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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
KNAPP SCHOOL Of
COUNTRY LIFE
First Institution Devoted EN-
CIusIVsly TO Rural Life

When q school sets out to be prac.
deal, to teach people how to practice
best the things they must practice in
some sort every day Of their lives, the
thing that bulks largest before that
school Ia country life. At least, that
Is the view taken by the men who
worked out the plan Of George Peabody
College For Teachers, at Nashville,
Tenn, when 1t began trying to be prac-
teal.
First, 1t Is named the Seaman A
Knapp School Of Country Life; second.
1t is the first school ever established in
the world devoted exclusively to the
study Of country life problems; third.
1t has enough money back Of 1t, Sc
curely invested, to work steadily and
definitely toward whatever end 1t has
In view.
Those are the things that the Seaman
A. Knapp School of Country Life is.
The thing it proposes to do is this:
The Knapp School Of Country Life
Is not an agricultural college. 1t teach
es agriculture, to be sure, but as a
part Of the general scheme OF life ID
the country. 1t teaches the making OF
farm homes quite as much as 1t does
the making of farm crops. 1t teaches
rural credits and rural culture. II
teaches how to get the biggest returns
from work in the country and then
how to apply those returns to get the
most possible out Of living in the coun
try. 1t seeks, In short, to put the PEG,
pie who live in the country In position
to enjoy to the full the matchless pos
Sibilities of life In the country.
The physical means Of attaining that
result are to be a building on the cam
pus of George Peabody College For
Teachers, designed and equipped for
just this kind Of work, and a farm OF
200 acres some miles away. 1t Is not
an experimental farm. 1t is a farm on
which students are shown how to dc
the things they are taught In the class
rooms-the demonstration idea of DR.
Seaman A. Knapp, In honor OF whose
work the school Is named.
The farm buildings are not to be par
ticularly fine. They are intended to be
just the best type Of buildings econom-
ically possible on a farm Of 200 acres,
neither more nor less than that. They
are the kind Of buildings that can be
reproduced on the farms Of the south.
A primary school-just a district
schools maintained adjacent to the
farm. Its pupils are not selected.
They are the kind Of pupils the country
teachers have in charge everywhere.
The school building and grounds are
not costly. They are the kind Of build
ing and grounds a district school ev.
erywhere may have. But they ar,
made the most of. All their possibili.
ties are realized. They can be repro
duced In any country community, Civ
ing the best practically possible In
rural school equipment.
Those are the physical means. The
mental means comprise a corps of prac
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
TEACHERS IN
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
George Peabody College For
Teachers Breaks New Ground.

Since the attempt was begun to In
troduce Industrial education In the pup
lie schools, the greatest difficulty has
been experienced In securing compe-
tently trained teachers for such sub
jects. The newspapers recently car
rted a story from New York to the eff
feet that the board Of education OF
that city were at their wits end in an
effort to secure teachers for the In
dustrial branches. Similar items have
come from other cities, and the dearth
Is even more pronounced in the south,
perhaps, than in other sections of the
country.
In this connection 1t is IN interesting
fact that George Peabody College For
Teachers at Nashville, Tenn, has made
rather elaborate preparations for meet
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
NO. 1-DR. X. O. DAVIS.

NO. 2-DR. JOHN Z COULTER.
NO. 8-PROFESSOR WILLIAM KNOX TATR.
hcal teachers of practical things. DR..
Kary @. Davis, author Of Productive
Farming" and other books and until
recently professor Of agronomy in Rut-
gers college, New Jersey, teaches agri-
culture. DR.. John Lee Coulter, for
years agricultural expert Of the United
States census bureau and recently a
member Of the United States commits
sion to investiS tie rural credits In Eu-
rope, teaches rural economics. Pro
fessor william X. Tate, author Of a
dozen books on rural school problems
and recognized as perhaps the leading
authority of the United States on that
subject, has the chair Of rural educa-
ton. And so down the line. Seeing
the men at work, one realizes at once
that here Is a faculty Of practical men
teaching practical things.
The Seaman A. Knapp School Of
Country Life begins its active career,
eoincidently with George Peabody Col
lage For Teachers, with a summer
school opening June %. In addition
to the regular faculty a number Of 9th.
er experts have been got together for
the summer work. Every phase OF
rural Life Il given consideration.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
One-Crop System Rulnous to
South-"GrOwn in M Mississippi
Campaign win Do Much to
Change This S~ystem-MlSsis-
sippi Has Great Opportunities,
But Soil Must Be Built Up.
MORE PROFIT FROM LAND
"Grown In Mississippi" VIII Stir
up Pride-Improve Homo Markets
What 10 Good Enough for MlssIs-
sIppl Is the Best In the World.

II during the last so years merely
the mules, hay, corn and meat used or
consumed within this state had been
Grown In Mississippi" the resulting
wealth would have rivaled the golden
treasures OF the richest FL Dorado.
Our young men have played an I'M
portant part In the building Of the
cities Of other states and the wealth
produced through depicting our soils
by our one-crop system has gone to
build up the great agricultural states
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

A bucket shop Is an office where
people may gamble in fractional lots
OF stock, grain or other things which
are bought and sold on the exchanges.
The bucket shop uses the terms and
outward forms Of the exchanges, but
differs from these In that there is no
delivery, and no expectation or inten-
ton to deliver or receive securities OF
commodities said to be sold or pur
chased.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
BY J. E.

by '. (. WASGONEH,
OF the Agricultural Extension DEPART.
ment International Harvester Com.
pany.
The idea back Of these two slogans
Is to take steps to label all Mississippi
products with Grown In Mississippi"
or Made in Mississippi" These L.
beled products will advertise the state
to the world, This plan will mean
much to the state-keeping the
money at home, better markets, abol-
ishing the credit system, developing
state pride, advertising the state to
the world. more and better immigra-
ton, living at home, better farms, more
opportunities for Mississippi boys and
girls, Any one Of these reasons
should be indictment enough to make
the labelling of al Mississippi products
worth while.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

able force that is moving ever on
ward, always upward. Grown in Mis-
sissippi." How your children will re-
you for having inaugurated that
movement, providing the principles
are carried out.
Dsmand for Meat Growing.
One hundred million people Of the
United States are demanding more
beef. more steaks and roasts; mind
you, more meat; not more ticks. II
you are raising ticks, / regret to be
compelled to advise you that there Is
no market for them. you cannot sell
them anywhere. If you insist on rails
ing ticks keep them home and suffer
the disgrace they will heap upon you.
Mississippi is going to be tickless In
three years. WIN any county wait the
limit or will you eradicate the tick and
hoist the banner Grown In Missis-
sippi?" You wouldn't let the nation
know that your motto Is: "Ticks
Grown In Mississippi" Every intelf-
gent person would say; What a dis
grace, they raise cattle to grow ticks
on" Fat cattle are selling for ten
cents per pound in Chicago; the mar
ket for fst ticks went into bankruptcy
when the dipping vat came into use.
MA 1855
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

The object Of labelling the products
OF Mlssissippi's soil and factories ID
that by doing 30 they will advertise
Mississippi's opportunities to the
world. No one can begin to estimate
the %far,reaching influence Of this move
ment. 1t will mean much to the state
keeping the money at home. better
markets, abolishing the credit system,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Mississippi Takes Important Step
Forward.

The "Grown In Mississippi" Movement
Under the Direction Of H. E. Blakes-
lee, Commissioner of Agriculture, to
Have Great Influence In Making
Mississippi a Greater State-Labeled
Products viii Advertise State to
World-Money Kept In Community
Used by Many People-Farmers Re-
turning From Canada, Many Coming
South.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
ygEWEAlg H6lEIgElaEE
s1lAslIlS
| | 5 S, | 5. III

Stickers, tags, labels, etc, should be
obtained for marking Mississippi's
products. All of these are inexpen-
sive, The stickers (3Ax1A) cost IS
cents per thousand. The tags may be
obtained at any printing shop. For
further information address II. Il.
Blakeslee, secretary, Growing in Mis-.
sissippi" association, Jackson. Four
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Make Mississippi Gre%er.
By j, H, PRICE. Maonolia m,..

Grown In Mississippi" is the bed.
rock for readjustment of conditions
among farmers and business men OF
every grade and class. Stock, fowl.
grain and feedstuff must take the place
of cotton.
That slogan applied at every pillow
handle, office, business desk and fam.
lily table In Mississippi will lead us to
better conditions and will begin a sys.
tenn Of education that will make great
Mississippi GREATER
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Cattle Tick Must Go.
BY DR.. j. A. HERMAN,
Inspector In Charge Of Tick EradIca-

tlon.
The movement now under way In
Mississippi will be a great factor in.
helping the state, step by step, to
reach the top pinnacle Of agriculture
perfection. Grown in Mississippi"
What a proud motto for q great state.
It should fill the mind with enthusi-
and the chest with painting pride.
Extreme pride in ones self Is q griev-
u %offense, but pride in what your
state is and your country Is the patriot
ism that binds this homogeneous Amer
lean mass Of people into the irresist-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

developing state pride, advertising the
state to the world, more and better
immigration, living Mt home. better
farms, more opportunities for Missis-
sippi boys and girls. Any one of these
reasons should be inducement enough
to make the labelling Of all Mississippi
products worth while.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
LABEL ALL HOME
GROWN PRODUCTS
Movement State Wide "GroWn
In Mississippi" or "Made
In Mississippi" Used on
All Products Of State.
ALL PRODUCERS help

Products Bearing Motto Help Adver-
tlse state 10 Worid--HousewlVss
TO Give Homo Products Pref.
ence-orocerymen Buy From
Local Producers-Money
Kept at Homo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

colored, hand painted pennants bear
ing the motto, Growing in Mlssis-
sippi" may be obtained from him at
the cost Of 35 cents each. Size OF
pennant, 12x36.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Whole Class Guilty.

A schoolteacher complained to the
principal the other day that one Of
the big boys was flirting ou~trageously
with the music teacher. who came in
once q day. The principal spoke severe
ly to the class and ended by saying
that, out OF consideration for the feel.
ings of the culprit, he would not
name him In public. At the close of the
session, however, he was to come to
the principals office for an interview.
Yes. you guessed 1t. All the boys In
the class showed up
Heavens Me<cIes Many.
So thick do heavens mercies fly
that the arrow Of prayer can never be
shot Alright without bringing down
some blessing. II It bring not that
which we seek It shall bring US that
which we need.-Mark Guy Pearse.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-06


Looks like the council means bust
ness in the Oak Park 81" deal.
Tracks between SD and 6oth are
on the surface.
Council says "Going up" And if
not-out go the tracks.
The estate of the late big Tim"
Sullivan of New York carried on big
Tins usual yearly stunt of giving
out shoes to the poor.
While big Tins" money is warm
ing the soles of the poor, the poor arc
blessing the soul of big Tim"
The McFarIand-G Gibbons affair is
an off-again, on-again bout. Also
come-again, gone-again.
A woman has been chosen to lead
the work of organizing the shattered
G. o. P. in Iowa.
Judging from the condition of that
party in Iowa, G. o. P. probably
means Get Out and Push for all those
in favor.
Well, we'll, so the Duke of Orleans
killed polar bear up in the Arctic
regions.
Wonder what the Duke would say
if somebody yelled put up your
dukes" at i'm?
If GoethaIs could handle police as
well as he can build canals, there'll be
a mighty upheaval in New York's po-
lice force if he accepts the job as
commissioner.
New York doctor .discourses on
"The Menace of Radium.." Pretty ex-
pensive menace at $1,500,000 per
ounce.
Mayor of Akron, O., has written a
letter to the man or woman who will
be mayor of that city in 2014, telling
how cities are run nowadays.
What's the use of worrying him or
her. He 'or she will have troubles
enough of his or her own.
That story about fellow eating
seven dozen appS at a sitting is q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-06

Who else has the price Of seven
dozen eggs?
Train bandits in Missouri ordered
sleeping car porter to wake up the
passengers and tell them gentleman
wanted their money.
They all came through, probably
thinking it was some new way to get
around the anti-tipping rules
George AIDE is urged to enter the
race for Senate in Indiana.
He might at least put some comedy
into the legislative records.
Youth in ST. Louis who spent his
inheritance of $65,00O on an actress
worked half a day in a brick yard
and quit because he felt i'll.
Working half day in brick yard
is harder than spending $4,000 I'M
earned increment in two years.
Women are continuing to enlarge
their sphere were going to OBJ
serve.
"Yes," the sporting editor butted
in; 81 see bustles are coming in
again" ....- ..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-06

Benny, can you tell me what
prophet is?"
Buying something for dime and
selling it for quarter"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

will you ask ]. S. P. to listen to it,
/ clasped my arms around black ebony hat
rack. / was dizzy.
Bert opened the door ard called TO ]. ). r.
J. S. p entered, bowed gravely to me and sat
down Bert whispered something TO him and
then they nodded to me. began reading aloud
my masterpiece to them. AS / concluded
again. the bluebottle fly. exhausted from Joy,
fell on the floor behind the black radiator. a
tear trickled down the cheek of ]. S. p.
thought perhaps it was silent mirth. But only
for moment He said "All right now read
the humorous one"
For the love of Artemus Ward Get Sid IN
here-I can't believe that he will keep has face
straight! He's got face that I'm sure in
dicates a keen sense of the humorous-Ask
him
Bert called Sid in. / cheered up little. At
least Sid was human.
I read my wonder once again.
Not sound was heard. Sid had failed mel
The three looked at each other and coughed
behind their hands.
was unnerved One OF the stenographers
told me afterward that | gave cry like
dying shad and tore from the room clawing the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

strangely depressed feeling. l shook this
feeling off partially as l recollected the Mirth
Havoc that had accompanied me on my trip.
l stepped into Bert's Office. saying to myself
that it was impossible for him to be unlike
everybody in the city. But 1 was wrong.
should have remembered. There sat the old
Gentleman in decent black looking over the cur
rent issue of the "Undertakers' Gazette" He
laid this down gravely as he saw me over the
top OF his desk.
Hello, Bertp said
Good afternoon, Mr.. Flagg," ne came back
at me.
l want to say here that although call him
Bert l do not permit him to take any such
liberties with my name.
He began playing with paper weight, which
was in the shape of a tombstone, on his desk.
WAY down in the street below could still hear
the low diapason of laughter that l had lett
in my wake, and this put new heart in me, and
l began at once to read my story to him.
finished it in a deadly silence. An enormous
bluebottle fly was making the only sound IN
the room, as it laughed and butted blndly into
the bookcases and framed photos of American
Cemeteries hanging on the walls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

The MS. was saturated and dripping with
humor-it got all over the fiat. We opened
the windows; the negroes in the garage oppo-
site began to be affected curiously. / saw
that the only safe way to take the thing to
the magazine was to wrap it in oiled silk.
IN SPITE OF PRECAUTIONS THE HUI
NOR KEEPS SQUIRTING OUT.
When went down in the elevator had it
wrapped up and in my pocket, but in spite
of this precaution the absolute fun OF the story
kept squirting out in tiny jets. The elevator
boy was saturated, and when we reached the
ground floor he was laughing so hard he could
hardly stand up or stop the elevator. We ran
past the ground floor and almost caved in the
face of the janitor, who although it was some
days before Christmas). had already taken his
stand in the elevator shaft, waiting for tenants
to drop Christmas presents to him.
Then 1 realized that must be careful with
this MS
That hurnor such as this was good servant
but terrible master. q said this once before
about oatmeal. You can say it about almost
anything)
1 buttoned up my coat tightly and hurried
into the street, which was already in an up
roar, and as l passd out of the door all the
the tires on every automobile standing in the
street burst with loud cry Of joy.
A bullet whizzed by my left ear. looked
UP and saw man laughing in window, as he
shot at me- He shouted at me between gasps:
"For heavens sake, go into another street.
My wife is dying of hystericsp
/ broke into run Ahead of me saw an
innocent foreigner selling toy balloons to little
children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG
Words and Pictures
| Should Say So :!

his vest. / cannot bear to describe what fol-
lowed-the simultaneous death OF those pure
young balons Oh, it was terrible!
Ahead of me heard one great titanic laugh
and saw people reeling and rocking with mirth.
Men were hanging onto lampposts and falling
down coal holes.
Total strangers were kissing each other
fervently and sincerely with mad drunken
delight, born of they knew not what
Horses jumped through their own collars
in kind of ecstasy.
Cats had fits and kittens had fittens.
/ felt that l was fast becoming a little con-
spicuous and was glad to escape into the
subway.
THE TICKET CHOPPER WAS TANGO
ING ON THE THIRD RAIL.
No one asked me tor ticket. There was
no one to take tickets. My humor had dribbled
down from the street and flooded into the sub
way. The ticket chopper with strange hold
on the negro porter, doing some entirely
original tango steps on the third rail- The
ticket seller knowing not what had struck him,
hastily and with unholy JOY was eating all
the tickets he had on hand and cackling
through the grill Of his cage.
When got into the train (the door of which
/ had to open myself, as the guard had collapsed
from the density of the human fumes l found
the passengers in shrieking heaps on the floor
When the train stopped at Twenty-eighth st.
rushed out of the grasping and shrieking mob
and made for the Office.
Just as was about to enter the building l
saw coming through the revolving door
toward me all illustrator-you know-and
quick as a flash l pulled one corner of my MS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

-op THIS week I originally wrote
detective story. 1t was "The Mystery
Of the Hated Man." 1t was all about
the Meanest Man in England, which,
,,, 10 saw. is moving perceptibly. He was
- murdered and, of course, the mystery
~. wbo had done this thing. AS every one
!, N. British Isles hated this man. every one
!, N. British Isles was Immediately suspected
81 the murder
A cl.w was found by Mr.. Sprowch, the IA
-.u, detective. and it was this clew and what
i,Iow.d that made such amusing reading-h
-, an, If the most ridiculous and diaphragm
rbrating ideas-well, it was a scream. Even
NV wife laughed when read it aloud to her.
So you see. -,
Naturally took it down to The Paper with
some misgivings.
Several times 1 have noticed that when
ak. them something particularly funny the ed
TORS look particularly blank. So have learned
Nv degrees not to be as funny as l can-to make
G,,l. primitive Jokes in one or two syllaoles
that thew would understand and not shy at
A NERVOUS APPREHENSION OVEk-
TAKES HIM.
Even while I was writing this detective
story had nervous apprehension that 1t was
going 10 be altogether too funny for this maya
zns-not for you, of course but for Bert and
Sid and ]. S. P. and the Office Boy. However
kept hoping against hope that it really wasn't
50 frightfuly funny-that it might pass. But
somehow the damn thing got away from me.
It's always a cinch TO look back and see
what you ought to have done. What 1 should
hsv. done was to have AIKEN a deep Prussian-
Blu. pencil and cut out the screamingly funny
things and the very funny things and the
petty funny things and the rather amusing
things If I had obeyed that impulse Julian
Street and I could have just smoked and
alksd and enjoyed ourselves this evening, In
stead Of writing this explanation.
We are writing this just before Christmas,
when our hearts should be stopping over with
bsnsvolenee. Julian has had to leave off tying
yChristmas bundles to help me out with this.
III was wad of old clothes he was doing up
&c send to be hung on the Christmas tree OF
he editor OF another funny paper0
He WILL EXPLAIN ANYTHING EX-
CEPT EDITORS.
We don't mind explaining lots of things
tartoons, weather, starboard and port, the
Milky Way, the currency bill, why girls leave
ZONE, why others stay home and lots of things
nat puzzle people We don't even mind ex
AaIning our stories and pictures, but when it
tones to explaining the editors of this maya
ans-well, the holiday season is no time for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
veA Someone Must Guard
Man Against Super-Humor

that kind of work.
Well, to get back to the detective story.
When it was done, had to admit to myself
that it was hopeless. 1t combined all the best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
DRAWINGS BY MAURICE BECKER

TUESDAY.
"The navy can't be run to suit
Each nervous, panicky or ill son.
It's built to guard us, not to loot
Another land" says Woodrow Wilson
"PIl make it strong, when ] get to it,
II someone tells me how to do it,"
The German scribes are writing theses
About the prisoners they made
Al LODI. In runkirk Lady Decies
Is injured in an airman's raid.
Pope Benedict would fain induce
The foes to sign Christmas truce
WEDNESDAY.
T, British tars revenge is sweet.
The Leipzig and the Gneisenau
And scharnhorst, pride of Wilhelm's fleet,
Will never more the waters plow.
The Nlrnberg and the Dresden ice
From Englands sweeping victory.
Pneumonia upon a stretcher
Has laid the Kaiser's mighty limb.
One submarine, says Admiral Fletcher
Is all we have in fighting trim.
And Goethals tells British collier
II it set sail twoud make him jollier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

out of my pocket. He caught glimpse and
Whit of it, exploded into a shrek of laughter
and died at my feet. l stepped over him
gracefully and entered the elevator. Although
the elevator boy was Immediately thrown into
paroxysm of merrinent the moment en-
tered the car, began as we assembled to have