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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
TRIBUTE PAID TO SOCIETIES
Cooperative Work Acknowledged to
Be Best Method Of Advancing
Clty's interests.

In looking over an old work Of Pc
ter Henderson, written about forty
years ago, we find this beautiful
SLAM" on New York city: I'm New
York and its suburbs the taste Is
much lower than 1t is in either Bos-
ton or Philadelphia. In those places,
no doubt their excellent horticultural
societies have done much to refine
the tastes of the people. and 1t is to
be regretted that neither New York
nor it's adjacent cities. with prob
ably over two million people, have
q single horticultural or Horticultural
society,"" At the present day, this
distinction is none the less clear.
and where these societies best -four
ish the highest appreciation Of plant
life Is shown. There are better gar
dens, better gardeners. more varied
plant life and more rare and cost
ly plants in Pasadena than In any 9TH
er city on the Pacific coast; also less
crime and higher standard Of citi'
zenship.-Los Angeles Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
CHAPTER lV-Contlnued.

But what was this? Blossy, leading
all the others In a resounding call OF
"Welcome!" and then Blossy drawing
her two hands from behind her back.
. One held huge blue cup, the other
the saucer to match. She placed the
cup in the saucer and held 1t out to
Abraham He trudged down the few
steps to receive 1t, unashamed now OF
the tears that coursed down his
cheeks. With burst Of delight he
perceived that 1t was mustache cup,
such as the one he had always used
at home until 1t had been set for safe
keeping on the top pantry shelf to
await the auction, where 1t had
brought the price of eleven cents with
half paper of tacks thrown in.
And now as the tears cleared away
he saw, also. what Angy's eyes had al
ready noted, the inscription In warm
crimson letters on the shining blue
side Of the cup, ITO Our Beloved
Brother"
Sisters" he mumbled, for he could
do no more than humble as he took
his gift, 'ef yewd been gittin' ready
fer me six months, yew couldn't have
done no better"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
CAL0MEL IS MERCURY, IT S|CKENs!
STOP USING SAuVAT|NG DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work. II Your Liver Is Sluggish or Bowels
Constipated Take "Dodson's Liver Tone"-Its FineI

You're bilious! Your liver is slug,
gish! You feel lazy. dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull. your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take salivating calomel. 1t makes you
sick, you may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp.
ing.
If you want to enjoy the incest. gen.
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take spoonful
of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
How the Rain Bore. Hole..

When rain falls 1t does not actually
soak into the earth, but bores It's way
in. forming tiny tubes, says the Reho-
both Sunday Herald. These tubes are
SO. small that 1t would be impossible
to insert a hair In one OF them with
out bursting its walls. Sometimes the
tubes are bored down to depth Of
four or FIVE feet. When the surface
dries the water evaporates from the
tubes, Just as It would from a pipe.
II the tube is twisted 1t takes longer
for the water to evaporate.
II one takes rake and stirs the
ground after each rain he breaks the
tops Of the tubes and the water will
stand in them for months. In this way
the farmers Of the West. on semi-arid
lands, store the rainfalls one year
and raise crop Of wheat every other
year, there being sufficient water In
two years, but not enough in one. to
raise crop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
The Third Generation.

John Barrymore tells this story
about his little nephew, Sammy Colt,
the son of his famous sister, Ethel.
This story illustrates how the desire
of the theatrical artist for exclusive
business" is probably transmitted from
one generation to another.
Il was present one night last week
when my sister was putting her young
sters to bed" says Uncle John. "She
has reared them like old-fashioned
children, and taught them to say their
prayers at night. This night Sammy
hesitated, and there was a worried
look on his face. He had got no
further than Now lay me- when he
stopped.
Say, muvver,' he complained, I
don't fink I'll say that prayer. heard
another fellow say it today, and If we
aren't careful 1t will get all over
town the first thing we know!'"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22

According to the United States cen.
sus, the population in California
cities. of over one hundred thousand
people has increased. in the decade
from 1900 to 1910, from 80 to 37.3 per
cent. The population In districts out
side of cities of ten thousand and over
has decreased from $50 per cent, in
1900, to 46.7 per cent, in 1910 Most
Of this decrease of the percentage of
population of agricultural districts has
gone to the big cities Of over one
hundred thousand.
This clearly shows the prevailing
tendency. 1t also shows the grave
necessity for building cities that are
At places for the permanent housing
of the larger part Of the population.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
CHAPTER v.
The Head Of the Corner.

ne 1eao OF the CorneF.
Everybody wore their company man.
hers to the breakfast table-the first
time In the whole history of the home
when company manners had graced
the initial meal of the day. Being
pleasant at supper was easy enough,
Aunt Nancy used to say, for every one
save the unreasonably cantankerous,
and being agreeable at dinner was not
especially difficult; but no one short Of
q saint could be expected to smile Of
mornings until sufficient time had
been given to discover whether one
had stepped out on the wrong or the
right side of the bed.
This morning, however, no time was
in the place had gotten out on the
happy side of his couch Even the
deaf-anddumb gardener had UNFINISHED
his surly temper, and as Abraham
entered the dining-room, looked in at
the east window with a conciliatory
grin and nod which said plainly as
words:
"'Tis a welcome sight indeed to see
one of my own kind around this estab-
lishment!"
why don't he come in?" questioned
Abe. waving back a greeting as we'll
as he could with the treasured cup in
one of his hands and the saucer in
the other; wheyeupon Sarah Jane,
that ugly duckling, explained that the
fellow, being confirmed woman
hater, cooked all his own meals in the
smoke house, and insisted upon all his
orders being left on slate outside the
dollhouse door. Abe shifted disdain-
fully. contemplating her homely coun-
tenance, over which this morning 8
mood had cast not unlovely trans
forming glow.
"Why, ths scalawag!" He frowned
90 at the face In the window that II
Immediately disappeared. "Yew don't
mean ter tell me he's sot ag'in yew
gals? He must be crazyl sech a
handsome, clever set o. women never
did see!"
Sarah Jane blushed to the roots of
her thin, straight hair and sat down,
suddenly disarmed of every porcupine
quill that she had hidden under her
wings while there was an agreeable
little stir among the sisters.
"Set deown, all hands! Set deown!'
enjoined Miss Abigail, fiuttering about
with the heaviness Of fat goose
Brother Abe-that's what we've all
agreed to call yew, by unanimous
vote-yew set right here at the foot
of the table, Aunt Nancy always had
the head an me the foot; but only
kept the foot, partly becuz thar want
no man fer the place, and partly becuz
was tew stable ter squeeze in any
whnr else. Seem as Sister Angy is
sech leetle mite, though, guess she
Kiln easy make room fer me t'other
side o. her"
Abe could only bow his thanks as he
put bis gift down on the table and
took the prominent place assigned to
hiEn. Tho others seatea. there was a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22

A book on 1.-THE Church. the Stat.
and the Poor" has been written by an
English vicar. The book Is compre-
hensive, tracing the subject OF preref-
ormation days. The author regrets
that during the growth of collectivism,
under which he classifles what 10
called Christian socialism," the
church has trusted too much to the
state to better the conditions among
the poor. Now there is a revival Of
interest in the welfare OF the poor on
the part Of the church. The writer's
contention Is that firm belief In the
Christian creed is the only inspiration
and guido to any effort to solve tia
social problam."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
For Deaf and Dumb In India.

Fourteen years ago q school was
opened In Palamcottah, South India,
for deaf and dumb children, the only
missionary effort among the 100000
deaf Of India. About 300 children OF
every race and creed, from all parts
of India, and sent by every mission
airy society, have passed through the
school, and over hundred are study
ing there now. The Hindus are be-
ginning to realize the good Of edu'
eating the deaf, and last year asked
government help to enable them to
open school in Madras. Last Janu.
airy small school was opened In
Madras; already It is full with II
children.-Missionary Review.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
HOMETOWN
R[ilTElLIPS@
aD@9
GARDEN PLOTS FOR THE POOR
Suggestion Made at Washington That
AnacostIa Flats Be Leased at
Nominal Rentals.

Vegetable garden plots on the Ana
costa river flats for the use Of poor
families of Washington is the propo-
sition which has recently been made
to the commissioners by Charles Royle
Of Washington. The proposed use OF
the lands reclaimed by the Anacostia
Improvement project has been re-
ceived with much interest by the COM
missioners and other district officials,
and may be the subject Of request
for appropriations when the next es-
Inmates are prepared.
The suggested plan calls for the &C
Quirement by the district government
of the river front, the subdivision OF
the lands into quarter-acre garden
plots, and their lease at nominal rent
ais to such families as the board Of
charities may recommend. 1t Is sug-
gested that the cultivation Of the plots
shall be under the supervision Of the
weights, measures and markets de-
partment of the municipality.
Superintendent Sherman Of that de-
partment said that he considers that
the plan has great possibilities for
good
Under proper direction" he added,
"the gardens not only could be made
attractive in appearance. but they
could be developed to the point where
they would support many poor fam
flies without furnishing extensive COM
petition for Maryland and Virginia
growers"
An act OF congress would be neces-
sary to place the title to the land In
the district
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY III!
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done SO naturally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For 80 cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You just dampen q
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time. BY. morn
ing all gray hair disappears. and. after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair. though no dis
grace, is q sign of old age, and as We
all desire youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look Year,
younger Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Copyright by The Century Co.
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Abraham Rose and Angellne,
his wife, have lost their little home
Through Abes unluchy purchase OF Tena,
afy Gold mining stock. Their household
goods sold, the 800 auction money. al
Shey have left. will place Abe in the Old
Mans home or Angy in the Old Ladies'
home. Both are self-sacrihcing but Abe
decides My dear this is the fust time
I've had a chance to take the wust OF Il;
The old couple bid good-by to the little
house. Terror of what folks will say
sends them along by-paths to the gate OF
ahe Old Ladies home, Miss Abigail, ma.
trOn OF the Old Ladies' home, hears OF
the i'll fortune of the old couple. She tells
the other old ladies, and Blossy who has
paid double fee for the only double bed.
chamber voices the unanimous verdict
that Abe must be taken in with his wife.
%he awakens next morning to find that
ne is "old Lady No. 81" The old ladies
give him such warm welcome that ne
IN made 70 feel at home at once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22

sluggish liver better than dose Of
nasty calomel and that 1t won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal.
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
serum cure for Tetanus..

Doctor Doyen, the famous French
surgeon, announces the discovery Of
a serum that will cure tetanus or
lockjaw. The inventor is a physician
in the Ardennes, and the secret of his
success lies in keeping the patient
with head downward at an angle of As
degrees after injecting the serum into
his loins. Doyen says he cures 80
per cent of his cases.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
unremTttlno YoII.

think you can learn a part II !
give 1t to your" inquired the Broad
way manager Of the chorus girl I'm
the second act you say, Hurrah,
boys! Here comes the captain! Now
l want you to cut out the bright lights
and late eats for a while and gel
right down to hard study."-Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Accounting for the Jumps.

Patrice-I see the sinews of the
kangaroo are specially desirable for
use In surgery, for sewing wounds and
for binding broken bones together.
Patrice-That accounts for Joe
jumping from one thing to another;
always thought he had some of the
kangaroo in him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Badly Matched.

Mrs. Yeast-This paper says the
matching of colors has been brought
down to an exact science by the in
vention of machine for the pur-
pose
Mr.. Yeast-You ought to get the
people who run the store where you
buy your hair to get one Of those ma
chimes, dear.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Dark Rooms In Brooklyn.

The number of dark rooms IN Brook
Ign, N. Y, has been reduced from
1858 in 1900 to SOLE on March 1,
1914. The number of windowless
rooms has been reduced from 1884
in 1909 to sol on April /, 1914.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
RuR-MY-uSM

Will cure your rheumatism and all
kinds Of aches and pains-Nsuralgia.
eranps, eslic, Sprains, Bruises, SUITS,
Old Sores, Burns. etc. AntlssPtis
Anedyne. Price 2Se.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22

Love sometimes induces a woman
to be miserable with the wrong man
rather than be happy with the right
one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
A Difference.

Authors nowadays don't live in
attics, do they?"
"No; they prefer best sellers"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Profit From Town Forest.

Forbach, Germany, is said to have
the most profitable town forest known.
II yields an annual net gain of s12.1t
en- acre
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Tia Off.

How about you and that telephone
girl?
"She has sent me back my solitaire
Ring off, eh?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
The Wise Fool.

Time works wonders" observed
the sage.
80 could II l were as tireless az
time responded the fool.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
PRINCIPAL Products,

Teacher-What is the elephant
hunted for, Emerson?
Bright Pupil-Magazine articles
Puck.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Horticultural!
9fCe1W55aY
PROPER TIME FOR TRIMMING
Grower Of Raspberries and BIackber-
ries Must Go Over His Patch
Yearly and Remove Dead.

Raspberry and blackberry growers
have a task that comes In no other
kind Of fruit growing, says the Fruit
man and Gardener. To be sure there
are thinning and trimming in all fruit
plantations or orchards, but the cane
fruit men must go over their patches
once a year and remove the canes
which but lately were fruit laden.
Where a few days ago you picked
dimes and dollars daily, there are now
dead stalks to be discarded. The
proper time to remove this useless
wastage Is a much-discussed matter.
The correct theory Is this. the sooner
the better. That means the months
follo-..ng the harvest, say August 18th
to September 18th. This is the best
time because the quicker all insects
and disease germs are removed the
better. The brush heap incarceration
at the earliest possible date is good
sense.
,5ut practice is usually very differ
ent from theory. Perhaps in most
cases our fruitmen are too busy in the
summer season to do this work. 1t
is done in the comparative leisure of
winter. And that season is all right,
provided you are not troubled with
rust and bugs. If you are troubled,
strain point and clean out the berry
patches early-do it even if you must
pay high wages for labor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
LIME FOR THE FRUIT TREES
Proves Quality and Quantity of
Fruit-Grapes Are Sweeter.

To get the best crop of any fruit or
grain there must be the best growth
of tree or plant, and this is what lime
provides, DR.. E. E. Hilgard, director
of the California station, a high au-
thority, says that limestone soils pro-
duce a stocky growth of trees so no
ticeable that one can tell the lime
stone section by that character of
tree growth.
Observation has shown that lime
gives a very favorable root growth
a well-balanced plant. top with roots
and that produces perfection of
Towering and fruition. A large guam.
tity and better quality are both dis.
tinctly noticeable in lime fertiliza.
ton. Hilgard says also that lime i'm.
proves the quality of the fruit;
grapes grown with it are notably
sweeter. The sugar beet industry,
which is regulated by scientific tests
of quality, is most successful on lime
stone soils.
AS lime is not very expensive, the
right thing for every fruit grower to
do is to make some comparative tests
with it, bearing in mind that true
carbonate form can be applied at any
season and will not injure either
plants or organic matter by direct con-
tact. In fact, the carbonate mixed
with manure or commercial fertilizer
enhances the value without any
waste of fertilizer elements.-Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Spraying Outfits.

A barrel sprayer will spray from
five to ten acres of orchard and costs,
complete, from s12 to $50. A bucket
sprayer is useful for withdrawing or
spraying a dozen trees or less; costs
$3.50 to IS.
The small handcompressed air and
knapsack outfits are used for spraying
potatoes, nursery trees, berries and
vineyards. They cost from S. to SIS.
All sprayers should have brass work
ing parts which are not injured by
acids,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

Map OF part Of central Italy that
suffered most from the awful earth
quake. The territory from Naples
northward to Ferrara and across the
peninsula from the Tyrrhenian sea to
the Adriatic is dotted with demolished
towns and villages.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
GOOD INsULAToR FOR TREES


Part of the telephone lineman's work
consists in keeping the wires clear
Of trees and their branches. The tree
insulator here shown il simple and
quickly placed 1t Is a rectangular
piece Of wood that may be placed on
wire by means of two crosswise
grooves deep enough to meet a shaf
low groove on the face The wire
passes from one crosswise groove
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Burn All Rubbish.

Go over the berry patches and burn
all rubbish remaining. This will de-
stroy many insects and various fun
gous germs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
PRUNING Fruit Trees.

Some kinds of fruit trees and vines
need to be pruned annually, while
others may be but rarely and little
pruned.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
A Tree InsuIator.

along the face groove and out by way
Of the second groove, the middle Of
the insulator thus held by the wire
bearing against the limb or tree with
out the use Of nails or other fasteners.
The wood for the insulator Is thor.
oughly waterproofed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Watch for Fire RIlqht.

Close watch should be kept for fire
blight in orchards. II it gets start,
cut off all affected twigs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Most Profitable investment.

The apple orchard is now recognized
as one of Sle most profitable invest
ments on the farm
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-28
COurtNeWs
Deeds Filed.

The following deeds have been filed
with the county clerk for recording:
Claude NJ. Fleming and wife to ".
H. Coontz, a parcel Of land in the
Town OF Farview; consideration 500.
Frank NJ. Coss and wife to g. W.
Harr, parcel Of land in the Village OF
Boothsyille; consideration $500.
Murray G. Skinner and wife to D. A.
Richie. parcel OF land in the Eighth
ward OF the City OF Fairmont; constd-
Grafton s1,10O
L. L. Farmhouse and wife to Joseph
Stevens. parcel Of land on White
Day creek in Winfield district; consid.
Grafton $500.
o. R. Davis and wife to Martha
Paine. parcel of land on Buffalo
creek N Lincoln district; considera.
ton $40.
a. V. Lynch and wife to Julia De.
marco, a parcel OF land on Buffalo
creek in Lincoln district; considera.
ton 5000.
A. V. Lynch and wife to Antonio De-
maree, parcel Of land on Buffalo
creek in Lincoln district; considera-
ton 5000.
Guardian Named.
Bruce Morgan has been named guar
dian Of Margaret Price; bond OF $4,000
given.
Curator Named.
Bruce Morgan has been named cur
ator OF the estate OF the late Bryan N.
West; bond OF $500 given.
Executor Named.
Lon H. Davis has been named ex-
ecutor OF the last will and testament
Of the late Jerome Hobbs; bond Of
$4,000 given.
Administrator Named.
G. NJ. Meredith has been named ad-
ministrator Of the personal estate Of
the late NJ. F. West; bond Of $1,000
given.