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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
Plea for Holier Sabbath.

Cardinal Gibbons greeted more
than a thousand persons, includ-
ing many non Catholics, at his an
nual New Years reception on Jan
uary 4.
81 have visited many cities of
Europe" said the cardinal, "and
/ am persuaded that neither in
Paris nor in Brussels nor in Berlin
nor even in Rome, is there so
great regard for quietude and
orderly tranquility on the Lords
day as in. Baltimore and other cit.
les of the Union.
"But a close observer cannot
fail to note the dangerous inroads
that have been made on the Sun
day rest in this country during
the last forty years. If these en-.
croachments are not checked in
time the day may come when the
salutary thoughts of God, of eter-
nifty and the soul will be choked
by the pleasures and designations
of the world.
Sunday is a day of rest, of in
nocent recreation and pastime,
and of healthful diversions profit
able to mind and body. Let Sun
day be a day Of gladness and in
terror sunshine, which the name
of Sunday itself suggests"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
THE LEGISLATURE.

1t is very gratifying news that
comes from Jackson that both
houses of the legislature will es-
chew politics and devote their
time and mental energy to the
business and things the people
elected them to attend to.
The Governor in his message
omitted mention of anything like
ly to call up strife and Lieutenant
Governor Bilbo has announced
that he has no intention of try
ing to have Governor Brewer i'm
peached or of doing anything on
the line of factional politics. The
House on its first day passed a
resolution condemning politics"
and pledging itself to attend sole
ly to business and vote down all
political resolutions and meas
ureS.
All sorts of reasons are given
for the beatific attitude of all par
ties. Some think Bilbo is play
ing fine politics in keeping down |
political squabbling and having a |
short and busy session with some
good constructive legislation. |
Others think the Governor has
some other charges up his sleeve |
which he will bring out at the
first attack on him and that Bill !
DO fears to force the fighting.
The real truth in all probability
is that the members of the Legis.
lature are themselves tired Of
politics and know the people are
as tired as they are, if not more
so, and refuse to line up.
The indications now are that
the session will be a short on.
and what laws succeed in pass
ing will be needed ones. Let us
hope so,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
SOMETHING NEW IN
CONCERT PROGRAMS
Such Is the Offering Of the
Boston Musical Club.

In presenting the Boston Musical
club. double quartet OF singers, the
committee in charge realizes that a
decided innovation has been made.
The company presents program in
three parts7-Concert, Opera and Min
strelsy The past few years have Gre
ated a demand for an organization
combining with operate and concert
selections the songs of the old-time
minstrels. What the company gives
in the third part, lasting about, twenty.
five minutes, will be old-time English
minstrelsy at its best, presented by
eight gifted and cultured young men
and women, who know Lyceum ideals
and will maintain them.
The combination of a good male
quartet and first-class woman's quar-.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
Juvenile Reform School,

To the People of the State of Mississippi
Our organization, the Meridian Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs has become
very much interested in the movement
for,the establishment of Juvenile Re
form School; and we write to express
to the people of the state our intecest,
and to our legislators our desire that
they will be enabled to give US the legis-
lation needful for the establishment and
maintenance of such an institution.
We, as part of the people of the
state from whom must come the money
for the support of such an institution,
take-this means of informing you that
we most earnestly desire such a school,
and we believe that we represent the
sentiment of an overwhelming majority
of the people of the state.
We believe that by concerted action
only can the legislators bring this to
pass.
We are convinced that prevention of
crime is better from an economical as
well as humanitarian view + ONT than
its punishment. Surely. good citizen
is better than a convicted criminal.
The means which promise the CONVEX
sion of future offender into law OBJ
serving citizen and service rendering
and wealth producing person are worthy
of support.
Doubtless, the greater factor in the
development of each one of us has been
the influence with which we have been
surrounded. Had we been subject to
malign influences, we ourselves would
have been breakers of laws. If this be
true, it surely is the duty of the state,
which is interested most vitality in the
development of every citizen, to see to
it that the unfortunate youth of the
land, when such course is necessary,
may be taken from evil influences and
placed within those most conducive to
the development of mind, body and
soul.
We trust that our legislators may
feel justified in giving the state this
needed legislation, and we pledge to
them our heartiest support and sympa-
thy in this work.
Respectfully, a
MERIDIAN FEDERATION
OF WoMEN's CLUBS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
Worldly Wisdom.

Envy woman if you would make
her happy.
Handsome is as handsome is photo
graphed, hardly ever.
Better to be criticized for silence than
for the lack of it.
Man wants but little here below, but
he keeps on wanting.
If man doesn't acquire wisdom af-
ter marriage there is no hope for him.
A successful author can draw on his
imagination for money.
The boy who has too much pocket
money while he is growing up never
has quite enough after he reaches
mans estate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09

tet, with readers and instrumentalists
in the company, offers opportunities
for unusual variety, and these artists
do not miss or overlook single oppor-
tunity. They are coached by Lyman
+. Bracket, Boston's best known
quartet coach and critic, who ar
ranges most of their music especially
for this program. They present en-
semble, chorus, quartet and solo num-
bers, as well as readings and instru-
mental features.
The personnel is notable and is as
follows: Miss Veronica Kirby, first
soprano; Miss Wilmer Dearborn Car
ter, second soprano and reader; Miss
Maidor Huff, first contralto; Miss Ida
Gruhn, second contralto; KsJ,, L.
Ladd, first tenor; Mr.. Otto. TySLewis,
second tenor; Mr. John Blum. bari
tone and cello; Mr.. G. E. Brown, bass.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09

A wholesome play, whose author
seems to have equal love for nature and
humanity and an intimate knowledge of
both, is "The Shepherd of the Hills"
the dramatization of Harold Bell
Wright's famous novel which has been
made by Mr.. Wright with the assistance
of Elsberry w. Reynolds.
The "hills," the beautiful Ozark, and
against this majestic play background
the author has sketcheo the tenderest
tale of love, the most appealing story
of nature. Though the peace of the
mighty hills pervade the drama, its
acts are tense with deeds of daring that
demand both physical and moral cour-
age. 1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills"
will be at the Lyceum Theatre soon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09

Noxubee county dairymen and farmers are
awaiting with much interest the visit of the
Mobile & Ohio Railroads special Dairy In
struction Car" which is now making an extern,
sive tour of the territory served by the M. & O.
for the purpose of encouraging greater atten-
ton to dairying in this section. The car will
spend three days in this county, visiting Bro ,ks-
willie Monday, February 2; Macon. Tuesday,
February 8; Shuqualak, Wednesday, February
A. At each stop illustrated lectures and demon
strations of improved dairying methods will be
conducted from 10 a. M to IL noon and from
p. m. to 4:30 p. m.
The car is complete little farm dairy in it.
self, having on board all the latest machinery
necessary to the small farm dairy, tits equipped
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
Our Agricultural Wealth.

Some days ago the announce.
ment was made that the value OF
the country's agricultural produc-
tions last year reached the enor-
nous total of ten billion dollars,
says the New Orleans Picayune.
So big valuation has not unnatu-
rally created a great deal of COM
ment and some flamboyant boast
ing of our great agricultural
wealth. The secretary of agricul-
ture, in commenting upon the big
figures for last year, sounded a
note of warning by declaring that
despite the great value of the
crops raised there was not likely
to be any decrease in the high
cost of living.
The real facts of the situation
are not nearly so rosy as the aver
age man would be apt to imagine
by contemplating the ten billion
dollars valuation of the crops of
1913. In the first place, crops of
former years have exceeded those
of last year in value. In the next
place, the statistics show that the
acreage devoted to nearly all food |
crops has actually decreased, as
has also the production per acre. |
Last, and more important than all,
while the volume of our crops has
remained unchanged or has actual
ly decreased, the population of
the country has steadily increased.
Here we have the explanation Of
the present high cost of living.
The number of mouths to be fed
are daily increasing, while the
food crops have either remained
the same or have diminished.
While the people of the United
States have been busy developing
great industrial centers, they have
)"en neglecting the country's ag-
icultural interests. People have
locked to the towns, leaving the
ertile fields either to be neglected
n cultivated ny big proprietors.
Intensified farming has been neg.
cted, with the result that we
produce less of food per acre than
'lmost any other civilized country.
" lille the industrial centers have
zen provided with adequate bank
ug facilities, the best and cheap
st transportation and every com
'ort and convenience of modern
lie. the farms have been neglected,
deprived of banking or borrowing
facilities, forced to be content with
roads and with made
llate facilities for marketing their
produce, while isolated and cut off
rom all the attractions that make
life in the cities enjoyable.
With the constant advance in
the cost of living and the steady
growth of population the problem
If increasing our food supply is be- ;
daily more pressing.
Sheer necessity will soon compel
10Th people and government to
oster agriculture in every way,
Increase the acreage devoted to ,,
God crops and cattle raising, and,
hove all, inaugurate a more en-
ightened and advanced system of :
agriculture, insuring the highest ..
production for every acre worked.
Nhe providing of adequate bank =
ng facilities for the farmers would
,e a long step in the right direc-
ion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
Renewing Alfalfa.

/ have a piece of alfalfa that is
not as thick as ] would like.
Have thought of blowing it and
cultivating in soy beans and peas,
and then back to alfalfa. What
would you advise? Your plan may
answer very well if you lime well
after the peas, but / think that
you can renew IL without breaking
up the alfalfa if you run a disk
harrow over it and SOW more al
falfa seed. Then apply a good
dressing of Thomas phosphate and
roll the sod back tight. Progress
hive Farmer
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09

with charts and exhibits and the lectures are IL
Illustrated with stereopticon views. Handling of
milk and butter-making are demonstrated fully,
special attention being devoted to showing prop
er methods of preparing dairy products for mar
ket. Milk samples brought to the car will be
tested and advice given, based on results of the
tests.
products than it produces, and it is with the
hope of awakening the people along its lines to
the splendid opportunities which this industry
offers that the M. & 0. is sending out the dairy
car. Expert dairymen accompany the car and
every effort is made to outline the subject of
dairying and its advantages in manner inter-
esting to farmers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
STATEN mt
CONDITION
Bank of Macon,
of Macon Mississippi.
at the close of business Dec. 9th, 1913.


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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
MEMS PANTS.

We can show you the best line OF
mems pants in the city.
PATTY DRY GOODS 90.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
CLASSIFIED COLUMN.

CHICKENS FOR SALE-white Orpingtons.
(Owen Farm Strain. Barred Plymouth Rocks,
Ringlet Strain)-A few choice cockerels for sale.
Eggs $500 per fifteen after January 18th. Also
pure Mebane Triumph cotton seed the earliest
big boil variety. c. X. STEWART,
1-93t Mcleod. Miss.
FOR EXCHANGED want to exchange 500
pounds alfalfa seed for meotus seed
10 d. w DENT
SOY BEANS-250 bushels of soy beans at 81
per bushel. for sale by T. B. BARNETT
Ravine, Miss.
BUGGY FOR SALE-A rubber tired buggy in
good condition. with harness. practically new. for
sale cheap. Apply at this Office
JOHNSON GRASS HAY-Second and third
cuttings for sale. S. T. PENNINGTON,
at Murphey's Drug Store.
FOR SALE-Several head Mares, Mules and
Horses for sale at bargain.
1913 St S. 7. PENNINGTON.
FOR SALE-An excellent combination saddle
and harness horse E. B. BOYD.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
nDLY DIST FIGURED
 WITH PN||PLEs
Ice a Mass. Ashamed to Show Himself. Scratched Them Raw. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured in Less Than a Week.

131 Mystic St.. Ariington..v Mass. - sThers were pimples on my face the size q bird sho&. They were dark red with a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
'HUERTA COUNSELL LOR NOW \ REFUGEE
Man Who Was Suspected of Being Implicated in Mysterious Disappearances of Political Enemies of Provisional President-said to Have Written Utmatum to United States Demanding Recognition of Huerta-

scribed by Dr. Jrrutia as bad, and growing worse. He saw little hope for Huerta, and said it was clear to all that the constitutienalists were making steady progress.
 Dr. Urrutia declared it absurd to think that Huerta would resign and that he was as stubborn today as ever he had been. He asserted that he could not understand Huerta's atti- tude.
 In regard to reports that Huerta was determined to blow up the national palace and other public buildings in Mexico City before yielding, urrutia professed to have no accurate know : ledge. but admitted that he had heard them, and intimated his opinion that it was not improbable Huerta would do so,
 Dr. Urrutia is the man who wrote the ultimatum giving the United States 24 hours in which to recognize Huerta, and as an alternative declaring that Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American charge d'affaires. would be given his passports and war declared. This was approved one night at a cabinet meet ing after the mission of John Lind to Mexico had begun, and was kept from being sent to Washington only by the urgent protests of Federico Gamboa, the Mexican minister of foreign af- fairs.
 Numerous stories as to Urrutia be- ing the tool of General HuertaL in the disappearance of prominent men, in cluding Senator Belisario Dominguez, who was missing soon after he attack ed President Huerta in a speech in the senate. and whose body was never re- covered, were denied by Dr. Urrutia- Senator Dominguez was said to have been tortured by order of Urrutfa and then cremated before he was actually dead
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19

Vera Cruz, May 1S.-Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, who was once provisional President Huerta's most trusted coun- sellor in the cabinet. and who as min- 1ster of the interior is popularly be- heved to have been the author of many orders for the drastic punishment and even the disappearance of his chief s political enemies, arrived today among the refugees from the capital. He had fled from the wrath of Huerta-
 I,r. Urrutia said he had not been sub jected to any overt act of hostility by Huerta, but had decided that to remain within his reach was to court death. He declared he preferred to enter the American lines and trust to the hoSpl- taIity of the American authorities in Vera Cruz. He was accompanied by his family and said he expected to re- main here indefinitely. The former minister of the interior declared he had stolen away from the capital in the same way as any other fugitive and had succeeded in eluding Huerta's s can lines without his identity being disclosed, so far as he knew. Once on board the American train on the Vera Cruz side of the gap in the railroad, he made himself known to the guards and surrendered a pistol which he had managed to keep when the Mexlcans searched the train
 pr. Urrutia was dressed little better than an ordinary laboring man and appeared totally unlike the somewhat pompous individual who once was feared almost as much as Huerta him self, as his power was second only to that of the provisional president. His features were drawn and his bearing downcast, and he displayed plainly evil dences of the strain he said he had undergone during the past few weeks.
 Conditions in Mexico City were de-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19

erts where James Nicholson, captain. wrote to Barry from M1ddletown say ing. Your last boat will be finished py the last of the week. The other will be immediately set up and forwarded with all expedition"
 During his brief stop in New Lon don Barry was hampered consider ably by having to give account to congress of all his operations while on mid seas and his operations while across the water. dealing particularly with certain actions of his with the Marquis de la Fayette. Joshua Co1t Of New London, justice of the peace. re- ceived Barry's depositions in regard to this matter.
 Prizes Brought to New London.
 It was in August that Barry was most active in bringing prizes into New London On Aug {, 17s2, he left New London on the Alliance on a cruise at o'clock in the morning. Within three hours he had captured and sent into New London brig load been cut out of Rhode Island by the enemy. On Aug. he took a schooner bound from the BermudaS laden with a cargo of molasses. sugar and lime, and sent her to Boston. The valiant Irish naval officer also succeeded in taking other prizes on the water, and as has been stated in three weeks while at New London he captured GlgHI vessels. DuTlnE the heVOluIlOn- ary war the British lost 181 vessels, of which number 76 were taken by the Americans and Barry's record for prizes taken places him in the front rank of victors. In the Alliance he fought the last battle of the Revolu- tion-the encounter with the Sybille. and it was in Lexington that he com manded the first vessel commissioned by the authority of the continental congress. He made the first capture under the union flag of Washington and under the Stars and Stripes he fought the last battle of the Revolu- ton.
 The Alliance Sold in 1785.
 The Alliance, in which he did such good service around New London, was sold by the United States in 17S5 for about S7. TOO The vessel. which was of 724 tons. large ship for those days. at length died a natural death on Pet tvs Island in the Delaware opposite Port Richmond. Talcott Williams has shown great interest in the vessel and has succeeded in saving some of ner old- time timbers which he has pre- scented to the American Catholic His torical society.
 The Connecticut.
 One other tie connects the valiant Irish commodore with Connecticut and that is that the Connecticut of 36 guns, one of Barry's fleet, which sailed from Norfolk with the United States in 17e9 for an expedition against French privateers, was built on the Connecti- cut opposite Mfddletown. This staunch vessel was built in 179s at a cost of $57,620. She was of 492 tons and was manned by 24 men. She did fine work in the West Indies under Barry and was finally sold in New York in 1901, bringing s19.300. 1t is interesting to recall in this connection how many warships were built at Middletown and Portland during the War of the Revo- dution.
 The Connecticut was built by Philip Gildersleeve, master carpenter, at the yard near Stevens wharf at the end of Shipyard jane in 179S and a number of warships for the government were built at the shipyard which occupied the Brainerd quary and owned by a man named Bush
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
NOTICE

The Board of Gas and Elec- trical Commissioners of the City of Norwich, State of Con- necticut, has reduced the price of gas from one dollar and twenty-five cents per 1000 cubic feet to one dollar and fifteen cents per 1000 cubic feet, the change in price to take effect on July 1st, 1914. Bills rendered as of August 1st, 1914, will be affected by the change as above specified. Norwich, Connecticut, May 18th, 1914.
 lSigned)
 JAMES J. DONOHUE.
 ARCHIBALD S. SPALDING,
 DANIEL T. SHEA,
 DAVID s. GLAMOUR,
 CHARLES F. WHITAKER,
 Board of Gas & Electrical
 Commissioners
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
COMMODORE BARRY MADE
 PORT IN NEW LONDON
Gallant Irishman Captured Eight ves-
 sells in Three Weeks.

Tn view of the participation of Connecticut admirers in the inn posing ceremonies which were held last week in Washington at the un- yelling of the monument to the fa- nous United States naval officer and gallant Irish patriot, Commodore John Barry, the part which this state and this end of the state played in his career during the early wars is of particular interest at this time. In recent articles on Barry, necessarily limited details, nothing has appeared regarding his brief stay in this state in those months of 17S2, when in the Alliance the adventurous commo- dore cruiSed around New London. seizing eight vessels in three weeks. Of special interest. is the fact that the frigate United States, in which Barry brought great honor to this na- tion, was built in part by men from Connecticut It is also a fact which should not be overlooked that at least three of the ships in Barry's squadron were built in Middletown or in Port land across the river.
 Barry's Declaration.
 It was while at New London that Commodore Barry wrote that fla nous saying of his which has been repeated the world over: T. serve the country for nothing" This dec
 
 his patriotism and whole-hearted unselfishnesS, occurs in one Of two letters which Barry wrote to an in- innate friend of his in Philadelphia, John Brown, secretary of the board of admiralty The originals are in the possession of MT. Browns des- cendants, residing at Carlisle, Pa Barry arrived at New London, so he tells us, on May IS, 17S2, and was there off and on until the middle of August. He came here in the Alliance, the foremost vessel in the American navy, and in even those few months captured many rich prizes for this nation.
 Barry was signally honored in being appointed by General Wash ington to convey General Lafayette to France. Pursuant to the re- quest of the commanders in- chief, Bar " left Boston in the Alliance on Dec. g, 1781, and conveyed Marquis de
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
Take It To Lincoln's

He Does All Kinds of Light Repairing. Typewriters, Keys Umbrellas, Cam
 eras speciality. A Nov located in the Steiner sIesk. e65 Main St. roons over Disco Rrua,
 k1tablished 1880