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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
GARDENS AND CHILD WELFARE
Experiment Being Made in New York
10 Of Interest to the Entire
Country.

OF far more than ordinary interest
Is an experiment conducted this spring
In New York. There, under the di-
rection Of the International Child We'll
fare league, and with the cooperation
Of state and federal departments, a
practical demonstration Of the value
of vacant-lot gardening for children Is
being made. At first 1t will be con-
fined to Westchester county, where 1t
began in February under the guidance
of President Jarvis Of the Connecticut
School Of Agriculture. Outlining the
purposes Of the experiment, an officer
of the league says:
"We believe that to abolish child
labor we must do constructive work.
1t has been found by actual practice
that where children have taken up
gardening they can earn more In a
summer in that work than they can
during an entire year in Il factory. The
garden products Of the children are
used first for the family and the sur
plus Is then marketed.
when the parents find that the
children can make more money In
this way they will be willing to allow
them to remain longer in school to
prepare them for better positions. In
the meantime the children have been
building character as we'll as building
themselves up physically. Taking the
children from the factories will lessen
the number Of the unemployed. There
are now 100000 children in the fac
tories and there are 100000 unem-
ployed. When we are able to take
the children from the factories we
will leave their positions for TIE adults
who are now idle"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
courtesy, taking no notice OF the

courtesy, taking no notice Of the
that she wa belittling him, but VA
he babe her good night at her door
it would be for the last time. 1t
would be his own fault if he allowed
himself to be imposed on st another
time.
The young mar who takes a girl
out for either a walk or a trolley or
street-car ride should strive his ut
most to be as entertaining as posi-
BILE. To walk or ride a long distance
by her side without exchanging so
much as a word with her would be
apt to nettle the pride and arous the
anger of the most amiable girl in the
world. 1t is the little attentions
which constitute courtesy-ofering
her the protection of his arm, if they
are walking after nightfall; handing
her carefully out Of the vehicle, II
they have been riding: seeing to it
that she shall have no dull, depress-
ing moments. On a crowded car
where conversation should not be in
dulged in to any extent, his ever-re-
curing glance and smile will assure
her that she is having his undivided
attention.
It is a strain upon any young wom-
ans nerves to have to do all the talk
ing rather than have absolute silence
reign. 1t must not be forgotten that
all young men are by no means COM
pletely at their ease in the presence
Of young women whom they admire
sincerely.
The bashful man Is apt to be awk-
ward and actually forget the little
courtesies which mean so much to
the feminine sex. A good-natured
| young woman will show courtesy in
putting him at his ease by adroitly
veering the conversation around to
ordinary subjects that he can reply
to without being confused or racking
his brain for words to say the right
thing.
A man OF woman may be a Jewel In
the rough, but it is the perfected jewel
that is admired and duly appreciated.
A courteous man makes friends wher-
ever he goes. The man who lacks
courtesy, no matter how we'll meaning
he may be. is his own worst enemy,
and is responsible for his lack Of pop
ularity.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
ESCORTS WHO LACK COURTESY

Lives there within thy nature hid
The demon spirit change,
Shedding q passing glory still
On all things new and strange?
It may not be thy fault alone, but shield
my heart
Against thine own.
It is presumably the wish Of every
young man who invites a young wom-
an out to an evening entertainment
to make the occasion as much of a
pleasure to her as is possible, but
once in a while the best intentioned
men fall into errors Of Judgment. No
reasonable young woman expects that
he will willfully blind his eyes to the
near presence Of other women-his at
tention riveted on her only. She does
expect, however, that he will not show
open admiration for other girls while
he is acting as her escort, to the dis
arrangement Of herself.
The flirting escort does not really
Wish to give the girl to whom all his
chivalry is due one heart throb Of
ghagrin. He is simply careless.
thoughtl~ss He should try to real
lie how uncomfortable, not to say
openly angry, he would be if she per
sistently made eyes at the cookbook
ing ma in the ballroom, on the street,
or a any place he was escorting her.
A spirited young man would con-
ti-i.e to treat her With the utmost
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
AN ARKANSAS MAN TESTIFIES

Mr.. j. Z. Dunn, Charleston, Ark,
writes: my wife was in very poor health,
not able to do her homework and in bed
part Of the time. The doctor said she had
tuberculosis and had had it some eight or
ten years and said that there was no
medicine that would do her any good.
Having noticed your advertisement of
Lung-Vita We decided to try a bottle. She
has taken four bottles and is now on her
fifth. She says that she feels as well as
she ever did and has gained eleven pounds
youZ medicine to all suffering likewise"
Lung-Vita is recommended for con-
sumption and asthma. If you suffer from
either of these ailments try a thirty.day
treatment of Lung Vita. 1t has helped 9th
ers-why not you? Price $l.75. Nashville
Medicine Company, Dept. A, Nashville,
Tenn. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
Not Fatal.

A certain clergyman was much
Srieved 10 find his special services
for men only" were SO badly attended,
He expressed his regret to the verger
n evening when, as usual, they were
the only two at the meeting.
II really think they ought to come"
he said, sadly.
That's Jest what I've zed to EN-
over an over again." said the vcrger,
conSolingly. II seq To 'em, l seq, Look
at me- | seq; look at me. | goes to
all them services l seq, AN wot arm
does they do meT'"-Tit-BIts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
OPEN CENTER A NECESSITY
For Appearances Sake Such a Plan
for Landscape Gardening Should
Always Be Followed.

1t seems quite difficult to get the
masses to observe the most ordinary
rules Of landscape gardening when
planting small places, though some Of
these rules are common to all styles Of
gardening and their observance so nee
essary to order that "he who runs
may read" The one great fundamen-
tai law which should govern all plan
ming is the preservation of open lawn
centers. Too many planters, having
Mt their disposal but a small front
lawn, usually bisected by a walk to
the front door, feel 1t incumbent upon
them to plant n or two, or more
large objects, often, very often, two
large palms. Having thus planted, it
is quite impossible to stand in the
center of your landscape and view n
fine variety Of plants about you, as
you should be able to do. Those who
have lived In the Eastern States will
recall seeing little openings, or nat
ural "~clearings" in the woods, Of one
or many acres. Though in the midst
Of forest trees, the floor Of the open
ing is inviolate, not a tree upon 1t.
Grass and low, Towering herbs cover
the floor, bushes about the edges a;
next, small trees, and then the woods
or forest, forming a perfect amphi-
theater. Thus is the picture fittingly
framed, and one may stand in the CEN
ter and see about him the varied won
ders of local plant life.-Los Angeles
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
SeIf-Contained Houses,

It has been suggested that archi'
tects could do a great deal toward
improvement in city planning by en-.
couraging owners to build self-con.
tanned houses-that Is, structures that
would contain the entire establish.
ment in itself, whether it is a house
Of business or q factory, says Con.
struction News. Next to nature az.
chitects have o to do with max
ing this world beautiful than any 9th.
er agency, human or divine, and it is
a grave responsibility, and one sees
about him every day evidences Of one
kind or another as to how they live or
attempt to live up to it, particularly
in the matter Of a house, a self-con-
tanned establishment, that Is wholly
a house without annexes, leantos or
projecting parts, which, In q few years
are used for such q wonderful COM
bination of purposes that people won
der at the original intention Of the
owner or the architect.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
oppossum Attends Church.

II is not often that a posSum ven
lures on the pavement. He prefers
earth. A real live opossum, however,
has been caught in the heart OF the
downtown district beneath the steps
Of the Travis Park Methodist church.
How the possum ever found his way
downtown without being discovered
and shot no one knows. One Of the
bellboys took the possum to the hotel
chef and the negro walters INDUCED In
a feast ut which the piece de resistance
was the possum flanked with yellow
yam 'taters.-Snn Antonio (Tex.) Dis
patch Chicago Examiner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

stralghten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
Is destroying the sale Of calomel be-
cause II is real liver medicine; entirt-
ly vegetable, therefore 1t ann salL
vate or make you sick.
guarantee that n spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your slug
gish liver to work and clean your bow
els Of that soul bile and constipated
waste which is ~clogging your system
and making you feel miserable. | guar
antee that q bottle OF Dodson's Liver
Tone will keep your entire family feel
ing fine for months. Give It to your
children. 1t is harmless; doesn't grippe
and they like its pleasant taste,-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
Urges City Improvement.

The American City, a publication re.
viewing municipal work throughout
the country and promoting civic de-
velopment, urges that cities in this
country formulate a three-year i'm.
provement program Immediately fol-
lowing the termination of the Euro
pean war. 1t points out that such q
plan will serve greatly to diminish the
i'll effects of the sudden stoppage Of
the heavy operations Of munitions and
other factories in the country and the
consequent throwing Of thousands Of
men out of employment for the time
being. The suggestion is a good one,
and if generally adopted would, be-
sides accomplishing the effects above
indicated, result in many public i'm
provements that nearly every munich
pality needs and must have in the
course of time If it hopes to be mum.
br%ed among tho Tive ones"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
Lost.

The late Gilman Marston of New
Hampshire was arguing II complicated
case, and looked up authorities back
to julius Caesar. At the end of an
hour and Il half, In the most intricate
part of his plea, he was panied to see
what looked like inattention. II was
as he had feared. The Judge was UNI
able to appreciate the nice points of
his argument.
Your honor" he said, II beg your
pardon; but do you follow me-"
II have so far" answered the Judge.
shifting YEARLY about in his chair.
but I'll say frankly that If thought
| could find my way back, I'd quit
right ere."-Chrlstian Register.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK, UGH!
IT'S MERCURY AND SAUVATES
S~traghten Up! Don't Lose a Days Work! Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With "DOdsOn's Liver lone"

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. Take
a dose Of the vile. dangerous drug to-
night and tomorrow you may lose a
days work.
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calomel, when It comes into contact
with soul bile crashes into 1t. break.
ing 1t up, This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. II "
feel sluggish and all knocked out, 4
your liver Is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dizziness,
coated tongue, II breath is bad or
stomach sour. just try a spoonful OF
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go 10 any
drug store or dealer and get a 50-cent
bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
a spoonful tonight and II It doesn't
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
PLAYING Safe.

OToole-Phwat's the matter that We
didn't spake to Mulligan just now?
Have We quarreled?
OBrien-That we have not. That's
the Insurance nv our friendship.
O"Toole-Phwnt de ye name?
O'Brien-Sure, it's this way. Multi
gan an | are that devoted 20 wan
another that we can't bear the idea
Of n quarrel an as we are both
moighty quick-temperel we've resolved
not to spake to val another ut all,
for fear we break the frindship.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

fooling the world
at large and espe-
cially women in
regard to hia
age? II he has
reached the half
century mark, a
person could not
pet his vanity
better than by
telling him that
he does not look
to be forty. Talk
about the vanity
of women! 1t
does not compare
with that of man
II he Is actually
vain.
What would
people think the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

world was coming to il fashionable
restaurants were filed night after
night by women who were aged enough
to sit in the chimney corner at home
nursing their rheumatic twinges and
hardening arteries who strolled in
leaning upon the arm of inexperienced
youths in their early twenties, wined
and dined them, hopping up and taking
to the waxed dancing floor every time
the band struck up a new fox trot or
dance fad of the hour? The elderly
Beau Brummels consider that they are
quite within their rights in escorting
the youngest and prettiest girl they
know. They do not look to her for
wit, ~vivacity or interesting converse
ton. a All that is required OF her is to
Bit and look youthful and listen.
They escort the girl home. satisfied
with themselves, believing beyond all
shades Of a doubt that they have given
the maiden a delightful evening amid
the music, fine dinner, lights, flowers
and dancing. Nine out Of ten very
young girls might accept the elderly
beau's hospitality with charming grace.
She has enjoyed everything to the full.
There was but n thing lacking to
make her evening an ideal one and
that was youthful companionship. All
the wealth Of the Indies cannot turn
back the wheel Of time. changing an
old beau into a young one, or cause the
heart Of youth to beat in the breast
where an old head sits on the shout.
ders. The old, dapper beau may have
swallowed the whole encyclopedia OF
knowledge as far as books CO., but he
has never been able to figure out the
correctness of other peoples notion
about youth and age being incompati.
BILE in the love scheme. OF course there
are cases where middle-aged, aye, ever
elderly, men have welded youthful
loves and lived happily ever after, but
these cases, like angels visits. are
few and far between. 1t would be diff.
ficult to imagine a youth enthusing
overmuch over the caressing hand.
clasp of the middle-aged spinster or
even the alluring widow of forty,
plump and still good to look upon.
Old heads will always appreciate
young hearts, but will young hearts al.
ways find their chief delight in the
companlonship Of old heads? Upon
this mooted question someone has
somewhere said, I'm growing old, some
men become more foolish-yet more
wise," to which Byron has added:
Time, who changes oil, had altered him
In soul and aspect as in age; years
steal
Fire from the mind as vigor from the
limb;
And life's enchanted cup but sparkles
near the brim.
In choosing companions, one should
attempt to strike a happy medium in
regard to years. Youth has its hopes
ambitions and dreams yet to be real
lied. Age clamps the lid down or
hopes and ambition. Age banks upon
its experiences.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

Now IL the Time 10 Get Rid of These
IUlV AnnfE

There's no longer the slightest need o.
feeling ashamed of your fyuekl,s. as the
prescription othinc-deubl strengths
guaranteed 70 remove these homtly spots
Simply Set an ounce Ok othiue-double
Itrcngth-trom your druggist. and apply a
little OF II night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
nave begun 10 disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. Il Is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain 4 beautiful
clear complexion.
BE sure 10 ask for the double strength
sthine, as this Is sold under guarantee Of
money back II It fails to remove ireckles-
Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
Frequent Shampoos With C~uticura
Soap VIII Help You. Trial Free.

Precede shampoo by touches OF Gu.
ticura Ointment II needed to spots
Of dandruff, itching and irritation OF
the scalp. Nothing better for the com
pleXion, hair, hands or skin than
these su%per-creamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold eyerywhere.-AdY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

II suppose you know the answer
about any question IN interviewer
could askT"
POSSIBLY" replied Senator Sorghum.
"The fact that | know the real answer
so thoroughly Is sometimes what
makes me a trifle dlilident about ex-
pressing myself"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

IMITATION is SlNCEREST FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth Of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $1.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
Never Missed.

when I grow up to be Il man," said
the boy who lived in II fiat. II want
everybody to be sorry when die"
THAT Is a very luudable ambition"
replied his father. 1.-THE only advice l
car give you is: Don't be Il janjtor."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
ON r

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ Is beyond
repair. "Renovine" is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price soc and $1.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
a HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina." Price soc and sIoo.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

But II man never has the same inter
est In life after he loses the principal
he had In the bank.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

Intellect seems to have very little to
do with happiness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

The letter +. like selfish friends, IL
first in pity and last in help.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

To remove soreness use Hanford's
Balsam. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

A mlscr Is known by the money he
keeps.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

Two can play at almost any game
but II is apt to quit loser.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

For poisoned wounds use Hanford's
Balsam OF Myrrh. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

Keep Hanford's Balsam In your
home. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

Every misery you miss Is n bless
ing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

YIVHH6N7
[LARUOpIY
caNSsEuZ ns 81 nE n0G4RE h91AhER pnaczT
OLD HEADS AND YOUNG HEARTS.
EeEN as ~ nE HQLIa0 h91anfP D7aCH7

Alas! by some degree OF woe
We every bliss must gain.
The heart can ne'er a transport know
. That never feels a pain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

Was there eve a spruce old man
who did not firmly believe that he was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14

A maj who lacks faith in his ability
never accompllshes anything.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-14
SEEING A GIRL HOME.

I only know they found the lost,
The long-lost Eden. found all f4r
Where naught had been but hail and
frost,
AS love finds Eden anywhere.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-20
TWIN FALLS SHORT ON
SPUDS. SAYS DONALDSON

POCATELLO, Ida.-S. ]. Donaldson
of the Southern Idaho Producers as
sociation returned yesterday from
Twin Falls and reports that the potato
supply in that vicinity of the state has
almost been entirely shipped out. The
shipments from southeastern Idaho
and Oregon to California have been so
large that the market in that state is
swamped.
California uses on an average of 35
cars a day and from Idaho and Oregon
alone the shipments to that state have
been on the average from 60 to 70 cars.
The market price for Rurals is now
$1.25 and last year at this time it was
only 80 cents. Due to the high prices
that are now prevailing, this has been
very difficult year to predict any of
the market conditions. Some little
competition has been experienced by
the Idaho shippers from the Canadian
market The quarantine on the Cana
dian potatoes was raised about q
month ago and since then there has
been steady shipment of Canadian
potatoes to the California market The
Canadian shippers have the added adj
vantage of lower shipping rates, as
they are able to ship their product il
boats down the coast-Tribune
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-20
TAXING OF CAREY LANDS
BEFORE SUPREME COURT
Important Case Is Argued and Sub
mitted- Decision Is Expected in
Short Time.

BOISE, Ida.-The right of the state
of Idaho to levy and collect taxes on
Carey act land which has not yet
been patented was presented to the
supreme court yesterday on the APP
peal in the case of Ivan A. Poteet
versus Owyhee county.
Poteet alleges in this case that the
state by failing to meet all the pro-
visions of a Carey act contract, holds
no patent to the Carey act land he en-
tered
Judge Mccarthy of the Third judi
cial district court for Ada county
heard this case and in a decision sub
seQuently handed down held against
Poteet. His decision was to the effect
the canals of the company were of
sufficient capacity to provide ample
water to irrigate Poteet's land. Po-
teet alleges that the state engineer
and others have held the canals were
not of sufficient capacity and that the
failure to carry out all of the terms
of the Carey act in the delivery Of
water makes it impossible for the state
to claim title by reason of cultivation
and reclamation.
The King Hill Irrigation company
entered into a contract with the state
for the reclamation of the land in
March, 1904, but having spent thou
sands of dollars on the construction
work, became insolvent. Then the
state stepped in and purchased the
project works under the hammer. An
estimate of the cost to complete the
works was ordered. The state engi-
neeer reported a total expenditure OF
| $2S9,300 would be needed to do this
Should the supreme court hold with
Poteet, he would be exempt from tax
alton so far as his Carey act lands
within the King Hill project are con-
cerned. In that event, hundreds OF
other settlers on the King Hill and
other projects would be exempted in
the same manner and the state would
be deprived of not a little revenue
which heretofore it has received. The
question at issue is mooted one anc
has gone before the courts of the state
in a number of different ways.