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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

set any pecuniary loss likely to be sustained by the
pecuniary gain they hope to derive from the wide
spread, free advertising they are in advance as
sured of getting.
A Washington dispatch advises that on Septem-
Der 18th cotton was recognized as available asset
for surety company, and it was expected would
open the way for large sales of cotton to insurance
companies.
Possibly So but if so. sales will not be made at
figures above the open market price, and it is sure
folly to assume for moments consideration that
the purchases will be made, if made at all, pro
bono publico,
He who anticipates that insurance companies
bankers, capitalists or other persons or institutions
controlling large sums Of money, either in trust
or for speculative purposes are going lend it to
cotton planters to enable the latter to hold cotton
for higher prices, and do it without paper and am
pie security and at profitable rate of interest. is
too altruistc for the commercial spirit of the pres
ent age and should either have an angel for guar
dian or be banished to some Utopia, or forced to
commit to memory the history of Rasselas, Prince
Abyssinia."
That few hundred thousands bales may be in
this way taken off the market, the BEACON believes
is probable; but it does not listen with credulity
to the whispers OF fancy ana pursue WIN eager
ness the phantoms ofahope'' to sufficient extent to
accept as practicable and certain of success any
such chimerica project for the salvation of the
Southern cotton grower.
Look at the figures
It. now estimated the present, the growing
crop of cotton will aggregate 4OO0OOO bales.
Of this number, it is assumed by experts in the
trade there will be surplus excess-of at least
900, 600 bales which must be taken care of under
any plan to keep the price up to not less than 10
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
BUY-A-BALE OF COTTON.
Ito be Continued.)

The Buy-a- Bale plan for protecting the price of
cotton is something new under the sun, whether
or not it has enough merit to commend itself to
hard headed, sensible men.
The suggestion has pleasant sound, and pIausi-
ble but there will be many difficulties to be over
come and much gratuitious work to be done be-
fore the movement becomes of sufficient volume to
effect the good the optimist expects to see result
from it.
That money talks" in the sense in which the
expression is commonly used is an apothegm need
less to discuss.
And yet, it is not improper to say that DESPITE
that truism, money possesses no sentiment, and
is not much given to listening in patience to lect
ures on patriotism.
1t rarely turns a cOrnucopia up side down in
obedience to duty to scatter dollars already in hand
broad cast over the land upon mere contingency.
Scarce ever is it employed in an investment by
which the investor in the very beginning pays for
the things which he purchases an amount in excess
of that at which he can buy the thing on the mar
ket
To make the plan CO. upon a scale common
surate with the end in view will require many Ior-
CARNATIONS throughout the country, the officers or
managers OF which will have much pratuitol1s
work to do, and much responsibility to assume. in
addition to the worry of devsing system and
looking after the details of the system after it has
been agreed upon and adopted
Many persons, comparatively speaking. will 90
into it for the applause they will get from it, and
the pleasure it will give them to have their names
published in the Gazette" for Byron, in English
Bards and Scotch Reviewers, says,
'''Ts pleasant sure, to ones name in print"
Others, will of course. go into it as business
proposition by which they expect to more than off,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
Adopted!

The following from the Aberdeen Examiner we
reproduce to endorse-to approve and adopt as our
own.
1t is truth teasey told and worthy of all accept
atom
Friend Carlisle, of the esteemed West Point
Leader is unreasonable in his quest: He says I'VE
would like to have a candidate for Governor after
the order of John M. Stone.'' Now, where would
he find such another candidate? And if he did
shake such candidate out of his sleeve just see
what he would be up against. There are not in
the State or world many men possessed of the
spartan virtues in peace and war; that illuminated
the military and civil career of Col John M. Stone,
but there are fair approximations. and the people
generally get good officers when they seek them
But our friend will remember that in the days of
John M. Stone candidates had to possess clean
records and you could not electa man dog pelt-
err who had been accused of high crime or INSIDE
meanor and escaped conviction by cunning, tech
nicalities or factiona influence
Certain thoughts are prayers. There months when
whatever be the attitude of the body the soul
Victor Hugo.
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cents.


To purchase these 1000, 900, at $50 90 per bale,
will require 5000, OOO O0O 90 or 4OOO 900 persons to
purchase each bale at $50.00
1t is admitted many persons of means will pur-
chase more than bale-wil buy number of
bales-but where one such person may be found
there will be found scores of other persons, amply
able to help along the movement, to whose mind
and heart or purse the plan will not appeal. r
THE BEACON would be delighted to see the buy
a-bale-of-cotton plan succeed. and will gladly lend
it's columns at all times to promote the plan but
the candor due from it to it's readers impels it to
say we do not think the plan pleasitle, however
much we wish it success
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
The Square Deal House
Patty Bros.
a "Great Big" stock
and we are going to sell them
cheap.
Bucket Shop.

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 or
commodities said to be sold or pur-
chased
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
Pecan Grove For Sale.

This grove consists of over 400 bud
died paper shell Pecan trees of the fol-
lowing varieties: Stuart Footcher,
Van DOMAIN, Money! Maker and Mobile.
The trees are beginning to bear, and
with good attention will soon bring in
a nice income. | am preparing to move
is why offer this grove for sale. If
you are interested, write or call on
H. G. NICHOLSON,
Shuquala6, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25
Handicap Approved.

'Your daughter is rather near-sight-
ed" said the doctor. WELL" replied
Mr.. Groucher, Il don't know as we will
regard it as an affiiction when she gets
old enough to want everything she
Sees"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

Certain thoughts prayers. There months when
Victor Hugo.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
THE FIREMAN INDUCES IN \ STATEMENT
APPARENTLY FOUNDED ON FACT

Horse on the track" shouted the fireman to
the engineer. who from his side Of the cab proc
ably could not see it. The horse looked around
saw il was engine No 1892 and backed away viii.
all possible promptitude
That's the way some horses get killed" shouted
the fireman. which seemed at the time the mos.
reasonable remark he had made
The feeling of being stunned was passing |
tried tho experiment of stretching my legs, and
discovered for the first time that some water
technically known as "from and at PIP degrees
Fahrenheit had been dropping on my right sock.
Il was cXrlaired later that water from and AZ
2I9 is an engineering term denoting that it is
coming from 2ll degrees Of heat and is about to
be at 2l2. when it will turn into steam. The
foot is hcaliHS slowly Tho legal document covers
water from and az.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
THE MYSTERIOUS REVIVAL OF COURAGE;
ASSUME \ CARELESS MANNER

Perhaps il was the water. Perhaps 1t was the
profile of Mr. Cassin, who was still looklls
straight ahead. his left hand resting comfortAoF
on the throttle. Perhaps it was the fact that t'r
the frat time since 9:2i a. M, when the tran
pulled out Of Harmon. Mr.. Cassn did not act ~
II he was about to make the thing go faster right
away.
The fact remains that something revived ne
considerably. | heard from the fireman tha'
Pcekskill and other towns had been passed.
didn't remember them. What are couple oil
towns more or less when ono goes through the"
IN a chariot OF fire? over there was West Poin'.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05

|, too now looked straight anead. put cigar
in my mouth but did not know how TO light l..
leaned out of the cab window, trying to initiate
the careless pose of professionals. Workmen were
on the track ahead For two three or four Sec
onds they were the vivid centre of attraction.
Then the power OF the great engine swept them
aside and far into the
Past fields the audacious. clumsy awkward
thing shot. An occasional farmer would stop his
work to look at an object that somehow always
fascinates. The engine disturbed crowd OF
mourners gathered about an open grave in a coun-
try cemetery. Her whistle shiekne. she swept b.
cities and towns and villages, edging her course
along the rivers banks. beating her quick pusI-
tions upon the ste, rails She kicked up dlst
storms as she went through towns. soaring spec
tators and annihilating distance in the twinkling
of an eye.
At one point horse, driven by some unseen but
clearly erratic person, got on the track few hun
drew yards away.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05

The roaring monster went up and down ana
.idcwise and straight ahead. singing sound
csmc in my ears | was being violently tosSed
sbou. was standing on the verge Of eternity
The engine manufacturing hideous new
noises every second. The noises consisted OF
vibrations arranged in the noisiest way mere
were noises on No 1852 that were different from
ans | had ever heard couId see 'he Dig D''
ON the locomotive swinging back and forth. but !
eouId NOT hear il. Large factories alongside the
,rsck were making noises Of their own. but they
1rd ,ot ,enctrate TO the cab Of the engine. There
wss thunder everywhere.
The freight train was coming nearer II was
Gaming on our track. Cassin was blowing the
whistle four times to let the fool engineer on inc
cher train arrange to move over Nothins nap
pcpcd. however. except that Mr.. Cn"S'n opened the
,hro,,Ic The fireman threw in half ton more
coal
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05

trains speed was reduced to forty-ive miles to
scoop I'd 900 gallons of water Looking out OF
the window Of the cab at the tiremans suggestion,
TO see the refreshing spray, the rear collar but
ton was blown out of my shirt. But 1t was
little matter | could get another at Albany.
! felt the great engine rear, leap over bridge
and before | could do anything to prevent IT,
plunge her brutal. though delicate, mechanism
into a mountain
II had long ceased to be trip TO Albany on
the Empire State Express. Now it was fury
a hurricane, being buried alive. And the stu
alton was getting worse instead of better In
tunnel one cannot see where one IS. ones where-
abouts i'm tunnel become absolutely unknown.
One cannot breathe because Of the gas. II Mr'
Cassin should not be able to keep her on the
tracks in Ibis inky vault it would be rum. Inc
mountain yielded at the psychological moment
There was speck of sunlight ahead Another
crisis had been passed.
"Havc drink" motioned the fireman extend
ing a cup of water. There is no bar on an en-
CINE The passenger got some of the water down
his throat the rest froze TO his breastoone
second and then was turned into steam. 1t IS
hard, they say. to drink glass "f milk whie
riding on camel.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
An INCIDENT WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS
on THAT DENNY LEFT OFF.

This incident mentioned TO Mr. Wicks. us
that all Denny told you?" asked Mr. Wcks.
well. that sounds like him. Do you want To
know exactly what happened? The conyicts mum
bered five, all right just Denny told you, and
three of them had guns. because know all about
it, Denny got off the engine all right SO far
so good But before he got Off the engine Denny
turned on the injector pump. with gun pointed
at his head and let cold water go into the boiler
That engine didn't go any further than three
quarters of a mile. and the conyicts were caught
the same afternoon. The Sing Sing officials gave
Denny a gold watch and chain in commemoratlon
of the way he had behaved on that occasion Did
ne tell you anything about that part Of the
story"
Mr. Cassn was born in what is now Rensselaer,
on the east side Of the river across from Albany
As boy he was determined h, could not be
happy of an engine. He got on one OF the old
wood burning type. known as the Seneca. about
sixty tons. when he seventeen. lie was wiper
fireman. engineer on freights local passenger and
for years has had the pick OF the companys runs
ending with twenty years on the Empire State
Express between New York and Albany.
The engine he will drive until his time is ~.
No 3362 is the Pacific type, n -3-g, built ~
September 1918. Its length. including tender Is
7; feet AZ inches, with a total heating surface CT
349e square feet and driving wheels feet Z
inches in diameter. II carries 200 pounds steam
pressure and without tender weighs 2fl,Ooo
mounds; with tender il4.70o pounds. The tender
carries twelve tons Of coal.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
VISION or SUDDEN DEATH SUCCEEDED Bi
FRENZY OF JOY.

realized that when the Empire struck the
freight train the struggle would be briei one
"AlI right" yelled that lunatic fireman
Cassin was still looking straight ahead Again
he was opening the throttle wider man may
run an engine ifty-thr years, thought inc
visitor and still not know wsen he has enough.
There was smashing, crashing compact Al
full speed throttes open. cars swaying IKE pop
lars in n whirlwind. the two trains passed each
other The freight train went by on my side. All
trains whether freight passenger, attended 10
that 4 frenzed swirl enyelopcd them. But that
cold Cassin remained impassivc. He didn't give
two whoops whether was killed or not lie kne"
tho company had made me sign some KIND oil
document.
He looked straight ahead while behind inc
locomotive Of the passing freight hundre"
csrooninc drunken. shrieking cars charged AT inc
Empire engine The passenger felt the arm o.
tho fireman steal around his left side aud dra"
him further inside the cab Had the ire'ght
,r,i, rot bcen on another track II would nave
been all over
The Landscape seemed to smile for moment
ia be rescued from the Jaws of death IS great
li,,Ic scnsation All troubles were forgotten IN
tho iov of release. All troubles of an ordinary
sort will he forgotten by any man VINO r'deS on
No 1852 for the first time.
The air brakes were being applied, ana inc
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
WHAT THE CONDUCTOR, HIS RUNNING.MATE
FOR 2S YEARS, SAID.

81 have known Denny for forty years. said Mr..
Vcks speaking of the who ahead in the
engine pulling US along at seventy miles. "He has
pulled me on this very train, No. %, for eighteen
years | have known him, been with him, in all
kinds of weather in billiards and washouts, hot
and cold and want to say that ! would like TO
see the man who can say anything against MIN.
l. | have heard man ! have heard a hundred
say they were sorry know he had to go.
"If anything went wrong back here something
that lot Of engineers would not look on as a
part of their affair because it had nothing to do
with the engine proper, you understand Why
Dcnny'd always come hGrrying back to see u
there wasn't something that maybe he could do TO
help out. It's like losing an old schoolmste TO
have him quit"
The writer had heard from Mr.. Cassin story
about how in 1875, when he was running freight
train at Ossining, five convcts escaped from Sing
Sing boarded his engine, and as three of the men
carried guns, Mr.. Cassin said he and mis- aremsn
let them have the engine without word. The
convicts he said in answer 20 question, were
afterward caught. "But they got my engine, all
right he added And that was all he said
about it,
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05

only quiet thing. He sat on his spring seat TAX
ing the bumps easily, gracefully, not trying TO 20
contrary 10 the engine, apparently sympathNhE
with her in her every movement, with ms icIt
hand opening the throttle if it was most rca-
sonablc thing to do under the circumstances ana
looking neither to the right, where the scenery
had merged into green blur, nor to the ieit'
where was fast developing neurasthena' nut un
deviatingly, placdy. deliberately straight ahead
although he was about to hit freIgnt tram
full on
"All right" cried the fireman The speed was
being increased steadily. More coal was Deihg
thro into the fire doors, which work by arr ana
the fire itself was pure white. And yet the hre-
man shovclled in the coal, while Mr. Cassin ioohod
straight ahead. Looked straight ahead ana ope"eo
the throttle wider. The fireman was gong crazy
and the engineer was asleep.
1,I, of
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05

took one more look at the approaching frelgh'
train and then lay down on the boiler, or what
ever il was that was so hot, and thought OF home
and of the document the company had made me
sign. and which that cold blooded lawyer mad
drawn up. and which said plainly in two thousand
words that, having met my end, whatever form 1t
T. ght take while riding on the engine OF the tm-
pire State Express. the morning OF June 20 !!
agreed TO say more about II.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
The Writer, ThraShing
Through Space, Had
Every Sensation
Except Calm.

A kind OF exhilaration succeeded the period OF
sadness ard apprehension. great JOY IN the
race a sort of ntoxication. took possession OF me-
| waved my hand at a signalman ! laughed ~
the white flags that every fagman at every cross
roads waved submissivey at the laundering, live
thir, on which was perched.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
HE SHOULD BE PUT IN 4 MUSEUM-HE
CAN'T TALK ABOUT HIMSELF.

Mr. Cassn does not appear day older than
hfty-eght His hair is gray, and SO is his mus
tache, but his arm is like iron, his complexion is
ruddy and his eye clear blue. | called on him at
his home, which he owns, at 597 Walton sv., The
Bronx few nights before making the trip de-
scribed above, and found who physi
caly incapable of talking about himself with any
degree of enthusiasm. lie diamond ring
which was presented to him two years ago at the
ord of a contest among the Eastern roads fo1
being at the top Of his profession. His son, who
was present called attention to this item.
The division superintendent of the New York
Central Railroad has notified Mr.. Cassin that they
will have to dispense with his services August
L. next his SEVENTEEN birthday. That official
took occasion to add that it with pride he
found on looking over Mr.. Cassin's record since
1861 that no mark had been made against him.
Mr.. Cassin brought down June 20 the eleven
coaches that arrived at Albany at $50 p. m which
made up the train known as the Lake Shore Lin
tied. twenty-four hours from Chicago TO New
York. | rode in the observation car, where
talked with William Wicks, conductor, who has
been longer in the service Of the road than any
other man acting in that capacity. There will be
a story written about Mr.. Wicks some Of these
days if he doesn't watch out
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
4 LITTLE DETOUR IN THE REALM OF MEN
DACIOUS JOURNALISM.

But while huggng the bucking monstrosity
known as Engine 1882 which with its tender
weighs 2O7 tons, and which. with its tender and
eight luxurious coaches, Mr. Cassn was driving
al the rate os 100 miles hour. frequently per-
hitting the engine to rise from the tracks for
three minutes at time. did not study Mr.. Cas-
sin. / looked on Mr. Cassin with awe. | revered
Mr. Cassin hoped to meet Mr.. Cassin frequently
in two or three future eXistences. But in other
respects fell down on the assignment.
Wearing goggles and suit of overalls, | left
the we'll bred calm OF the observation car at Har-
mon " Y. at 9:2O o'clock on a beautifully
Friday morning Victor Block, the porter, who
went out as such on the first Empire State Express
that left Grand Central Station, on October 20,
ISel had just explained that nc had been a rail
road men FOR thirty years, during which time he
bad ridden once in the engine
Never asaiu." said Block
:; was too late to resign. Four minutes only
are allow ed for changing from electric to steam
.. Harmon. walked slowly, thinking the train
might 20 away. If had run four miles to catch
the tram j: would have gone away.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05


IN nently worth while and then won't
w talk about himself, observing in
quiet voice that he prefers to go 20
he'd at o'clock and rest, it puts 3 newspaper
oace IN a blue funk.
Dennis Cassn. engineer of the Empire State
Typress Will be seventy years old on August 10,
1914 This Is not all. although running the En-
pire State Express seventy miles an hour az
seventy is part of it. Since 1861 Mr. Cassin has
been on engines for what is the New York
Contra! & Hudson River Railroad. In fftythree
wears not mark mas been made against his rec
ord Asked TO talk about it Mr.. Cassn blushed,
and talked Of bed.
Something had 10 be done. Doing it has made
me nine years older | rode TO Albany in the cab
Of the fastest large passenger locomotive ever
built. not to say the largest fast passenger loco
motive ever made. l told to study Mr.. Cassin
at the throttle.
walked in the first Votes for Women parade,
md once tried to obtain an interview on ship
board a. Quarantine with the late j. Pierpont
Morgan had. therefore, proved myself to be
brave cool and rcsourcefu Also had escaped
from both experiences without a scratch.
New-York tribune., 1914-07-05
FIRST HEART THROBS AFTER NEGOTIATIN
PRECIPICE OF STEEL AND IRON.

As u was. had TO climb up the precptous
side Of the largest fast locomotive ever built
remember seeing Mr.. Cassin as through mist.
The engineer seemed TO shake my hand kindly
and smile in that bashful, schoolgirl way of his.
tried 20 smile. but swallowed hard instead.
Its nice warm morning" said Mr. Cassin.
It was But it was nothing compared to the
weather IN the engine cab. Phil Volker, the fire.
man, was putting coal through the fire doors In
the cab it was like the heat of India, which Mark
Twain says is sometimes called winter, merely to
Giferenta,e between the weather that will melt
a brass doorknob and the kind that will only
make it mushy.
Charles F. Smith. general superintendent Of pas
senger tran portation, had said the day before:
Now, young man, when you get on the engine
don't TALK" Will Mr.. Smith please accept at
this late day thanks for them kind words?
The visitor was led by the fireman-who, in Re
publican times, is himself engineer, and good
20 his side Of the cab. and told to sit on the
foremost half Of his cushion This meant that
the fire doors at right angles 10 the visitors
hips, and that unless some way out could be dis
covered the passenger would be compelled to look
straight ahead for 10 miles, which would be
made without stop, and Including showdown or
scrs at six points along the line) in 12S minutes