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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
Do YOU need A KIDNEY
REMEDY?

DR.. Kllmer's Swamp-Root Is not recon-
mended for everything, but II you have
kidney. liver or bladder trouble, II may
be found Just the remedy you need.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause Its mild and immediate effect 10
soon realized In most cases. II Is a gentle
healing herbal compounds physicians
prescription which has proved It's great
curative value In thousands OF the most
distressing cases according TO reliable
testimony.
All druggists In Soc and 500 sizes.
You may nave a sample size bottle OF
his always reliable preparation by Par
Gel Post, also pamphlet telling about It.
Address DIR. Kiimer 4 Co. Bi~nghamton.
N, Y. and enclose ten cents. also mention
this ~paper.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

ing her to be his wife which she took
no notice of, and from that hour their
lives drifted apart. His admiration,
nay his love for the girl, cannot be
questioned, nor the fact that he pro-
posed marriage to her by letter; but.
through masculine carelessness. In
nine cases out Of ten, q man 10 80
agitated he jots down the wrong ad-
dress. probably sending 1t to some one
Of the dozen fair maidens who, In the
past, had been on his correspondence
list, and, to make matters worse. had
quite omitted the Formally Of begin
ming the epistle with his own address
or ending with his name. The dead
letter ONCE has little compassion for
laundering lovers or their romances.
The girl in the case wonders why the
young man who seemed 80 smitten
with her drops of from calling with
out even a word to inform her Of the
reason. She is aware, too, that he
turns abruptly aside rather than meet
her.
Womanly pride comes to her rescue.
She cared for him more than she had
realized, but he will W know that
by her manner 1t Is not often that
they ever find out what parted them.
The years rush il between. Other
lovers crowd about her to press their
suits; the man meets other fair wom-
en-. Each consoles him or herself that
1t val not to be. looking no further for
the cause.
The f1uttering Of q lovers heart
should not impair the judgment of a
lovers cool head; he should see that
his all-important missive is properly
addressed; also, that 1t bears his name
In full, with address at the end of it,
that he may know whether it reached
the hands of his ladylove or wandered
far ateld. The persistent lover who
is terribly in earnest should not take
his dismissal through silence, but
should insist on a reply from the
young woman's own lips, or by letter
from her hand. Girls are equally as
careless, charging the cause of their
single ~blessedness up to fate, when in
reality the reason rested with them
selves. Many a girl forgets to address
her letter of acceptance, too preoccu-
pied with her happy thoughts to note
that she has mailed a perfectly plain,
u~naddressed envelope, from which
even the customary stamp was lack
Ing. The clerks in the dead letter Of
fee have no means of locating Home,
June &c." or knowing who FLO" might
be, and It becomes a part of the great
heaped marked unable to be identi-
fed" to be destroyed. And many
hearts, loving and true, go lone and
starved the whole way through.
Letters are not the only causes Of
turning aside the course of true love.
The reason why so many ~congenial
couples who could love each other de-
votedly, but are parted by one circum-
stance or another, should often be
looked into closer in many a Ease since
it involves the future happiness Of two
lives. When a young woman receives
an ofer of marriage by mail, 1t GER
tainly merits the courtesy of a reply.
The man who fails to receive a re-
spouse should not rest content in TAX
ing silence for his answer. 1t is due
him to be told either yes" or mo"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
Clean the BloodA new DISCOVERY

"Anuric" is a recent discovery Of
Doctor Pierce, who is head Of the In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo. N. Y. Expert
ments at DR.. Pierce's Hospital for sev
eral years proved that "Anuric" is q
wonderful eliminator OF uric acid. For
those easily recognized symptoms OF
infammation-as backache, scading
urine and frequent ~urination, as well
as sediment in the urine. or II uric
acid in the blood has caused rheuma-
tism, It is simply wonderful how surely
"Anuric' acts; and in gravel and govt,
invariably the pains and stiffness rap
idly disappear.
Go to your nearest drug store and
simply ask for a 50-cent package Of
"Anuric," or send DR.. Pierce Ice for
trial pkg.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

which 1t does not
deserve. In real
ity 1t is the down.
right c~arelessness
of the one, or the
other, which de-
feated Cupid's
plan Of joining
two hearts In
loves sacred mar
riage bond. Many
a man tells as
the reason why
he has Q r
welded, that In
his earlier life he
met and fell In
love with q beau.
tiful girl, wrote
her a letter ask.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
GIRLS.

True love. we know. Is blind; defects that
blight
The loved ones charms, escape the lovers
sight.
Nay. pass for beauties.
Everyone loves the trim, dainty girl,
the lass with the ose.besprinkled or
candle dress and floating ribbons, the
eggshell hat, white gloves, magpie
shoes and silk stockings.
She's a delightfully."- quaint picture
to contemplate, but the poor young
man, IL he Is wise, will not 60 a step
beyond admiration of her, II O suspi-
cion turks in his mind that every dol
lar the girl a rake and scrape goes
on her back. Young men should be
educated up to the knowledge Of what
such dress goods cost, whether perish
able or durable; what a girls hat ia
worth, and II she Is her own milliner
or not. The magpie pumps he might
forgive, for the new slipper fad is 80
dear to almost every girls heart, but
II he catches q glimpse of silk stock
ings on a girl who has not wealth to
back up such extravaganza. he should
ponder we'll ere he asks her to share
his fortune for life, for better or for
worse. She would insist on having
the greater share Of what he could
earn and would make his cash fly like
the down Of a thistle.
Every girl who Is obliged to count
her pennies should always buy clothes
which can be easily freshened up by
laundrying. Silk stockings mean n
wearing and ever after tears Of dis
appointment over their frailty, and
hours OF mending after each wearing.
as long as they hold together. The
silk stocking vanity costs q girl dear.
She has to count just how many
dances they will stand the strain Of;
how far she dare walk In them and
speculate long and earnestly whether
or not her dainty short frock Is des.
tined to display a graceful, well-turned
ankle sheathed in alluring silken
sheen, or develop holes that would
make her the laughing stock Of all
whom she met.
Sensible maidens admire silk stock
ings, but invest in Isle and look quite
as trim and dainty as their vainer Sis
taro Thnu arn vfrovaOnnn uuhinh
only the right girl should persist in
INDUCING in. She does not have to
spend long hours Of valuable time
over the mendlng basket. Clothes do
not make the girl. The sooner young
women realize this, the nearer they
will get to the goa! Of matrimony. The
moment a girl commences to put on too
many ruffles and furbelows young men
begin to imagine she is getting old
and Is endeavoring to coax the charms
Of youth to linger by her. The sim
pier a woman's dress, the more pleas
ing 1t is to the average masculine eye.
Here Is a striking instance Of the
truth of this assertion: At q recent
country dance at which the bellies Of
the village, in their best bibs and
fuckers, had gathered, there appeared
a young girl who clerked in a bakery.
The daughters Of the rich were gowned
in silk from head to foot. The bakers
clerk wore a dotted swiss which cost
ten cents per yard and was made by
her own hands. She looked 30 differ
ent from the other girls, so natural,
and sweet. she attracted the
attention Of the most desirable mar
riageable young man present. He Sc
cured an introduction and soon after
she was wearing his betrothal ring.
inappropriate clothes do not
win hearts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
Taking q Short Cut.

I'm perfectly willing to help you."
said the practical philanthropist. but
you ought to try to help yourself when
the occasion presents itself"
THE last time | did that It got me
into a whole lot Of trouble" answered
the shabby visitor. in fact, / spent
come years in durance vile"
What do you mean?"
Il helped myself to the contents Of
another mans cash register"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
{ Takes the Fire Out.

To take the fire out of a burn or
scald quickly use Hanford's Balsam Of
Myrrh. Apply 1t lightly at once and
the infiamed skin should be quickly
cooled. Be prepared for accidents by
always having a bottle on hand. ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

USE AIlI1bN 3 FOOI-TNSF
The antiseptic powder TO be shaken into
shoes and used In foot-bath. 1t relieves
painful. swollen, smarting, aching, tired
feet and Instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. The greatest comfort
discovery Of the age. Sold everywhere. DC.
Trial package FREE. Address Allen 8.
Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
COVETED ~ ALL

COVETED ~ ALL
but possessed by few-a beautiful
head Of hair. II yours IL streaked with
gray. or 10 harsh and stir. you can re-
store 1t to It's former beauty and lus-
ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

THAT GRIM WHITE SPECTRE,
Pneumonia, follows ON the heels OF Q
neglected cough or cold. Delay no
longer. Take Mansield's Cough Bal
lam. Price SOC and 81. O0.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
What Did He Expect?

For nearly an hour the salesman
had been dilating on the marvels OF
the motor a he was trying to sell.
And the price Of the car is $780,"
the customer murmured th%oughtfully.
Does that include everything?
"Yes-oh, no, of course, the lamps
are extra"
Lamps extra!" said the customer
sharply. But they are shown in the
illustration"
my dear sir, 80 is a very beautiful
woman" said the salesman smoothly;
but we do not give a lady with every
carl"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

Natives OF Sumatra make drinking
cups OF rhinoceros horn, believing II
a cure for poison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
No Common Cur.

Wife (angrily)-You're o perfect
brute.
Hub (calmly)-Thanks, my dear,
for putting me In the thoroughbred
class, anyway.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

A mail and express auto. traversing
the wilds Of Colorado has q bandit.
proof cage In the rear for valuables.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

A girl loses her self.possession when
she puts on a wedding ring.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

For bruises use Hanford's Balsam
Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

A man can aver boast Of his rheu-
matism-until he gets It.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

Nature cannot jump from winter to
summer without a spring, nor from
summer to winter without a fall.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

! never knew a man who could
chew tobacco gracefully.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
Less Reason 70 Be.

Father-Aren't you sorry now that
you hit Willie Jones?
Bobby amt half as sorry as he
Ia
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
E1r7Al5llabbeys
VI7lN0N7
TLAPU0pIS
oaeSeesz ~ 81 M roSAes npd4NER pNncET
MANY WHO COULD LOVE.

'Twere best that happiness unknown
Should ever thus remain.
Than to grasp 1t but to find It flown.
To ne'er return again.
'rwere best that Joys that love can bring
Should e'er remain unborn;
Than pluck the rose to feel the sting
OF q cruel, hidden thorn.
Many o man and woman puts q
cruel stigma upon mythical fate
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

London has 1900 churches.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

Weak, Falnty Heart, and Mysteries
ran be rectihed by taking "Renovine" o
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and3r An
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
Snorea.

Il sleep like a log
with the saw going through IT,
Boston Evening Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

Sin puts disorder In the universe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
The Philosopher.

Mrs. Knicker--Outdoor work IL
Aealthy.
Weary Willie-Outdoor idleness IL
much more healthy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24
P~aradoxical.

Paradoxical.
II like that man Jobbles."
"Why?"
Hes straightforward"
That's queer. Everybody says he'l
q crab"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula Is
printed on every label. showing it 10
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iros
builds up the system 50 cents
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

True love, we know, Is blind; defects that
blight
The loved ones charms, escape the lovers
sight,
Nay. pass for beauties.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-27

but cannot use her name because
they do not wish it-when a man
came into the office-the kind Of man
you are sure would do just that sort
Of thing, and said ne would loan the
money and you could take a couple
of years in which to pay it back and
he left it in his wife's name but he
doesn't want the names used"
Just then the husband came into
the room.
Miss Whitaker has the money"
the blind wife said to him.
He looked at me for a moment and
l saw him swallow. Then he said
oh, just like man:
81 cannot shake hands. I have
been helping put up stove and my
hands are not clean"
And after that we talked about
farming because the long fear that
it couldn't come true was all gone
and we didn't think about it any
more. 1 learned that the ground
should be turned over very soon
now, and it doesn't hurt early peas
if there is a frost while the seed is in ,
the ground, and things like that until
1 got up to leave.
AS 1 kissed the blind wife good
bye-fOr l have learned to love her
sweet patient ways since we met T
some weeks ago-she chung to me a p
little and she said:
''Will you promise us you will come
out to visit us on the farm? Well .
have plenty for you to eat out there
when the place gets going right"
That's the magic word to me-" I q
answered. 81 always come when any
one says eat, and that reminds me,
the man who left the money said they r.
would be able to spare. you a half
dozen chickens when you get ready 2
for them"
-O-O-
TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY
March u 175O- - This was the Is
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-27
81 JANE WHITAKER


one feel spring is indeed a Tightly
thing that leads us on to hope and
then turns away and lets winter have
sway again just because he said
"bOO" at her. That's the way it was
out of doors, but
Ever since early Saturday morn
ing when big-hearted man and
woman made possible the dream of
the two old people Of whom 1 wrote
yOU-the man the world calls too old
to employ and his blind wife-I had
been planning just how would break
the news to them when reached the
place on Sunday morning where they
are temporarily stopping.
know they are old and have been
through very hard winter and that
they have almost reached the place
where they have feared to hope that
things would come right for them,
and so I thought would say:
well, a fairy prince and princess
left the gold with which you viii go
back to the singing of the robins and
the raising of early and late spUds."
But we never do things as we think
we will.
The blind wife was led into the
room before her husband came, and
led to a couch where she sat down,
and I could see the look of dread on
her face that I had brought them dis
appointing news, and all the prepared
speech left my mind and I simply
bIurted out:
81 got your money"
Her expression changed. She got
up off the couch and put her hand
out gropingly toward me and reach
ed out and caught her.
"Oh, Miss Whitaker-Miss Whit
aker," she said, and I saw she was
crying. my dear-my dear. Oh,
you got it OH
For goodness sake. don't you cry
about it," I scolded. why 1 have
L
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
An EASY Job.

YES. dis is sure an easy job. Big
gest cinch l ever had"
The speaker was a well-known char.
acter of the New York East side. His
well-barbered aspect and immaculate
evening attire did not altogether dis
guise him, and therefore an astonished
friend-a newspaper man-was asking
him questions. The encounter oc-
cured in a very refined" and high
priced dancing resort at Brighton
Beach, on the border of Coney Island.
"Dey had a couple O. fuses down
here, early in de season." continued the
East Slider, IAN den dey hired me, see.
gotto wear dis makeup SOS to look
right. It's all right, when Y git used
to it. Dey pay all right, too. Twenty
a week an eats. What do l do? Wy,
when l sees anybody knows puts
EN- out. OATS ALL"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
bail Lightning"

Some progress Is reported In solving
the mystery Of ball lightning" An
Investigator enumerates three signlfi-
cant characteristics of the phenome-
non: The body or ball Itself, which is
able to retain its individuality as 1t
moves through the air, appears to be
composed of gas or matter In some
novel luminous condition. The balls
appear TO exist independently of any
large electrical intensity, for they have
been observed within closed rooms
where large electrical fields are impos-
sible, and have also been observed to
pass in and out of parallel telegraph
wires. They appear to be associated
directly or indirectly with large guam
titles of energy, for they have been OBJ
served to explode with violence and
have also been seen to fuse the over
head wire of an electric railway. DR..
G. G. Simpson is inclined to connect
the phenomenon of ball lightning with
the fact that mass of nitrogen can be
put, by means of an electrical dis
charge, into a state in which it con-
tinues to glow for some time after be-
ing removed from the electrical field.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
BOLT PASSES THROUGH
SLEEPING BOYS BODY
Freak Lightning Burns Hole in Roof
and Floors But Fails to Kill Youth
Boy Not Awakened Though Hurt.

Whitefish-An instance in which
lightning passed through an entire
house from roof to cellar, and through
the body of a sleeping boy without
killing him, has been reported here.
During heavy storm, Elmer Brown
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Brown, was sleeping in room on the
second floor of the family's residence.
A bolt struck the roof. passed
through the lads body, went through
the floor and the floor of the room be-
low and into the cellar.
In the roof; in the two floors and
in the cellar, it left a small round hole
and the exact replica of that hole
shows in the burns on young Browns
back and breast.
The boy was not awakened although
he suffered severe pain later.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
100000 MINE MOa ii CARDS
CLAIM REGARDED WORTHLESS 30
YEARS AGO.
Strip Staked Out in "Sneer Zone" Near
Helena Proves ValuabIe-Prospec-
tor Strikes Ore Vein.

Helena-One windy wintry night
some 80 years ago a group of men sat
about a card table in Helena gamb.
ling house. The red flare of an oil
lamb lighted up the faces of prospec-
tors determined to win at poker what
they had failed to unearth in the great
wastes outside. There was little evil
dence of sympathy for losing hand.
Offers Deed For Chip.
Play waxed close and chips shifted
rapidly for hours. 1t was well along
man showed in his last "white"-and
lost. Demanding one more try for his
white alley" he offered deed on a
mining claim, strip staked out in
district known as "sneer zone" A
"sneer zone" being the diggings of
mining district which have never yield
ed anything but soil, his wager did
not meet ready response.
Not a gambler in the house would
give the desperate stranger so much
as chip for his claim-none but
"Swede Sam" Wallin, who for a quar-
ter of century bore the name of be-
ing the gamest gambler on the frontier.
With all the dignity of true sport"
Sam showed over his stack of reds
and became the ridiculed possessor of
a "sneer zone" claim. The losing min
er played again-and lost.
Claim Proves Valuable.
The land which became Wallin's as
a result of the night at cards lay In
the Blossburg mining district. near
Helena. AS the years of three decades
have passed its dirt remained UNI
noticed-as unproductive as on the
night when the deed to it was not re
garded worth poker chip. Meanwhile
gambling ceased to be fashionable-or
safe-and ''Swede Sam" came upon
hard times.
Today Wallins claim probably is |
worth 100000. A prospector last |
month struck rich vein of ore in the
district, running into the |
erstwhile "sneer zone"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
DR.. J. H. RINDLAUB (speciaIIst),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, NJ. D.
TO Extinquish Gasoline Fire.

Experiments recently carried out by
a British fire prevention committee
show that the best way to extinguish a
small gasoline fire is to spread over
the burning surface a mixture of ten
pounds of bicarbonate of soda and
twelve pounds of common sawdust.
The sawdust need not be wet but must
be free from chips and shavings. The
theory is that the sawdust, by floating
on the burning liquid, excludes the Oxy-
gen of the air, and the heat of the
flames generates carbonic acid gas,
which helps extinguish the fire. Saw
dust alone gives satisfactory results,
better than sand or similar materials.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
MlSSOULA SELECTED BY K.P.'S
Convention City Chosen by Grand
Lodge of Montana

Deer Lodge.-Missoula will be the
next meeting place of the grand lodge
Knight of Pythias of Montana. Judith
lodge of Lewistown won the competi.
tive drill against two Butte teams and
the following officers were elected.
Grand chancellor, A. M. Branden-
burg, Butte; Grand prelate, Walter
Smith, Lewistown; grand keeper of
records and seals, Lee Dennis. Great
Falls; grand master of the exchequer,
Arthur Perham, Butte; grand master
of arms, John Reece, Big Timber;
grand inner guard, w. A. Pennington,
Butte; grand outer guard, e. J. Blom-
quist, Belt.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Big Zinc Plants Opening is Delayed

Butte.-After many delays, due to
the non-arrival of machinery the big
zinc plant Of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company at Great Falls, Mont,
is being gradually put into commission.
Contracts called for completion Of the
plant Sept. /, and long time before
that 1t would have been completed but
for the delay in the delivery OF machin-
rey. 1t had been hoped that operations
could be started by Aug. Is, but it was
Sept. before the nrst section Of the
was put in operation.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
MAYOR ACTS AS DOG CATCHER
Works Without Pay Rather Than Con-
tinue Council Dispute.

Observation-Disclosures than continue a
dispute in the city council over ap-
pointees, Mayor Drinkenberg of Ham
dlton is acting in the capacity of dog
catcher without pay. His action fol-
lowed four months of pickering among
the solons without decision as to
the proper person for the position. AL
though city of 1000. Hamilton en-
joys the distinction of seeing it's en-
the bank.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Cousin Of Hetty Green in Montana.

Hardin, Mont.-Lawrence Grinnell,
local garage worker, will inherit $11,-
Green, according to word received here.
It also is reported that Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Morton of Miles City are among
the heirs and will receive $72 900 Of
the estate when the will is probated
March ~, 1917. Hetty Green. who died
recently in the east was cousin OF
NortOn's mother. The latter was sur
vived by four sons and two daughters,
|1he Miles City man being the youngest
the family.