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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
How TO Fight Potato Bugs.

r B. Nebhut writes to the CONNER
cial-Appeal anent the killing of potato
bugs as follows;
am writing to you on a point of
great interest to gardeners. The po-
to crop is often lost on account of the
potato bug. Some use Paris green,
which is effective, but it is thought to
be dangerous by many, and some of the
poorer people can't get it readily, as it
is expensive.
The remedy that is just as effective
plain I've (wood lye). Any one can get
this and it kills the bug Immediately.
think that you would save the young
gardeners quite a lot by making this
known through your columns, probably
a good many farmers in the country
also.
suppose every one knows how to
make wood I've. but if there is some
that do not know in the younger set,
might be we'll to explain Take a com
mon flour barrel filled two-thirds full
of wood ashes, and pour water in on
top and have holes in it to drip out at
the bottom. Catch this, and you have
the I've.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
"Rastus" Traps Lawyer.

A we'll known lawyer was stand.
irg on the steps of the postof1ice
the other day, when an old darky
came up, and touching his hat,
asked:
"Kin you tell me, sab, is dis de
place whar dey sells postage
stamps"
eyes, uncle, this is the
place" replied the lawyer, seeing
a chance for a little fun; ''but
what do you want with postage
stamps!"
"To mail a letter, sab, of co'se."
"Well, then, you needn't bother
about stamps; you don't have to
put any on this week.
81 dOn't!"
"No.n
"Why, how come dat9">
"Well, you see, the conglomera
ton of the hypothenuse has differ
entiated the parallelogram so much
that the consanguinity don't emu
late the ordinary etfervescence,
and so the government has de-
cided to send letters free
The old man took off his hat,
scratched his head, and then with
a long drawn breath, slowly re.
piled: "Well, boss, dat may be
true, an l don't say it amt; but
just sposen dat de eksentricity OF
de aggregation transubstanshuates
de perpendicular an sublimates
de puSpicity of de consequence
could you all qualifcate dat dc
government would not convicate
dat letter. ! reckon | lest better
put some stamps on, anyhow, iel
luck" The crowd laughed and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Live Beet at Home.

The best way t. live is to live
best at home. Thousands If farm.
ers in all sections Of Mississippi
win begin this spring to raise suf-
Gc.aot hog, cattle and poultry as
well as corn, potatoes, peas and
other garden products for their
own use.
As Mississippi is strictly an agri
cultural state, it is possible Tor
her farmers to raise everything
needed to sustain themselves.
Under the Old farming practices,
which according to T. J.. Brooks,
Rural Economist Of the A. and NJ.
College, are fast passing out ofuse,
the farmers grew as mich cotton
as possible and paid high prices to
to the merchants for food supplies
that could have been raised at
small cost.
Even the renter with no live
stock Of his own has found that he
can raise a small field of corn and
have a part Of it ground into meal
cheaper than he can buy it out of
the stores. The rest of his corn
can 20 with the kitchen slops to
help fatten enough hogs to supply
bis meat for the whole year.
These hogs can be raised to fat
tcning time without much corn, if
ted the scraps and slop from the
kitchen and allO we'd to Craze. On
most farms a few sheep can be
kept as scavengers to clean up the
weeds, and rough hay, and other
waste about the place, In this
way they cost nothing, and will
furnish mutton for the family.
The spare hours, not used in
working field crops can be used to
make a quarter of an acre garden
that will furnish something for the
table the year round. Too, this
hcme garden coupled with the
smoke house viii beat a grocery
store not only in price but variety,
when it comes to furnishing a good
farm meal. A half home orchard
on every farm will supply plenty
Of fruit at small cost, and help
keep the family in good health.
Milk, butter Haad eggs 60 a long
way toward making every meal
good. A good COW and a flock of
hens will often furnish enough of
these to supply the family, and
leave some to sell. Where plenty
Of hay is saved, and some corn
grown, a very little feed usually
ia the form Of cottonseed meal, is
all that need be bought. Buying
this, however, smuch ceaper than
buying food supplies from the
merchants.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Macon Butter Scores High.

A telegram from the A. e. NJ. Col
lege of May LIST date says: Out of the
10 creameries which are in operation in
the state, nine we're represented here
at the recent butter scoring contest
held at the A. & M. creamery. Prof.
Edwards of the government extension
creamery department performed the
scoring, assisted by T. w. Tate, the
college butter maker. The samples
ranged from butter which had a very
fine taste to butter Of rather poor quail.
ity. The highest score was obtaineC
by the A. d NJ. creamery. Following
are the scores: A. & NJ, creamery. SO.
Macon, 92l-4; Aberdeen and Durant,
each 81 l.2; Water Valley, 80; Licking.
ton, 90l-2; Meridian, 80; West, 50; Sum.
rail-. Sc ID.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Auditors Complete Work.

Messrs. Cleaver, Jordan, Lipscomb
and Neville, the auditors who have been
at work on the county's books for the
past two months, completed their work
last Friday and according to law. have
presented their bill to Judge Carroll for
his O. K. The bill for the audit is
s 1900.
Judge Carroll will be in Macon Mon
day morning for the purpose of passing
upon the correctness and reasonable
ness of the auditors account and it is
his wish that as many citizens Of the
county as care to do so, meet him at
the court house Monday noon to give
testimony as to whether the account is
reasoable or not.
This county. as is well known, has
expended nearly half a million dollars
in the last four or five years on its
gravel roads, and there has rot been
an iota of suspicion that any Of this
money has been expended u~nlawfulIy,
though of course some clerical errors
might have been made. And there has
never been a suspicion as to the honesty
of any official or ex-oiiciaI of the coun-
ty. While business men generally APP
proved of an audit of the county's
books they did not approve Of the
method this work was done and feel
that the account for the audit is ex-
horbitant and excessive, and that the
work could have been done just as elf
GENTLY and at a much less expense to
the county.
While it is not known what the re
port Of the auditors will be, one OF
the gentlemen is reported to have said
that the books of the county are The
best kept and most accurate of any
they have ever audited and no error of
any consequence has been found.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Worlds Biggest Jobs.

Here are a few of the worlds
biggest jobs:
The pyramids.
Making United States congress
USE its brains.
The Panama canal.
Being president in Mexico.
Making the Kaiser behave.
Proving or disproying the Oar.
winian theory.
Making an office boy work.
Writing Il history which hasn't
the emphasis o. the story.
Getting a look in the looking
glass after the Mrs. is up.
The modern skyscraper.
Studying in college.
Reading a whole volume of the
encyclopedia.
Keeping railroad patrons and
employees satisfied.
Napoleon, Bonaparte.
Reforming a man by marrying
him.
Marrying Il woman who is a re.
former.
Being a consistent socialist.
Acting normal when in love-,
Minneapolis Journal,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Volunteer System Fails.

An argument used against relying
upon the volunteer system of recruit
ing an army was that it had been triec
ana proved a failure in our own great
war and in the war now going on; aIso
that the effort to Obtain volunteers for
the regular army was proving a failure,
as could be learned by a study of the
comment in the daily press. We have
the record now, which shows that.
whereas the South has done bette
than any other division Of the country
in proportion of volunteers to the mum.
Der required, the number supplied i
but Is per cent. The number needed
is 81, 944. The number of Southern vol
unteers in twenty-three days, 1922;
and by states as follows.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
The City Hell.

The bull ling which the city pur-
chased some months ago from Mr.. N.
scales is being remodolcd and when
completed viii be a city hall that every
citizen Of the town will be proud Of.
There will be offices for the city Off
cials, the light and water and fire de-
partment, as well as a hal for public
meetings with ample seating capacity
for the uses to which it will be put.
The plans for the ~rcmodeling of the
building were drawn by Architect
krouse, of Meridian, and the work is
being done by Contractor Roger. The
vault and brick work was done by Mr..
l.. C., Cline. A cement walk has been
LAID in front of the building, and with
one exception is the last of the old
brick walks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Plant Corn and Soy Beans.

A bale of cotton at - cents a
pound will buy so bushels of corn
at - cents a bushci. The same
bale of cotton when selling for II
cents a pound will only buy Il
bushels Of corn when it is selling
for SLID, as ut present. Can
there be any better argument for
the growing of sufficient corn to
meet farm needs! At least, we
must grow our grain feeds for 1917.
rs. If for every two acres of corn
grown there is also grown an acre
of soy beans, the corn used in
feeding can be leSSeued and both
the cost of feeding be lowered and
theanimalS benefited. One buShel
of soy beans to three or four bush
els of corn will add greatly to the
benefit derived from the corn.
The soy beans will also save the
corn from the hogs, for three
bushels of corn and one of soy
beans are better than five bushels
Of corn, and it costs no more to
grow a buShel of soy beans than a
bushel Of corn.-The Progressive
Farmer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
What Form Loon Bqnks Promise

Mississippi is listed with a farm
mortgage os Indebtedness of $780,,
ii9, 900, says the N%lcksburg Her
aid. This exceeds the totals of all
of the southern states except Tex
rs and Oklahoma. The states in
lcrest rate which compares favor
ably with the average, is S.5 per
cent. The significance of this
reference is supplied in the an
uouncemcnt that the 'interest
rate" on all loans made the farm
yrS throughout the county by Fed
cral Land Banks would be D per
cent. This announcement the
farm loan board accompanies with
The statement which is quoted
from as follows;
This determination means a tire
mcndouS financial saving the to
farmers of the United States. The
present farm mortgage indebted
ness of the United States is APP
proXimately -, 600, coo, 600 and
The average interest rate is ap.
proXimately IA per cent. A re-
duction of this rate to 3 per cent
ON the present volumeof farm loan
business means an average saving
to the farmers of nearly 500, 600,
900 Il year. This takes no account
of the greatly increased volume OF
loans certain to follow the de.
creased interest rate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
Six Reasons for Going Into Dairy
ing.

After several years experience
in the dairy line, | have reached
these conclusions, says |. M. Haw-
kins, of Lenoir, N. G., in the Pro.
grcssive Farmer:
/. There is a certain income,
being independent of drouth, ex-
cessive rain, cold or heat. Crops
often fail, but madam COW is faith
ful as long as properly fed and
used.
2. The business is profitable
when wisely conducted, care being
taken to know what each COW is
doing. Many farmers will not
board a COW that falls below a
profit of SIS per year. Banks find
dairymen safe risks for loans. A
dairy section is a prosperous sec
ton.
3. 1t is good for the land. The
COW takes the crops, gives you
milk enough to pay handsomely
and manure as a valuable by,pro-
duct. | never saw any farming
country improve its soil except by
manure. 1t can be enriched other
wise, but few ever do it except by
manure.
/. 1t is easy work, requiring
care, pains, Judgment and pa
thence, but not muscle. This does
not mean that the lord of the place
should push the work over to his
oyer-taxed wife.
>. There is a strong demand
for all dairy products. People
like milk, cream, butter and
cheese.
6. The returns are continuous
not once a year as with all field
crops, fruits and truck. There
are no lean months on a dairy
farm when properly managed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
New Blacksmith and Paint Shop.

We have just opened a blacksmith
shop on Brick Gin lot and have same
equipped with all ~first-class tools. We
are prepared to do any high grade re-
pair work and horse shoeing. All work
guaranteed. Special attention given to
automobile painting and varnish work.
MCCULLAR & HUMPHREYS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
To Canning Club Members:

~ SdlinlHR SluD MeHlDeFs.
At last arrangements have been
made for tin cans and those who have
given me their checks please see me as
soon as possible in regard to the mat
ter.
While the price had advanced some
am sure you will all understand that |
have done the very best | could for you
in the matter and consider that we are
fortunate to get them at all with con-
ditions as they are at this time.
To those who haye not placed an or
der for cans, will say that if they will
take it up with me right away | think
everybody's wants can be taken care
of, Sincerely,
ANNETTE SMYTH TYNDALI,
County Agent
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
FOR RENT

Eight room house with bath; close in;
garden corn patch, enclosed chicken
yard and barn. Possession given at
once. Apply to
MRS. P. E. GREGORY.
Buck residence,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
the lawyer disappeared.

VHO 1UV JV
1t was learned afterwards that
Uncle Rastus had saved the die
tionary coupons now running in
this paper and got himself a New
Universities Dictionary-Clarion
| Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04

We ought to be glad that congress
has decided to raise an army in a more
business-like way Mobile Register.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04
More Fine Jerseys.

Three fine Jersey heifers from Regis.
ter of Merit cows were received in
Macon this week from the famous
Finch farm near Dayton. Ohio. They
arrived Wednesday by express in good
condition, and will be added to the
large number of h~igh-grade Jerseys
that are now in and around Macon.
One went to DR.. Murphey, one to MIR.
J.. L. Ames and the other to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04

While they last we viii continue to
make the same price 81 and 81 30 on
our Navarro Starts. Walker i, Patty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04

S, c. r, Red baby chicks, Matched by
hens, this week aud next, for sale at
10 cents eseh. Mro. G. Is, Colony,
hrooksvills, Mise,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-04

Ll5J VI ICttSAo LCuldItllIls Ill VIC DO6t~
Office for week ending May 2:
l. H.sAtkins Mrs. D. B. Wilson
Anderson
Rev. j. Barred L. W. Crump
Sue Lee Foote Matte Body
Gertrude Griggsby> Mrs. L. A. Graham
Eli Gracesom Mrs. Sue Howard
Mepa Holbrook Tommie Hyde
c. Nj. Johnson Willie Mary Mar
challer
Ciresa Miller Mrs. Minnie Moore
Eliza Ann Morton Lillian Pryor
Lillian Pryor Allie Small
Rose Bell Vonas Frank Walker
Pleas May Mrs. Mandy Martin
j. M. Williams Mrs. S. ]. Williams
When calling for above letters,
please say advertised, and present one
cent at the general delivery window.
A. G. FAINT, P. NJ.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-14
RED CROSS NOTES.
previous.

At meeting of the Red Cross last
evening, Miss Johnson, the instructor
from Los Angeles, explained the ne
cessity of having all Red Cross ar
ticles made according to standard.
She suggested that the women write
to Garden City, N. Y, for the main
number of the Red Cross Magazine,
which is especially devoted to what
Women Can Do"
Work was begun this morning on
the Red Cross materials. There is a
great deal to be done and anyone wish
ing to help may do so. They are
working at the Red Cross headquar-
ters on Sixth street between Main and
State. Four sewing machines have
been borrowed from the High School
and the material is waiting.
The ballot boxes have been taken
TO all valley towns for your dimes
and quarters, so instead of going to
the soda fountain each afternoon just
drop your dime in the box.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-14
JAPAN PROTESTS
j. S. ACT|ON n
4. :. NOTE TO CHINA TAKEN AS
UNJUST INTERFERENCE.
DESIRES RECOGNITION
JAPAN SUGGESTS L. S. CONSULT
HER BOARDING CHINA.
affairs OF China Have Great Bear
ing cn Future of Japan, Which
Demands Recognition.
OBy Associated P-ess)

Toxic, June l4.-The question Of
: hina existing as an issue between
the United States and Japan has been
brought sharply to the surface by
u note of the American government
TO China expressing regret over the
cissention there and q desire that
t. tranquility be established.
Japan considers that the Chinese
situation is extremely vital to the
question of Japan's future.
Wants Recognition.
The present issue is whether or not
the United States will abandon the
p,erogative of Independent action in
China and henceforth consult Japan
whenever making suggestions.
The recent note caused considerable
surprise in Japan, whore it was con-
an interference upon the
part of the United States.
The japanese mission in Washing
ton has been instructed to regard the
situation rs offering IN unparalleled
for closer understanding
between the United States and ia
pan, though a full discussion of the
iaany complex questions regard
ing the war and revolution in China.
Send Mission.
Japan will send mission to the
United States early ir July and it
Will have broad powers especially IL
consolidation.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-14
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Here Is the Order of Increase: Ca
leXicO, Eel Centre, Brawley,
Imperial, HOltville.

County Superintendent Shibley to-
day announced that the total average
oaily attendance of the elementary
schools of the county was 1881, or an
increase of II per cent over the pre-
vious year-a record cqualled by but
few counties in California.
The greatest percentage of growth
was that of Calexico, which gained
26 per cent in the year. FL Centro
was next with II per cent increase.
Brawley attendance for the year was
800, an increase of 26 pupils over
the previous year. Imperial reported
297 pupils, or % pupils increase in
the year. Holtville pupils numbered
249, an increase of Is over the year
previous.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-14
s, P. To BUILD
EXHIBIT ROOM
RAILROAD WILLING TO HELP
VALLEY SHOW ITESLF.
SPEND$3300O AT INLAND
SUPT. WHALEN URGES COOPER
ALTON WITH VALLEY.
Fine Concrete Structure to Grace
Junction Town, Which viii
Include an Exhibit.

The Southern Pacific will build be-
fore next winter reinforced con-
crete mission style depot, dining
loom and exhibit building at inland,
to cost $4,000. The railroad COM
pany will agree to keep the exhibit
building in good condition if the as
sociated chambers of the Valley fur
nish the exhibits.
This was announced at a meeting
tetween representatives of the South
ern Pacific and Chambers of Com
merce and other civic organizations
in Imperial Valley in the banquet
DOM of the Barbara Worth hotel this
afternoon.
Attending the meeting were Super
intendent w. H. Whalen, General
Freight Agent E. w. Ciapp and Com
mercial Agent Sparks, of the South
o,n Pacific; l. c. Blanchard and T..
II. Jones, of Calexico; c. H. Connect,
Seeley: F. S. Lack and w. II. Best,
of Brawley; C. H. Smith and c. W.
Waite, of Imperial; H. H. Clark of
Calipatria, C. C. HNrxy of INLAND,
Warren Currier of Holtville, r. j..
Jones, President Fuller, of the Ell
Ccntro Chamber; J. Thea, F. A. Ryder
and E. r. Grossman.
After enthuiastic speeches favor
ing the inland exhibit idea, from Val
ley men, Superintendent Whaler
again assured the others of the will
Ingness of his company to cooper
ate with the people of the Valley in
the upbuifding of the entire section.
He stated that it would not be long
before INLAND itself would show what
was being done in the raising of pro-
quest of Imperial Valley, but before
then an exhibit should be maintained
and large sign erected telling those
who passed of what they were mis-
sing. He asked the chambers to
submit to him what they wanted of
the Southern Pacific in the way Of
an exhibit and that the plans for the
new buildings would be changed TO
meet the requirements.