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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
WHY DRINKERS ARE FAT.

The labor leaders are beginning to
teach through the pages Of their jour
nails the nature and effects OF alcohol
upon the physical organism. The fol-
lowing is from the United Mine Work
ers' Journal:
Not ell hard drinkers are fat, but
the tendency Of alcoholics to obesity
Is too marked to escape notice. A
well-known doctor says it is because
the alcohol usurps the function OF the
fat, which accumulates. This is how
he explains 1t:
1T is noticeable that those addicted
to the use Of alcoholic beverages often
reveal a tendency to corpulence which
Is proportionate to their use Of the
drug. The fairness is not a sign of
health. 1t is not even an indication
that alcohol is harmless. 1t is merely
the result Of the complete oxidation
OF the substance of alcohol by the
human body. The body will oxidize q
two-ounce quantity Of alcohol in "a
hours. and will do it 80 completely
that no trace of alcohol can be found
In any excretory substance. This sim
ply means that the unnatural heat pro-
duced In the body by the presence of
the stimulant answers, for the time
being at least, for what would other.
wise be produced by the expenditure
OF fats and carbohydrates. These lat.
ter are the fuel stored up by the body
and normally burned up In the pro.
duction Of necessary bodily heat
though not q natural heat-and this
expenditure is avoided. The fat is
therefore stored up in the body un-
used. and corpulence is the necessary
result. This, Of course, is not a nor
NAL condition nor a proper process.
1t becomes more unnatural with in
creasing use of alcohol"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Public Defenders Idea.

What in heavens name is the use
Of sending to Jail a nan who ought to
be with his family? What's the use
Of giving a mar a bad name when a
good word will set him right"
That's what the first public defend
er to appear in Pittsburgh's police
courts asked at the end of his first
days work.
There's no use following that old
method, but we've been a long time
finding 1t out. Sending a man to Jail
Is a poor way to take care of the mans
family, but It's the way we've taken
for ages.
Giving a man a bad name instead Of
offering him the good word his heart
Is aching to hear is wasteful, but 1t
was easier, we thought. than the right
way. The strange thing about these
matters is that the wrong way always
seems easier.-Pittsburgh Leader.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Oyster Catches q Duck,

A sheldrake duck, diving into the
bay at Smiths Point, L. l., varied life's
monotony by capturing an oyster and
being captured in turn.
or course all that the residents of
Smiths Point know about the remark.
able catch is what they heard from
Will Murdoch, who tends the draw at
the Tangier bridge, and who admits he
has an excellent reputation for verac.
ity, Will took duck and oyster to
the Smiths Point Coast Guard station
and exhibited them to prove the story.
Where did he get them? Oh. he
caught the duck after the duck had
caught the oyster, The fowl pushed
its bill into the shell of the oyster.
Murdoch said, and the bill stuck fast.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
BROUGHT TICKETS WITH THEM
Mary Ellen Satisfied That at Least the
Visitors Had q Right to Be
Admitted.

Mary Ellen, the colored maid. had
been carefully instructed by her new
mistress in a number Of things con-
corning which she appeared to be pro-
foundly unenlightened. Particular
stress had been laid upon the proper
manner of receiving visitors and of
informing the mistress of their pres
enc in the house.
Perhaps altogether too much had
been said about 1t, or perhaps Mary
Ellen had stage fright at the crucial
moment, for when the first callers
came, after Mary Ellen's advent into
the family, she "ushered' them only
as far as Just inside the hall door.
Taking the cards they gave her, and
leaving the visitors standing there, she
went to the foot of the staircase and
shouted:
mis- Gallatin! Oh, Mis- Gallatini
Der's two ladies down here dat's como
to see you and dey's fotch dere tick.
ets."-Harper's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
BEER WORSE THAN WHISKY.

This Is what the Home Life Insur.
ance company Of New YorA has to say
about beer:
"Of all intoxicating drinks, It is the
most animalizing. 1t dulls the INTEL
lectual and moral and feeds the sen.
sual and beastly nature. Beyond all
other drinks, 1t qualities for deliberate
and u~nprovoked crime. In this re-
spect 1t Is much worse than distilled
liquors. A whisky drinker will COM
init murder only under the direct ex-
citement OF liquor, a beer drinker is
capable of doing 1t in cold blood. Long
observation has assured us that a
large proportion of murders deliberate.
ly planned and executed, without pas
sion or malice, with no other motive
than the acquisition Of property or
money, often of trifling value, are per-
petrated by beer drinkers"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
GUARD AGAINST MUSTY OATS
When Fed Continuously There Is Like.
lihood That Severe Intestinal
Troubles May Result.

Many state experiment stations are
warning the farmers to beware OF
feeding their stock, especially the
horses, musty oats during the coming
winter. When fed continuously there
is great likelihood that severe intes-
final trouble and probably blind stag.
gers may result.
Blind staggors Is n disease caused
by mold which thrives on denied corn,
damp barley. oats and spoiled feeds OF
all kind. When II is necessary to feed
grain In this condition a little common
salt should be given with the grain at
ell feelings.
Wherever the animals show any ten.
dency towards constipation, admins.
ter one-half ounce OF fluid extract of
aloes or one-half pound OF EPSON salts
as a drench. Clean hay and fresh wa.
ter and salt are excellent in easing
the effects from such grain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

A Dutch expedition has recently fin.
ished mapping Dutch New Guinea,
which is about fourteen times as large
as the Netherlands and includes the
greater part of the Island of Paqua in
the South seas. Primitive men
equipped with crude weapons and i'm.
plements Of stone and flint, were en-.
countered. Some we're wild and war.
like, while others were ~peaceable and
offered no resistance to the expedt
tons Investigations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Do the Work.

OF the little details that attract ones
attention in a we'll designed house,
none are more important than are the
flower boxes. These should be de.
signed by your architect, and may be
simple or pretentious, as the style OF
your house demands. Built up from
the ground, of brick or concrete, they
are a source Of pleasure the year
around. II filled in the winter with low
growing e%vergreens. This is an espe-
cially pleasing treatment when used
at the sides of the entrance steps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
PEARLS IN TOY DOGS TAIL
Man From Tokyo Had Gems in silk
Vest and Cigarette Box North
Large Sum.

A little toy dog, with a stubby tail
and a pointed nose, which would emit
a bark like a grunt when pressed,
stood on the table in the office OF JUS
tice Wardell, surveyor OF the port OF
San Francisco, surrounded by a collec.
ton OF cultivated pearls.
The tip Of his tail was missing, as
vas the end OF his nose. both OF which
had been cut away by customs inspec.
tors.
The dog was only one Of many clever
contrivances used by Y. Nakane,
wealthy pearl merchant, when he made
a declaration at the customhouse say.
ing that he carried only $500 worth Of
pearls.
An investigation Of his baggage by
Custom Inspector J. B. Brosman re-
vealed pearls valued at more than $5,-
900.
Nakane arrived In San Francisco
aboard the Tenyo Maru and declared
w lllc NuONOlllO llODCblOI LLdI lit udu
$500 worth of pearls in a small jewel
case. An examination Of the case
showed that it had a false bottom, and
pearls valued at $1,000 were revealed
with the destruction of the case. This
was the first lot to be discovered.
While the jewel last was being
taken apart Nakane drew from his
pocket a dainty Japanese tobacco box
and proceeded to roll a cigarette.
The beauty Of the box attracted the
attention Of Wardell, who asked to see
1t at closer range. The box, when ex-
amined, revealed another $1,000 worth
Of the precious gems. Nakane re-
moved his coat to assist In the work Of
%unpacking his cases
Again Wardell was attracted by the
beauty Of a silk vest and made an ex-
animation and found that In the CEN
ter OF each OF the buttons was set a
small pearl, which was so near the
color of the shell-like buttons that the
gems could only be detected by an ex-
pert.
In the bottom Of one OF the mer-
chants trunks the inspector found a
toy dog carefully wrapped in tissue
paper. Nakane explained that it was
to be q gift to a child relative here.
An examination Of the outside of the
toy revealed nothing; finally the tip Of
the tail was removed with q pair Of
scissors and it was found to be filled
with pearls. A like find was made in
the dogs nose.
Nakane then confessed he had tried
to smuggle the jewels into this coun
try. The gems were confiscated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
BEAR TURNS PLUMBER
PUZZLED BY THE MYSTERY OF
CAGE WATER TANK.
Animal in Brooklyn Zoo Conducts Pa
tlent Examination and Has Made
Some Progress on Road to
tho Secret.

Prospect park ZOO has a plumber
bear. and his name is Bosco. So faI
as known, he Is the only plumber beal
in captivity.
Bosco's residence is No. / BeaI
place, and he lives in a great cage
which is far different from his an
cient homo in tho wild Ural noun
tains. Bosco IS a Russian, a big
hulking, quietly-ambling fellow, and
he is a favorite with Head Keeper
OBrien and his men, because he is
80 tractable. says the Brooklyn Eagle,
| No matter how the black bears in the
adjoining cage may snap and growl,
or the other members CT the bear
family may display their peevishness
Bosco is always good -natured. He
has a great wooden ball that he plays
with in the most Comical manner i'm
|aginable,
But it Is about Bosco's plumber-like
proclivities that you want to hear.
Half Of his life is spent in play and
sleep, and the other half in trying to
puzzle out the mysteries OF the big
water tank in the center OF his cage.
''He is more OF n monkey than q
bear" said O'Brien. "He Is the
greatest imitator | ever saw"
Bosco first tried to get through his
clumsy old bear head what 1t meant
when the water raj into the tank. He
would sit on his hind legs, with a lu-
d~lcrously foolish expression on his
face and study the water as he tried
to get the ms and outs OF tho mys'
terry OF why the tank was full at some
times and empty at others. TO trace
tho solution Of this mystery became
the consuming passion of his life.
Sometimes he would rub his ear with
a contemplative paw, and you would
see his eyes brighten as he thought
he had at last struck the right trail.
Then he would retire into his cave In
tho rocks, to cogitate at his leisure.
At first he tried to keep tho water
back by showing a paw against 1t, but
this did no good. Then, when the
tank became clogged and the keepers
went into the cage to clean it out,
Bosco sat by in an attitude Of an alert
old man taking in every detail of
their operation. He saw them lift
up tho trap and get down in it.
SO, when they had gone, Bosco or
ganized a class in plumbing with
himself as sole member. He first put
out a hairy paw and seized the trap.
It came up easily enough. Then he
looked at 1t, to SEQ what made 1t come
up, and put 1t back and lifted 1t again
and again in the Joy Of his discov-
cry. He had part Of the secret, at
any rate.
The next thing Bosco learned was
to get down into the tank and dig
around to see what made the water
stop running. He acted just like a
nan about it, and performed each act
with comic gravity. He found a cap
down there, and he used to take that
off.
That Is about as far as Bosco has
got in the elementary stages of plumb
Ing. but he is ambitious. and II he
keeps on he may be ready to don a
and overalls soon and start
out on n job with soldering irons un-
der his forepaw and charcoal stove
winging.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
LIGHT HEIFERS FOR FEEDING
Buyers Estimate Doubling of Weioht
by Next July or August as Result
Of Long Rest.

The tendency to feed heifers still
prevails with many cattle feeders. Fx.
t~ravagantly high prices. seemingly.
are being paid for light heifers to go
into the pastures and stalk fields to be
roughed through the winter and then
corn fed on grass next summer for the
fat cattle market.
A doubling OF weight by next July
or August Is about the estimate these
buyers are figuring on as a ten months
result Of growth and gain. In case
any prove to be bred, they are no spe.
cial disappointment, as the calf with
the mother present a good money in.
vestment for the market Of next sum.
mer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
T "
GtAII~kt
STRAW SHED FOR LIVE STOCK
Satisfactory and inexpensive Method
Of Securing Ample Protection
for Farm Animals.

A stable that will protect from cold
weather and storms may be construct.
ed with little expense when straw is
plentiful. Each cow, II to be tied,
needs about fifty square feet OF floor
space to allow for mangcr, feed alley,
place for her to stand and room to
get behind her for milking, cleaning.
etc. Young stock will need about half
as much space. A barn lGX90 feet or
n 32X45 will furnish room enough for
twenty COWS and ten head Of young
stock.
A straw shed for cattle should be
seven or eight feet high. The Construc.
ton of such buildings is very simple.
Posts are usually set in the ground
eight to twelve feet apart. and strong
timbors put on top of these with poles
close enough together to carry tho
straw on top Of the timbers. Walls
are constructed by making two walls
two or more feet apart and packing
with straw. These walls may be made
of poles, boards or woven wire, ss de.
sired.
Hogs will require from ten to NJ
.een square feet OF floor space each
II a straw shed. Fifty hogs will re-
qiire n shed about 20x3O feet In size.
u is better to keep the hogs in a sep.
arate building from the cattle. The
shed for hogs need not be more than
four or five feet high. 1t Is advisable
to make the walls tight. using woven
wire, or something equally good, so the
hogs will not work out through the
wall
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Expression of Gratitude.

Have you been reading the war
news?"
YES" replied Miss Cayenne. And
l must say one thing for the censors.
They have done everythin in human
power to spare u feelings by MAX
ing the terrors Of war as uninterest-
ing as possible"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Fruit Trees Along Roads.

The habit of planting fruit and nut
trees by the roadside has long pre-
vailed in parts of Europe. 1t should
be cultivated in the United States.
Hickory and walnut trees are as beau.
tiful as elms and a great deal more
useful. Salem's streets have been
planted with hundreds of walnut trees.
Those set out along McMinnville's
pavement years ago produced a ton
and a half of nuts this season.-Port.
land Oregonian.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

shoes and has for an object to provide
n simple construction which can be
easily applied to and removed from
tho horses hoof, and will. when in
place. be securely held against dis.
placement in any direction and will
embody g which will aid In tho
adjustment of the attachment to hoofs
OF different size and shape.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With C~uticura, the Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with Cuticura Soap, dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop Itch
ing instantly, clear away pimples.
blackheads, redness and roughness, re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation.
heal red, rough and sore hands az
we'll as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Useless Question

Would your wife vote for you as q
candidate for Office"
Il don't think there's any use o.
my bothering my head about that" re-
piled Mr.. Meekton. II don't believe
Henrietta would let me run in the first
place."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Courteous Inheritance.

Here's an old friend of yours, Mrs.
Gaddy."
"Oh, yes. | refused you when we
were young, didn't IL"
Eyes, madam, So kind of you to
make me remember one more thing
to be thankful for today"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
TO THE VOTER.

Which of your boys do you intend
Shall stand In the footprints of ruined
men?
Will you help them to enter q life of woe
Because OF your votes? Oh, no! oh. no!
II you vote for saloons, I verify fear
You'll have to support them; so now look
here
Which of your boys are you going to give
To ruin and death, that saloons may liver
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Just the Place for Him.

The French sergeant who, as the
result OF a wound in the head re-
ceived in 1879, suffered periods of alb.
normality, during which he neither
smelled or felt anything, would be al
most an ideal man for trench serv-
ice in the present unpleasantness, if
what the correspondent writes is true.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Auckland's Forward Step,

The first roof garden for Auckland,
New Zealand, is to be set apart at the
top of a six-story department store
now in course Of construction. 1t is
to be reached by electric elevators.
and tea and restrooms are to be pro-
vided.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
GOOD CALK FOR HORSESHOES
Device Shown In Illustration Ia Simple
In Construction and Can Be
Easily Applied.

The Scientific American In illustrat.
ing and describing u toe calk for
horseshoes, invented by w. Gordon OF
Philadelphia. says:
The invention relates to improve
ments in calk attachments for horse.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

What" asked the teacher about to
expatiate on the domestic beauties Of
forbearance. rs the crying evil in
every homer"
Il guess" volunteered a little girl
IA the class, ITS the babies, num-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

STOP THAT HACKING COUGH.
Mansfield formerly Hungarian)
Cough Balsam heals the infamed and
lacerated membranes and quiets the
tickling nerves that lie underneath the
infected portions. Invaluable for ba.
bies. Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART,
SO on first symptoms use Removing
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price $1.00 and 5Oc.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
DRINKERS BARRED.

We do not employ habitual drink.
ers, and have, because they are
not good workmen.-President White
Automobile Company.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
Two Of a Kind.

"The sun is setting"
well, what of it? Sos my hem
Baltimore American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

make US look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co..
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

Ever notice that boys never tie tin
cans to a bulldogs tail? A bulldog
won't stand for such foolishness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07
To Prevent the Grin

Colds cause Grip Laxative Bromo Ouinins 70.
moves the cause. There is only one 'Bromo
Q~uinine," &. w. GROVES signature on boz. asc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-07

The youth who has to scratch for q
living sows but few wild oats.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28

of the three foregoing places,
and requested to be put on the
mailing list for the excellent free
literature sent out from time to
time. Some valuable informa-
tion may be picked up this win
ter if this literature be permitted
to find its way to the reading
table.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28

Mrs. J. |. Johnson and her two
sons L. B. and D. B. Johnson, of
Pittsburgh, were visiting in the
County this week. They were
in town Tuesday in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Lyons,
of Taylor township.
Last Sabbath evening, as M.
George w. Reisner was passing
the M. E. church, he stepped off
the end of the pavement into
hole and the pile of dirt beside
the hole tripped him with the re-
suit that he received an egly fall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28

Rev. j. A. Alexander, D. D.
Synodical Superintendent of Mis-
sions, spoke in the United Pres
byterian churches in Ayr town
ship and McConnellsburg Thurs
day of last week, presenting in a
forceful manner the thought that
Christ came to this earth to ac-
complish definite objects, and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28

that the responsibility to get
things done" rested upon che
people who are supposed to fol-
low in his footsteps. Rev. j. L.
Grove and Mr.. w. S. Warthin
took Rev. Alexander to Concord,
in Path Valley next day, return
ing in the evening to McConnells-
burg,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28

Others whose names we did not
learn are said to have fallen at
the same place.
We wonder how many of our
readers sent their names and ad-
dresses to The Department of
Agriculture at Harrisburg, Wash
ington City, and to State College,
State College. Pa, or to any one
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-28
rheumatism ARRESTED

many people suffer the tortures OF
n rauie i muscles and stiffened joints because
IN Impurities in the blood, and each sue
hsang attack seems more acute until
TrSaua'lsmhas ~ invaded thewhole system.
,o.,' ~ arrest rheumatism it is quite as i'm
. %nt nsrI, to improve your general health as
h ISuliy your blood, and the cod liver oil
nsSao oo Emulsion is nature 'sgreat blood
srss r while its medicinal nourishment
nn~stnens the organs to expel the
.S"mo,lnues and upbuild your strength.
Iyer,' Emulsion Is helping thousands
pys.uay who could not find other relief.
N'use the alcoholic substitutes. o