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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Ira Scott, Register of Deeds,
is in Topeka this week attending
Grand Lodge, as the delegate
from Meade Encampmet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14
Gard of Thanks

We desire to express our SIN
cere thanks to those who so
willingly assisted us during our
recent bereavement.
E. A. Albright and
children
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

America passed her 423rd mile
stone on October 18th. If Chris
topher Columbus were he.e now he
certainly marvel at the advancement
made in so short time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Rev. ]. M. Macarthur is in En-
porla this week attending the an
nual meeting of the Presbyteri-
an State Senate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Joe Conwill and wife spent
last Saturday and part of Sum
day in Meade, returning to their
home in Pratt Sunday afternoon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Mr. aud Mrs John Keith are
IN Topeka, Mr.. Keith attending
Grand Lodge as the Odd Fellow
delegate, and Mrs. Keith as the
delegate Ito the Rebekah State
Assembly,.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14
For Sale

Fine two-year old seeding
peach trees ready for fall plant
ing. ]. N. Stamper,
Meade KS. Phone POI
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Just received a car load of
Pennsylvania oll-Mobile B-A-E
and Zeta. Roy Twist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

DR.. Dickerson has returned
from a summers stay in the
east.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14
Wanted

Plain or fancy sewing. Salts
faction guaranteed.
Mrs. l.. A. Carter.
Meade, KS, Phone 230
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Mrs. S. P. Bunch left the first
of the week for Topeka where
she is attending Rebekah State
Assembly,.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

F. C. Judd is in Topeka at
tending Grand Lodge as the
Canton delegate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

+. M, Dutton and family left
Sunday far St. Louis, Missouri.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

R. c. Lasley is now agent at
the Rock Island depot.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-14

Come in and have your work
done now. Amphlett.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
WHEN BUILDING THE CHIMNEY
Care In Avoiding Defects Would Do
Much to Prevent Disastrous Con-
fs $50 fIasrations. y,s4

A great majority Of the fires, AZ
shown by statistics, are caused by de-
fective chimneys. Therefore, SO far as
safety from fire is concerned, the Chin
ney is one of the most important fea-
lures OF the new house. Money spent
here is well spent. so do not skimp on
the chimney.
"A good foundation carried below
ground level is an absolute necessity;
also care in the construction OF the
chimney, to prevent burning SCOT COM
ing in contact with any woodwork, is
important
Built of either brick or cement,
there should be seamless column ex-
tending above the ridge of the roof.
The ffues should be sufficient in num-
Der and properly placed. There should
be separate flues for the heating sys-
tenn and the kitchen range, and an
other for The fireplace.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

South Atlantic and Gulf states whers
tho annual rainfall 10 approximately
so inches. only about one-half the
area NAMED above can be drained with
tile OF these sizes.
The proper depth for tile drains de-
Ponds upon the soil and VARIES from
2 to 4 feet. In heavy silt loans and
clays the depth should be from
3 to 3 feet. In more open soils It
should be greater. The best dis
lance between laterals when common
farm crops are to be grown is deter
mined by much the same conditions
that determine the proper depth. In
close. retentive soils where the drains
are placed from to feet deep. the
laterals should be placed from 80
to so feet apart. In open soils
that give up water readily and where
the drains are to 1 feet deep. the
laterals may be from so to i50 feet
apart. In very porous soils the spac-
ing may be even greater.
Unless d farmer has had consider.
able experience In drainage work and
knows how to run accurate levels 1t
will usually be advisable for him to
employ someone to assist in planning
and laying out the drainage system.
Tile should have fall Of not less than
1 inch to 100 feet II possible. and
greater fall than this 10 very deslr-
able. Where little fall can be. obtained.
particular care must be taken to So
cure true grade ana alignment for
the drain. II the land is level, the
drain must be started deep at the
outlet in order to get the fall. II
the ground surface IL level for 1000
feet. 2-inch fall to 100 feet can be
obtained by starting the drain 8 feet
deep at the outlet and running to 3
feet 4 inches deep at the upper end.
The special tools commonly used In
constructing tile drains are thing
spades, ordinary long.handled round
pointed shovels. drain SCOOP. and a
tile hook. There are several machines
for digging trenches which are profit
able on large projects. There are
also special plows and scoops which
are not expensive and may be used for
loosening the soil before 1t Is thrown
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

Girl Without Future Can Understand
Readily Why Some Marry
Without Love.

Some people cannot understand how
girl can marry q man she doesn't
love. Olive Higgins Prouty writes In
the American Magazine. She can do
II more easily than she can stay at
home. watch half her friends marry.
and feel herself slowly ossifying into
something worthless and unessential.
1t takes more courage to sit quietly,
wait for what may never come, and
observe without misgiving the man
you might have had making some 9TH
er woman's life happy and complete.
I couldn't 60 on living in guest
rooms forever. / was tired of travel
ing, sick to death OF leading life
that meant nothing to anybody but
Dandy Cher dog). AS debutante I
had had distinct, Observation-Disclosures
worthy or unworthy. isn't the point in
question - worked for 1t hard,
schemed. devised and succeeded. AS
Mrs. Breckenridge Sewall. again 1
could accomplish results. Many wom-
en- marry simply because they can
not endure an arid and purposeless
future. Ft
Some people think that q girl who
marries for position is hard and calcu-
lating. Why, I entered into my en-
gagement in the exalted mood Of a
martyr! l didn't feel hard, felt self.
sacrificing, like girl In royal circles
whose marriage may distinguish her
self and her people to suchs an ex-
tent that the mere question Of her
own personal feelings is of small i'm
portance. The moreI considered mar
rying Brock the more convinced / be-
came that 1t was the best thing I
could do. 4 Il z
With my position placed upon my
brow, like king his crown, freed at
last from all the mean and ,besmirch-
ing tricks of acquiring social distinc-
ton, ] could grow and expand. When
looked ahead and saw myself one
day mistress of Grassmere, the Lon
don house, the grand mansion in New
York-wise and careful monitor of the
Sewall millions. gracious hostess, kind
ruler-I felt as nearly religious as
ever before in my life. / meant to do
good with my wealth and position and
influence. Is that hard and calculat.
ing?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
'[iEl)NIII D|hEyya
RHllI5IL[pS
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FOR BETTER SCHOOL GROUND
Los Angeles Newspaper Urges the
BeautIfying Of Lands Adjacent to
Such Buildings.

The subcommittee on schools of the
1915 beautifying committee, together
with the judges In the school grounds
contest. have Joined forces lin asking,
that the work OF identifying the
grounds of schools in Los Angeles
county be continued until every one OF
them shall be well embellished with
trees, shrubs and plants. The writer
sincerely hopes that the judges.
Messrs. Lahee, Kienholz and Mcqueen.
will aid the subcommittee In the,
preparation of report sufficiently
definite and specific In It's recon-
mendations SO that a practical pro-
longation OF the present line Of work
may be assured until not only all the
schoolgrounds of this country shall
be artistically planted, but the move
ment spread to include all our beauti-
full southland.
In the past people who should be
most interested have often proved
unusually apathetic on the question Of
establishment Of school grounds. It
has been a matter OF wonderment to
the writer why the one piece Of
ground In community in which all
have common ownership and in which
all have q common interest should be
the only one neglected. Yet such has
proved to be true In score of cases
coming under observation. Now sem
timent is undergoing rapid change
for the better. The impetus given the
identifying of school grounds by the
1915 committee will be far-reaching
and permanent. II the one suggestion
made be carried out, namely, that no
prize winner Of the present year pc
allowed to compete for two years. the
time will come when nearly all will
have won one or more prizes and all
will be more or less beautiful. The
county should have an official adviser
to visit and report upon ways and
means of improving each school. or,
better still, the county should hire
some competent designer to plan every
school ground In the county. Then
would all have the same foundation
on which to begin work-the only prop
or foundation.-Los Angeles Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Ship Leaped over Torpedo.

Capt. ]. w. Bell of the British steam
ship Rio Larges, was in New York re-
Gently wearing the medal awarded by
King George for distinguished service.
The captain was also voted $4,000 by
the British admiralty for sinking the
first German submarine lost in the
war.
On February 2S Captain Bell, in
charge OF the Thordis, a steamship Of
1000 tons, was proceeding to an Eng
lish port when he sighted the peri
scope Of a submarine OF Beachy head.
An instant later torpedo was sent
at the Thordis. Captain Bell ordered
full steam ahead and in the rough sea
managed to jump the torpedo, as his
boat leaped the waves while the tor
pedo kept its own level. Captain Bell
then rammed the submarine and sanb
her.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17


out with shovels. The traction ditcher
will dig trenches more cheaply than
hand labor In ordinary soils, but 1t is
not adapted for use where large stones
or many stumps are encountered.
A ditch should be started at the out
let and dug by line. 1t must be
kept clean-cut and straight, for any
crook that occurs in the top is likely
to be greater at the bottom. II the
direction is changed. 1t should be done
by an easy curve. Sharp turns must
be avoided.
The ditch need be no wider than is
necessary for the laborers to work in
conveniently. a. extra width means I'M
necessary removal Of earth. For q
4-foot drain with a 6-inch tile or
smaller, IL inches at the top is ample.
For deep drains or large tile more
space Is required.
Digging to the CRAZE and making the
bottom are the crucial operations in
excavating for drain. Where there
Is plenty Of, fall. the grade is often
made in wet seasons or on wet lands
by using the water for level. II the
water runs from the ditcher as the
bottom is made. 1t indicates that
there Is sufficien. fall. In all cases the
bottom should be accurately leveled
SO that no water will stand in the
ditch.
Further information upon land
drainage may be obtained on applica.
ton to the Office of Public Roads and
Rural Engineering.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

neavy rainfall in continued wet wealth.
er. II is better to use sizes too large
than too small. and no tile less than
four inches inside diameter should be
used.
The mains should be large enough to
take the flow from the laterals. Actual
practice has shown that for the dark
silt loans OF Illinois and Iowa, where
the average annual rainfall is approx.
imately 36 inches. S.inch tile having a
fall OF inches in 100 feet will provide
outlet drainage for 40 acres. Finch tia
for 80 acres. 6-inch tile for 10 acres, s.
inch tile for &c acres. and finch tile
for acres. On stiff soils with equal
rainfall the came sized outlets will be
adequate. but on the level soils Of the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

DO not be afraid to prune deciduous
trees and shrubs now, simply for the
reason that they are carrying green
leaves. It is a good rule to prime the
shrubs just as soon as they are past
blooming. Trees, however large. may
be profitably pruned now, unless the
entire top is to be removed. Small
branches need no treatment subse-
quent to pruning, but large cuts should
be treated with linseed oil, paint, as
phalt, tar or any protective substance
that will exclude air and form and
maintain film over the wound. Tho
latter will them start to heal over this
season and the work be vigorously re-
newed in early spring.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

the banks free from weeds. Tile
drains usually give more thorough
drainage. They occupy no land SUI
face, and do not interfere with farm
ing operations. II properly construct
ed they are practically permanent and
require almost no expenditure for
maintenance. -
The farmer must decide the amount
of money that he can invest for drain
age. Usually 1t will be best to start
with that part of the farm where the
profits from drainage will be greatest.
and to extend the system as more
funds are available. Often the first
work must include main or outlet for
the. whole farm and, therefore. will
cost more per acre drained than fu-
ture work. II the drainage system
for the whole farm can be construct
ed at once the work can sometimes be
done at little less cost than II 1t Is
done a part at a time. However. the
plan of doing part at time has the
advantage Of permitting the farmer
to observe the results obtained and
In the following work to make any i'm
provements that may be found expe-
dent in the plan. 1t also permits the
farmer to esti nate closely whether It
will be profitable to invest the money
necessary for completing the drainage
system. $50 "
On rolling lands, where only occa-
sional wet spots are to be drained. the
random system Gig. u is commonly
used. On level lands needing artif-
cial drainage uniform system figs
2 and 81 must be planned that will pro-
vide drains for the entire area. The
most economical arrangement of such
a system is one which permits the
use of long laterals and requires the
shortest total length of main drains.
The advantage of this arrangement is
shown graphically by figures and 3,
in which the systems drain equal
areas. The cost of purchasing and put
ting in the tile is. however. consider
ably greater than for the system
shown in Fig. 2.
No hard and fast rule can be given
for determining the sizes Of tile to be
used. Drains should be large enough
to remove the surplus water before
the crops are injured. even after
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Teaching City Management.

The University of Texas having led
the way with a course in city manage
ment, the University of Kansas Ia
preparing to do likewise. 1t is only
a question Of time when all the lead
ing American universities will thus
recognize the cities need to be pro-
vided with supply Of trained experts
for municipal services. It will then be
possible for men and women who ut
themselves for this work to look for
ward to life careers in 1t. City halls
will cease to be schools for raw be-
ginners every two or four years. Tax
payers will get the cumulative value
Of experience in office.-St. Lonis Post
Dispatch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
cacao Used as currency.

Cacao passed as currency among
the natives Of Central and South
America at the time of the European
conquest, and that despite plentiful
supply of gold. Joseph Acosta, in
1910, tells US the Indians used none
of their gold or silver for traffic in
or buy withall, and unto this day the
custom continues among them that
instead of money they use cacao."
The Aztecs OF ancient Mexico also
used "cacao" as small change, as
many as 5000 beans being counted
legal tender. The value of the beans
may be judged from the fact that "a
tolerably good slave" could be pur-
chased for 100 of them.--Lond0D
Chronicle. s
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17


In June 4o basng or bone shark taken at Westampo
Museum Natural
lar
The basng shark sluggish fish, reaching length of nearly forty
Its mouth fishes gupng
"bone n 1855 1870
The
ordinary ground
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

A few years ago all the Jewish i'm
migrants iE this country were crowded
together in city tenements. There are
still millions of them in the cities, but
they are going in great numbers to the
farms. When the Federation Of Jew
ish Farmers of America which was or
ganized only five years ago, recently
held its annual meeting there were
representatives from So local associa-
tons in as many rural communities I'm
IL states.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
oxercome Timiditv.

Timidity prevents man from be,
ing an individual. He does not ask
himself, he asks others what to do,
what he shall think. how he shall feel.
He thus robs the world of a man and
gives 1t a shadow. ss
II one desires to overcome timidity,
it will be overcome. Cultivate desire,
grow ambition, study persons who ac-
complish, associate with those whose
influence moves you to action, Get to
work and keep working.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
just n weloh Hs Had.

Say" queried TIE customer as he
sized up the ton of coal that had just
been dumped in his cellar, did your
poss weigh that coal on ambuscade
scales?"
"Wot do you mean by ambuscade
scaies?" asked the puzzled driver.
Those that lie in weight" explained
the freight payer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
PLAN FOR BERMUDA PASTURE
Nothing to Prevent Doing the Work
This Wlnter--keep Down the
Weeds and Other Vegetation.

! II the weather has been too dry or
too hot, or other work has been too
pressing. or for any other reasons a
few acres could not be set in Ber-
muda for a real pasture during the
summel. none of these reasons should
prevent the work being done this
winter. Run shallow furrow every
iS to "a inches. drop the Bermuda
sods In the burrows, and then turn
another shallow furrow on these sods
to cover them.
Next spring run section harrow
over the burrows to smooth OF tho
surface. and the warm weather and
the Bermuda will do the rcst--if you
will simply keep down the weeds and
other vegetation until the Berumds
gets good start az,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
BEST FARM DRAINAGE
Factors to Be Considered In De-
Gliding Upon Plan.
First Determine Whether Open bitches
or Covered Tile Drains Are to Be
constructed--EconomleaI Ar.
rangement of system.

In planning drainage system Tor
the farm 1t is necessary to determine
first whether open 4itches or covered
tile drains are to be constructed. Open
bitches are generally used when large
quantities Of surface water are TO be
removed or wherr land and labor are
cheap. The disadvantages of open
bitches include the large amount OF
land they occupy. their interference.
with farming operations. and the high
cost of keeping the bitches clean and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Reported Verbatim.

The boy at the telephone had met
the girl but lately: he was striving to
make good, and with some success.
Thursday night, them" said he'll
be around with taxi"
Just then the voice of his sister
smote his ear and the telephone got
1t, too. Sister was out in the kitchen.
washing the dishes;
John Blank" she shouted. You
come here and empty the swin!"-As
bany Argus.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17


little a
Bagal
nosrils
Not a Ladies
ALL should would
what gentlemen with
further stenng Jewell Hay fevetes would
diamond amethyst other victim
it and hghwaymen n a hurry.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Same Old Canine.

Little Willie-Say, NAV, have they
got dog over at Deacon Smith'sY
Mamma-Not that know of. dear;
but why do you ask2
Little Willie-Cause when was
over there yesterday heard Mrs
Smith tell the cook TO rush the growl-
er as soon as the coast was clear.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

5pOn
O much!"
deserted by all himself according
h decide % and a building
So a
he saw a standing
here?"
sartedo before reaching vanished
bewdered Shea turned around and there behind him.
swift position
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

ever, the sand shark, with narrow,
white, catlike teeth, which ordinarily
grows only to length of four feet
the only large shark to be found in
large numbers near New York is the
Milberts Ground shark. Every year
many females of this species, six or
seven feet long, enter the bays of
Long Island to give birth to their
young in the untroubled inshore wa
ters. Sometimes one may see the
back fin of one of these sharks follow
ing the edge of some shoal where she
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

ments have just been introduced
into this country. 1t Is the fastest
effort of man - or woman - to
achieve good looks.
The fad came from northwestern
India. That is the country, you know,
where people starve themselves to
make 1t rain or to change their luck.
Mrs. Mander Kala Bagal brought it
from that country to San Francisco,
and they do say that some San Fran
oiccoro ora Woo rip N tho naoa diamond
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

said: "see Shea at the barracks; he
knows"
So to the barracks, an old, three
stored structure, long disused, but
now being fitted up for the crews Of
the submarines, went the correspond
emit, escorted by the officer of the day.
Out Of the anteroom Shea appeared, a
robust and muscular young petty Off
Ger.
Have you heard of a ghost
around these barracks?" the CORE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
New York Has Lots Of Sharks in Its Waters

NEW YoRK the sharks have been unusually abundant
~ them have been wander
Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Spook Excites Navy Men at New London Station

NEW LONDON CoNNAt the local naval station recently
~
appario investigate
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Nose Gems the Latest Fad in San Francisco

FRANCIsCO walking
the sparkling
tache would be surprised
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-10-21
KNIFE is THE BEST WEAPON
Training of Infantry on the Continent
Hereafter VIII Include Hand
to-Hand Fighting.

Today the defense stands pat on
earthworks, wire and machine guns.
The attack has tried gas, petrol, bayo-
nets, siege artillery, field artillery,
grenades and mines, and has come
out, generally speaking, second best.
Trench mortars have not developed
the requisite accuracy nor the requi.
site destructive power High-explo-
sive shells in sufficient quantities have
accomplished the best offensive work,
and the infantry is depending more
and more on a short, heavy knife,
which is the best for work under
ground or in the dark. To sum up:
killing the defenders of a position
is accomplished by shells fired at least
two miles away on the average; and,
secondly, by what the French call
body-tobody fighting, for which a
knife is the best weapon. The train
ing of infantry on the continent will,
in the future, undoubtedly include the
technique of hand-to-hand struggles
for which physical agility and strength
must be developed.-NewR Republic.