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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
CHAPTER X.
The Turn Of the Tide.

The Turn Of the Tide.
From time immemorial the history
Of the popular hero has ever been the
same. To king and patriot. TO the
favorite girl at school and the small
boy who is leader OF the gang" to
politician. to preacher. to actor and
author. comes first worship then
eclipse. The great Napoleon did not
escape this common fate; and the pub
lio idol who was kissed only yesterday
for his gallant deeds Is scorned today
for having permitted the kissing. Oh.
caprice Of the human heart! Oh. cry
Of the ace for the unaccustomed!
From that first anniversary OF his
entrance into the home, Abraham felt
his popularity decrease-in fact more
than decrease. He saw the weather
vane 60 square about, and where he
had known for three hundred and
sixty-ave days the gentle. balmy feel
Of the southwest zephyr, he found him
self standing of a sudden in a cold.
bleak northeast wind. The change be-
wildered the old man, and reacted on
his disposition. As he had blossomed
in the sunshine, 30 nov he began to
droop In the shade. Feeling that he
was suspected and criticized. he began
to grow suspicious and fault-fnding
himself. His old notion that he had
no right to take a woman's place In
the institution came back to his brain,
and he would brood over 1t for hours
at q time, sitting out on the porch with
his pipe and Angy.
The old wife grieved to think that
father was growing old and beginning
to show his years. She made him some
tansy tea, but neither her persuasions
nor those OF the whole household could
induce him to take 1t. He had never
liked "~doctoring" anyway, although he
had submitted to It more or less during
the past year In unconscious subservi.
ence to his desire to increase his popu.
larity; but now he fancied that where
once he had been served as a king by
all these female attendants, he was
simply being "pestered" as a punish
ment for his past behavior with Blossy.
All, with its. surprising ending that
had been a h%umiliating affair; and he
felt too that he would be long in for
giving Mrs. Darby for not having con.
f1ded to him her actual intentions.
Now he was afraid to be decently
courteous to n Of the sisters for fear
that they might Gus him Of light
d~alliance again; and he scarcely ever
addressed the new member who came
to take Blossy's little room, for he had
been cut to the quick by her look Of
astonishment when she was told that
he belonged there.
In his mental ferment the old man
began to nag at Angy. Sad though It
Is to confess Of a hero honestly loved.
Abraham had nagged a little all his
married life when things went wrong.
And Angelina. fretted and nervous.
herself worried almost sick over
fathers condition, vas guilty once in
a while out Of the depths of her anxi.
ETY. of nagging back again. So do we
hurt those whom we love best as we
would and could hurt no other.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
SUFFERED AWFULLY
NOW QUITE WELL
A Lady's Suffering Was So Intense,
That At Times, She Was Unable
To Straighten Her Body.

Walnut, N. C.-"About IL years
ago." says Mrs. s. w. Mcclure, OF
Walnut, Il began to fail In health, got.
ting worse ali the time. | wasn't able
to do my work, suffering awfully at
times with pains In sides, especially
the right side. and none Of the time
was l we'll.
Sometimes / could not straighten
up my body for the intense suffering.
| suffered more or less all the time,
and was irregular.
AS Cardui had helped others, I
started trying 1t. | bought six bot.
ties, and after using two or three bot.
ties, commenced improving, getting
better all the time. until | was entirely
well.
l became strong and healthy, gained
flesh. weighing 100, being just a
shadow when | commenced taking
Cardui. My work is a pleasure, and |
feel like doing my work since, for the
cure was permanent, and | have been
well and strong ever since.
Cardui Is a fine medicine for suffer
Ing women, and | recommend 1t to all
my friends WHO have womanly
Z ouble."
Thousands OF women have written
to tell of the help Cardui has been to
them. Cardui is a mild female tonic,
acting especially on the womanly or
gans. 1t has shown itself OF great
value to sick, weak women. 1t 10
surely worth a trial.
Begin taking Cardui today.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
WARMING TO Appllcants.

A safety bulletin says that 1t has
proved of advantage to hang this sign
In a conspicuous place at the entrance
of the employment Office of ar indus
trial plant:
This company does not wish to
employ careless men. II you will not
agree to be careful in your worl. and
to take the safe course rather than
the easiest and quickest. do not apply
for employment"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
Peeraees Lacking In Permsnencs,

British peerages have littA- ~ the
permanence Of pyramids. Foxy years
ago a careful calculation was made
which showed that Of PIT peerages
created during the preceding IS years
only 1873 remained upon the rolls. OF
the P~lantagenet peerages only IA sur
vived; Of the Tudor. IL; Of the Stuart,
46. During the reign OF George III
more than 400 peers were created. O.
which in 1876. go had disappeared.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
Carter Granted Bail.

Indianola.-In a preliminary trial
held before Magistrate w. j. Holt,
Walter NJ. Carter, charged with the
murder Of Steve Burton at Morehead
was granted bail in the sum of $1,000
to await the action of the grand jury
at the March term of circuit court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
Happy.

Old Person-But, my dear young
man, how can you be so callous to
The death of SO many people in Flu.
rope and the terrible condition of the
homeless thousands?
Young Newlywed-Oh, | should
worry. My wife's one of those learn
Observation-Disclosures lessons.
by-mail brides, and she's so busy sew.
Ing for the Belgians that | have to
take my meals at a restaurant.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
nywhereLik
This Wonderful Old
Secret Blend

Look for the name French Market Coffee and the picture
of theod market that is on every package of French Market
Coffee, the wonderfulo Id secretblend with a flavor allitso own.
If you can be satisfied with an imitation take the brand as near
like it as the law allows, for both in name and appearance of pack.
age, French Market Coffee is constantly being initiated. Butt It
won't be Just as good, and it isn't just the same! There is only one
FRENCH MARKET COFFEE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

Biloxi.-Ed Cruthirds, II years oil
age and a resident of this city, lost
his life in the waters Of Back bay
when the schooner Quave sank With
a heavy load of shells.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
Rufus Jones to Memphis.

Clarksdale.-Rufus Jones, secretary
Of the C%larksdale Progressive club
since It's organization two years ago.
and president of the Mississippi Com.
mercial Secretaries league, has re
signed and will go to Memphis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

An aeroplane salutes by dipping and
rising in the air.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

A really skillful woman can laugh at
? pointless Joke Just as easy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

Let France have good mothers, and
she will have good sons.-Napoleon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

Painted compilations shouldn't al.
ways be taken at their face value.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12
|Fiench Market ofee|
The Wonderful Old Secret Blend

This wonderful old secret blend has a flavor al. its own, for it is
a blend of the most famous growtns of coffee, roasted by a special
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

her life glad to get away from Abe.
He lost no time in following. No mat.
ter where Angy went, he would follow
until all va we'll between her and him
again.
But what was this? At the landing,
Angy halted and SO did Abe, for in the
center Of the sisters stood Blossy with
her Sunday bonnet perched on her sill.
ver-gold hair and her white India
shawl over her shoulders. and beside
Blossy stood Capt. Samuel Darby with
q countenance exceedingly radiant,
his hand clasped fast In that Of the
aged beauty.
"Oh. hurry, Sister Angy and
Brother Abel" called Biossy. I'VE
were waiting for you, and I've got
some news for all my friends" She
waited smilingly for them to Join the
others; then with a gesture which In.
cluded every member of the household,
she proceeded: THE pink tea, l want
you all to know, had a double signif.
canoe, and first, Of course, 1t was to
celebrate the anniversary Of Brother
Abe's soiourn with US; but next it was
my farewell to the Home" Here
Blossy gurgled and gave the mar at
her right SO coy a glance that Samuel's
face famed red and he hung his head
lower to one side than usual. like a lit
tie boy that had been caught stealing
apples. II left the tea a trife early
you must forgive me, Brother Abe. but
l heard the train-whistle." Abe stood
beside Angeline, rooted In astonish-
ment. while Blossy continued TO &c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

gations, of the central conference of rab- DIS and compiler of the American Jew lsh ritual, now a Union Prayer Book that is used by most Reform Hebrew eongregations. Certainly no one man influenced American Judaism more than he, it is said
 Temple Emanu-El explains. in it's movement to create this s1od0,oo0 endow- momevent to create this s1, ,000,oo0 endow- ment that 1t hopes to receive the CO., operation of many Hebrew congregations not reform in name perhaps, and of Jewish leaders in all parts of the coun- try. The Rev. pr. Wise did not so much change Jewish faith. and so deserve the name reform as he changed customs no longer counted essential by him and others, as, that men and women sit to- gether in public worship, that men no longer wear hats in public assemblies, and that American citizens, even if faith ful Jews, adopt American ways. A com mittee is to be named at once to have charge of the celebration. Cincinnati and New York are to head the commit tee, but Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco are reckoned on for CO., operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

such as have a very great extent schoeni. Now, in parasang is equal to 90 stades, and each schoenus, which is an Egyptian measure, is equal to 60 stades. So, the whole coast of Egypt is 36O0 stades in length"
 A stadium is laid down in certain books as having been 125 goemetrical paces, or 625 Roman feet, or 600 feet nine inches of English measure, or thus somewhat less than an English furlong. It was the principal Greek measure of length. A stadium. or about a fudlong, was the usual course for foot races at Olympia in Greece as well as elsewhere in tho Hell lenic world
 The parasang seems to have been q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Finds a Cure
 For Pellagra
All Skin Eruption Gone, Doc tors Now Convinced Mrs.
 Vaughn is Entirely We'll

Mrs (; H Vaughn, Millville. Ark, do but what can do 1t now. There is no sign of skin eruption. One of our local doctors told me that my cure was m = of the grandest things that ever hap Whole community. to let them know that there is 8 cure for Pellagra-
 "An the doctors that waited on me arc convinced that your remedy Is a real cure"
 There's the true word from a cured patient If you have Pellagra or know of anyone who suffers from Pe1lagra. it is your duty to consult the resourceful Baughn, who has fought and conquered the dreadful malady right in the heart of the Pellagra belt in Alabama:
 The symptOms-hands red like sum burn. skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips, throat and tongue a flaming red with much mucous and choking, indi- gestion and nausea. either diarrhoea or
 There is hope. Get Baushh's Big Free Book on Pellagra, and learn about the been found; Address American Com remembering money is refunded in any ceeP where the remedy fails to cure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
EASTER MORNING
The Lesson of the Lilies

The Lesson of the Lilies By Alice Pettus Hall. stood by my Easter Lilies, So fragrant, tall and fair And longed with heart-deep long
 ing
 To know what their white thoughts
 were. Standing thus rapt, above them, Breathing their fragrant breath I asked for a silent message Of the Life which comes through death:
 death: Then the souls of my Easter lilies With silent wordless speech Spoke to my own soul lessons My lips were fain to teach: We were once." said my white. white Brown bulbs, unsightly, small And were glad to be kindly buried Out of the sight of all,
 Deep in the cold earth, barren Of verdure, of grass or tree Where we lay long months and For something we felt would be- And it came! First we felt tremor That filled our sadv hearts with joy Then this warm new life thrilled
 through us
 The Winter could not destroy" friends. let my lilies teach you What Spring and it's flowers all T Teach to Gods loving children, Gstnfng His every call: Wltn the Springs new life, upwelI-
 ing
 Tn flower and leaf and tree, Let the white life of the Master UnY Let 1t burst, break off from the spir;t Husks that have held 1t too long, That the new life. silent and buried, May, btrd-Hke. break into. song; May burst like a flower, into beauty, Latentcpyet living. in all Is the white life of the Spirit, "Rtse!" is the Matters call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Wilson to Speak at Rally

If affairs of state permit. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have prom ised to be the speakers in tho Chicago Coliseum on Wednesday evening. July ', in a welcome rally of Christian endeav- orers who come to that city to attend the fifth world s and twenty-seventh in- ternational endeavor convention. Presi- dent Wilson is said to have given assur- ances that he will allow no ordinary duty to keep him away. Another feature of the convention, whose details are now an nounced in part, is a series of five meet ings to be held in the coliseum, to be conducted by the Rev. Billy" Sunday the hour for these meetings is to be F o'clock noon.
 Other speakers of this endeavor rally include the Rev. Dr. Hubert c. Her. ring, the head of congregational admin istrative affairs; the Rev. Dr. F. B Meyer, the veteran English free church leader; William Philips Hall. perhaps the foremost of Methodist laymen; Marion Lawrence. the Sunday school secretary who starts almost immediately thereafter on world religious education tour, with big convention in Tokyo and a survey of educational work in South America in hand, and John A. Macdonald, the To- ronto editor
 Christian endeavor Is pushing this spring it's temperance campaign, and IS using to their utmost the prohibition of the sale of vodka by Russia, and the speech of Chancellor Lloyd-George of the British exchequer, to the effect that al- lies are fighting Germany, Austria, Fur key and rum. The endeavor slogan is a saloon1ess nation by 1920, the anniversary of the Puritan landing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
LIVE CHURCH NEWS OF WHOLE WORLD Attendance in Large Cities
 Shows Increase FLOWERS ON EASTER 
Traditional Lily Is Almost Absent. Plan to Celebrate Centenary
 of the Birth of Great
 Jewish Leader

New York, April 3.-(Special.) )-Reports from 20 principal cities concerning att tendance at public religious worship dur ing the past six weeks, including the noon hour Lent services in business dis tricts, show increases this year over last of 25 per cent. The largest increases are in cities in the east, where financial gifts show greatest decline, times claimed to be hardest. The cities giving these reports are Boston, Providence, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing ton, Richmond. Atlanta, Pittsburg, Cin- cinnat, Louisville, St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver. Seattle, san Francisco, New Orleans and Cleve- land. The increase is almost invariably laid to more serious attitude of people because of the European war.
 So great has become the demand for palms to be distributed on Palm Sunday that enterprising dealers have invested iii palm groves in Florida. Years ago only Catholic churches gave out palms, but now many Protestant churches do so. This year the supply of palms was snort and the stock poor, owing to blight that was more serious than any known in 20 years. More and more set pieces are provided, rather than the rough stalks, tneSe pieces taking the form or a cross in largest numbers. and worn in hat bands and on shirtwaist fronts The sums expended in all America for palms is increasing, at the rate of some thou sands of dollars a year.
 For Easter decorations in churches this year the traditional lily was almost ab- sent. The old plan of limiting decora- tions to flowers of single colors is also passing. This Easter most churches, es- those f1 ployed flowers of all colors. Some years ago churches attended by people of wealth were accustomed to go to florists and order flower displays for Easter Most of that is now changed. Big Easter flower bills have practically disappeared from church budgets. Flowers are given by individuals as memorials. The cus- tom of flowers at Easter, formerly linn ited, was practically universal at Easter this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
To Honor Jewish Leader

The congregation of Temple EmanuEl, New York, announces it's purpose to lead in the movement fittingly to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Wise. The date is four years off, the great liberal leader of American Judaism having been born on March 29, 1S19. A Hungarian by birth, he came in very early life to this coun- try. While not the founder of Temple Emanu-El, New York, he. came into in- fluence at a time when it was in it's in- fancy, and years afterwards, when it was strong, preached the sermon at the dedication of it's Fifth Avenue temple.
 The form of the memorial is to be s1,- 900 to endow Hebrew Union college at Cincinnati, which Dr. Wise founded, and of which the Rev. Dr. Kaufman Kohler isanow president. This college is for the training Of rabbis for.-reform -congrega- tions. Dr. Wise was also the founder of the Union of American Hebrew congre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Ancient Standards of Measure

From the Washington Star
 The standards by which men have measured distance and the names by which these standards have been known are so many and so various that a list of them would fill newspaper column, and If to the names should be added the definition and translation of the meas ure. into terms with which Americans generally are familiar. thea space of 8 newspaper page would probably be re- quired. One is reading a great deal now of verts, meters and kilometers. but in the days when what are called the classics
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were being written, and even before that
 period, men measured distance by the
 parasang, the stadium or stades and the
 schoenus.
 It might be interesting to see how those
 words were used. and in that book of Herodotus designated "Euterpe IT, you
 may read that "the length of Egypt along the seacoast is 50 schoeni, according as we reckon it, to extend from the Plin- thinetic bay to the Lake Serbonis. near which Mount Casius stretches; from this point. then, the length Is 60 schoeni Now, all men who are short of land measure their territory by fathoms; but those who are less short of land. by stades. and those who have much. by parasangs. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

We have opened at 2O21 4th avenue, north, for the convenience of customers an Exchange Department where will take in exchange or as part payment new goods such of your tion.
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Persian standard of linear measure, and in that way to have been impressed upon all the lands that fell under the sway of conquering Persia. Tn various times and various countries it. appears to have been equal to from 30 to 60 stades, but allowing it, as Herodotus says. to be equal to 90 stades in Egypt at the time of his travels there, that would make the parasang equal to about three and three quarter English miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04

suffering mother. He has had q fight every day since he started. and acquired black eye that is the envy of every boy in the neighborhood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Social Service Unions


 Several cities are organizing ministers and laymen into what are oftenest called Christian Social Service unions. For the most part, laymen are lending in forming such unions. Their aims are to bring the influence of Christian congregations to bear upon public questions, and to do so immediately and effectively Usually the religious bodies are organized sep arately, and act separately when such course seems wisest. Then at times all act together, brigades in the regiment These unions choose a council, composed Of ministers and laynen. This council is the working body and is subject to call at moments notice. Cities where such machinery is not already provided are moving this winter and spring in the matter of providing such.
 P1ttsburg has the plan well advanced and in what it regards as ideal working shape. Recently in that city the union took position and political newspapers refused to back it. The council met and organized a protest to the newspaper pub lishers It was agreed to send protests by special delivery letters. The move- ment started on Saturday. By Monday hundreds of letters were on desks of publishers One newspaper capitu1ated on Sunday morning, two more on Monday, having heard of the movement without waiting for the letters. Within a week iu UT tne eiSit newspapers capltulateu and the union regarded it's case as won. Most of the editors explained why they changed their views.
 Ministers are used, not to determine policies, for such are mapped out by all, the women included, but to gather men into companies and keep their actions in line with those of other men. Social matters are stuck to rather than finan- cal or spiritual and state legislative actions are scrutiniZed In sOme cities the tendency is, however, to include all welfare affairs. The plan Is sweeping the country in the more wide-awalie cit ies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
Something Doing

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
 "roes Johnny like his new school?' in- quired the friend of the family.
 'Oh, immensely" replied Johnny's long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-04
National Evangelistic Campaign

Efforts are under way for the making of national evangelistic campaign. The Federal Council of churches, which has just issued an appeal for such cam paign, has received assurances of CO., operation from evangelistic committees of the Presbyterian general assembly, of the Methodist general conference, and of the preaching mission of the Episcopal church. In an address just issued the conviction is given that from a spiritual standpoint the situation in America is critical in the extreme. It is alleged that Christian people themselves are not active. and that ministers are going out after many things besides the gospel.
 The charge is made in church circles, many bodies. that the membership of churches represents Journalism as never before. This membership grew last year faster than the population. The large increase in attendance at religious serv- ices during the Lent just ended, and the more serious attitude of people be- cause of the war are to be taken ad- vantage of if possible in the new cam paign. Foremost bodies that are joining the Congregational, Disciples, Baptist, Episcopal. Methodist, Presbyterian and Reformed. It seems to be agreed that each committee Is to push on it's re- spective plan, and that no let-up is to be allowed for summer. Billy Sunday is indorsed by all in the new campaign
 so far as heard from, but he Is not to be depended on to carry the whole work.