %
the seams of the full sized decks Every
Joint IL reproduced. even to tn" intnroi
in which the planks are not,-icd vh.n
reaching the strakcs that run around
turret bases or the rail.
When his work is done ami . j.
something to gladden. the eye. ta.u 'h.
model goes To the jcwcllcr-md,h ,..s..
who have been building turr"rs. guns.
searchlights boat cranes, sigma ..t',
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
The complete model Of the dreadnoughs New York and

its big relative. but just the same
months are needed and the best work.
manship is required to complete the
task. Perhaps task" is not quite the
word to use. because the craftsmen at
the mode factory in the navy yard at
Washington are artists in way and
thoroughly absorbed in the products of
their skill.
Wood working is only the basic craft
involved The cunning Of the watch
maker Is most in demand. for the major
part of the various features are formed
Of metal. and these are wrought with
the utmost care.
There are scarcely more than a half
dozen artisans in the ship model fac
tory. They are men who have become
expert by long practice and association
with the requirements of this particular
department of model making. For years
all the small boats were made by one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

old fellow. and day after day. month In
and month out, he virtually carved
these toys.
He had been a small boat builder and
knew just how well shaped cutter or
whaleboat should look. and to this
knowledge he coupled the cunning Of
the traditional Yankee wh1etler. With
few tools besides his keen and trusty
jack knife he worked away smilngiy
as he turned the blocks Of wood into
little boats with al Of their regulation
outfit. He represented the last of his
kind that could feel the possibilities of
n ships lines.
+ You don't have to he 81 technical
turn Of mind to realize that these So
called toy ships would scarcely serve
their purpose II one and all Of them
were not made to "A single scale That
Is. IA foot in the big craft is represented
by quarter OF an inch in the model,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

classes until they return home for va =
cation or for other reasons. 1t insist $
that its regulations shall he lived Sip Ia
tn the letter and deals severely with
students who wilfuly break them.
1t creates "A spirit Of honor. industry
obedience and particularly respect for
the flag. Its motto is "DiSCiplinc prop
crly applied" 1t fosters hcalthful
sports and demands that its students
shall take the requisite amount Of daily
exercise. 1t encourages those who show
aptitude In art and music or other COM
mendablc spccialties, and it holds meet
ings AZ regular intervals when the po-
litcal and financial topics ~ the day
may he openly discussed
All this can he and is accomplished
without sighting in the least the aca-
demic work of students. Its daily rou-
tine is 50 Systematically laid out chat it's
students become automatically PROMPT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

and the model maker cuts near to this
line before joining the various layers.
When this Is done he works away the
surplus material until he is right upon
each line. when only sandpapering is
necessary to give to the curves their
ultimate finish. This is done with n
touch that might properly be called
loving, for there Is IA CLEAN of pleasure
in the craftsman's eye.
Next he adds the projecting sponsors
and other external features that cannot
we'll he fashioned as integral parts Of
he hull. So too he designs portions
Of the superstructurc. and AT this stage
he turns the hull over to the painter.
Here Is another artist. and one
equally particulaSahou, details. II is
his duty to color the underwater body,
the huh ahoveboard, the decks and
every other feature to correspond with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

keep late hours. often imblhe too fire.
quently and inhale too much ozone Of
the white light district. Mentally and
physically they are often in bad way
before they realize II.
Fortunately the majority do not reach
such an extreme, possibly because Of the
financial strain which their fathers are
unable to bear, probably because the
boys themselves put on the brakes be-
fore il is too late. In any event even
those who by their own efforts check
themselves in time find that their early
lives Of comparative leisure and lack Of
discipline have laid but poor founda-
tons on which to build energetic. eff
cient careers.
An almost certain preventive Of false
starts in the lives Of boys seems to have
been wofully overlooked or knowingly
passed by. otherwise there would he
more institutions of the kind concerned
throughout the land.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

and this standard has fortunately pre-
vailed since the models of the first Of
our new navy were made. Thus the
miniature battle craft among them
selves show the same difference In size
To be found in their counterparts in the
real fleet
The hulls Of the models are made Of
wood that has been seasoned for years.
This Is The finest Of white pine and q
veritable delight to the woodworker.
The models are not made Of single
piece but of numerous panks carefully
planed and glued together under pres
sure, each plank being selected with a
critical eye.
Before these planks are bound together
each Of them has marked upon its
upper surface the shape Of the ship. as
ii would be II the vessel were sliced
lengthwSse at that level above the keel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

obedcnt and cheerful under d>cii' 10.
There are several such schools In '."
United states. one of which Is -, a.
nous Culver Military Academy - '..-
yer. Ind. Before going into dcti.- Is
only fair to the institution t. say '.s' f.
Is not conducted for profit and j. . . .
way a commercial affair. 1t Wa 't.'.... 3
in 1884 by the late Henry lIarr -.' '.'-
v~r of st. Louis and since his d.a'' .t~
been supported by his sons a. Il 'ut.'.~
OF sentiment, they Wishing t. mah. w. p
great monument To the Nom Yrt .
their father. They have never ta... O.
dollar OF profit from the institute, .H'
have contributed to 1t generous rHi
In consequence the school now 20 .~'-
Of having the most complete PLAN '-
kind in the country.
Beautifully laid out IN Lake " ' .-
kuCkcc. the reservation CuUtH o. -
Continued on Sirh PnG'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

~ EtHAIS you don't know II, but
~ Uncle Sam runs a toy factory
i that devotes all its time to turn
ing out miniature ships. models
OF the various craft which constitute our
battle line. In the halls of the Navy
Department at Washington and in the
Office Of the Secretary these models are
to be found in growing numbers year
by year. and the day will come when the
public will awaken To their historical
value Possibly then they will Ice ar
ranged somewhere. perhaps in the Ma
tional Museum. after the fashion fol-
lowed at the Louvre in Paris and the
South kensington Museum in London.
So that the casual sightsecr can see at
a glance just how rapid has been the
evolution in naval architecture since We
broke away from our floating bulwarks
of wood and turned To walls of steel tn
safeguard the nation from an oversee
foe.
In the days gone by. a half model of
every ship was made for the naval con-
structor that he might get better
idea OF the hull he had planned and
feel with sympathetic fingers the sweet
ness Of the lines that made for speed
and seaworthiness.
When the new navy was born the half
model became more necessary than ever
because upon its moulded body was
drawn every plate Of the outer hull
and by these areas were determined
the shape and size of every part Of
that metallic skin before the big
elements Of the steel shell were rolled
and cut So too the draughtsman COM
puted many Of his weights. The era Of
steel was also period Of scientific
planning and precision counted more
than it did in the old days Of wooden
craft. The naval architect was more
eXacting as to how he apportioned the
pounds OF material allowed him and the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
ny BURGOYNE HAMILTON.

- LOSE observation Of preparatory
school boys Of to-day leads TO
~ two conclusions:
First. that many give little
serious thought to their future careers
except as regards the frivolous side.
Secondly. that most preparatory
school boys need discipline of a nature
now used with only a small minority of
those Of the so-called upper classes.
The yearly catalogue of a prominent
American school says among its intro
ductory remarks, The conditions under
which our boys are now growing up are
SO vastly different from those Of a
generation ago that old methods of edu-
cation have been found largely ineffec-
tive in reaching the. pupil and in holding
his interest. The training that was effeC-
tive with the boy who spun tops and
few kites cannot hold the interest Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
Skilled Craftsmen at
Work on Little Mod
els, Perfect in Detail,
Which Present a
Graphic History of the
New Navy

~ EitHAIS you don't know 1t. but
- Uncle Sam runs toy factory
i that devotes all its time to turn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-01

form of the season. Hendrix, John
son and LANCE are all capable of cop
ing with anything displayed in the
Federal League, and some assistance
can be expected from Fisk, Watson
and Prendergast. MCGUIRE does not
seem to be ready for regular duty.
Farrell has made second base one
of the strongest positions on the
team. The little fellow has begun to
hit, his wallOps being timely. He. is
one player developed on the North
Side, and will be a big help when the
1915 season opens. Johnny was
novice at the start of the present
campaign, but now takes rank with
Otto Knabe and other star keystOn-
ers of the game.
Fielder Jones was loudly applaud
ed, received some presents and should
have enjoyed himself. But his team
was licked twice. And to a man of
Jones temperament that killed the
pleasure. 1t was noticeable that the
Sloufeds were showing more life than
on their last visit here, and during
the game Jones was continually after
them to run the bases.
Excellent pitching by johnson and
Hendrix and timely hits by Wickland,
Zwilling and Zeider won the games.
Hendrix allowed two hits and in the
last seven innings of the second game
but q men faced him.
Jones said the Federal League look
ed good to him and that he joined it
because the inducements were too
attractive to pass up. Talk of this
nature will have an effect on ath-
letes who have been flirting with the
third circuit and will undoubtedly re-
suit in several of them taking the
leap.
Baseball history is full of instances
where a star pitcher, almost irwin
chile, has been easy for one or two
players in his league.