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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Oldest NeIshman.

The oldest Welshman In the world
Is Mr.. Thomas Morris. who lives AZ
W~esternville, Neb. Although he II
now an American citizen, he was born
a subject Of George III, at the little
village of Berriew, Montgomeryshire.
on January Ii, 1894. He Is therefore
one hundred and twenty years old.
His father was an agricultural In
borer and died when the boy was three
years old. Morris was ~apprenticed To
a cobbler and followed his trade In
this country until 1871, when, at the
age of seventy-nine. he emigrated to
America.
The old man Is very proud OF the
fact that he has lived In three cen
turtles. He remembers the union Of
Great Britain and Ireland, the assassA-
nation of President Lincoln and the
laying of the first Atlantic cable.
Morris can still walk with the aid
of a stick and see with the aid or
s~pectacles, which he first purchased
after passing his hundredth birthday
His hearing Is good, and he enjoys .
cup of tea or coffee with each neal
Daily Express.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

had no appetite. Since ] have taken
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and I feel like a new woman. ! cannot
praise your medicine too highly. "-Ars
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
It il true that nature and q woman's
work a produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia E. Pinkham,
forty years ago, gave to womankind
q remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more eficacious than any
other combination Of drugs ever COM
pounded, and today Lydia E. PinkhaE-'s
Vegetable Compound is recognized
from coast to coast as the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, are files containing hundreds OF
thousands Of letters from women seek
ing health many of them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound;
and in some cases that 1t has saved them
from surgical operations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
AND THEN THEY UNDERSTOOD
Locomotive Engineer Made Quite
Plain What Had Caused Argu-
ment Between Travellers.

Two commercial travellers while In
q train got into an argument over
the action OF the vacuum brake.
Its the imitation of the tube that
stops the train," declared the first
traveller.
Wrong, wrong!" shouted the sec
ond. Its the output of the exhaus-
ton"
Then when the train arrived at the
station they agreed to submit the mat
ter for settlement to the engineer.
That gentleman, leaning c~ondescend-
ingly from his cab, listened with an
attentive frown to the two travellers
statements of their argument. Then
he smiled, shook his head and said:
well, gents, ye're both wrong
about the workin' of the vacuum
brakes. Yet it's very simple and easy
to understand. When we want to stop
the train we just turn this valve and
then we fill tie pipe with vacuum
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
ACTS AS coMMUNITY,s AID
Somewhat Novel But Useful Position
Has Been Created by UNI
versIty Of Illinois.

Cities, towns, villages and country
neighborhoods in Illinois which want
to better themselves have a new in
strument to aid-the services OF the
community adviser, a novel position
Just created by the University Of Ill
nois. DIR. Robert e. Hieronymus, for
merly president of Eureka college and
until recently secretary of the educa'
tional commission Of Illinois, has been
appointed to the position and has be-
gun his duties.
While the university formerly was
more than anxious to aid all commun-
tiles in their betterment work, 1t was
necessary for them to come to the uni
versity. Now the university goes to
the community, for practically all OF
the advisers time will be occupied IN
travelling over the state. The position
ia said to be a new one In the United
States.
The whole idea is based on the prin.
ciple that every community contains
within itself the mean Of its own bet
torment and that social welfare Is TO
be evolved from within. not laid on
| from without. The first step In Oh
! tanning those betterments which can
not come from individual enterprises
alone, will be the attempt to develop
q community consciousness. There IL
to be nothing of the "highbrow' In the
movement-it is designed to be In
tensely practical, in terms that every
one can understand.
The adviser will cooperate by Vislt'
and by correspondence with local or
neutrality-suspicious., commercial
social and civic-in utilizing their 10
cal education resources for the promo
ton of vocational education, especial
ly in the new fields. Local schoo
boards and teachers will be enliste'
in this campaign.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
FORCED TO EAT
CRUSHED ICE
And Was Not Even Allowed Priv
ilege Of Sitting Up, but
Finally Wins Out

Kaplan, La.-Mrs. Casamear Burk-
hart, of this town, gives out following
for publication: Il feel that / owe my
life to Cardui, the woman's tonic. l
was married last April, and was in
fairly good health. Shortly after
marriage my health began to fail, and
for three long months ! was threat
ened with serious sickness.
I passed most Of my time In bed,
with a nurse at my bedside. At last,
/ was told an operation was neces-
sary. / was 30 weak I could retain
nothing on my stomach but crushed
ice, and was not even allowed to sit up
in bed.
A friend Of mine advised me to use
Cardui, the woman's tdpic. and they
got o bottle for me. as o last resort.
After taking Cafdui for one week. I
was able to be up in my room. After
continual use for two months, / was
in perfect health. and could do all of
my work without firing.
take an occasional dose Of Cardui
and Black-Draught now, to keep my
,ystem in good condition.
Several Of my friends are using
Cardui with good results. ] am never
without 1t In the house."
There's a bottle Of Cardui waiting
for you at your nearest druggists
Get it and begin taking today. You
will never regret it.--Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
"Beauty Need Of America"

Comparing the growth of the AmerF
an people with the growth OF a blade
Of grass, Rabbi Abram Simon spoke
at Philadelphia. "The Story OF o
Blade of Grass was his topic.
80 small a thing as a blade OF
grass carries a message to the Ameri'
can people," said Rabbi Simon. From
the life of a blade Of grass the people
can take q message of life, industry.
democracy, service, and beauty.
Speaking on the last Of these, he
said: Beauty Is the need OF our
country. Americans have not realized
the lesson taught by the blade OF
grass They have not learned to beau
tify everything, hate dirt and filth,
abolish things unlovely and rude. II
they had we would have no tenement
districts, no crowded rookeries, nc
smoky manufacturing cities, and nc
garbage drama A blade OF grass
Is a world all it's own II 1t inspires the
American people 70 6esire beauty"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
GET AFTER SUMMER PESTS
This !. the Time to Wage War Against
the Deadly Fly and the An
noylng Mosquito.

Let us bear in mind that n OF
the prime objects of a spring cleanup
is to eliminate the fly and the mos
quito. When We are exercising our
muscles and our ingenuity RIDING
our dwellings and neighborhoods OF
dust and filth, it will be worth our
while to give these twin winged pests
serious attention.
The first spring fly, Of course, came
some time ago, though she is stu
pleasantly modest and retiring. II Is
not ~reassuring, however. TO renec'
that the little insect is keeping care'
fully out of our sight and the reach
of our swatters while she lays a rev
myriads of eggs, which presently VIII
hatch out into a whole flying regiment
Of ~nuisances and disease-carriers.
The shy and ~unobtrusive mosquito
ID making the best 8 Of her time
for the same purpose. When the open
season on human beings arrives sne
hopes to have a whole army corps o.
her progeny to lead to the attack.
Now is the time to get busy II w
want to preserve ourselves from thu
pests a few months hence. The swat
ter and the kerosene a are fully Al
important household implements a
this season as the broom and tn
scrubbing brush
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

10 HFT DIS
EVERY TOWN NEEDS CLEANING
There Is Always Good Work for =
Village improvement Society
to Do.

Even II you live in a well-kept to"n
there Is much that can be done TO
make it still more attractive, says the
Kansas Industrialist. Work that you
do with trees, shrubs, grass mi tne
tin cans back In your alley Will IN
crease the value Of your property and
give you a good appetite.
"For village improvement to be
most successful the city government
and the private citizens must CO
operate" says M. F. Ahearn. assist
ant professor of horticulture at the
Kansas agricultural college. Let the
civic improvement clubs, together
with the municipal government. offer
Irizes for the best appearing avn
and the lawn showing the greatest
improvement in looks. Garden ON.
tests should be started and the pro-
Queer helped in selling his products.
Get everyone interested in the work.
Try to develop a community spirit ana
make each citizen feel that his AID
is essential in carrying out the plans
for the betterment of his municipality.
Have a cleanup day to begin with.
Get the people interested In keeping
the streets and especially the alleys
clean. Dirty alleys breed flies and
disease. Plant shrubs and trees and
SOW grass seed in the parkings. Prune
the trees and fight the tent caterpil
lars and other troublesome insects
and tree diseases. Doctor those trees
that are injured. Houses should be
painted and the building Of cement
walks and paving of streets started.
"A village improvement society car
be organized to look after the differ
ent phases of the work. Encouraging
the better cultivation Of flowers. fruit
and vegetables will be n of its du
ties. The society can give an annua
flower show and demonstrate the al
tistic possibilities Of each flower. Lee
lures given by the organization vii
be useful, also. A great deal can b
done in cleaning up and beautifyinI
the school grounds and when Arbo
day comes let it be observed by plan
ing some properly selected shad
trees, the work to be under municipa
control instead of being done who'll
by individual landowners"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

Mike, a rat terrier owned by Will
liam Bailey Of Georgetown, was dis
covered yesterday m%othering a pair OF
kittens he had stolen from the home
OF a neighbor. Mike had gone to
the house, picked the kittens up by
the neck, and carried them to his own
home, where he vas discovered play
ing with them and making them com
Portable in every way. When the two
kittens were returned to their mother
Mike was i~nconsolable, and has since
refused to eat.-Georgetown (DeD DIS
patch to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
A TREATMENT THAT HEALS
ITCHING, BURNING SKINS

Don't stand that itching skin humor
one day longer. Go to the nearest
druggist and get a jar of resinol oint-
ment (50c) and a cake Of resinol soap
(25c). Battle the eczema patches with
resinol soap and hot water. dry and
apply a little resinol ointment.
It's almost too good to be true. The
t~orturing itching and burning stop In
stantly, you no longer have to dig and
scratch, sleep becomes possible, and
healing begins. Soon the ugly, tor
menting eruptions disappear complete
" and for good.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Trade Secret.

Where do you get the plot for your
stories?"
II have never had but n plot de-
clared the popular author, and l
swiped that from Romeo and Juliet
All you have to do is to change the
scenery and the dialect"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
For Real Speeding.

Pop" said Inquisitive Ignatz, how
fast can a horse go?"
Well" replied father, "a mile IN
two minutes and four seconds Is con-
sidered good speed. Why do you
ask?'
"Oh, I was just thinking" replied
Ignatz, what a shame It was that Paul
Revere, Tam O'Shanter, and John Gil
pin didn't have motorcycles"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
ROOFINGS

We believe that we carry the largest
stocks of rooflngs In the south, In painted
and galvanized steel. rubber and compo-
sition; all prices. SOC per square, COM
plete, and UP. Try "Paroid,' the klng OF
rubber Roofing. Ten years without a
brush. PidgeonsThomas Iron Company,
Iron, Steel, Railway and MIL Supplies,
Memphis, Tennessee. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Dove on Gun. Of Death ship.

While the Montana was steamlng
slowly northward through the fog q
white dove, the omen Of peace, blown
apparently from the Virginia shore,
alighted on q ten-inch gun on the deck
of the cruiser. More than 100 blue
Jackets on the Montana, their terms
having expired, are glad to be home.
A little yellow swallow. blown to sea
near Cuba, remained on one OF the
cruisers all the way to Vera Cruz and
Is still on the deck of the warship.-
New York Correspondence Philadel'
phia Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

Wheel Talk.

Wayside Walter and Tired Tommie
met for the first time in several
months.
Been across the country" Wayside
Walter explained.
Travelling incog?" asked Tommie.
Nope" replied Walter, in the
axle."-Youngstown Telegram.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
RUB-MY-TlSM

win cure your rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgia.
Cramps, Colo. sprains, Bruises. Cuts,
Old Sores, Burns. etc. Antlssptle
Anodyns. Price 2sc.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
The Sweet Thinu.

Miss Superbridge-I should just like
to see the man I'd promise to love-
honor and obey!
Miss Pertly-Pm sure you would
dear.-Brooklyn Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

ACHY FEELINGS. PAIN IN LIMBS
and all Malarious Indications removed
by Elixir Babek. that well known rem.
edy for all such diseases.
IT have taken up the three bottles OF
your ELIXIR Babek,' and have not felt
80 we'll and entirely free from pain In
limbs for ave years."-Mrs. Il. Higgins.
Jacksonville. Fla.
EIixir Bnbek so cents, all druggists or
by Parcels Post prepaid from Kloczew.
ski q Co, Washington. D. c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Glad 70 See Them Got

PATIENCE see a London railroad
station has been equipped with pen
nyin-the-slot machines for the sale OF
tickets to persons who wish to &C.
company friends to the train plat
forms.
Patrice-That's too cheap. know
I'd give more than a penny to see
some of my friends leave the town.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

4. Plnknam's
V Vegetable Com
pound. When I first
began taking it !
was suffering from
troubles for
come time and had
almost all kinds Of
aches-pains in low
er part of back and
in sides, and press
ing down pains. ]
could not sleep and
" " - 49,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Sometimes Faster.

Patience-This paper says the heart
of a man sitting down beats II times a
minute.
Patience-I suppose 1t all depends
who he is sitting alongside Of.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Does Away With the Comma.


In his latest poem, "Narcissus,'
Robert Bridges, the English poet lau'
reate, has banished the comma entire
ly, SO that a procession of adjectives
may be taken at the readers option,
as separate qualities, or as qualifying
each other. Thus n may call his
hero almighty wondrous," or regard
him as being both. Mr.. Bridges prin'
ciples of punctuation are not obvious.
He loves the exclamation mark, using
it five times in the % lines Of the
poem, and sprinkles dashes about with
pr~odigality. He adopts the colon anc
does not slight the interrogation mark
while using now and then a full stop.
.- --n. Touorpor Tin mo. owner
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

Miss Young-What In your opinion
Is the best time for a girl to marryT
Miss Elder-Whenever the man II
willing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

"Mr. Browns started his garden. l
saw him planting his seeds this morn
Ing"
THAT reminds me; it's time l turned
The chickens loose"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
MRS. LYONS
ACHESAND PAINS
Have AL Cone Since Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Terre Hill, Pa-"Kindly permit me
70 give you my testimonial in favor OF
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
MysterIeo Of Complexion.

"She has a fine complexion.
"And she gives every mar who
kisses her a little of 1t as a souvenir
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

Mrs Agnes Hovernor Timme, owner
of the Milwaukee baseball CLUB, 10
studying for grand opera.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

W. N. U, MEMPHIS, NO. 2s-1s14.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-28
HER MISSING NECKLACE.
Saint HiIaire Finally Awoke and Re-
stored It to His Wife.

Saint Hilaire Finally Awoke and Re-
stored It to His Wife.
The innocent ignorance Of much en-
crossed men of science as to ordinary
matters is Illustrated by an amusing
anecdote of Geoffroy Saint Hilare the
younger. SaintHilaire was accustomed
to bury himself in his laboratory, where
he did not allow the affairs of his
household to disturb him. and Nine.
Saint-IIilaire was careful to guard him
against all worry of domestic matters.
In his laboratory he was accustomed,
being naturalist, to have various
strange animals. after the fashion of
Rossetti. OF these monkey was his
favorite. His wife possessed a neck
lace of diamonds. of which she was
naturally proud. One day this neck
lace was missing. Madame was i'm de-
spair and had the house searched, with
the exception of Hilaire's room.
She knew his dislike of being dis
turbed. and moreover she had not en-
tered this room for long time, so that
she could not have left the diamonds
there.
A few days later at one of Nine.
Saint-Hilaire's lat homes her hus-
band appeared, and woman among
the guests who supposed he knew Of
the disappearance of the diamonds
asked him if they had been found.
what damondS?" he asked. He
called his wife and questioned her.
what sort of n looking thing was this
that you have lost?"
She described the diamond necklace.
"Ah," said the zoologist, for several
days my baboon has had in his posses
sion, generally worn about his neck.
similar thing to that described"
But why did you not tell me?' his
wife exclaimed in Indignation.
"Why." answered Saint Hilaire. 81
supposed that il belonged to him. He
seemed to be very fond and proud of
it"-Baltimore Sun.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-28
The Ant and the Aphis.

BY emitting ten words from what
wrote under the above head in the
Tidings short time ago the paper
made me make the assertion that
had proof that in the relationship
between certain ants and the aphides
we had simple way of suppressing
the latter, What | wrote was that
| had proof of the relationship and
that | believed we had in it simple
way, etc.
The latter may or may not prove
to be the case. 1t will depend on
whether the ants which have the
habit of gathering the aphis eggs are
numerous in the orchard and wheth-
er they will not abandon the habit
of collecting the eggs after having
been prevented from taking the
Matching young up the trees in the
spring. There can be no question,
however, that banding the trees
against the ants will mitigate the
aphis nuisance, for although it is only
few species that collect the eggs,
nearly all the ants, apparently. have
sufficient intelligence to carry the
aphis from twig to twig, thus assist
ing in the spread of the lice.
WILLIAM TAVERNER, B. Sc,
Buena Vista Orchard
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-28
ASPARAGUS DISH AND LEMONADE SET.


so that exploring insects may be kept
out when the beverage is served on
the lawn or porch. 1t may be added
that the lemonade retains its cooness
longer in these covered vessels than in
open ones. The heavy glass tray with
handles may be easily kept clean and
is not affected by acid should the lem
onade be spilled upon it
Very practical and dainty are the
newest designs in summer luncheon
sets. OF heavy linen or crash in putty
or natural shades, the edges of the va
rious pieces are finished with small
scallops in chinese blue, nile green,
old rose or vandyke brown. the four
shades that best accord with the usual
dining room decorations and with al
most any Of the oriental potteries.
These new sets consist of a center
mat of twenty-four inch circumference
and dozen each of plate and tumbler
mats. while in extra pieces in match
ing colors and designs come long scarfs
for the sideboard.
The value of the luncheon set is obvi-
Gus. 1t is an immense saving of laun-
dry, since when an accident happens to
one mat another may be substituted
and the table drapery kept looking
fresh for several days in succession.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-28
JAPANESE MONEY.
Yens, Sens and Rims Complete Their
Simple Currency System.


The japanese currency system is
very simple and is based upon gold
basis. The unit Of value is ven.
This equals so cents in gold, according
to our United States values. One yen
is divided into 100 sen. Each of the
latter is worth Just one half OF an
American cent. The Japanese sen is
the equivalent of 10 rim. and the small
est japanese coin consists of five rim
piece. the equivalent of one-quarter of
an American penny.
The currency media is composed of
paper notes. silver. nickel and copper
The Japs have their paper money in
one, five, ten yen notes and upward.
The silver money comes in ten. twenty
and fifty sen pieces. The smallest
nickel piece is valued at > sen. Then
come the copper coins. These are val
ued at sen. sen and rim.
This is the substance of the entire
currency system in Japan when You
step into Il money Changers to procure
the coin of the realm. But you do not
always obtain the equivalent in values
for Your American currency. The va
rious seaport towns swarm with Chi
nese money changers. These Mongo-
liam financicrS deduct rebate of from
| TO . per cent for every so in Ameri-
can money exchanged When you
travel in the interior localities of ia
pan. away from the beaten track of
tourist traffic. you will he compelled to
pay even q higher rate Of exchange. as
the Jap merchants refuse to accept for
eign coin in exchange for their wares
unless they are easily accessible to
some nearby seaport town.
The Jap nickel. or five sen piece, will
buy five or six times as much for Jap
in his own country as the same value
Of currency would buy for an Ameri-
can home in the United States. The
simplicity of the native currency sys-
TEN goes hand in hand with the frugal
ity and the wise economies OF these
quaint. active little people.-Philadel-
phia North American.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-28
HOW CHILDREN GROW

Children grow by nonrishment-not
overloaded stomachs or rich foods but
qualities that are readily converted into
DEMONSTRATING blood too often their
digestive powers cannot procure these
qualities from ordinary foods which results
i'll weakness, dullness and sickness.
If your children are under-size, under
weight, catch cold easily, are languid,
backward, pale or frail, give them Scott
Emulsionwhichis pure medicinal nourisli-
ment 1t sharpens the appetite, builds
healthy flesh, firm muscles and active
brains. SCOTS is growing food for
children. Refuse alcoholic substitutes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-28
What Any Woman Knew.

"AIy dear" remarked Jones, who had
just finished reading a book on The
Wonders of Nature" this really is "a
remarkable work. Nature is marvel
Gus! Stupendous! When | read work
like this it makes me think how puerile,
how insignificant is man."
"Huhr' shifted his better half. "A
woman doesn't have TO wade through
400 pages to find out the same thing"
Judge.