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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15
Same Old Story

The farmers in North Missis-
sippi have been bumped hard by
the boil weevil this year.
Two or three years ago, when
repeated warnings were given
to the farmers in that section to
be prepared for an invasion Of
the pest, they merely smiled and
declared that the weevil would
not do any material damage
that far north; that the low tenn
peratures during winter months
would effectually destroy the
pest.
AS is usually the case, the
farmers were mistaken. They
planted a large cotton acreage
this year. many of them ne
elected foodstuffs and forage
crops. and, as a consequences,
they are in the middle of bad
fix. s.s
Some day. perhaps, the farmer
will learn that advice given him
by those who are interested in
his material welfare ought to be
seriously considered. - Jackson
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15

Perhaps some day we shall so
amend our constitution as to al,
low the president to disapproye of
single items in a bill without We
toing the whole bill, says an ex-
change. If President Wilson
could have done that he would
undoubtedly have signed the
army appropriation bill after We
toing one provision of it. AS
things are now, a president has to
use a charge of double BIS to get
a humming bird.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15
Revenue Agent Nabs Wsst Point for
$1,000
Hardy Stennis

West Point, Miss, Sept. 12.-Assist-
ant State Revenue Agent Moore from
Water Valley, is in the city making a
noise like he was going to take some f
the long green back home with him,
He caught the city of West Point for
SO, 600 back tax from 1900 to 1916, the
state and county have been paying the
city out of the Chickasaw school funds
on per capita basis when as matter
of fact they should have been paying
on area or land basis. MIR. Moore gets
his authority from law passed by the
legislature in 1888. He says 1900 is as
far as he can trace it as all records
prior TO 1900 are lost.
There is considerable dissatisfaction |
on the part of the county and city off
cials on account of Mr.. Moore charg-
ing them twenty per cent for a settle
ment of 5000 that he had nothing to do
with at all. The county and city had
agreed on settlement and the city
agreed to wait on the county for the
above settlement until the sheriff
made his final settlement in Soptem-
ber. The revenue agent CONTENDS
that the sheriff must settle with tie
city every thirty days and the city
board had no right to waive settle
ment. A settlement was made with
Mr.. Moore by issuing two warrants
with the understanding that he sub
nits the faots TO State Revenue Agent
Robinson for his approval.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15
NOTICE! NOTICE!i

| will leave Macon about September
25th, so must close all accounts before
this date. | will appreciate it if all
my friends will pay promptly on pre-
sentation of same, as my time is too
limited to call more than once if it can
be avoided. Thanking all in 1vance, |
am Very respectfully,
JOHN M, STANLEY,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15
Phelan Hunter Eugenia Parker
Aack Alleu

Phelan Hunter Eugenia Parker
Mack Allen
HIGH SCHOOL
| Avis Cockrell Katherine Cline
Lena Gregory Lucy Hale
Mamie Lou Holberg Louise Kirby
Lucille Norwood Cornne Patty
Pauline Schemell Harvey Crigler
Launcelot Dent Murphey Dare
Andrew FAINT Conway Graham
Hannis McCorquodsie William Smith
Polly Douglass Adelaide Hale
DuVelgne Drake Bette White
Ed Hale Nelson Sherrod
Stevens Boswell Alfred Gousset
Ruth Holt Mary Murphey
Pamela Yates Creighton Allen
Nose Farmer Ellis Hunter
Warren Martin Arthur Meeks
George Douglass Walter Stokes
Louise Allen Mary Harins
Rosette Holberg Rosebud Graham
Nellie Douglass May Antoinette Boswell
Louise Hunter DID Jordan
Lola Meriweather Deale Binon
Fnis Carleton Leonard Hubbard
Turner Stennis Howard Swami
Hardy Stennis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15

This is the way a person who
contemplates buying land, or
equipment or live stock for his
farm, can get aid under the new
rural credit law: First he must
join a local association, composed
of ten or more citizens of his com
munity, or, if no local association
is formed, a local bank may act
as agent. If the conditions of
the loan are satisfactory, the local
association or the bank indorses
the application and the Federal
Land Bank furnishes the money.
The amount that can be obtained
is half the value of the land. 1t
must be secured by a first mort.
gage, with interest at no more
than six per cent. The loan may
run from five to forty years. The
interest and a small portion of
the principal must be paid annu
ally or semi annually. When the
last interest payment is made, the
principal is also paid.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15
Opening of High School.

The Macon Graded and High Schoo
opened Monday morning with one Of
the largest enrollments in the histor,
Of the school The first chapel exer
cises of the session were held at ter
O'Clock and large number of parents
were present. Rev. E. N. Broyles
conducted the exercises. He made an
excellent talk on Aspirations, and
urged pupils not despise little things
but to work up from them to higher
ehings.
After the chapel exercises the
Parent Teacher Association had a
meeting while Mrs. L. F. Holberg pre-
sided. Miss Paulk, the Home Econ.
omics teacher of the high school,
spoke to the association on her work,
enlisting the support and cooperation
of all members in equipping sewing
and cooking room and building up her
department.
Miss Paulk is graduate of the l., |.
& c. She holds high school diploma,
3 diploma from the Normal de-
partment of the |, l.. & c. and
B. S. degree from the same
college, where she specialized in sew.
ing and cooking with view to becom-
ing a home economics teacher, In
her last year in college she taught
home econ omics in one of the rural
schools of Lowndes county. Since her
graduation she has been assisting the
Home Economics agent of Lee County.
She is practical in her work and the
school feels fortunate in securing her
services. 1t is her plan to give one
hour each day to those outside of
school who wish to take the sewing !
and cooking. For this the school will
charge a small tuition which will be
used to better equip the Home Econ
omics room.
The other members of the faculty
are J, L. McMillin, Superintendent;
Miss jamie Stennis, principal of high
school and teacher. of History; Miss
Marian Huddleston, Latin and Mathe-
matics; Miss Nellie Paulk, Science and
Home Economics; Miss Lille Mize, 9th
and 7th grade; Miss Virginia Campbell,
ith and 9Th grade; Mrs. Jeanette Dor
ron, End and 3rd grade; and Miss Mai
primer and first grade.
The following is a list of school
pupils:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15
pupils:


Fan Minor Ames Beth Boggess
Mary Booth Cline Anna Louise Dent
Mary Elizabeth Douglas Philip Gousset
Francis Hickman Pearl Harper
William Harkins Allen Jones
Octave Kirby Hortense McKerney
Upton Clark McCollum Newton Patterson
Augusta Bright Price Sykes Richardson
Ray Rhymes William Rogers
Barnett Strong Francis Ellen Shannon
Brooke NJ. Tyson Sylvia Thomas
FIRST GRADE
Lipscomb Ballard Carrie May Chapel
Charlie Ferris Finley Gronssett
lake Holberg Thomas Jackson
I,uise Jones Spencer McHenry
FAIRY Maur, Robert Mcleod
Waite McCoquodale Maston Parker
Anna Ivy Sargent Stanley Thomas
SECOND GRADE
Bush, Ramille Campbell, Ralph
Coleman, Robert Eland, Sharkey
Gregory John Holt. Henry
Jones. Annie Jones, Carrie Hibbler
Kirby. Rachel Kirby. Wiena
Lever, Loleta Meeks. Francis
Mcleod, Florence Mckinney. Roy
Norwood. Laurie Stark Ruby
Stark Rual Stennis Sallie Lou
Stephenson, Frances Sessions, Cicero
Tomlinson, Willie Yates Charlotte
THIRD GRADE
Allen. Edward Broyles. L
Connor Katherine Cline, Logan
Douglass Irwin Fant. Rose
Ferris. Brooke Harkins Matte
Jones, Wyatt Clary Jordan. Louie
Jackson, Simpson jackson, James
Lasseter. Charles Murphey. Francis
Norwood Eddie Patty. John
FOURTH GRADE
Barnes Inez Chappell. Inez
Cunningham, Knox Dare Bessie
Dent. Emmett Roy FAINT, Beryl
Goussett. Marion Hardin, Mildred Ford
Hickman Edward Jackson, Willene
Lever Velma McHenry Sarah
McCorquodale. Carlos Patterson. Olga
Thomas Merle Tominson, Rachel
FIFTH GRADE PUPILS
Connor Fannie Dent Evans Evans
Hark!ns, Eleanor Holberg. Mabel
Hungerford, Faith Kidd, Philip
Kirby. Justin Martin, Katherine
McLemore Harrison Ferris Elizabeth
McLemore. Matte B McHenry. Leonard
Mcleod Ingram Blair Schimmel. Augusta May
Smith, Shade Stephenson. Richard
Stennls, jesse Stokes, Mary Sue
Stevens, Joe Tomlnson. Matte
Wootten. Anna Bell Yates Maud
SEVENTH GRADE
Paul Stephenson Powell Patty
Beuah Belle Bethany Mary Hale
George Gousset Warren Jackson
Donald Swami Emmett Cavett
Boyce Elkin John Rodgers
Matte Belle Boswell Featherston Douglas
Jentry Kidd Julia Stokes
Albert Morgan Willie May Norwood
Martha Linda McHenry Sybil Tomlinson
En- Yates Helen Carleton
Robert Taylor Willie Dehe Taylor
Preston. Mckinney
SIXTH GRADE
George Schimme Erma Allen
Calvin Lucas Annie May Conner
james Horton frankie Hickman
ClGrice Stark William Owen
Thomas FAINT Ruth Allen
Annie May Grace Dora Dare
Lucille Holt Henrietta Holt
Carol Gregory puYergn9 MeqorqVodaG
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15

How can one state compel an,
other to pay it money debt9 For
fifty years Virginia has been try.
ing to make West Virginia pay
a part of what was the state debt
of Virginia at the time when
West Virginia set up separate
existence. The Supreme court
has finally rendered judgment in
the sum of thirteen million dol,
lars, but West Virginia argues
that the court has no power to en-.
force the decision, and that, in
any case, the state has no property
against which levy may properly
be made. There the matter rests.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-15

Have you seen the 1877 stvdebskesi
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
DEFENSE OF THE FAIRY TALE
Writer Points Out It's Importance In
the Scheme of Education of
the Child.

Ignorance of fairyland Is the pun
ishment Of intellectual vanity-the
vanity of the average pedagogue, who
has forgotten that education means
leading forth and not stufing in.
1t is the vanity of the psychologist
who, forgetting that the germ-plasm
is a faculty of influence and enter
prise, not an arrangement of mole
cules, thinks to create it in test
tube.
It is the vanity of the eugenist who
believes he will improve upon those
ancient ways of life which, for few
ages before Mendel and Weissmann.
managed, all untutored, to evolve g
reverent man, something more mar
velous than these modern academic
things who seem so ignorant OF their
native virtues.
To the fairy tale we must often
look, If we are to mend our ways with
the child and lead him forth to find
that mighty world, that true self,
which is the idea Of him laid up In
the heart of God.-New York Tele-
gram.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Daily Housework Outline.
gram.

An outline Of a system of house
work was the request made not long
ago by bride-to-be, who wished some
directions published for her guidance
in housekeeping. The variation in
the needs of different households
makes a universal rule impracticable,
as was suggested to the inquirer at
the time; but she may find some help
in daily outline given by Miss Par
loa, noted authority on household
matters. Miss Parloa says: Make
the fires, air the dining room and hall.
Prepare the breakfast and set the
table. Air the bedrooms while the
family is at breakfast. Remove the
breakfast dishes; put away the food.
Sort the dishes and put to soak all
dishes and utensils that have had
food in them which is liable to stick.
Put dining room and sitting room in
order, airing them WELL Wash dishes,
put kitchen and pantries in order.
Prepare dishes that require slow
cooking and put them to cook. Make
beds and put sleeping rooms and bath
room In order. Trim lamps. Dust
halls and stairs; sweep piazzas."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
FOR HhUMATISM.

AS soon as an attack of Rheuma-
tism begins apply Sloan's Linimsnt.
Don't waste time and suffer unnec-
essary agony. A few drops of
Sloan's Liniment on the affected
parts is all you need. The pain
goes at once. A grateful sufferer
writes:-".I was suffering for three
weeks with Chronic Rheumatism
and Stiff Neck. Although | tried
many medicines, they failed, and l
was under the care of doctor. For
tunately / heard of Sloan's Llni-
ment and after using it three or four
days am up and well. l am en-
ployed at the biggest department
store in S. F. where they employ
from six to eight hundred hands,
and they surely will hear all about
Sloan's Liniment.-H. B. Smith,
San Francisco, Cal.-Jan. 1915. At
all Druggists. 2
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Pail Keeps Out Dirt.

loose dust can be easily brushed off
with the hands before milking. Do
not allow anyone to milk wet, as this
is a filthy practice.
The cows keep unsoiled on grass in
a night pasture, while if they are kept
in dry barnyard the loose, ry
manure will stick to their udders and
bodies and drop into the pail. If kept
in the barnyard in rainy weather it is
almost impossible to milk them with
out first washing their udders.
A covered pail closed about two
thirds with a hood, will keep out at
least rs per cent of the dirt. These
pals are just as. convenient to use as
the ordinary cnes, and cost little
more.
A strainer will not take out the
fine sediment in milk, but is useful for
taking out hair and other large for
eign stuff and is good for detecting
the dirty mixer. One farmer uses a
strainer made from an ordinary 14-
quart tin dishpan. A five-inch hole is
cut in the center of the bottom. A
ring two inches wide and of the same
diameter as the hole is soldered on,
over which another rings slips to hold
the strainer cloth. Huck toweling
makes a very good strainer cloth.
Such strainer covers factory can,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
TRIMMINGS IN FAVOR
FUR COLLARS AND CUFFS ON THE
FLIMslEsT FRocks.
Chiffon Wolfe or Cloth Has Attained
Great Poputarity-Oescripton Of
One of the host Effective
of Latest DESIGNS.

Thin gowns carry little adornment.
In the way OF white at the neck. Near
ly all Of them fasten straight up to the:
neck after the manner OF the coats,
or have single fiaring collar OF white
organdle that goes out sharply from
the neckband and reaches to the tips;
or the ears.
Fur is used for collars and cutfs,,
even on the f1imsiest of frocks, and it:
Is arranged to turn down when there
Is a high coat collar with which to,
reckon.
Chiffon voile or cloth Is made up
into morning gowns to wear under any
kind OF warm coat as substitute for
the regulation coat suit. The wearing
quality Of this weave of chiffon has
been satisfactorily proved, and women
like it as well, if not better; than.
serge. It is lavishly trimmed with
ribbon, usually of velvet, although the
ribbed silk ribbons are effective. Rows
Of it are placed around the skirt, as
a belt, cuffs. and sometimes as a.
plating placed below the hem.
One of the most effective Of these
chiffon frocks for afternoon wear
which will be copied here in many col
OTIS with different fur Is moleskin chif-
fon with a gathered skirt flowing into
soft fullness at the ankles and run
with vertical graded bands Of mole
skin. The points reach toward the,
waist, but end about six inches below
It. The blouse has collar and cuffs of.
the same fur, and there Is girdle Of
moleskin velvet.
In all these gowns the sleeves are
long. There is no experimenting with
the length, but a vast variety of ex-
periments are made with the shape.
and the trimming. Paquin features
sleeves and produces dozen or more.
good ideas. The modified leg-o'-mut-
ton is universally used. The length
of the cuff depends on the whim OF
the dressmaker.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
SPECIFIC ACTION OF GERMS
Results of Same Interesting Expert
ments That Were Made by Fa-
nous New York Physician.

In a lecture before the New York
Academy of Medicine, Doctor Rose
now gave an interesting and convinc-
ing account of his experiments with
germs taken from diseased organs IN
various parts of the body. He showed
that bacteria taken from ulcers Of
the stomach, appendices, infected gall
bladders and rheumatic joints, when
injected into animals in the majority
of instances caused infection and in
flammation in the localities corre-
spending to those from which they
had been taken. For example: Out
of SO animals injected with the germs
taken from cases of appendicitis, Al
developed appendicitis. Out of 79 AMI
mails injected with the germs from
ulcer of the stomach, 30 developed
ulcer of the stomach, 47 showed aem-
orrhage. Out of 27 animals injected
with germs from inflamed gallbladders
% developed gallbladder affection. Out
of II animals injected with germs de-
rived from cases Of rheumatism, At
developed joint affections, 33 devel-
oped Inflammation of the lining Of the
heart, frequent complication of rheu-
matism, SO developed myocarditis, in
fammation of the heart muscle, and
10 developed pericarditis, infamma-
ton of the membrane surrounding the
heart, % kidney affections, 19 peri
tonitis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
FEW PRACTICAL. DAIRY HINTS
Pure Food Laws Won't Worry If Only
Clean, Wholesome Products Are
Sent to the Markets.

: When counting the by-products Of
the dairy, do not forget the skim milk
allowed to clabber, of which the de-
licious Dutch or cottage cheese is
made. When not all is needed on the
home table, it can readily be disposed
of at good prices.
Send out only clean, wholesome food
products, then the pure food laws will
have no worry for you.
Don't feed lice, get rid of them. If
the stock has been cleanly kept, there
will be no lice to get rid Of. Very
seldom is cow or calf lousy when in
good condition. Keep their stalls and
premises clean, give wholesome feed
and enough OF it, and the COWS will not
raise lice.
A little corn or bran will not hurt
the COWS and will save many steps OF
getting up the COWS to milk. Don't
forget the salt at the regular time.
Grass requires more salt than did the
dry feed Of winter.
Feed the calves enough to have them
do well. Allow them the run Of a
grassy, shaded lot and unless sup
piled naturally with water, be sure to
keep some before them.
Too rich feed may give the young
calf indigestion. Guard against this
as after once becoming out Of fix, it is
much harder to regulate. Keep them
well and keep them growing. This is
true of all young stock, the only way
to make profit Of it is to keep II
growing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Auditors Notice.

All persons owning property OF any
kind whatsoever, or in any capacity,
as husband, guardian, executor, ad-
ministrator or trustees are required to
make returns of the same to the Audi
tor under oath within the time men
toned below and the Auditor is requlr-
ed by law to add a penalty OF 5o per
cent to all property that is not return
on or before the Goth day of February
in any year.
Ali male citizens between the ages
of 21 and 60 years except those eX- ee;X
empt by law are deemed taxable polls,
The so per cent penalty will be added
for failure to make returns.
For the convenience of tax payers, L
or my representative will be at the
following appointed places on the dates
mentioned to receive tax returns:
Ropers, Wednesday, Jan. IL, 1916.
Meriwether, Thursday Jan. l3.
Golfers, Friday Jan. IA.
Red Hill, Saturday Jan. Is
Clark's Hill, Monday Jan. II.
Modoc, Tuesday Jan. l8.
Parksville, Wednesday Jan. l9.
Plum Branch, Thursday. Jan. 20.
Morgan's Store, Friday Jan. 81.
Liberty Hill, Saturday Jan. 22.
Cleora, Monday, Jan. a..
Pleasant Lane, Tuesday j an. 25-
Meeting Street, Wednesday Jan. 70.
Johnston, Thursday. Jan. 2.
Herring's Store, Friday, Jan. "a.
Trenton, Saturday, Jan. %.
The office will be open to receive re,
turns from the first day of January tlli
the goth day of Feb. 1916, as prescrib-
ed by law. n,,,,,rn,,.,1
Auditor, E. G. S. G.
Dec. 8-1915.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
A Gem ir Its Way.

This, slightly deleted, is from the
erstwhile sedate outlook, which was
wont to frown upon levity as severely
as the rest Of us do on the deadly
upas tree Of the tropics or the equally
dead singletree of the more temperate
zones:
You can get relief from bunions by
walking pigeon-toed. A bad case OF
pigeon-toes can be cured by walking
bow-legged. The remedy for chronic
bow-legs is to walk knock-kneed
Should knock-knees bring pigeon-toes
again, one can, Of course, always es'
cape back to bunions."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
One Way to Make a Friend.

There are several kinds of hypocrisy,
but the one that masculinity most ia
vors is spurious devilishness. Nothing
brings the beam of contentraent so
fervently to the mediocre eye as Don
Juan accusation. Dig him in the ribs
and wink as you call him a sly dog
and he loves you. He may be the
quintessence of domestic respectable
ity, but If you will but insist that you
believe Elm capable Of maintaining a
seraglio with consummate deceit. you
are his friend.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Painting Walls.

Before paint or calcimine is applied
to walls every crevice should be filled
with plaster or cement. To the calci-
mine put one-quarter pound white glue
in cold water overnight and heat grad
ually in the morning until dissolved.
Mix eight pounds of whiting with hot
water; add the dissolved glue and stir
together, adding warm water until
the consistency of thick cream. Use a
calcimine brush and finish as you go
along. If skim milk be used instead
Of water the glue may be omitted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Supposed 1t Had Settled.

"We think" wrote the manufac-
turers of printing machinery, that 1t
is about time you were paying some
thing on the press you bought OF us.
1t is now almost a year since you
got It,"
81 wasn't aware that I owed you
anything" answered the owner OF the
StriHgtcwn Bazoo. "You told me
when I ordered the press that 1t
would pay for itself in six months"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
lE]AtI[[RE{ y 4 If + J ! ! !
DETECTION OF DIRT in MILK
Sediment Test Shows Dairyman De-
gree of Cleanliness Of Milk
Covered Pail Is Favored.

The sediment test is the best meth
cd Of detecting dirt in milk. This
test should be used wherever milk is
sold. 1t shows the dairyman the de-
gree of cleanliness of his milk.
In order that as little dirt as pos
sible may adhere to the COWS, clip
their udders, tanks and tails. ALI
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12

preventing the milk from becoming
exposed every time the can is opened.
All cans and utensils are washed
and scalded every time used, and Civ.
en- their daily sun bath to keep them
sweet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Ration for Dairy Cows.

The average grain ration for dairy
COWS should contain at least one
pound of cottonseed meal, as feeding
this material results in a frmer fat
and harder butter. The greasy ap-
.pearance in the butter is caused by
the softness of the fat globules, and
tho addition of the cottonseed meal
will remedy this matter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-01-12
Water for Calves.

Set pail Of water into the corner
of your calves pen. You will find
they will drink when not more than
two weaKs old. They often get very
thirsty during the long, hot days of
summer.