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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful
That He Should Not Shock the
Nerves of His Friend.

In Liverpool there is a man, writes
a contributor to Pearson's Weekly,
who is famous for his calmness on
every occasion. One day he strolled
leisurely into the office of a friend.
1--WE just had a chat with your
wife," he began.
why, l didn't know she was in
town"
ooh, she wasn't in town." replied
the other. 81 called at your house."
Il didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband, with some sur.
prise. II thought she had a head
ache"
She didn't mention 1t to me- said
the calm man. There was quite a
crowd at the house."
"A crowd" echoed the husband.
Yes" went on the calm man. They
came with the fire engine"
THE fire engine!" gasped the hus-
band.
"Oh. it's all right" went on the calm
a ITS all out now. It wasn't
much of a fire, but l thought you'd
like to know of it."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

whose acquaintance he makes are moi
apt to attach any Importance to his
seeming friendliness. He's a happy.
go-lucky travelling salesman!
Those he meets today he forgets to-
morrow. He's intent upon passing
away the time pleasantly. His inten.
tons go no further. This belief
wrongs many an earnest young man
who must answer the call of earning a
livelihood, no matter upon what path
1t may send him. Like the bee, he
shall rove far and wide, taking but
passing interest in each flower until
he comes r the right one. Then,
like any other man, he falls desper-
ately in love. His sorrow arises from
the fact that he is not believed often
when he is telling the truth that he
loves her and her only.
For the first time in his life he en-
vles the young men who have the
great privilege Of staying in one town,
those who are on the ground to influ-
ence a girl by being brought in con
slant contact with her, while he must
depend upon letters as the means of
carrying on his courtship. If, per.
chance, a week elapses and the girl
does not hear from him, she fears that
he has found a newer love and Is
tickle OF fancy.
He knows the average girl could
not understand his explanation that
he has tossed and tumbled in a sleep
ing car all night, getting into a new
town in the early dawn. His break
fast is cold and not appetizing. The
weather may be stormy, but he has to
grab his gripsaek and make for the
stores Of his patrons. The merchants
are seldom If ever in a gracious mood
or greet him affably. He must give
a smile for their frown and actually
fight his way through obstinate objec-
tions to show his wares.
The day passes before he Is aware
He cannot afford to miss ever one
merchant. His evenings are taken up
If they are gracious enough to look at
his samples. Often he is forced to
buy tickets for theaters, fairs, suppers
and what not, and to invite the sales
woman to accompany him, as she has
influence over the buyers. BY the time
he gets to the hotel, after seeing her
home, it's midnight. He must catch
the train at four in the morning, which
leaves him but a few hours rest.
More than half asleep, he endeavors
to write a letter to his dearie.
He begins by calling her Miss
Jones'" the girl he had to take to the
theater; ends by naming her Miss
the name Of a spinster to
whom he has promised to take a
message at his next stop. He cannot
understand why the answer to his love
epistle fails to reach him in the town
ahead. A sweetheart should make al
iswances for the life he leads. Always
she should give him the benefit of a
doubt If he says he had not time to
write her.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
WAITING FOR uNcLE's WEALTH

But could youth last and love still breed,
Had joys no date and age no need, =
Then these delights my mind might move
To live with thee and be thy love.
The young man who is brought up
on the food Of great expectations Is
living on a very unhealthy diet. He is
born with a golden spoon dangling be.
fore his mouth. From boyhood to man.
hood he continually hears on the lips
of hF relatives: Our boy will be rich
some day. He is the only heir to his
old bachelor uncle's wealth"
This robs the lad Of his ambition to
strike out and hew his own way
through the worlds rocky road. He
sits back with the assurance that his
fortune is already made for him. His
home folks encourage him In his de-
termination not to wear himself out
with work. His acquaintance soon
learn that he Is to be his uncle's heir,
a fact which mammas of manageable
daughters heed with due considera.
ton.
The heir-to-be is petted and courted,
made to believe that he is just a trile
better than other young fellows. He
a choose his boon companions, those
whom he will among the young men.
They all believe that he will soon come
into a large sum Of money, his uncle's
fortune, and that he would be a good
one to know. They do their share Of
counting, tlattering and spelling him.
A ~dolled-up coquette succeeds in at.
tracing his fancy. She has only her
beauty to depend on, but she Is the
kind Of girl who makes the most of
it. She takes her chance of marrying
him, because Of his great expectations.
There is no one else to inherit his
uncle's money and delays are danger
Gus.
The old uncle, who by frugality has
laid by his fortune. is the first to rea.
lie the state Of affairs. Good feeling
can change when a man sees that
others are counting the time until they
can step into his shoes. After long de.
liberation, many al uncle has conclud.
ed that II his fortune was to be spent
In short order he might as we'll do it
as to give 1t into the hands of others
for that purpose. When a bachelor
falls into this frame Of mind the next
thought which comes to him Is Why
not follow my nephew's example and
take a bride?"
He remembers a pleasant.faced
woman who nursed him back to health
through his long illness. The upshot
Of the matter is he weds her. OF
course there is wailing and gnashing
Of teeth in the nephew's home. But
that does not change the situation.
The nephew wakes to the knowledge
that he must begin to carve out his
own fortune If he would have any.
He is too old to commence at the bot.
tom of the ladder. The wife who weds
him for his great expectations leaves
him, and he drags out an unhappy
existence. No matter how rich a mans
relatives may be he should not place
any hope Of inheritins from them a
dollar. There's many q slip 'twixt
the cup and the lip"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

straighten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning l
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be-
cause it is real liver medicine; entire
ly vegetable. therefore it cannot sali-
vate or make you sick.
] guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that Soul bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
/ guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

cowpeas fourth year, and then cotton
again. This is all right on the better
soils OF the South, but the cotton
should be planted only two years in
succession or the poorer soils.
Cd Wheat or oats with cowpeas
each season after the removal Of the
grain crop, the land being seeded to
grain in the fall, making two crops d
year from the same land.
(c) Cotton, first year; corn and COW.
peas, second year; winter oats or
wheat, followed by cowpeas as q catch
crop, third year, and then cottor
again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
The Unexpected.

did you hear about Scootleigh?"
mo"
HE woke up in the night and went
to the wall cupboard for the bottle OF
Jamaica ginger. He was in such q
hurry he didn't stop to feel for the
electric light button, but CHANGED It,
Dear, dear!"
HE grabbed a bottle that he thought
was the right n and took a swallow
of the stuff"
"My, my!"
= ut burned him painfully"
"Oh, that's too bad! What was it,"
1.-THE Jamaica ginger"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
SOME HARD KNOCKS
Woman Gets Rid of "Coffee Habit"

The injurious action Of coffee on the
hearts Of many persons is we'll known
by physicians to be caused by caffeine.
This is the drug found by chemists in
coffee and tea.
A woman suffered q long time with
severe heart trouble and finally her
doctor told her she must give up cof-
fee, as that was the principal cause Of
the trouble. She writes:
MY heart was so weak It could not
do Its work properly. My husband
would sometimes have to carry me
from the table, and 1t would seem that
| would never breathe again.
1.-THE doctor told me that coffee was
causing the weakness Of my heart. He
said I must stop 1t, but 1t seemed l
could not give it up until l was down
In bed with nervous prostration.
For eleven weeks I lay there and
suffered. Finally husband brought
home some Postum and l quit coffee
and started new and right. Slowly I
got we'll. Now I do not have any head
aches, nor those spells with weak
heart. We know 1t is Postum that
helped me. The DR.. said the other
day: I never thought you would be
what you are I used to weigh go
pounds and now l weigh 1853.
Postum has done much for me and
! would not go back to coffee again,
for I believe It would kill me II I kept
at 1t. Postum must be prepared &C
cording to directions on pkg, then 1t
has a rich favor and with cream Is
fine"
Name giren by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum - must be we'll
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble DOW
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. soc and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost per CLIP about the same.
There's Q Rears n" for Postum.
sold BY Grocers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
WHEN SWEETHEART SHOULD
MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR HER
SUlTOR.

II l could AVE my dearest wish fulfilled
And take my choice of all earth's treas
ures, too,
And ask from heaven whatsoe'er I willed.
I'd ask for you.
The young man whom a firm chooses
% send out on the road as its travel.
Ing representative must needs have a
pleasing personality, be agreeable,
showing an interest in people he
meets; IN fact, must be a Jolly, hail
fellow. we'll met. Soon this becomes
second nature to him. The women
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
Silo Saves Doctors BItIs.

&lage makes the very best winter
pasture for live stock and brings
about more nearly than anything else
summer conditions. The farmer with
4 good supply OF silage will have lit.
tie need for the veterinarian. When a
pit silo a be had at a cost OF fifteen
to twenty dollars, each farmer should
have one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

whom have
never met; one
whose life. hopes,
personality | have
no knowledge Of.
Some letters from
readers stir my
sympathies, make
my heart beat
faster and bring
tears to my eyes.
There are 9TH
ers which afford
me a d~eliciously
hearty laugh. A
letter ] have just
finished reading Is
one of the latter.
1t is from a bach
elor of fifty. He
DlIta IN mo thn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
OF Two Evils.

S~illicus-Some men are sorry they
are married, and some are sorry they
are not.
Cynicus-Well, it's better to be
sorry you are not than sorry you
are.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
Menace to Dairy Business.

The breeder who multiplies defects
and perpetuates scrubby pedigreed
stock is a worse menace to the dairy
business than the man who keeps
scrubs under their true colors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

Chickens come home to rOost, and a
promissory note always displays the
same tendency.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

Don't waste all your flowers on the
dead. Throw a few bouquets to the
live mes once in a while.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

The best way to get along with some
people is to get along without them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

If you want a mjddle-aged woman
for housework you should advertise
for a girl.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

The girl who wins the love of a truly
good man makes a lucky hit and 10
herself a lucky miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

A woman's idea Of q mean husband
Is n who refuses to talk back.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

Envy is the drippinss from the en-.
CINE of ucces
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16
auIaJeanLibbeU'S
Talks on
Heart Topics
DO ALL Welded COUPLES
QUARREL7
IbWII "I0l d Ut NTDTITN
paper Syndicate.)

As through the land at eve we went
And pluckcd the ripened ears,
oh. We fen out, my wife and /,
oh, we fell out. l know not why,
And kissed again with tears.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

1t is often a trying situation to be
the recipient Of the confidence of one
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

rec years; corn and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-04-16

But could youth last and love still breed,
Had joys no date and age no need,
Then these delights my mind might move
To live with thee and be thy love.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
JONES REPAIRS MACADAM
HIGHWAYS OF COUNTY

save them. The surface coat of
screenings and binder becomes slight
ly worn. 1t rains and water gathers
in the depression. Soaked with water,
it takes only a short time to- wear
through and the process of breaking
up begins.
Uses Old Road Bed.
Il want the people of the county to
make an examination of the National
road east. On part Of this road, the
old roadway was used as the base for
the macadam. This requires from
four to six inches of crushed rock.
The remainder and all other macadam
roads are made on a clay foundation
which required ten to twelve inches
of crushed rock. The better road is
the one where the old road bed, hard
ened by years of travel, has been used
and the cost of construction is half.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
$500 SILK WAISTS

NEW $3.50 CoRsETs-Reducing
s so 50 P's dor1 mede's' equal $l.98
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06

Preparations are being made by
County Highway Superintendent Jones
to spend more time this year on the
upkeep OF the macadam roads which
were built under contract. This work
will be started this year, extended
next year and later the highway SUI
perintendent hopes to be equipped to
make macadam roads.
Work on Easthaven avenue will
start next week and probably will re-
quire two or three weeks. Easthaven
avenue was a $1S,50O job completed
about year and one-half ago. One
side of the road is rapidly wearing
away but can be saved. The road
will be paid for in 1923.
The road is now undergoing a
process of ravelling and loose stones
are scattered about. After starting,
the road superintendent says, this
process of road destruction continues
rapidly. The work is now hindered
for lack of a sprinkling wagon. In the
repair of water bound macadam roads,
a large amount of water is needed.
The Eastern Indiana hospital consent
ed to the use of it's sprinkling wagon.
Needs Sprinkler Wagon.
Probably sprinkling wagon will
be asked for by the road superintend-
ent in a short time. He also will ask
for a small pump by which the
sprinkler can be filled from creeks in
the country
The other necessity to the work is
a stone crushing outfit as matter of
economy, Mr. Jones said. This year
he will have what stone and screen
ings he needs shipped in and hauled
to the place of operations.
with the proper equipment l can
build and maintain the roads for thirty
per cent of the price Wayne county is
paying now" said Mr.. Jones. There
need be no wearing out to a macadam
road. The macadam roads wear out
because no attempt has been made to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
ALLIES LAUNCH new
DARDANELLES ATTACK

LONDON. May 6.-Reports received
in London today from various sources
showed that the allies have launched
new and violent attacks on the Oar
1anelles and at Smyrna. At the same
time, however, the British and French
forces have had to face fierce counter
attacks by the Turks.
A whole Turkish regiment was wip
ed out by the accurate fire of the allies
guns it was admitted by Turkish pris
Cners at TenedOs.
Turkish forces on the Gallipoli pen
insula. advancing from Maghran, at
tackled the allies position near kri
thia. but were repulsed, losing 1900 in
killed, says dispatch from Mitylene
This attack was delivered on Tuesday
after the Turkish troops at Maghran
had been reinforced. The same advices
state that the allied troops on the Gal
ipoli peninsula have resumed their
advance into the interior of the PENN
sula occupying positions of high STRAIT
egical Importance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
FEASQU|7H ADMITS
+ LOSS Of TROOPS

;, LONDON, May 6-That the Anglo
French allies have lost heavily in
gaining foothold on the European
and Asiatic side of the Dardanelles
was admitted by Premier Asquith to-
day. In discussing the Dardanelles
operations he said:
<The military and naval forces have
magnificent operations on
the Dardanelles. The loss of life has
been heavy, but the courage and skill
shown by the troops has been unsur-
passed During the evening of April
s27, the British and French troops were
joined, the French having fulfilled
their task on the Asiatic side and
crossed to the European side. BY May
2 the New Zealanders and the Austria
.lians had consolidated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
fMANY ATTEND
FUNERAL OF
DR.. s. R. LYONS

DR.. T. H. Michael expressed the
keen sense of loss felt by DR.. Lyons's
friends in his death. AS his successor
as president of Monmouth college, DR..
Michael said it was in the period when
DR.. Lyons had this chair that the ex-
pansion of the college began. DR.. Ly-
ons secured a 100000 endowment and
added the chair of history.
y Reads Beautiful EuIogy.
A beautiful memorial was read by
Lee B. Nusbaum for the Commercial
club, 1t follows in part:
AS a citizen, he stood for the true
and pure.
"As man, he regarded all men as
his brothers.
AS a neighbor he was thoughtful,
considerate and helpful.
AS friend he was sympathetic and
kind.
he possessed a strong native intel
lectuality, a broad scholarship, keen
insight into human nature, cheerful
disposition and a sympathetic heart,
which made him such a valuable citi-
zen, that today, Richmond stands with
bowed head filled with regret that we
must lose him, but rejoicing that he
was ours
Clergy Expresses Loss.
- Rev. Edward McDill, moderator of
: The First Ohio Presbytery, read brief
resolution for the clergy and churches
belonging to the presbytery. A resolu-
ton in memOrium was read by Dr..
Conrad Huber as president of the Min
lsterial association. In part, this read:
"A kind and loving providence has
brought us together here this day, to
pay our last respects to these mortal
remains in which dwelled, for a sea-
son, a precious spirit. We. as Min
isterial Association, desire to place on
record our high regard of him who
lived among us, and labored with us
in the blessed work Of the Gospel Min
istry. We desire to bear witness to
the sterling character of this noble
man of God. He was an Israelite in
deed in whom was no guile. He was
loved by all with whom he came in
contact
Our loss is great, but our loss is
his gain In conversation with him at
different times, even when yet hopes
could be entertained for his recovery,
we found him perfectly resigned to the
divine will ready to say, Not my will,
but thine. o Lord be done
Buried at EarIham.
The altar was banked in flowers
which exhaled fragrance over the
church The casket was placed at the
foot of the pulpit from which DR.. Ly-
ons preached since the time of the err
eCtion of the church.
AS the organ played the occasional
the close of the services, the active
pail bearers carried it from the
church. 1t was taken to Earlham Gem
otery. 1t was not opened there and the
arrangements were to speak only a
Few words as the casket was put
away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
Famous Dancer Gives
Complexion Secrets

I've learned the secret of Dolores
enhancing beauty-the wOndrOuS
charm that has daZzled the courts Of
Europe and captivated vast audiences
everywhere. The famous dancer alb
hors rOuges and cosmetics. Yet de-
spite the strenuosity of her life. she
retains the Incompatible complexion
best described as ''indescribable.' An
intimate fried tells me the senorita
regularly uses on her face what drug
gists know as mercolized wax. This
is applied at night in the manner cold
cream is used and washed off in the
morning. 1t absorbs the dead parti-
cles Of skin which daily appear, and
a fair, soft, fresh, girlish complexion
is always in evidence.
Dolores skin is not marred by a
single wrinkle, not even the finest
line. She wards these off by daily
bathing the face in a solution made
by dissolving an ounce Of powdered
saxolite in half-pint witch hazel. AS
your drug stores keep these ingredi-
ents, as we'll as mercOlized wax Zone
ounce Of the wax is sufficiently, no
doubt your readers will welcome this
information. Aileen Moore in
Beauty's Mirror.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
DISCUSS CONGRESS

NEW YORK, May GA call was is
sued today to suffrage leaders by the
national board of the National Wom-
an Suffrage Association for a confer
ence to be held in Chicago June to 8.
The purpose of the conference it was
stated was to discuss the sixty-fourth
congress.
President of state suffrage associa-
ton and congressional chairmen of
whom there is one in each state and
members of the executive council are
invited to the conference.
The conference is imperative owing
to the problems that have arisen since
the Nashville convention last Novem-
ber
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
HOLD RIPPER SUSPECT

NEW YORK. May Gust as
mourners were gathering for the fu-
neral of Charles Murray, latest victim
Of the ripper MURDERS" Emil Lerch,
an Austrian, was arrested in front Of
the Murray home because of his
peculiar actions. A crowd of 1000
persons believing the murderer had
been caught pursued the police and
their captive, shouting lynch him. ;"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
FACES new CHARGES

INDIANAPOLIS, May 6.-Harold
Armstrong, who married venora
Thompson at Portland, Ind, and de-
serted her in Indianapolis. was taken
back to Portland today to face charges
of wife desertion and issuing fraudu-
lent checks. A white slave charge
was dismissed by federal authorities,
prosecution being impossible because
Of the statute of limitations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
CARPENTERS WILLING
TO ACCEPT NEW RATE

CHICAGO. May 6-In the hope of
bringing to an end the strike of 10000
union carpenters which is keeping idle
more than 10000 building trades
Workmen in Chicago. an organization
of the rank and file of the carpenters
district council, was formed today to
demand that the officers of their I'M
ion accept the Pa cents an hour wage
increase offered by their employers
The officers OF the union are holding
out for an advance of five cents an
hour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-06
SCHOONER WRECKED.

LONDON, May 6-The British
schooner, Earl of Lathom, was sunk
by a German submarine eight miles
off Kinsale Head, Ireland, Wednes-
day. Her crew landed at Kinsale to-
day.