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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

A meeting has been called for Friday
2 p. m, May 21st, at the court house
in Macon, Miss. for the purpose of 60
ing into permanent and effective or
ganization of all live stock men, hay
growers, and farmers generally. The
time is here when the farmer cannot
work to his best interest independent
of his neighbor. We shall have to CO.
operate. Every farmer IN the county
is invited to attend this meeting. Men
in other professions are also cordially
invited to be present and take a part
in affecting this organization.
Similar notices are being sent to the
other papers of the county. Everybody
should feel an interest in this meeting
interest enough to quit your work to
come. j. W. HADDoN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
John Sharp Wiilian,s.


Paul Wooten In Times Pcayne:
An idea of the respect in which the
ability of the senior senator from Miss
issippi, John Sharp Williams, is held
may be gained from the fact that he
was selected by his party to reply to
the argument of Senator Root with ref.
erence to the principles involved in the
ship purchase bill. The Republicans
had waged careful campaign against
the measure, which was being urged
by the administration. For the final
argument Senator Root, the strongest
man on the Republican side of the aisle,
was selected to make the onslaught.
Senator Williams made reply which
more than met the expectations of his
colleagues.
The history of the world is at his
tongues end. He never forgets the
weak points in an opponents argu-
ment. He will listen to long -winded
speeches and make mental filings of
scores of points, which he calls up Just
at the right time.
Senator Williams ia one of the
staunchest supporters The President
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
1.-THE Storm, of Last Week.

- considerable more damage was done
:, the storm that passed over the coun-
~ asst week than was reported in the
ACoN's account. One life was lost.
4 I egro, about ixty years of age, nam
a1 Nelly Allen, was killed by timbers
49, Hing on her when her house was
r. uck, on Mr.. E. V. Yates Cole place.
., Jerre Clark, who also lives on a
:. lft of the same place, lost his new
I'm. The full force of the storm
- - uck Mr.. Curriers' place, and his barn
-. ! silo were complete wrecks, a good
- - rtion of the barn being blown in his
= nd. 1t then went through an open
I'D until it struck Mr.. H. C. Woods.
h'3ere barn and silo was wrecked,
Zen through the Cole place, where the
!, oman was killed. 1t is said that was
!. = ,e third cyclone the woman had been
:, trough, escaping the other two with
ht wound. A number of other color
(. people were hurt, though none Sc
1ously.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
The Weather.

A fraction over two inches of rain
1hat fell Monday night and Tuesday.
which following the heavy down pour
;lf last week, when more than four
inches fell in tweuty-four hours, has
put the river and all the creeks in the
county out Of their banks. and much re-
planting will have to be done. It is
said that the river is higher tnan it has
been for several years.
One who is supposed to know was
heard to express the opinion that the
loss to the county by the flood would be
more than compensated by the great
good tnat the rains have done the oat
crop, which has improved wonderfully
the past week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
Death Of Hon. X. C. Lee.

On Thursday afternoon, May
6, 1915, at the home, in Gulfport,
Mississippi, of his devoted friend,
ex-Congressman E. ]. Bowers,
Charley Lee quit this world for
the undiscovered country.
His departure was sudden and
unexpected, although for some
time he has been in such condi-
tion that those familiar with the
facts were persuaded that the
ills from which he suffered were
such as to mark him as one not
long for the land of the living.
Few men in recent years have
gone from Mississippi to their
last reward more universally be-
loved and more genuinely re-
GREETED by a large circle of friends
and acquaintances than Hon. R.
C. Lee whose political and social,
official and private life has far a
full generation kept him in the
public eye-and in the hearts of
the people, for Ia great number
of whom he went out of his way
to speak a cheering word or do a
deed of generous personal or Of
flcial kindness whenever he could
see his way clearly to do the lat
ter. What he did in SUCH direc-
tions were done heartily and
from the best and most honorable
motives. About such acts on his
part there was never any effort
at display. On the contrary.
what he did, he did unastenta-
tiously did it from a desire to do
good, and to be genuinely helpful
TO those whom re felt had claims
upon humanity.
He was first appointed to office, |
U. S. District Attorney for the
Southern District of Mississippi
under the administration of Mr.. |
Cleveland, and held the office un-
der various Republican admins
trationS until Mr.. Wilson was in
augurated President and by that
gentleman was permitted to con-
tinue in Office TO the end of his
life.
He made few enemies and had |
the very rare faculty of readily |
forming friendships whicn were
usually lasting = for to know !
Charley Lee closely was to love
him greatly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
Ford Care Still Self.

Mr.. j. G. Horton, local agent for
Ford Automobiles in this territory, re-
ceived car load of Fords this week
and delivered to the following custom
ers:
Prof. o. @. Poindexter, Mashulaville,
Miss, five-passenger car; Mr.. W. L.
Sherrod, a Runabout; Mr.. Geo. Rich
ardson received his Runabout.
1t does not seem to be a question
with MIR. Horton how many cars he can
sell but how many cars he can get, he
tells the BEACON he will have another
car load in in few days. and make
glad the hearts of several impatient
customers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
HONOR ROLL
OF Mocon Graded and High School.
FIFTH TERM.

FIFTH TERM.
First grade, 4th term Marlin Dunn
John Patty, Logan Cline.
First grade, 9Th term--Marlin dunn,
Francis Murphey, Katherine Connor'
Logan Cline.
Second grade-Mayme Barnes, Bess
Dare, Willene jackson, Carles McCor'
quordale, Claire Shumaker.
Third grade-Elizabeth Ferris, Flea
nor Harkins, Emma Laura Hughes,
Edwin Murphey, Maud Yates.
Fourth grsd0 Ruth Allen, Lucille
Holt, Lillian Hsf her, Phelan Hunter.
Fifth grade--f ellen Carleton, Mamie
Dunn Martha india McHenry, Julia
Stoke, Emma y ates, Sybil Tomlinson
Sixth grade katherine Cline, Louise
Kirby, Corrine FATTY.
Eighth grade : Ella Mary Taylor.
Pamils Yates, Donelle Yates.
Ninth grade--Adeloide Hale.
Tenth grade Sallie Jackson.
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has in the senate, it is the consensus of
opinion here that there are few states
better represented in the United States
Senate than is Mississippi.
Robert Hibbler President,

The following is taken from the Chat
tanooga Times and will be read with
interest by Mr.. Hibbler's friends In
Noxubee county:
Robert Hibbler has been elected
president of the recent chartered Hib-
'ler Investment company, which con-
templates operating as a holding com
pany for the purchase, control and i'm.
provement of important pieces Of busi-
ness property. At the boards organ
lzation meeting Monday the company
formally purchased the property ad-
joining the Hibbler-Barnes companS's
plant on East Ninth street.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
nenth of a Little Boy.

Little James Puckett, the S-year-ol'
.on Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Pickett
S;sd S at the home Of his parents, 2l
wv Nth Fourth street, at 11;SO o'clocl
Thursday night, his death having re
anlted from an attack of acute indige'.
t;on, His parents are intensely grie,.
VI s os a result Of his death and have t,
ss heartfelt sympathy of numerous frien}
IN their affliction. Columbus Dispatc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

FOR SALE-1.063 acres most fertile land in va
zoo Delta with 500 cultivation. 30O ten year old
deadening balance cultivable. Well improved and
well drained. miles station Y. & M r. r.
Price $32,O00.O0; terms $8.00O00 cash. balance So
10000 year at D per cent until paid for. This i
great opportunity for young man buy the best of
land and work it out. Write the owner.
W. 7. PITTS. The Land Man,
Indianola, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

,STRAYED.-A dark bay mare, medium size.
about five years old. Was last seen near river
bridge in Macon Tuesday night. May llth with
part OF harness on. Reward will be paid for any
information. Notify A. Klaus & Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

= ocr-0pe dark Jersey colcred COW. aDou'
LOSlId ia: strayed from my place Il miles S east
Tacon ysa, Sunday. April 25' ANY fnIp'%"DEN " DENT
" greatly appreciated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

HAY-Johnson grass and Alfalfa hay for sale
by Dinsmore Il Sons, Dinsmore, Miss.
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MIR. Wood Young,
Macon Miaa
May 10th, 1915.

w
Macon. Miss.
Dear Sir: In reply to your recent
iet1er about the changes in our gooc
roads law, ! will say that the changes
made by the last legislature do not in.
Irease read taxes or the road duty OF
, Inen or stock.
Inc code, section 442l, imposes road
duty on stock and implements. It reads
as follows: "All horses. mules, oxens.
wagons and plows belonging to persons
VINO are not liable to work on the roads
ana all persons who are liable to road
duty, shall be liable on the requisition
the overseer of the district to be u.s.
on the road, not exceeding ten days
,ach horse, mule, OK. wagon and
liable in one year, etc."
Ihe good road laws expressly pro.
1e that the other road laws are not
pealed, and therefore the teams and
'p!ements Of persons living on these
good roads we have built have been and
are still liable to road du ty, just as the
men and Teams, etc., Lying on dirt
Inc Change lately made that you re-
] 70 If the amendment to the law un-
J awFich this district is working made
;is last session of the legislature
roads as follows:
Ac. II. 1t shall be the duty of the
&, 'ry;sors to assign to said reads Ill
\. -o;s, teams and implements liable
cly Dad duty under the laws of the
State of Mississippi, who live on or
/ Fsnear said roads and not assigned to
ONE other road nearer to said hands
hnd teams and implements shall be liza
ble to work of said roads. as is provid-
Id for roads generally: provided that
ZACH person liable to work on said roads
hay pay commutation tax of So. 90 for
himself and So 90 for each head of stock
able to work on said roads, etc.
y You will see that no new or greater
~ ,ad duty or tax is imposed. On the
.rary the teams on good roads are
red by giving their owners the op-
Ia privilege) of paying them off at
II head. / understand that this
M sdone because as there was little or
MI ork for The teams and implements
r. on these good roads, the commits
/ RS could get better results with the
} key and the communication tax was
x He the small sum of $500 in the hope
/ Inducing the owners to commute
aim instead Of sending them to be
~ ,-ked.
y le original good no ad law provided
= e roads should be built and main
ID by contract only. The change
was adding three sections one of
is given above, allowing the road
issioners, with the consent of the
yisors, to maintain and keep up
roads themselves. by purchasing
IS, road machinery, etc. ana niring
+. Some counties in the state be-
this the best and more economical
hod of maintaining their good roads,
Noxubee is sticking to the contract
and SO these changes are not ef-
1--WE rere. If later on we should
opt this plan you or your stocks road
,tv or tax will not be increased.
There are some other small changes
i, the road law but as they do not al
rect taxation or road duty and are not
within your inquiry I do mot deal with
them. All ofthe changes are perm'sslve
only. and our district and every dis
trict in the state can avail themselves or
them or not as the road commissioners de-
eide provided the supervisors also agree.
Yours truly,
A. T. DENT.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14
FROM THE PEOPLE.
NO0d TGxes and Dutiss-An 0s,.;.,
Opinion.

S~sS una Ourteo-Au On7eioI
Opinion.
Hon. A. 7. Dent. No.
Attorney for Board of Supervisors -''''
Macon. Miss,
Lear Sir: AS a resident and t.x
payer OF the Macon Good Roads die
trict, write to ask you as attornev for
1ne supervisors about the changes in our
ROAD law made by the legislature last
year. Some say it increased our taxes
and road duty or the road duty of our
stock, and put a tax of 50 90 head on
our stock. Others say that it did not
increase our taxes or road duty at all.
AN answer from you about this would
not only greatly oblige me but would
. De OF great interest to the people in all
'ne road districts in the county.
Very truly yours,
W. L. YOUNG.
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MlLCHCoW FOR SALE-Extra fide: win xtv.
four gallons per day. Due to calf In 10 dasa
r. C. PATTY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

FOR SALE-Bay horse. b years DID, harnes.
and blackboard. IN ITTTZ
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-14

MILCHCoWs FOR sALE-Five Jersey mitch
cows. Also one fine separator. cheap.
W.. b. HELM
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FOR sALE-BuR orpinston ersi. T56-E
setting Of Is. J, 3. SLAUGHFER.
9acon. Nks,
Oxford Democrat., 1915-06-29
Experience with Liquid Manure.

Our cow stable. long one, has &C.
ment floor, and in it are two underground
tanks into which the urine largely finds
it's way, which with wooden floors would
otherwise be mostly lost.
The cows are bedded with cut straw
so that portion of the liquid is absorb
ed. This is spread on the land during
the time the COWS are in the stable. 1t
is applied mostly to the grass fields, a
little at time and often, as you recon.
mend. 1t produces most excellent re-
suits in heavy growth of grass that car
plainly be seen.
The application should be made when
there is no snow on the ground, when
the grass is wet, otherwise it might be.
come discolored and perhaps injured
We had such an experience once wher
the grass was quite large but 1t came out
all right.
Should think it would do we'll wher
applied to the land to be planted tt
corn.
Last season an application was made
to piece Of ground that was to be sowl
to oats and seeded TO grass. The resul
was large growth of the oats that lodg
ed down fiat before they were fairly
headed and the grass seeding was killed
This produced too large and tende
lup, SO there was loss of the grass seed
ing and a partial one of the oats. Blu
this is a wonderful fertilizer for Rras
when used as it should BEE. R. Towle
in Hoard's Dairymsn.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-06-29

"The outlook for the raising of sweet
corn in Maine is very promising" said
ex. Gov. B. NJ. Fernald of West Poland
recently. "With the price the different
concerns throughout the state are now
paying and the value of the fodder for
silage the proposition is good one and
farmers in general are coming more and
more to consider the crop "a . sts pie one
in our state. With the present potato
conditions, the raising Of corn this sea-
son, at least, will be gone into more gen.
orally in our state, and should We have q
season which is not affected by early
frosts the crop will undoubtedly bs 9
heavy one owing to the acreage, which
at some of our factories 10 larger thar
usual"
Oxford Democrat., 1915-06-29
Moth Parasites.

am 90 repeatedly asked about the
parasites and how to obtain them, that
deem a public statement necessary.
| wish to call the attention of the large
number of people in different sections Of
this state, who are depending entirely
on parasites for relief from the gypsy
and browutail pest, to a realization that
the parasites other than the Apanteles
lscteicolor, are an unknown issue in
Maine as yet. We do know they are
most beneficial and effective in southern
Europe, also Massachusetts,. We have
no reason to doubt their efficacy here
in Maine. We anticipate an abun-
dant relief from our minute allies, but
to expect any perceptible check or con-
troll from them at this stage is an extrav-
agant sbsurdity; so absurd, in fact, that
| wish to discourage rather than foster
the belief until the time their success is
assured. 1t is we'll to remember par
asitism is yet in its experimental stage
in this state.
We know the creatures habitat, We
can breed them successfully, and are do
ing so at the present time; we can colo
nizs them, and will do so, on a larger
scale than ever before attempted in
Maine. We have yet to determine
whether they will survive our long, cold
winters or not. If they do survive, and
become firmly established, then we hope
some day in the not too distant future
the gypsy and browntail epidemic shall
be but a memory; until such time as a
natural sequence of parasites is assured, /,
we must maintain our vigilance and
struggle for control and suppression OF
both pests. Also We must aid and pro-
tect our little friends in every way possi-
BILE; only by doing this, can We look
with an optimistic view into the future.
also congratulate the state of Maine
in securing the services of John N. Sum-
mers, one of the best authorities on par.
asitism in this country. Arrangements
have been made with A. r. Burgess,
chief of the United States Laboratory,
that enables US to have the valuable ser
vices and experience of Mr.. Summers at
director of state parasite laboratory,
which is situated at 1858 Forest Ave-,
Portland, Me-, where be would be pleas
ed to show visitors and explain to them
the life history of the different parasites
Ed. j. Cady, Field Agent, Gypsy Moth
Work, in Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-06-29
Did Not Kno,u He
Had Kidney Trouble

Until / applied for life insurance.
writes Andrew O'Donnen. BirmnS,,
ham. Ala, Il did not know that L
fad kidney trouble. but four ply
sicians who examined me for the COM
yauy said / had. and each turned me
down on account Of this insidious
trouble. Later / was seriously dis
ahIed and used Foley Kidney PillS,
ana used them persistently. until now
gre OF the same physicians says m
am right and he will o. h. my apph-
cation. / have caused many OF my
friends to buy Foley Kidney Pills.
Overworked kidneys may become
iraamed and seriously diseased while
tIe sufferer ignores the warnings
Tackache rheumatism, uric acid IN
Tie blood. discolored urine, stun
nts. sore muscles, puthness under
,.es-any and all of these conditions
deserve instant attention. Foley kld-
r.v Pills help the kidneys 10 do their
..lr... sOothe and heal irritations ana
help throw out poisonous waste mat
ter from the system
IS. e. sHURTLEFF 4 CO., South Paris
Oxford Democrat., 1915-06-29

We hear a great deal said about the
drudgery of farm work. Then we 60
over and talk with the blacksmith, and
the shoemaker, and the doctor, and the
lawyer, and the grocer, and the drug
gist. They have all got complaints to
make abous the drudgery of their par
ticular kind of work unless they happen
to be men who like their work. You
never hear such complaints from men
who take deep interest in their work.
It is something more than hand labor TO
them. II strikes US that the way to
drive away this feeling Of drudgery is to
make an enthusiastic study of our work.
To such a man his mind leads him on
and he sees enough in his daily toll to
take real live human interest in 1t.
Oxford Democrat., 1915-06-29
The Care of the Colt.

Every foal should be the product Of in
telligent, correct breeding, not haphaz
ard, hit.or-miss mating.
Too many misfits and mongrels ART
produced. They fail to make high-clasI
horses, even when properly fed and man
aged. Born wrong, they do not grow
Alright. It is also lsmentably true tha'
many colts born right are raised wrong
Every farmer should aim to mate only
suitable sires and dams for the produc
ton of ideal horses, for the various pur
poses, and then should feed and develop
the product perfectly.
Only a pure-bred sire can beget
grade horse. he also must be sound
muscular, prepotent and suitable In
type IL the colt is to be ideal. This is
equally true of his mate. The sire does
not necessarily correct, In his progeny
the serious faults of conformation OF his
mate. He reproduces only those OF bis
features which are stronger or dominant
over the corresponding features OF the
mare. She stamps as surely upon her
offspring those of her undesirable traits,
which are dominant over the correspond,
ing traits of the sire. To have colt
born right, 80 that it will develop right
the character of both sire and dam
should be as similar and ideal as pos
sible. Violent crosses should De avoid
ed. The most prepotent pure-ored sire
should be used. The use OF all o'ner
sires is mere waste of time and money
Given foal that is born right, Its de-
yelopment should not be left to chance
or luck. It can only materialize the ne.
reditary possibilities of its breeding II
perfectly nourished. The inade4uately
fed and consequently stunted foal never
attains full size or value. At least one-
half of the growth and weight OF morse
is attained during the first twelVe
months of life. That is, therefore, the
most important period in the lie OF
foal.
The pregnant mare should be fully
fed to insure adequate nourishment vi
her fetus, aud an abundance OF milk 10,
its reception. She should be as we'll feo
while nursing the foal.
III the foal is to make perfect GROWTH
it must, from its earliest days, De pro
yided with oatmeal, then crushed oats
and wheat bran, and afterwards an aoun-
dance of whole oats, bran, grass, nay
and roots. There is no time in the lie OF
a horse when the feeding of bran and oats
are so profitable. The foal that is not
so fed may lack at maturity 20 percen'
or more OF the size, weight, strength
and value possible through heredi,y.
and pampering must oe
avoided, however, as they may prove In
furious or ruinous.
Then. too. il care is not taken to train
the foaPs hoofs properly, they may
grow crooked and throw the leg bones
out of plumb. This will spoil action
and utility at maturity. The feet
must be made level and true by expert
rasping once month or so during the
growing years. Such trimming is all
important. Postponed, it becomes too
late to help; the mischief is done.
GAS the colt is, so will be the horse"