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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

Stop using calomel! 1t makes you
sick. Don't lose a days work. II you
feel lazy, sluggish. bilious or constt-
pated, listen to me!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile. crashes into it, breaking
1t up. This Is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. II you feel
"all knocked out" If your liver is tor
pid and bowels constipated or you
have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, II breath is bad or stomach
soul just try a spoonful Of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get a 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Instantly an inferno Of Fire Was
Opened Upon the Advancing Legion.

as IL the whole face of the earth was
being blown away.
Now, boys!" came down the line.
Jimmy waited. The whistle sounded,
and instantly he was upon his feet
and running like mad against the
enemy.
A line Of men, extending as far as
the eye could reach. hurled themselves
upon the devastated rife pits. At first,
while their own shells continued to
shrek over them, they seemed unop.
posed. Then, when they were with
In a hundred yards. the Smelling
ceased.
Instantly an inferno of fire was
opened upon the advancing legion.
Men dropped by scores. To take the
hostile lines was futile. The high shell
explosives had failed to shake the mo-
rale Of the German forces, though it
had knocked their i~ntrenchments
about their ears.
They would not retreat-it Is not
the tradition OF the Foreign legion to
retire, But. riddled and confused, the
whole line doubled upon itself and dis
solved into little groups and clusters.
1t edged sidewise along the German
front and sought the shelter OF one
or two unchanged houses that had
escaped the hostile artillery.
From among these a hundred Ger.
mans leaped forward to meet the ap.
preaching legionaries. A hand-to.hand
fight followed. Jimmy found himself
engaged with a huge fellow, wearing
a tattered helmet whose spike
emerged through its khaki covering
The fellow disappeared suddenly, and
he found himself jabblng viciously at
the air.
Suddenly a shot was fired at him
from m old barn. 1t grazed his cheek
and Jimmy rushed into the barn.
1t was half full of moldy hay. A
German was upon the other side OF
the central mass. Round and round
the hay they lodged, Jimmy after the
German, then the German after Jimmy
each trying to get a point OF vantage
from which to shoot down the ether
Painting, exhausted, they halted, one
on either side Of the haystack. jimmy
waited, Presently he saw the rife
barrel Of the German begin to- pro
trude through a loose part Of the stack
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

Quietly he lodged. and the discharge
Of the powder ~blackened his tunic as
the bullet sped across the barn and
buried itself in the opposite wall.
With a yell. the German sprang
round the stack. Jimmy was waiting
for that. He let his dubbed rife fall.
The German started back, but it
struck him on the foot, and he howled
with pain as he retired into the OBJ,
security the other side Of the hay.
They waited. Night was already
falling, the sounds of the fighting be-
came less audible. 1t was quite dark
inside the barn. Jimmy listened as a
cat listens for a mouse. Suddenly the
German called from behind the hay:
"Kamerad! Pardon! Surrender to
me and you shall not be harmed. You
see, my friend, we shall wait here all
night unless you surrender"
That's all very WE'LL" answered
Jimmy, but suppose you surrender to
me-"
1--WE are not allowed to surrender"
answered the German plaintively.
you had better surrender. Think 1t
over! will wait ten minutes!"
Jimmy could see the tip OF the Ger
mans bayonet. 1t was moving, not
up and down, but backward and for.
ward In a manner which seemed
somehow familiar to Jimmy. The
movements were unconscious, and 1t
was evident that the fellow was labor.
ing under strong emotion.
He spoke again. Suppose we both
come out into the OPEN" he said. Il
shall count a hundred. While l am
counting you will turn your back and
walk away. When I have finished
counting q hundred / will call, and we
will both fire."
Nothing doing" said Jimmy.
The German uttered an oath and
leaped from behind the haystack. Jim.
my was just in time to parry the lev.
eled blade. He struck 1t up and drew
back for a lunge. Then he looked into
his opponents face, and the recogni.
| ton was mutual.
"Katz! The delicatessen mani" he
cried.
Jimmy Penderby!" cried KATE.
Gosh! What are you doing here, Mr..
Penderby?"
"Oh, just looking round" said Jim.
my. Say, I knew it was you, KATE,
from the way you used that b%ayonet.
Are you going to surrender"
Il daren't," said Katz. my wife
said l must bring back an iron cross"
Your wife is crazy because you've
inherited ten thousand dollars" said
Jimmy, and"
WHAT" yelled KATE. 1T must be
my uncle Simon. never thought he'd
last out the year. Mr.. Penderby, take
me to your camp, and hurry! Hurry
and don't let any of those shells hit
me before l see the color Of It,"
Safe in the camp Of the legionaries
Katz recovered all his animation.
"Mr. Penderby," he implored, you
didn't tell me how you knew 1t was me
behind the hay. By my bayonet, you
know"
"Oh. yes" said Jimmy. 81 suppose
a man gets the tricks OF his trade
KATE. You see, a bayonet isn't fol
using like a ham-slicing machine"
Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chcnman)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
WHEN BILIOUS? NO! STOPI
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
! Guarantee "Dodsons Liver Tone" viii Give You the Best Liver
and Bowe Cleansing You Ever Had-DOesnt Make You Sick!

spoonful and II it doesn't straighten
you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous l want you to &C back to
the store and get your messy Dod'
sons Liver Tone is destroying the
sale Of calomel because 1t is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore
1t cannot salivate or make you sick
l guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and const1'
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that a bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. 1t is harmless; doesns
grippe and they like Its pleasant taste.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
NEGLECT YOUR SCALP
And Lose Your Hair. Cuticura Pre-
vents Il. Trial Free.

Cuticura Soap shampoos cleanse
and purify the scalp Of dandruff while
the Ointment soothes and heals the
irritated scalp skin. Dandruff and
itching are hair destroyers. Get &C
Quainted with these supercreamy emol.
lients for the skin and scalp.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

ing. that Is, to the extent that a signal
corps has been created. The men
waving the flags from the tops Of sky
scrapers are not weather f%orecasters,
but policemen trying to learn the wig
wag system In use In the United
States army.
In tho unlikely event OF war, New
York probably would be the first
point attacked by the enemy. Also,
in the event OF serious riots. New
York would be virtually In a state Of
war In althnr a%xipenCY tho NeW
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Workinu Up an Appetite.

II don't know why we came in
here" said Mrs. Bored, as she settled
herself down in a restaurant. I'm
not a bit hungry"
That's all right" said hubby. "Just
you sit here and wait"
Wait! But why? I'm not hun
cry, as I said before"
Never mind. dear. You will be by
the time the waiter brings us our
food."-Philadelphia Record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

Peterson gets to visit town, but when
he does it's a lively day. When he
went into the fortune-telling parlor.
the adventure with the doctor which
cost him SS8 for two bottles Of medi'
cine was still fresh in his mind. He
did not intend 10 be "slicked" again.
As he stepped inside OF the cur
tanned doorway, the gypsy queen was
sitting before a table gazing at a
crystal ball. She raised her head and
Peterson noticed a far-away look ir
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

DUHkO pUTPOSCs htr8 anu lot RenernI
commercial circulation along the bor-
der line among those who cannot dis.
tinguish the counterfeit.
The Washington authorities pro-
TESS their inability to stop the printing
OF this paper or punish either the
photographers or the circulators Of
the counterfeit. because 1t does not
represent a medium OF exchange of
a government that is recognized by
the United States.
Mlllinna Of dollar In anihnriund
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
One Commandment Broken.

Bridget-The new neighbors want to
cut their grass. mum. and they sent
over to ask the loan Of your lawn
mower.
Mistress-Lend them u lawnmow-
or to cut grass on the Sabbath? Ger
tainly not. Tell them, Bridget, that
we haven't one.-Boston Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Worse Yet,

Worse Yet.
You're a lucky man." said Jones
to his bachelor friend Sweeney. You
don't have to buy shoes for a wife
and two kids"
NO" replied Sweeney, but l have
to buy shoes for a Fearless Six"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

fOuEU DOaTu taUTt ana JUNK IUHL
portion Of the eight-foot sewer was re-
Gently completed and through the
manhole Mschill obtained light and
air. According to Policeman Mayer,
who discovered him, Machill was liv-
ing in comfort.
The Tacony police were given a
surprise when the phone rang.
Say, listen. came an excited
voice. there is a man living in a
sewer up at Torresdale avenue and
Cottman street. Come up and get
him Eyeryhody is scared to death
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
GALES
and s7lhI.l dlo the r
Western Farmland Visits Chicago Gypsy Queen

n HICAGO-Stuart Peterson, a Nebraska farmland, stepped out OF the
L Dcsdqines street police station. where he was a complaining witness
against DR. A. w. Faubaum, and visited a gypsy forunetelHhg parlor on
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
New York's Police Learning How to Mgwag

Anew YORK-No, the multcolored flags to be zen nowadays waving from
~ the roof Of the municipal building and the Woolworth tower are not storm
signals. The police department of New York is being placed on a "a foot
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

In Affairs of the heart, judge a man
by his conduct in public and a woman
by her conduct in private.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
n Least Of Two.

"Your money or your life!"
take me life; I'm savin' me money
for me old age"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17

Turning to Pauonan Mayer, the sergeant said: "one of those practical
tokers, but you'd better take a I'm up there Mayer did. He found the
w O a manhoe ajar. Remembering how old General Putnam OF revolu.
tlonary fame fought a real wolf n a cave, Mayer decided to explore the sewer
He dropped into the manhole and in the dead end o. the new brick sewer he
a table. On it was a loaf OF bread and bottle of milk Then he saw q
bunk ana on it lay MachinL
Machil talked incoherenty and was SEM to the Philadelphia hospital
for observation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Counterfeit Mexican Money Printed in Frisco

G AN TRANCISCO-vast quantities Of counterfeit Mexican money. repre-.
y senung millions of currency in that striferdden republic. have within the
year been printed and much of 1t circulated In San Francisco. 1t is used for
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-09-17
Man Is Found Living in a Philadelphia Sewer

ID ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Machnl was found sleeping in the dead end of
j N unused sewer at Torresdale avenue and Cottman street. where he had
been living for a week. He entered through a manhoe and had arranged q
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
Advice TO Housewives.

Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
vrooman says that the American
housewife could materially reduce the
cost OF living II she were TO set the
fiour.mixing habit.
There are some thirty substitutes
that can be mixed with wheat -four
In making bread" he says. Many Of
these are more nutritious than wheat
flour; some of them are cheaper than
wheat -four. and of these two or three
at least are commercially obtainable
almost anywhere.
Potatoes, corn -four. and rice can
be used with profit In mixture with
wheat -four in making yeast bread.
With wheat -four as dear as II IL now
the careful housewife stands to effect
quite a saving by using one OF these
products to exc out her wheat flour
Experiments have shown that the sub
stitutes can be used successfully In
the proportion of one part to three
parts of wheat -four. At least three
fourths OF the mixture must be coed
wheat -four"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

women, too. cannot praise Lydia E.
Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Compound enough
for ! know I never would have been az
well If / had not taken it and recon-
mend it to suffering women
Daughter Helped Also.
81 gave it to my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was q nervous wreck, and
could not sleep nights. Now she looks
so healthy that even the doctor speaks
of it You can publish this letter if you
like. Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, l61 S. 10th
Street, Irunton, Ohio.
Why will women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out sickly,
half hearted existence, missing three
fourthe of the joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pink hams Vegeta-
BILE COmpOundwill help you, write
OLydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co,
(cOnf1dential) Lynn. Mass, for ad.
vice. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held In strict confidence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
Repeated like Machine Gun.

The attention of the committee oil
seventy IL invited to the device EN-
ployed In Santo Domingo to prevent
repeating, the voters hands are
marked with indelibile Ink. 1t is re
ported that some OF the voters have
found 1t possible to erase the marks
but IL Ia not known whether they have
done this In order to repeat. At an,
rate, the practice OF marking a mar
opens up considerable possibilities ir
the way OF the publication OF cleo
tions. For example. in one OF oui
cities recently one-legged negro wal
found to have voted six times. Hs
went to the polls once with an artiti
ciai leg. once with peg leg, and
once with nothing but his natural lel
and pair OF crutches. BY putting Z
bandage over one eye and then ovel
the other, and on one occasion stick
Ing some whiskers on his face. he man
aged to repeat like machine gun =
Philadelphia Record
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
Small Fi,h poad,.

The American Fisheries society "a.
theirs project that has already re-
ceiyed serious consideration In many
parts OF the country. and should, II
put into practice. help to reduce the
cost OF living, This project In the
creation OF small ponds. an acre or
two In extent, on every farm large
enough to contain them. The ponds
should be six or seven feet in depth
and furnished with vegetation suited
to the needs OF the fsh with which
they ara stocked. As no other food
would be required the cost OF provid.
Ing u continual supply OF fish would
be very small Trout have been for
many years Matched and reared In the
waters OF sporting clubs, and I'm,
mense numbers OF them have been
raised for commercial purposes. In
small pond fed by cold springs they
can be bred In great quantities 80 rs
10 furnish sport az well as food. Carp
pickerel cells and perch can also BE-
reared without great expense. DR.
Charles H. Townsend. the director oil
the New York aquarium. has showl
his interest In the project for estab
fishing these small ponds by prepar
ing a booklet giving detailed informa
tion Ia regard to their stocking ant
maintenance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

certain and substantial success and
more uniform results may be had
through the possession OF this known
edge.
The occupation of fruit growing is
a more complicated business even
than general farming, for there is q
greater number OF problems to master.
The sun shines and rain falls on all
alike. This statement il to be taken
in general way
Certain sections of this country
have scant rainfall. while other sec
tions have plenty and to spare, Sec.
tons Of the country may pass through
severe and protracted drought one
season and be subject to the other ex-
IRENE the. next, but such conditions
are controlled by fixed laws of nature
and have nothing whatever to do with
chance or luck,
Now. conditions i'm the laws OF ma
ture which determine precipitation
may vary with the seasonal changes.
but those laws which determine soil
production never, ...
II certain soil responds more lib.
orally to our efforts than another,
there must be some cause for this diff.
ference In productivity, and the cause
will usually be found under the con.
troll OF human agencies.
IL piece OF land Is low and sub.
iect to flooding. then II must be
drained to place II on an equal foot
Ing vith land having natural drainage
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

its surface. or remain in the first s
or 10 inches of soil more than few
hours after rains have ceased.
Soil aeration is promoted by eff
cient tillage, both preparation and
maintenance, which creates and main
tains a loose. friable condition of soil.
permitting the circulation of air
among soil grains, also by good drain
age. for the presence OF standing wa.
ter mot soil moisturel, In q soil ex,
cludes all air.
Proximity to markets cuts quite q
figure In determining profits One
needs to make special study OF the
market problem.
The nearer the market the less car
rage, and less marketman's profits. A
private delivery trade may often be
worked up and followed to good ad.
vantage. Customers should be charged
the full market price. else the grower
might better sell Wholesale.
Superior quality and freshness In
product should be the inducement OF.
fered the consumer. not cheaper
prices.
see no reason why skillfulness In
fruit growing is not Justly entitled to
remuneration equal to like degree
OF skill applied in any other pursuit.
Anyhow, I am sure that results Sc
cured In small fruit growing viii al
ways be remunerative In proportion "a
knowledge Is skillfully applied toward
the end sought
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
Housewives Lore.

II a sprig of parsley is dipped in
vinegar and eaten after an onion nc
unpleasant odor from the breath can
be detected. .......-
A teaspoonful of lemon Juice in a
small cup of black coffee almost al
ways relieves bilious headache.
A cloth wrung out in very hot water
and applied often will remove discol
Grafton from bruised flesh.
Benzoin rubbed freely on the edges
OF a carpet is a sure preventive OF
moths.
To shine boots quickly do not
blacken, but rub on piece of orange
and let the juice dry in, then polish
with soft brush and they will shine
like mirror.
One Of the best methods to remove
a corn Is to use turpentine. Touch the
corn every night with a little turpen
tine. It will come out In short time
Apply the turpentine with a toothpick
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

II the soil Is In condition OF acid
ity (sour), made 80 by standing water,
or because of conditions brought about
by wrong handling, then these abnor-
NAL conditions must be corrected IL
uniformity In maximum results Is the
end sought. ~
For upon congeniality In soil condi-
tons depends activity in soil life,
which In turn determines the degree
Of productiveness in soils.
Some localities because of their stu.
alton, are much subject to late spring
frosts. The growing of strawberries,
under such conditions is a precarious
business. s5
It Is folly to expect uniform maxi
mum results where natural conditions
are SO adverse to their successful cul-
ture.
II one wishes to make success, and
make good money growing small
fruits, the first thing that should be
done Is to make close study OF these
problems of local atmospheric condi-
tons and climatic changes and of the
laws determining soil activities, and
then apply the knowledge thus &C
CURED to the case In hand.
Because of air drainage thus afford
ed, higher lying lands should be given
the preference. Proximity to bodies
of water mitigates the evils resulting
from frost, preventing, often, the low
ering Of the temperature to the frost
point.
The question of soil activities Is a
much more intricate and complicated
problem. Activity in soil life Is In
fiuenced and determined largely by the
following named agencies and factors:
Soil drainage, soil aeration, humus
content, and tillage. Without going
into the details, we can only say that
In order to give best results a soil
should be sufficiently drained, either
because of its composition and situa-
ton, or through filling and surface
drains, SO that no water will stand on
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
EXCELLENT TEA PUNCH
SPECIAL BEVERAGE FOR WARM
DAYS or SUMMER.
Alcoholic Addition May BE Omitted II
II 10 Not DesireA--Grape Cooler
That 10 Highly Recommended
by Connoisseurs.

Tea began as a medicine and grew
into beverage as its good qualities
became famous.
In China, In the eighteenth century,
1t entered the realm Of poetry, and
still earlier In Japan 1t formed the
excuse for a religious cult most es.
thetic, called "Teaism."
The beverage tempers the spirits
and harmonizes the mind, dispels IA.
tigue, refreshes the body and clears
the perceptive faculties.
Samuel Johnson draws his own por.
trait as hardened and shameless tea
drinker. who, for twenty years, diluted
his meals with only the infusion OF the
fascinating plant; who with tea
amused the evenings, with tea solaced
the midnight and with tea welcomed
the morning."
Tea has not the arrogance of wine,
the self-consciousness of coffee or the
simpering innocence of cocoa, but has
charm of taste irresistible, and ca.
pablo of an idealization all it's own.
Meantime let us have our cup OF
afternoon tea. The sun is setting, and
the whisper Of the night wind is heard
In our teakettle; for the half-hour be-
fore the dressing bell rings let us
linger and dwell on events Of the day
past and the beautiful foolishness of
things"
For early summer, when the hot tea
with most of us is superseded by the
cold, and to the summer hostess, who
Is always glad to know Of new ways
of serving cold drinks, we will pass
this recipe for one OF the most de-
lightful of tea punches.
Its name even is suggestive of cool
comfort, and after testing 1t one will
be sure that 1t is most appropriate.
Hongkong cooIer-Pour one quart
OF boiling water over three tablespoon.
fuls OF Ceylon tea. Let steep four or
five minutes, strain and cool, adding
four tablespoonfuls of sugar, three
slices OF lemon, two cloves and four
maraschino cherries.
When ready to serve, pour into tall
glasses half full of shaved ice and add
dash of Jamaica rum to each glass,
placing spray of mint that has been
dipped first into iced water, then into
powdered sugar. A strip of candied
orange peel may be added and three
tablespoonful Of pineapple, If one
wants to make the punch more elabo-
rate and complicated In appearance.
Grape cooIer-Remove the segments
from one large grapefruit, chill one
quart bottle of grape Juice; place the
fruit on cracked ice in the punch bowl,
add the grape Juice and sugar to taste.
Lastly pour over it a bottle of spar.
king water and serve.