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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
Spray Your Trees.

The BEACON. on two occasions in the
past two years, mas made mention of
very fine frult-apples, peaches and
plums- that was raised by Mr.. Creswell
at Prairie Point. The superiority of lis
fruit was very noticeable last year, as
the unusual weather of midsummer
caused the loss of nearly all the fruit
in the county by decay and worms.
But not 30 that exhibited by Mr.. Cres-
well, as the baskets of fruit that he
brought to town in August was without
a b.emish-not a decay ed spot nor a
blemish, due entirely to spraying, which
is done once in the winter for the San
Jose scala with lime, sulphur and salt.
and the Bordeaux mixture later for
worms and insects. Below are the for
mulas which Mr.. Creswell has kindly
sent Us. This mixture can be bought
at the drug stores, put up ready for
use, and a be put on with a hand
spray for small orchards.
LIME, SULPHUR AND SALT.
Lime, 20 pounds; flower of sulphate,
Is pounds; salt, Is pounds, water so
gallons. Stake the lime in a small
quantity of hot water, gradully adding
and thoroughly stirring in the sulphur.
Dilute the mixture with II gallons of
water and boil in an iron kettle or cook
by steam in a covered tank or barrel
for 'one and a half houGs. Then add
salt, continuing the boiling for one half
hour more. Fill vessel up with water
to the required 30 gallons. Strain
through a fine mesh s%trainer and apply
hot. Apply wash any time through
the winter-mu be done before the
leaves come out in the spring. This is
used for the San Jose scale,
BORDEAUX MIXTURE
Copper sulphate, 6 pounds; ~quicklime
| pounds: water 40 t. so gallons. Dis
solve the copper sulphate by putting it
n a coarse cloth bag and hanging this
n a vessel holding at least A gallons, so
hat 1t is just covered by the water
Use an earthen or wooden vessel. Stake
he lime in an equal amount of water,
hen mix the two and add enough water
o make 40 gallons. Mix o~ne-fourth
pounds of paris green with a little wa
or to form paste, then add to the Bor-
leak mixture to kill the insects. First
Of this is used when the
uIls begin to fall from the little
caches. then again in about a month.
late peaches should have the
bird application.
We have used this preparation on all
inds of fruit Except strawberries. have
ever sprayed them) with good success.
ID. CRESWELL.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
A Sermon IN Song.
uraH
Lna

A sacred cantata, which was given
here two years ago under the direction
Of Mrs. L'Estelle Barclay wit. such re.
markable success, will be reproduced
here in the Baptist church Sunday even
ing, February fourth, honoring Mr.. W.
NJ. Jones, who for forty years has sung
N the Baptist choir. In appreciation
Of such faithfulness in that part Of
~worshipful service, the public are in
vlted to attend as a choir of Macon tai
ent, ard lift their voices in praise of
Him" whose praise our brother has
sung for these many years.
A free-will Offering will be taken,
which will go to the Missionary Society
OF the Baptist church. Many of those
who took part in the work two years
ago will again assist, with many new
voices and some few new choruses,
which are woven into the theme.
The opening number is a chorus from
The King of Israel 'In the Begin
ning'-a wonderful descriptive chorus,
closing with a m xed quartette, voicing
The Lament in the old testament, which
leads up to the prophecy of the Coming
of the Ruler in Israel" which is the
opening number of the ''Nazarene" a
story of the life of Christ. A male
quartette is added during the cantata,
Come Unto Me-" whose pleading elo-
quence is a sermon within itself.
The church will be Eopen at 7:30 and
the doors will be closed at 8:15 sharp.
No n will be seated after that time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
FOR SALE

Ten registered cows, 2 to 4 years old.
Ten registered heifers, 6 to 10 months
old.
Ten registered bulls, 9 to 10 months
Few grade fresh cows or springers.
N. SCALES, Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
Fdirview Country Club.

Mrs. Ed Dotherow entertained the
Fairview Country club Wednesday ar.
ternoon. Eighteen members were pre-.
sent. Mrs. Annette S. Tyndall and
Miss Lula Tunnison, State Poultry
specialist of the A. & NJ. College, were
present as guests. Mrs. Tyson Wilkins
president, and Miss Edna Mcleod, sec
rotary, were elected as new officers FOR
another year. Many ideas and ugges-
tons were brought out that will have
the effect of making the meetings more
interesting. Miss Tunnison gave a
splendid talk on poultry, explaining
everything pertaining to feeding and
marketing of surplus chickens and eggs.
Gardening and especially the early
spring garden, was the subject Mrs.
Tyndall discussed thoroughly. She has
already made her arrangements to visit
our club again loon and bring Mr.. Hea-
ron, a gardener from the A. & M. Col
lcge.
Mrs. Dotherow, the hostess, was as
sisted by Mrs. E. W. Walker and Miss
Pearl Cook in serving a delicious salad
with hot chocolste.
The club adjourned to meet with Mrs
o, Cook Thursday afternoon, Febru.
airy 10th. EDNA MCLEOD, Sec'y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
On the Death Of My Father, Novem-
Der "a 1915

On the Death of My Father, Novem-
Der "a, 1916
Lo! at the hour Of noon night came
And life's brief candle, burning down
In that dark hour with feeble flame,
Went out, and God a soul had found.
Gods will be done. He knows the best.
Though the deep the sorrow, yet, I'll
try
To weep no more with heart opprest,
Since, dying, he but ceased to die.
Living, he sought much less of life
Than that which selfishness inspires /;
Dying, but lost the toll and strife,
Since death gives more than life de-
sires.
O, mother! even now It's you
Who must the greater burden bear,
While |, though strong, am helpless to
Lift from your dear head one gray
hair.
All. what a riddle is this world;
Where sin is not, sorrow shall be-,
And round her heart grief's banner
furl'd,
She, noblest of humanity.
And he who toiled with ceaseless aim
To earn a latter's days repose,
Had reached the goal; then did that
For which he lived his life depose.
Now he rests meath the cedar tree,
Where mortal eyes may not trespass,
But round the lamp of memory,
lIallow'd visions may throng and
pass.
Visions of happy days flown by,
Like a deep, pure stream where we
drank,
Knowing not soon the source would die
Till, athirst, in its course we sank.
Visions of hours by the freight,
OF days on the cypress-bound lake,
Where together we fished till twilight
And homeward tramped through the
brake.
Oft in the forest we rambled,
In search of the w%ild-turkey's trail.
Through canebrake, marsh and bram-
bic,
Where a pointers keen scent would
But, ever with judgment discerning,
The true path to safety he'd find,
md find it as safely returning
BY the landmarks he left behind.
Thus through clearing and wilderness
OF life he has blazed a trail,
With love, honor, unselishness-
True landmarks that never fail.
WILLIAM MANLY KING.
14O6 Seventeenth Avenue South.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
Farm Loans.

1t is doubtful whether the farmers
themselves realize the enormous effect
that the new rural credits system is
certain to have upon American pros
perity. At the very basis of this pros
perity is the crop. The chief reason
for lending the farmers money is to
enable them to produce better and
larger crops. Nevertheless, there will
there will be a further benefit in the
circulation and employment of a vast
De additional benefit in giving the nom
producers an opportunity to invest
their money in safe securities, and
amount of capital.
AS showing the immensely of the
financial undertaking, it is indicated
that the application for loans, already
made to the Farm Loan Board, run be-
tween $780, 0o, 900 and S15O,O 90.
The amount of loans will regulate the
amount of bonds, since the funds are
be supplied from this source.
There could be no better time for
launching the new system. There are
reserves in all the banks. The
Federal Reserve Board recently warned
he national banks against investing in
unsecured British treasury notes, and
he entire amount of money withheld
Is a result of this warning might be
invested in the farm loan bonds with
beneficial etfect.-Washington Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
Macon High School.
Class Election

SsSoO 6teSttOH
The four classes of the Macon High
School elected officers during the week
to serve the last half of the present
session. which resulted as follows:
Freshmen-President sAvis Cockrell.
secretary, Lena B. Gregory: treas.
urer, Louise Kirby; editor in chief of
class journal, Launcelot Dent: assistant
editor, Harvey Crigler.
.Sophomore-Presid. mt, Turner STEM
mis-; secretary, Lola Meriwether: treas.
urer. May Antoinette Bos we'll; editor
in-chief of class journal, FINS Carleton:
assistant editor, Leonard Hubba I'd.
Junior President. Mary Murphey:
secretary, PAMELA Yates; treasurer
Walter Stokes; editor in coief, Rosetta
Holberg; assistant editor, Eleanor
Shannon.
Senior-President, Adelaide Hale
secretary, Ed Hale; treasurer, Nelson
Sherrod editor in chief, Duvergne
Drake; assistant editor, Bette White
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
UNCLAIMED

List of retters remaining in the post
office for week ending Jan. 81:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
"CARD or THANKS.

"The white farmers Of the Center
Point ncighborhood gave a dinner last
week to three hundred colored farmers
of the same ncighborhood, az the Nox-
ubee Industrial school, under the man
agcment Of s.. j. Hunter. 1t was a get
together meeting and was a splendid
success. All the colored folks who en-
joyed the dinner desire to thank their
white friends who gave them the great
treat. Resolutions were offered and
passed commencing highly Noxubee
county as n suitable home for any hon
est and Industrious colored man and
his family to live in.
as. j. HUNTER,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02

IearlingS Wanted 100 good grade yearl-
VIII pay top price. Thos. Mc6enry, Macon Miss,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02

A few bushels of Spanish Peanut Is
Soy Beans and Cow Peas. Write prizes
to N. SCALES. Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02

There are some folks who think
every thing is too good to be true,
They are professional pessimists.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
FOR SALE

Mosby Seed Corn at 50 50 per hushel;
Improved Cotton SEED al 81. 81
per bushel; Spanish Peanuts
I. w. JACKSON,
Prairie Point, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-02
WANTED

RUB-MY-TlSM- Artiseptic: relieves
rheumatism, sprsins, neuralgia, elc.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21
OVER 500, 000, 900, 700
SPENT ON WORLD WAR

washington.-The second Lib
erfy loan Of 5000, 600. 900 viii be
applied to the $4,000. 000. 900
war bin Of the United States to
June 80, 1918. This vast total of
American expenses. however, is
only one-flfth of the cost Of the
war to the other belligerent gov
ernments.
The actual cost to date. based
on figures to the first OF this
year and the daily rate OF ex-
penditure since then. Is Sa3. S14,-
$4,000. This includes Uncle
Sans 5000, 100000 Liberty
loan.
Great Britain has been the big
gest speDder. with So. 939. 3T5,-
600 TO her credit. This does not
include Canada's seas. 100. 900.
nor the ST63, 10000 spent by
Great Rritain's other colonies.
The other entente allies have
spent: France. $15.l14.00Q. 600:
Russia. 2,s6s, 100000; Italy.
s5.911 600 900: Belgium. $685.
100000; Serbia. Seo3. 900, 900, and
Roumanla. sT96. 600. 600.
The central allies have spent
much less according to the fig
ures available. Germany's ex-
penditures are estimated at S20.-
32.000,0O0: Austria's. SS,003.-
100000: Turkeys, S1.059. 800
600. and Bulgaria's, S7s4. 500, 600.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21


The reliefs would be on post two hours
and OF four hours throughout the "a
hours Of the day on duty.
The sentry's orders are that ''in
cases not covered by Instructions, he
is TO call the corporal of the guard"
At night 1t is the corporal who is called
to make the arrest in case the sentry
catches anyone trying to cross his
post: and he must be continually on
the job. not only when his relief Is
on post but also during the preceding
relief.
Powers Of Leadership.
But It is guard duty in time Of war
that calls ali corporals powers Of
leadership to the force. This Is called
exterior guard duty and consists Of
outposts during a halt and advance.
flank or rear guards during an adj
vance or retreat. 1t includes all that
Is commonly called patrolling. Bodies
for this duty may be larger than a
squad. and may be under the com
mand of a sergeant or even com
missioned officer, II the duty is i'm
portant enough; but here again the
squad Is the normal body to use and
the squad leader the man put In charge
II he Is capable.
Every reader is familiar with the
thrilling tales Of patrolling from the
trenches. and knows Of Its importance
In the securing of details of informa.
ton too minute for the airmen to pick
up. The accommodating patrols have
always been considered the eyes of an
army, and even the airplanes cannot
altogether take their place. Whether
corporal does any or much OF this
sort Of work depends on the ability
Of the individual. and II he does well
In this he soon ceases to be corporal.
for the qualities required In good ad.
vance guard or outpost work are those
required In much higher grades than
that Of corporal.
Having discussed the military and
what might be called the domestic
responsibilities OF tile corporal. there
remains more difficult. because more
intangible, responsibility. 1t is not
mentioned in the Infantry Drill Reg.
ulations." but 1t Is much In the minds
of the people. This is his RESPONSE.
bility for the moral tone of the Ameri-
can army. He can exert the great.
est influence in this matter because
he is the authority most closely 10
contac. with the men.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21
Much Depends on Officer Who
Holds Lowest Rank in Or
ganization.
ACTS As PARENT TO SQUAD
On the Efficiency Of the Humble Cor.
poral Rests Much Of the Com
pany's Reputation-Sets the
Moral Tone Among the
Soldiers.

Washington.-The corporal Is known
TO most civilians merely as the lowest
In rank of the non-commissioned Of
ficers of the army: his rank is marked
by two stripes on the upper arm of
his blouse. The familiar phrase "A
corporars guard" exemplifies this 10 a.
as il suggests the smallest possible
number of soldiers. OF him the In
fantry Drill Regulations say briefly.
1.-THE corporal is the squad leader"
and of the squad 1t says, Soldiers are
grouped into squads for purposes OF
instruction, discipline. control and or
der"
But the corporal is Of more impor-
lance than this would Indicate
One of the regular army instructors
at the last series of reserve officers
training camps was fond of telling his
company that those of them who be-
came captains would be fathers Of
their men, the captain being the high
est officer with whom the enlisted man
would in general come into personal
contact. Many captains are like the
Puritan father whose closest contact
with his children was when he dis
ciplined them. The leader who lives
with the private and Is most directly
responsible for his well being in camp
or in battle is his corporal
In camp this responsibility is mani
fold. The squad. seven men and the
corporal. form family living together
in one of the big pyramidal or square
tents that have done much to make
the soldiers life In the field comfort
able. The corporal Is often told that
he has power to run that tentful Of
men absolutely: some officers tell him
he's the king bee and others call him
the car. while all OF them blame him
II anything goes wrong.
The first thing in the morning. al
varying hours. but always before six
he must hear first call and have his
seven men out for reveilie In fifteen
minutes. He must see that every
matchstick. cigarette butt and scrap OF
paper is picked up from the floor and
VI tiiC tCbt, CNVi ,
cot is stripped and In order. that every
member called for special duty or de
tail reports on time. and that his squad
Is always on hand for all formations
Maintaining Discipline.
The corporal must see not only thai
the members of his squad are or
hand for all formations. but that they
are properly clothed, neat and shaven
with all buttons sewed on. shoes
shined and rifles cleaned. On Satur
days he must be particularly scrupu
lous In seeing that his squad is Spiel
and span In every respect Of person
and equipment. The latter must be
fully displayed on every mans cot
with only one correct arrangement
one correct way to fold the blanket.
Mt the head of the cot and to place
the shoes under the foot. And mos
important it is that the Knife. forl
and spoon shall be In the order thai
they are displayed on the mess kit.
Every inspecting officer has the cor
rect picture of that display. from pc
sition of toothbrush to number Of shell
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21
ST. VlTUS' DANCE
GOOD FOR SERVICE

New York.-Little things like
walking In ones sleep or being
afflicted with st. vitus' dance
have naught to do with a mans
ability to fight in the new Ma
tional army. ruled a local exam
lining board recently.
When stalwart candidate in
formed the board he was nf-
fiicted with both AILMENTS"
members WINGED. Then they
considered the case AID decided
that he was mt for service.
But ! might get up some
night and walk right into the en-
emy's camp" argued the apph-
can't.
Then the st. vitus' dance
will come In handy" said q
board member. "You can jump
right out again"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21

Woman Fined for Feeding Dogs Bread.
Miss Carolina Stiff of Dover. Eng
land. was fined $50 for feeding bread
to dogs. She had been buying 20
pounds Of bread daily for herself and
her IA dogs. She admitted feeding
the dogs bread four times a day.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-03
peIlIah and the Gar.

Nicholas was not the first. nor will
he be the last. TO yield up judgment
and will into the hands of queenly
and beautiful woman. The motive of
Samson and Delilah of the vale of
Sorek is scarlet thread that runs
through all history. And Empress
Alexandra herself, a broken-hearted
woman from the beginning, was led to
the brink of the precipice by forces of
tremendous and universal strength; +;
her passionate and morbid love for her
invalid son. born after long waiting,
whose pains were alleviated, it would
seem, by Rasputin's magnetic force,
just as the fatal malady of the cars
father, Alexander III, was lightened
by the similar but more benign power
of Father John of Kronstadt; her OBJ
stinate and unconverted devotion for
the land of her birth; her passion for
autocratic power. Those are not vul-
gar or trivial motives; they have
swayed great souls through all his
tory.-North American Review.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-03
Lese-MaIesty.

Lese-majesty in Jurisprudence signi-
fies any crime committed against the
sovereign power in state. Among
the Romans "crimen laesae majesta-
tis' denoted charge brought against
a citizen for acts of rebellion, usurpa-
ton Of office, or general misdemeanors
of political character, which were
comprehended under the title of Of
fenses against the majesty Of the Ro-
man people. In the reign Of Tiberius.
according to Suetonius, it was lese-
majesty to fog a slave or. to change
ones clothes in the presence OF any
image of the emperor. Germany gives
the law very vigorous force in all critf-
cisms Of the emperor's official acts
In the United States this form Of
treason is without constitutional rec
ognition Constitution of the United
States, Article III, Section lid.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-03
elacks 4,nc metals.

The ruthless mack silrflee gIvea
metals by patented British process
depends upon heath < in carbonaceous
material containing phosphorus, and
then quenchng in cirbonaceous liquid.
Cleaning Of the articles is first eff
fected by picking or by blast of
shot or sand. Articles designed for
ordinary conditions of corrosion may
be given thin coating of zinc. which
is applied by placing the cleaned OBJ
jects in zinc dust, and heating TO $50
degrees or 375 degrees Centigrade, in
d suitable furnace for about three
hours. A drum or furnace electrically
heated is very efficient. The zinc-coat-
ed metal is next placed in hot mix
ture of - quarts OF charred bone dust
to one quart of liquid coal-tar, and is
heated an hour and half to about 800
degrees. Removed TO an oven, the ar
ticles are now baked about five min
utes at 500 degrees. They are finally
taken out. and quenched in a bath Of
boiled linseed oil.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-03
Shoots at Bird; Kills Boy

Edward Duvall, IA years old, SON Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Duvall, 1877 Mary
land Ave, Baltimore, was accidentally
shot and killed last night at Stony
creek. this county, by William Vans
kiver, II years old, 247 Patapsco
street, Westport.
Accompanied by number of other
boys. the two started out to shoot
hawks. Young Duvall had gone in
advance of the party He was stoop.
ing over to allow Vanskier to take
shot at bird and raised just as Vans.
kiver fired. The bullet pierced his
brain. He was taken in the automo
bile of John McKewen to the Brooklyn
Police Station and his parents were
notified.
At an inquest held at the station
last night by Coroner John E. Potee
the shooting was held as accidental
and Vanskiver was exonersted of all
blame.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-03
PERSONAL MENTION.
Those who Come And Those Who Go

Ih0Se VINO come Anu InOso VhV VV
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Roscoe Jones
after a short stay with Mrs. Jones
sister. Miss Hedwig Schaefer, have
returned to their apartment at 1885
South 57th St. Philadelphia.
Mrs. E. ]. Ryan and daughter. Mrs.
Inwezen. of Portchester N. Y, are
the guests of Mrs. Charles Carlson,
Eastport.
MIR. and Mrs. Rodgers, of Phoenix,
Arizona, are visiting Mrs. Rodgers
parents, Pay Inspector Samuel Bryan,
u. S. N. and Mrs. Bryan, College
Ave.
Miss Frances Bryan is visiting Mrs.
Edward c. Caldwell at Fishers Island,
N. y.
Miss Eleanor Owens, of Ellicott City
is visiting Mrs. James r. Brashears,
wife of Judge Brashears at Oak Villa.
Mrs. jas. Howard Clemson left today
for Baltimore for a two weeks visit
to her niece, Mrs. Eyester, wife of the
Rev Eyester, of the Lutheran Church,
East Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Clemson
left today for Atlantic City. motoring
in their roadster. Later they will
visit Frederick county and Gettysburg
battlefield.
Miss Emma Schultz, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz, Of
West street, is visiting her brother
Mr.. Walter Schultz. ofsPhiladelphia.
Mrs. Sturken, of North Carolina, is
visiting her parents, Mrs. and Mrs.
William Schultz, West street.
Mrs. John D;efel, of Madison street
who has been spending a fortnight
with her daughter Mrs. Holman. of
Friendsville, Md, has returned home
after a most delightful vacation.
Rev. Father James Barron former
rector of st. Mary's Catholic Church
this city now of New York has. been
visiting here the past two days. He
was wsrmly greeted by large circle
Of friends.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-08-03

Senator John Walter Smith was not
able to attend yesterdays session Of
the Senate. being still kept at home
by the direction of his physician. who
has demanded that Senator Smith shall
take the greatest precaution during
the present extremely hot weather.
Few senators have been IS regular
in their attendance at the sessions of
the Senate as Mr.. Smith. In addition
to his work ia the Senate, the Mary
land Senator has. during the present
extra session been kept extremely
busy by constituents from Baltimore
and the rest of the state. He has
been in Washington on many occasions
when due regard for his own health
have kept him at home. Mr.. Clarence
Taylor, Senator Smiths private secre-
tary. was notified today that Mr.. Smith
will return tn Washington in q day Or
two and that there is no serious all
ment affecting him.