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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The dasheen, a root crop introduced
Into this country from Trinidad within
recent years by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, is now grown
by a considerable number Of farmers
and truckers in the South, and prom
lses to become a valuable member Of
the group of domestic vegetables such
us the potato which furnish Starchy
foods. The new vegetable is closely
related to the taro, which is an impor-
tant factor in the food supply In por-
lions of the tropics. The dasheen is it.
self primarily Il tropical plant. 1t can
be grown successfully, however, not
only In the warmer portions of Florida,
but in other sections of the South as
far north as South Carolina. The edible
portion of the plant includes a large
central CORN and a number Of tubers,
Of much smaller size, attached to and
around the CORN.
The value of the dasheen, 1t Is be-
:ieved, will be as n crop supplemental
to rather than a substitute for the po-
tato. The fact that the dasheen ma
lures In the fall when potatoes must be
obtained from Northern producing Sec
tons should make the new plant es-
pecially valuable in the economics Of
the Southern farmer.
In food value the dasheen Is ON
parable to the potato, though 1t con-
tains a smaller proportion Of water
and a greater proportion Of protein,
starch and sugar than the latter. The
new vegetable may be prepared for the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Fought With Hessians.

An ancestor of Count Won Bernstorff,
the dismissed German ambassador,
fought against America in our wal for
freedom. The fact is brought out by
a passage in the souvenirs du Che
Waller de Cussy." Among the %acquain-
tances made by the chevalier in 1920,
when he Joined the staff of the French
embassy in Berlin. was the court
chamberlain, Count Won Bernstorff,
grandfather of the former ambassa-
dor. Countess Bernstorff," wrote De
Cussy, "bears a singular forename,
America This was bestowed on her
because she was born in that country
during the war of independence. Her
father was in command of one of the
regiments hired out to the English
by the elector of Hesse."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
CUTICURA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly In Most Cases-Wrlte for a
Free Sample.

Cuticura Is wonderfully efecti re.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal all forms
Of itching, burning skin and scalp af-
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emollients If used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the we'll
known tonic properties OF QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Obstructing Navigation.

"They tell me that Smith vas ar
rested today because he drowned his
dog In the river" said Jones.
How could they arrest him for
drowning n dog in the river?" demand
ed Brown.
"Why, they claimed that a sunken
bark INSTRUCTED navigation"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
PLAN FOR SOUTHERN STATES
Farmers Urged to Follow Safe AgricuI.
tural Prooram-Raise Live Stock
and Food Crops.

In view Of the high prices Of food
stuffs, farmers In the Southern states
are being urged TO follow what Is
termed a safe agricultural program,
comprising the raising of live stock
and the growing of food crops as we'll
az cotton
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
A Question.

Does your boy Josh help you to run
the farm"
81 can't say" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. sometimes ! think Josh puts
in too much time lecturin' IN help on
efficiency, when they might be plantin'
potatoes"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

sometimes slow up through Winter and
need stimulating in Spring. Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills are just the thing
to make Natures efforts easy. They are
tonic as we'll as laxative. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

Heuu III 10 OCnerS IOr Wnat IL mas zone
in my case" said Hon. Archie r. An
derson, ex-sheriff of Harris County,
Texas, who was reelected to this high
office seven times and served the peo-
pie of his country for fifteen years as
sheriff. MI. Anderson was chief of
police of the city of Houston, where
he resides, for several years, and there
is not a better known man In Harris
County.
II was continually belching up un-
digested food" he continued, land l
would bloat and swell up like l was
poisoned and suffered from neuralgia
pains of the worst sort and nothing re-
lieved me. l began to feel better after
taking the first bottle of Tanlac and
have just started on my third and feel
like a different man already. l sleep
like a log now and can eat any and
everything l want without the slight
est discomfort afterwards"
Texas SherifPs Endorsement.
IT needed a general all around build
ing up for the last seven months and
Tanlac has done that very thing for
me-" said Hon. S. A. Kelley, sheriff of
Ector County, Texas, who resides at
Odessa, Texas, and who is one of the
most popular officials in that section of
the state. I'm mighty glad now that
l took Tanlac, for l had been in a bad
ly rundown condition for several
months. l had no appetite and didn't
enjoy what l did eat and at times l
suffered terribly with rheumatic pains.
My back ached all the time and my
liver was so sluggish and out of shape
that l had q dull headache continually.
II have taken only two bottles, but
l feel like a different man already.
My appetite Is fine and what l eat
gives me nourishment and strength.
The rheumatism is much better and
my liver Is in good condition. l am
relieved Of the headaches and feel more
active and energetic than l have In
months"
There is a Tanlac dealer In your
town.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

COTTON CATERPILLAR

The cotton caterpillar, where
they exist in sufficient numbers
to entirely denude the cotton
fields of all foliage and squares
late In the season, may consider
ably accelerate the movement Of
the weevil and extend the terri
tory infested, since the food sup
ply has been cut off and much
longer distances are covered In
search Of subsistence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

4dnIac mas certainly heIped me ana
l recommend it for the good it has
done in my CASE" said Hon. G. W.
Mangum, ~ex-sheriff of Fulton County,
Georgia, who resides in Atlanta and
who has been one Of the most popular
ofhcialS in the state, having served
three terms as sheriff. II am seventy
years DID," he continued, "and have
most always been a pretty healthy
man until here lately. l have been in
a nervous wornout, rundown condition.
Most always after eating I would have
a full uncomfortable feeling which
would last several hours.
After taking the second bottle Of
Tanlac the fullness and all the dis
agreeable symptoms disappeared and
my condition is now that Of q well
man. Tanlac seemed to be just what
L needed to put my system In shape
and it las toned me right up. Natural
ly l would recommend 1t to my friends
and l know of fifteen or twenty fam
lilies that are taking it now on my
Say-so."
Arkansas Official Testihes.
Hon. Chas. I. Lewis, ex-sheriff Of
Crittenden County, a merchant and a
large plantation owner of Marion, Ar
kansas, said: II am convinced from
the benefits that my wife and myself
and many of our friends have received
from Tanlac, that 1t is without an
equal. Mrs. Lewis suffered for ten
years. She couldn't digest anything
and gas forming in her stomach caused
severe pains and shortness Of breath.
We both started taking Tanlac at the
same time and have had the most graft
flying results. Mrs. Lewis can now eat
and enjoy her food for the first time
in many a day. She is not nervous
and her sleep Is sound and refresh
ing and she is like a different woman.
II suffered with b~iliOusness and
malaria and the two bottles of Tanlac
have fixed me up in fine shape"
Ex.sheriff Anderson's Statement.
"Money couldn't buy the good Tan
lac has done m and I gladly recon-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Pecuniary lmpressiyeness.

0SUTTTU'y "TF' SSv'VS'TSoSs
money talks" said the man who
was figuring on the effect of seven bill
lion dollars.
sometimes 1t doesn't have to talk"
replied Miss Cayenne. 1T often xer
cises a great deal of influence
merely by looming up and looking i'm
p~ortant."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

Granulated Eyelids. Sites. Inhamed Eyes
relieved over night by Roman Eye Balsam.
One trial proves its merit. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Not Natural.

II presume your sculptor friend is
welded to his art?"
"By no means; he is with 1t too
much"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Still Fishlnu,

He-Pardon me, | didn't catch your
last name.
She-I haven't caught it yet myself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

To teach rifle shooting a japanese
has invented a crossbow with rifle
stock, trigger and sights.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
DON'T GAM BILE

that your hearts all right. Make
sure. Take "Renovine'-a heart and
nerve tonic. Price SOC and 81. 00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

Both the fruit, which resembles
grapes, and the flowers of a tree in
Brazil grow directly from the bark.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

Spartan Women Suffered Untold Tortures
but who wants to be a Spartan? Take
"Femenina" for all female disorders
Price SOC and S1.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Cut Them Out,

Remove from your vocabulary
don't like" or "can't eat."-Emporia
Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

French textile experts have devel-
oped a method Of printing silks by
color photography.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Not Sufficient,

THAT new car of yours Is a poem"
"Yes, but they won't let me run 1t
on my poetic license"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
HIGH SHERIFFS Of THE
SOUTH NOW CONVINCED
Sheriff Mangum of Atlanta, Ca, Sheriff Anderson of
Houston, Tex, Sheriff Lewis of Marion, Ark. and
Sheriff Kelley of Odessa, Tex, Come Out With Strong
Statements and Tell What TanIac Has Done for Them.

EOUR leading SherlfS of the South-in widely separated states-have
= recently given their unqualified Endorsements to Tanlac. The word
OF men whose records for honesty and u~nrightnes has won and held for
them the highest county office in the gift of the people of their own COM
munties, cannot be doubted, for if there is any office that demands a
man of unimpeachable integrity, it is the office of Sheriff.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

Many people imagine that Worms or Tape
worm cannot be gotten rid OF entirely.
Those who have used Dead Shot"-Dr.
Peerys Yermifuge, know that they can. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

People given to self-love need feal
no rivals.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

The fit of the tailor-made suits often
depends upon the pockets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

Doing the impossible is a common
place Of enterprise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
THIS is THE AGE OF YOUTH.

You will look ten years younger if you
darken your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs by
using La Creole Hair Dressing ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11
Ex.sheriff Anderson's Statement.

money couldn't buy the good Tan
lac has done me and I gladly recon-
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
John II. Pages Weekly Letter Gives Some Timely Hints on Good Seed Bed-Don't Buy Anything That Can Be Raised on Farm
.(. John -H.Page

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 2, 1917- We are now approaching the planting season and We should not overlook the importance of good seed bed. When the seed of any plant sprouts, it sends tender shoot upward to the top, to make the plant and tender root down to sustain the plant. The soil should be loose above and below the seed, so the shoot above and the root below can both find their way and do their best to make a strong, vigorous plant in early life. This requires a well broken and well pulverized soil. The disk harrow should be used, and all elods should be broken up. 4 clod is a nuisance in cultivating a crop and IS of no more value than rock. Break up the elods by frequent narrowing, by rolling or by use of drag. When a good seed bed Is made and the ground well pulversized before plant
 ing, the crop Is easier to cultivate; the crop grows off better in the early stages, and grows peter throughout the season. The extra work in pre- pairing q good seed bed is more than saved n the cultivation later en- As the ground is plowed manure should be gathered up, hauled out and spread on the ground, and be disked or har- rowed under Do not let any of the manure on the place 20 to waste, but use 1t all If you have manure to use, do not try to make 1t go too far. Spread 1t thick as far as 1t will go and then stop, If the balance of your land needs it use commercial fertilizer Try to make some of your land rich as garden spot Follow this prac- tice from year to year and you will make good farm in the course of time, On the land that is real rich you can grow a good crop of any thing, while on real poor land you can make no profit on your labor. and you would be better of to let 1t lay out.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09

This is a year for close farming. The worlds supply of foodstuff is so small that the prices are high. Moth ing but an extraordinary crop will lower the prices. The only safe way for the farmer is to raise everything he will need if he can, and not depend on buying Do not evercrop yourself with cotton or any other cash crop. You can raise everything grown on the farm cheaper than you can buy it. Keep this in mind. Let us all work together for a good crop this year. l will write you again next week.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
ARKANSAS BEHIND
 IN DAIRY PRODUCTS
In Some States Each Cow Produces S7oo-ln Arkansas It Amounts
 To Only SIS.

With less than three milk cows 10 every farm and the average product per COW worth only $15.47 for year, Arkansas Is far behind other states in the production of dairy products. The natural advantages for making pas lures, hay and grain are tremendous, and the Arkansas farmer can well afford 10 pay more attention to the milk COW. is the opinion of H E. Dvorachek, Professor of Animal Illus bandry with the University of Arkan- sas, who says that a good dairy COW in many states is expected to bring in a gross income of at least $75.00 to 5000 year
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
RIRk SHED

Jess Cook spent Saturday in Springdale
 Morgue Hancock spent Sunday at Clifty.
 Nr. Toys baby died Sunday and the funeral was held Monday at Burk Shed
 Riley Ciarda is getting his phone lne fixed so-he can talk w4th people n all directions.
 Georea Morr.s and wife have moved to thefr ne0 home Me don't want them te forget to attend B8rk Shed Sunday School
 Mir. Nelson went to Rogers an Mon day He took q fat hee te the mar ket an received Il t-2 cents per ID that fs some price for razor hack
 I see where Spring Valley said two mall carriers had frozen to death do hope nothing like that will hap pen to the carrier on Route l, for fl We loose hlm, we wont have no body to quarrel and find fault with.
 Ben Evans and Miss May Anderson were married Sunday by Unelt John Parven. Cupid is sure busy ir this neighborhood this spring. understand there $ to be another wedding soon. Burk Shed will soor be without any young folks
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
SPARE TIME
 CAN BE USED
Page Says to Use Spare Time in March Painting all Farm Imple- ments-SeIect your Seed Corn

Little Rock, Ark, March 7th-The rainy and bad weather of March will give the farmers some time that can not be used in the field, which will provide a golden opportunity to make some easy money through the pro- cess of saving future expenses. Get you a gallon or two of good ready mixed paint and paint brush, and when the weather Is too bad and the ground too wet to blow, gather up all farm implements, and repaint them. Try to give them two good coats of paint. It will lengthen the life of tools and implements and save you lots of money. Few farmers do this, but those who do make their imple- ments last about twice as long as those who don't Tools and imple- ments are high now and money saved in this way is money made. Another way to make easy money is to test your seed wheen you cant do any out door work. Select your seed corn if you have not already, and take six grams from each ear Plant these in tin cans or boxes filled with moist dirt and keep in the house to see if the seed will come up Take the grains from different parts of the ear. Also try out the other field seeds by a similar method Find out if your seed is good before you plant it. Re- member you are going to have to eul- tvate a poor stand just as much as a good stand \ good stand also saves replanting. Replanting is ted ious and hard work. and seldom pays, but careful seed selection and seed testing always pays Test your grass seed, oat seed, and in fact, every kind of seed, and do it now before planting time It is nothing short of calamity to have to blow up a crop on account of poor stand, and by testing your seed beforehand you will seldom, if ever, have to blow up and replant on account of a poor stand.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
SHOULD HAVE LESPEDEzA ON
 EVERY FARM

Lespedeza, CT Japanese clover. is a plant which grows wild over most of pasture. and. in some places, for its paeture. and, in some places. for its hay It makes its growth during the summer time and dies with the first frost. coming again the next year. not from the root but from seed which drop in the fall Although it Is ordi- narly found growing wild along the roadsides and in waste places, yet seed can be obtained and it can be planted as any other farm crop and thus get crop when 1t is desired. Lespedeza should be found on every Ar kansas farm for hay CT pasture or ho1h says 4 D NcNair with he Bureau of Farm Management co-Ope- rating with the Extension Division o' the University Of Arkansas
 Tine 10 Plant Lespedeza should be sowed h late winter or early spring say ihe latter par' of February CT eafiv in March and if intended for a haH crop may be so~ed on top ot eats CT whaat land where fl will ger. miHate and grow without further at teHtion r is q low growing plant and Vet I groWs 70 thick that | often makes large yields of hay. Whera tne stand is thick The yield k usually estimated to be one ton per acre for each six inches in height, hence Les pedeza which is but little taller than o eI3 ot t1r, u-{i1 proa,,ap+1,, r,alxa n e.;x yield of hay. l. may be sowed for pasture on any kind of land, but for hay IL is most successful on creek bottom lands, post oak flats or on the silt loam soils adjacent 10 Crowley's Ridge and Bayou Mason Ridge It does better on the stiff silty soils than on any sandy soils though A good strong, sandy lOam will produce good crop Of hay Moisture is more in- portant than the character of the soil for it is a humid weather plant and will make an excellent growth on nearly every soil if rains are abund- ant, but is cut short In dry weather. For this reason fl does best on soils which are naturally moist. but not wet
 Quantity of Seed Per Acre If in- tended for pasture. one may start with a very small quantity of seed say one peck per acre, and even if it is not thick the first year it will become thick of itself the second year Ii planted for hay. one should use al least three pecks per acre and even a bushel is better If. however. 1t Is sowed on oats in the spring and is planted the first summer, one may ! SOW one-half bushel per acre and be as sured that the voluntary crop of the following year will stand very thick on the ground and will make a goot crop Where 1t is sowed with the ob feet of harvesting it for seed, one-hal1 bushel per acre is ordinarily enougf because it seeds better when th< plants are not too thick.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
Made Good Officer
(Clio Harper

Little Rock, March. Tt would hardly be fair to permit a legislative session end without paying tribute to President W. D. Davenport, of the Arkansas Senate This is being done daily in the Arkansas Senate, and the most of the praise comes from men who were opposed to his selection as the presiding officer of the Senate. President Davenport has ruled absolu- tely without bias on every question that has come before him. He has voted one way and ruled another, time and again He began by being more lenient with his opponents in the matter of committee appointments than anyone thought possible. He seemed to forget on the day of his selection to the office. who were his friends and who were his. enemies, and from time in all have look ed alike to him.
 Presidtnt Davenport Is what most people would term liberal. He Is always for the moral and the right, but he Is not narrow in his views, as are most people who pose in this light Senator Davenport has never been q battle axe" man, and he never ep- posed a motion to adjourn. He was sound in the belief that men e1uid do more work, and better work. by spending more time in committees and less on the floor He voted for liberal appropriations, on the theory that quality is better than quantity, just the same as he does in his pri- Vate dealings
 In addition his other qualities, President Davenport not only supri- sed friends and foe by turning out to be first grade parlimentarian, but he uncorked sense of humor that many times took the Senate out of a snarl and put It back in working or der, and is such manner that there were no animosties. Often this had to be done in some other way than by parliamentary procedure and Presi= dent Davenport was not a man who was afraid to tread on thin ice if he saw a straight road ahead In the whole session President Daveport did not once suffer the humiliation of an appeal from the decision of the chair. It is probable that no President of the Arkansas Senate ever left legi- slative session with so many friends as does the one who retires Thursday at noon. They say that President Davenport has other, and higher pol tical aspirations If he has, he will find 34 members of the 1917 Senate ready, vita ortorical pipes well oiled. to stump his district whenever he sends out the political sos
The Springdale news., 1917-03-09
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
 Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as well known tonic properties ofQUININE and IRON. II acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. so cents.