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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
New Names for Old tnttj.Is

British soldiers at the front are an.
plying e signi1cations to old initials.
For instance. the r. F. A.-Royal field
arti'lery--is being called the Ready for
Anything. The men OF King Edwards
Horse say that X. e. H. means XIII
Every Hun.
The unkindest Interpretation ia that
put upon the letters R. A. M. C.-Roy.
al army medical corps. Some wounded
soldiers have complained of missing
Deiongings after their things have
passed into the keeping OF the r. A.
M. C., 80 they declare the initials
really now stand for Rob All My Com
rades.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
RAISING ALFALFA IN SOUTH
One OF Mysteries Why Leeuminous
Crops Are Not Grown-Excelient
for the Cows.

The many feeding inquiries which
we receive from the South asking US
to formulate rations Of cottonseed
meal and cottonseed bulls as the
chief feeding stuns, would lead us to
believe, il we did not know otherwise.
that alfalfa or any other legume
could not be raised. We know that
Towpeas, soy beans. ~lespedeza, al
Ma and the like grow like weeds in
South and 1t Is one of the mys-
-series of the world why these crops
are not generally grown. says
Hoard's Dairyman. Cows do not do
their best work when fed a large
amount of cottonseed meal and when
cottonseed hulls form the entire
roughage of the ration, but they will
.,nilk splendidly when fed with good
alfalfa or other legume hay and corn
silage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

Efforts to determine the amount of
radium in the ocean have been few.
Prof. s. ]. Lloyd OF the University
OF Alabama finds that about thirty
samples OF sea water have been test.
ed, taken from the Irish and English
coasts, the North and South Atlantic,
the Mediterranean, the Black sea, the
Arabian sea, and In his own deter.
mination from the Gulf OF Mexico 200
miles south of Mobile. Discarding OK.
treme results, with a maximum SO
times greater than the minimum. It Is
concluded that the total radium in
the sea somewhat exceeds 1,4OO tons.
AS rivers contain little, It Is assumed
that this supply comes from uranium
In the sea, which must reach a total of
nearly 4.2OO. 900, 900 tons, making ura,
mum In sea'water comparable In guam
tity to gold.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
New School Architecture

A one-story schoolhouse. built in tina
form OF a square around q COURTYARD
and 80 constructed that, by raising a
series OF sashes, It can be converted
into what will be practically an open.
air school. Is the type of structure
that marks a new departure In mod.
ern school architecture. 1t provides
neaithful surroundings for the chill.
dren. keeps them near the ground so
that the danger Of fire and panic is re-
duced to a minimum, and at the same
time affords exercise.
The opeh-air sashes face on An IN.
ner corridor, which will eventually
form a sort Of c~lolster around the
courtyard. AS the needs of the com.
munity require. other wings Will be
added on the three remaining sides
OF the central square. 1t Is intended
eventually to have a gymnasium and
swimming pool In q basement unds,
the courtyard.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
jackson Highway" Special.

Meridian.-Arrangements are being
made by the board Of trade to run a
special train from Meridian to the
jackson highway convention, to be
held In Nashville Sept. 1924. 1t is
expected that delegates from all South
Mississippi and most of East Missis-
slppi towns will gather here on the
z2d to go on the special. People here
regard the proposed Jackson highway
as onerihg a great opportunity to
every community through which It
Will pass and a call is made to all in
to go to the convention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
KEEP HOGS FREE FROM LICE
Crude OIL 10 Best and Most Reliable
Vermin Eradieator-Drive AMI.
mails Into Corner.

Crude oil as 1t is naturally pumped
from the ground is the best and most
reliable lice and nit e~radicator we
nave used. Crude oil is purchased at
practically all oil stations and costs
from 1ve to eight dollars a barrel
ordinarily, or approximately 10 to 10
cents a gallon. OF course, the barrel
is returnable. but this is included in
the price.
N the oil sections, like Oklahoma.
for instance, this oil can often be
bought for n dollar a barrel. but
thai is in the heart of the producing
region. To treat the hogs it is well te
drive them up to a corner of the hos
house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD

There's much talk Of conservation
or the trees and rivers grand.
For we know their preservation e.
Helps to beautify the land.
We admit that talk like this will
Benefit the public good,
at present your first lob IL :,
To improve your n%eighborhood.
beginnings have big endIngs.
And II you will make the start.
You Will see how quick your neiRhboy
Pitches In and does his part.
Then you'll find that It's contagious:
Every house upon your street
WIZ be vying with each other
To keep looking clean and neat
PAINT n varnish are conserving.
You can prove beyond a doubt
They're the best for the preserving
or the house, inside and out.
Exchange.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
After NEGRO MurderAr

Natchez.-Sheriff Pat Mulvib,,I and
Deputy Sheriff NJ. P. Ryan, together
with a posse are securing the woods
around Beverly in search of Ed
walker, a negro who recently shot
and killed his wife and mother.in.law
at that place
Walker bears a bad reputation and
Immediately after the shooting took
TO the woods, declaring 1t would 20
with any who attempted to can.
ture him. Details of the shooting
vary, but 1t is claimed that he killed
his wife after she returned TO her
mothers home against his consent
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
SAILOR "CAME BACK"
ROMANCE OF THE SEA AS Re.
LATED BY THE WRITER.
Cupid Triumphed In the End, Despite
Effort Of Father to Separate His
Daughter From the Man
She Loved.

Some 30 years ago | sailed with a
~brigantine hailing from a New Eng.
land town. The skipper had an eight.
een-year-old daughter. his only child,
on board, his wife being dead.
The girl became friendly with one
OF our ordinary seamen about twenty
years old. a clean-cut chap. who al.
ready had his masters papers. One
night, when the young fellow was at
the wheel, the skipper came on deck
and found his daughter standing
alongside of him. with her arm around
his neck. The skipper became angry,
hit the boy, and sen him forward, and
would not allow him to come aft
again, although the girl told him she
was engaged to the boy.
NOW began a trying time for the
boy. One day the young fellow, goad-
ed to desperation, defended himself
when the skipper struck him. This
was committing an objectionable act,
as a skipper has almost unlimited
power on his W vessel.
The boy was put into irons and
when we arrived at Rio Janeiro, our
destination. the harbor police took
him to shore. must state, to the
shippers credit, that he did not prose-
cute the boy, but Of course his berth
was taken by another man when we
left Rio.
Five years passed. l was still with
the same skipper and so was his
daughter, but she was not any more
the laughing. happy girl she was be-
fore.
We had loaded pitch pine In Bruins.
wick. Ca, and were again bound for
RIO Nearing our destination. we
we're caught In a storm. The vessel
rolled awfully. the cargo chafed back
and forth and we o knew that we
had fire In the hold. We took of the
main hatch to try and put out the fire,
but as soon as we got It open the flames
burst out, and we had to take to the
boats.
This happened at night. The YES
burned for two hours, when there
no more left Of her. We stood
by her, thinking the flames would
iraw some other vessel to our assist.
'nce. At daylight we saw q fore and
near by. In q short time we
we're alongside. The shippers daugh-
or was the first up the ladder and I
vas close after her to prevent her
rom falling backward into the boat.
The skipper Of this vessel, a young
elbow. stood at the rail and helped
Is to the deck. The girl looked at him
nd he at her; then they fell into each
theirs arms and the girl cried from
appiness.
The young skipper was the boy her
ather had treated 80 shabbily.
TRANCE to say, the vessel was bound
Rio, too, and no arrived there ]
nee more securely bound, but not I
18th chains this time. The wedding
as celebrated in Rio and the bride
ent with her husband on his vessel
Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
IDLE LAND LOSES FERTILITY
less organic Matter and Plant Food
Lost When Soil Occupied by Crop
Than When RESTING,

Southern land should be kent AZ
work. In the North land is usually
left idle during a part of the year. No
particular harm comes there from
such practices II It does not wash. but
there Is another consideration for the
southern farmer. Repeated soil analy.
sis at various times have shown that
less organic matter and plant food
are lost when the land is occupied bv
a crop than when It is idle.
On idle land the plant food teaches
away, especially in loose sandy soils.
because 1t has no plant there to use
1t as 1t becomes available. Then. too.
the u beams down unhindered on
the soil and burns out the organic
matter which would otherwise be pro.
tected by a growing crop. The Uni.
of Florida experiment station
is advocating that the land be plant.
ed to catch crops between seasons
Tor the foregoing reasons.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
BUSINESS OF BREEDING HOGS
much Better for Beginner to start In
on Modest Scale and Gradually
Increase His Herd.

(By e. l. JORDAN, Louisiana Experi-
ment Station.)
1t is much better for the beginner
IN the business of breeding hogs and
other animals to start in on a modest
scale and gradually increase his bust
ness. 1t Is usually impossible for him
to purchase extremely %high-priced
foundation stock, and, in fact, 1t would
De unwise for him to do SO. He a
mo to put a considerable sum into
his herd sire, which must be UP to the
standard, but he should be content
for a time to be classed as a multi
pier OF numbers Of animals of the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

uophers still infest gardens except
IN the central portions of large cities.
ana are hard to exterminate where
many vacant lots are found. Garden
owners do not care to keep poison and
traps on hand, and how easily to &C.
complish the death Of the gopher be.
comes a problem. Last week ona
threw up a little mound in the writer's
garden, having burrowed under the
fence from an adjoining vacant lot
A messenger was hastily sent to a
nearby drug store for a bottle OF car.
BON bisulphid. The hole was opened.
q half cupful poured in, the hole closed
n nrmed with damp soil. The next
Gay the soil was dug out and thu hola
followed but three feet into the vacant
iot' and there his gophership rerosed.
dead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

water soon showed that 1t would be
better to place them above ground.
Good silos have been built Of 2 by G.
inch timbers that were carefully
planed. for a temporary building
that will serve the purpose, provided
the anchoring is well done. One can
purchase the wood silos already set
up, and for permanency this is bet.
ter than using ordinary timbers. as
they are more certain to be alright.
Forms for concrete may be quite cas-.
lily constructed of heavy sheet iron
n some two by fours." Steel rods
or wire fencing may be used for re-
enforcing. This kind Is permanent IL
carefully put up. Metal silos are a
comparatively new experiment, but
they are recommended by their own.
ers. Investigate the advantages Of the
various makes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
JACKSON BOARD OF TRADE ASKS
FOR NEW SCHEDULE FROM
VIcksBuRe, MISS.
SUICIDAL SHOT IS FATAL
y D. Huntington Dies From a Self
inflicted Bullet Wound-News
OF Happenings in the
Capital City.

Jackson.
Inc railroad commission has heard
the petition OF the Jackson Board OF
lraoe for a readjustment of rates ON
gram and flour between Jackson and
Nlcksburg, alleging that Jackson had
oeen disseminated against In favor
of Meridian.
The Board of Trade contends that
the ate on grain and -four from
Vicksburg to Meridian is only 81
cents while from Vicksburg to Jack.
son the rate is 5 cents. 1t Is asked
'hat the commission put into effect "A
ate OF ? 1-3 cents on grain and a
rate OF ) cents on flour between those
points.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Pistol Discharged Accidentally.

David Patton, son Of Mat Patton on
North Jeffetson street, was recentlv
the victim Of an unfortunate accident
when he reached upon the mantle TO
get a match A pistol was lying on
the mantle, hnd as Mr.. Patton's hand
reached for The match 1t encountered
the weapon. which in some manner
was dischai ged, the bullet going
through the heft hand. It ia Thought
that the pistol was knocked aeairst
the wall and the jarr caused 1t to be
discharged.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Maiilu's Widow Notified.

Mayor Taylor of Jackson has writ.
ten officially to the widow of Louis
Maillu, the Italian shoemaker who
was cremated in the Winter building
fire at her home in Muro Luciano.
italy, notifying her of the tragedy
which has befallen her The letter
was written out in English and then
turned over to William Palotta, an
Italian, to be translated into the Ian.
guage of the deceased. He notified
the widow that he husband had re-
ceived Christian burial In Green wood
Cemetery.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

breed in question, which he can dis.
pose OF to farmers who are always
In the market for good foundation
stock for pork herds. In the mean
time be can be studying the breed.
laying out his farm with the idea of
gradually 'Lcreasing his operations as
a breeder, and, most important of all,
he will acquire a fund of practical in
formation regarding swine manage
ment. and the discerning eye which
will tell him at a glance whether an
animal possesses the requisite quail
ties to merit a place in his herd.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Heavy Guard for Moroan,s p,,o.

j. P. Morgan's estate at Glen Cove
Is still under guard and is likely to be-
until the end of the war. Three men
are on duty by day and four by night.
one is on post at the bridge connect.
ing East island with the mainland, and
not only every traveller, but every
package that passes can do so only
after having been subjected to his
scrutiny. The others patrol the
beaches
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
war Influences Paris Veil StvIs.

me war veil is the latest freak OF
iashion In Paris. Though quite gro.
tesque In appearance, 1t is popular in
the sense that it expresses the patriot.
ism OF the women.
The two designs most frequently
seen are those of a black cannon wo.
ven in the mesh just where it rests on
the cheek, and a beauty spot" woven
70 the shape of the Red Cross. but
done in white on a black background
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Showmen Oppose Track Charoes

The railroad commission recently
heard at considerable length argu.
ments In the last of the commission
against all railroads regarding park
ing charges of 81 usually assessed
against privately owned theatrical
cars.
A number of railroad men defended
the parking charges, saying that they
barely paid the expenses of keeping
the cars on the tracks, taking into
consideration the hazards. The show.
men contend that to charge t~ranspor.
tation and on top Of it an additional
~ a day for allowing their private
cars to stand on sidetracks was I'm
just.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

lHy A F. KIDDER. Louisiana Expert
ment Station.)
The silo Is a large cisternlike con.
Struction for preserving green forage
crops that may be put away in the
summer to feed during the winter
months. We all enjoy eating fresh
vegetables and do not realize what it
mean to have to live on dried mate.
rails. Live stock prefer green food.
and the silo is simply a e a of
keeping 1t rs nearly as possible in
mat condition. There is no method
80 economical OF storing the whole
corn plant; not n bit heed be wasted
If cut above the ground.
Wood. metal and cement are the
materials used in constructing this
i've stock pantry. At first silos were
Quilt underground. but the extra work
or removing the material and eepage
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Soil characteristics.

Although a soil may be rich be.
cause it contains plant food. 1t may
be unproductive. The fertility of the
land is its productive power; tillage
is one Of the means by which this pro.
ductive power may be increased.
Moisture is an important factor in
fruit growing. AS a rule the apples in
sod orchards are under size: they lack
color, and are often deficient in nat
ural juiciness. This fruit presents a
marked contrast to that grown in or.
ehards that have been titled carefully.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Cattle VIII Advertise.

ANY man ought to be ashamed II
send his cows out of doors wearing an
az ornament five or six pounds OF
dried fertilizer on their TANKS. You
do not always need to put a notice in
the paper to advertise. Just neglect
your cattle and they will advertise
you, all right
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

Natchez.-Farmers and planters Of
this section are now buying seed
wheat for fall planting. More than
10000 bushels have already been Dur.
chased and every indication points to
a big acreage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
D~espondent: Kills Self

Como.-E. j. E. Ellis, whose home
was In Memphis, ended his life with a
pistol at the home of his sol. E. T.
Ellis, at this place sept. s, almost in
the immediate presence of his son.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Suicidal Shot Fatal.

J. B. Huntington. who shot himself
IN the left breast at his home here
with suicidal intent, died Sept. s. He
seemed to have rallied somewhat at
nrst but a sudden turn for the worse
overlook him. He was SO years of
age and a native Of Bicknell, Ind. to
which place his body was taken for
burial He leaves a widow and six
children.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Shoemaker's Death a Mystery.

Foul play Is suspected by Chief OF
Police Sam Nunnery In the tragic
death OF Louis Maiulla, an Italian shoe.
maker who was burned to death In
MS sleeping apartments In the Daw.
son Winter building formerly occupied
oy the Oscar Lamb Sales Company.
me police have begun a thorough in.
v~tstigation of the case.
The body of Maiulla was discovered
by members OF the fire department
shortly before 4 o'clock on the morn.
ing OF Sept. s, horribly burned from
mead to feet. 1t was found lying Just
outside of the little room where he
slept In the southeast corner OF the
two-story brick building, on the sec.
ond sgaysl5 Indications are that the
mar was clothed at the time his body
caught fire, which led the police to
believe there had been foul play. but
there are others who believe Maiulla
was suffocated by the smoke while
asleep, and was 80 damoralized upon
awakening In the dark that he lost
his presence Of mind, which prevented
MN from escaping from the building
In time to save his life.
Inc fire originated mysteriously in
southwest corner of the building
DOWNSTAIRS, which Is under the stair.
way leading up to the second story.
According to information gained
rom those who knew the man he came
originally from Muro Lucana, Italy.
There he has a wife and four children
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Negress Is Pardoned.

A pardon has been granted to Fan.
ME VIC Bangh, a negro woman, who
serving a term in the state peniten.
tiary for assault to kill and murder.
The woman was sentenced in Septem.
Der, 1910, at Lexington, Holmes
County, to 10 years Imprisonment.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-18

told Grierson that should need a year
or more, and he didn't object"
This was all in conversation" said
Griswold; mo writing?"
Raymer made & wry face.
Don't rub it in I'm admitting that
l was all the different kinds of a fool.
There was no definite time limit men
toned l was to give my personal
notes and put up the family stock as
collateral A day or two later, when.
l went around to close the deal, the
trap was standing wide open for me
and baby might have seen it Grier-
son said he had proposed the loan to
his directors. and that they had kicked
on taking the stock as collateral. He
offered to take my paper without an
indorser if l would cover his personal
risk with my stock collateral, assign
ing it, not to the bank, but to him |
fell for it like a woolly sheep The
stock transfers were made, and
signed a note for one hundred thou
sand dollars, due in sixty days; Grier-
son explaining that two months was
the banks usual limit on accommoda-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-18
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Rridae of Jehennam.

ne 6FiO0G OF JenGnndms
Griswold took a final look at himself
in his dressing case mirror before 60
ing to keep his evening appointment
at the doctors downtown Office 1t
was comfortably reassuring. So far as
he could determine, there was little
in the clean-shaven, square-shouldered,
correctly garmented young fellow who
faced him in the mirror to suggest
either the bearded outcast of New Or
leans or the unkempt and toilsodden
roustabout of the Belle Julie. If
only she had not made MIN speak to
her He had a sharp conviction that
the greatest of all the hazards lay
in the chance that she might remem-
Der his voice.
He found the CHEEKY little doctor
waiting for him when he had walked
the few squares to the Main street
Office.
81 was beginning to be afraid you
were going to be fashionably late. "
said the potential host; and then, with
q humorous glance for the correct gar
menting: 'Regalia, heb? Hasn't Miss
Grierson told you that Wahaska is still
0Op6lSSSly uudDlS W AAF0 up ~ Tue
dress coat and standing collar? I'm
sure she must have. But never mind !;
climb into the buggy and well let old
Bucephalus take US around to see if
the neighbors have brought in any
thing good to eat"
The drive was a short one. Brohn
was once more shadowing the house
in which, first or last, he expected to
trap his amateur MacHeath; and when
the buggy was halted at the carriage
step he was near enough to mark and
recognize the doctors companion
Not this time" he muttered sourly,
when the two had passed together up
the graveled path and the host was
fitting his latchkey to the front door.
Its only the sick man that writes
books l wonder what sort of a book
he thinks he's going to write in this
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-18
CHAPTER xVI-continued.


You still think l could tell you
that, if I chose?" she said. willfully
misleading him, or at least allowing
him to mislead himself.
Il don't think anything about it
know You'd met him somewhere be-
fore that day in the bank-before you
knew he was goin' to turn gentleman
holdup. That's why you don't want to
give up his real name"
She had risen, and in self-defense
Broffin had to grope on the floor for
his hat and stand up too.
Wait minute. I'm an officer of
the law. and l could arrest you and
take you to New Orleans on what evil
dence I've got. How about that p
what?"
There was good fighting blood on
the Farnham side, Notwithstanding the
kindly Doctor Bertie's peaceful voca-
ton. and the calm gray eyes that met
.Broffin's were militantly angry when
the retort came.
IF | had a brother, Mr. Brofin, he
would be able to answer you better
than l cen!" she famed out Let me
pass, pleased"
1t was not often that Broff1n lost his
head or his temper, but both were
gone when he struck back.
"That'll be all right, tool" he broke
out harshly, blocking the way to force
her TO listen to him. You think you've