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Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
HOgs and the Southern Farmers
Opportunity.

When hogs last week touched
s2O a hundred on foot in Kansas
City, all records were smashed
Yet despite these prices, it was re.
ported that receipts that day were
only $4,000 head, whereas 10000
head is about normal days re.
ceipts at this season. The fact is
that the Northern corn feeding
farmer can't see much money in
hogs even at 800, if he has to feed
them on 80 corr.
But here is the Southern farm.
els opportunity. The Govern,
ment will probably fix the price
of the wheat crop now being har-
vested at about $685. a bushel to
to the farmer, and the price of the
1918 crop of wheat is to be fixed
at not less than 80. This means
that corn will hardly go olower than
S1.25, which is full double the av
rage for the past ten years. In
lrn, this means that hogs on foot
will range from $12 to Sl5 or bet
ter, since the hog raising states of
the North and West depend main,
ly on corn as hog feed.
Now any man who knows any.
thing about the South's possibili-
ties as a cheap feed producing sec
tion knows that there's big money
in $12 and $15 hogs, provided, al.
ways, we utilize the advantages
nature has given us and depend on
feeds other than corn. In other
words, by having a good Bermuda
and bur and white clover pasture,
with adjoining patches of peanuts,
soy beans, velvet beans, chufas,
sweet potatoes and alfalfa to turn
the hogs on in turn, we can, by
using some corn to harden them,
clay it all over" the Northern
farmer when it comes to producing
cl.eap pork. This is not theory,
but fact-proved by our expert
m1nt stations and our best farmers.
With these facts in mind, we
believe one of the best investments
we can make this All with s0tul
of our surplus funds will be to buy
a few good brood sows and 90 into
hog raisingin modest way, letting
it supplement the other farm activ-
tiles, rather than supplant them.
There's money in hogs, and there
will continue to be money in them
for the man who raises and fattens
them on cheap home grown feeds.
Progressive Farmer.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Four-Footed Farm Tractor.

In plowing and cultivating, a
well.trained, intelligent team OF
horses means much to a farmer.
The. efore it is not surprising that
many agriculturists are slow in ac
repting the tractor, with its clum
sy wheels and grinding motor, for
such work. For these reluctant
ruralists, however, a new kind Of
machine has been invented. 1t is
wheelless and comes as near being
a four-legged steel horse as any.
thing ever conceived outside the
realm of cartoondOm. The ingeni-
BUSINESS of the contrivance makes
it humorous. 1t has feet and legs
as we'll as hips, knees and ankles,
and is designed to amble along as
steadily as any sorrel team that
ever pulled a disk. The chief diff
ference in the arrangement of the
pedal extremities of the machine
and those of a flesh and blood draft
animal, is that there are no forward
and hind legs. Instead there are
outside and inside ones, as the two
pairs are mounted on opposite
sides, rather than ends, of a rect
angular frame. A picture of this
old machine is a feature of the Oc
tober Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Letter from Camp Pike.

Hon. A. T. Dent, a member of the
local board, received this week letter
from Mr.. Bevill Peterson, and as it will
be undoubtedly read with interest by
many of The Beacon's readers, MIR Dent
has kindly allowed US to publish a por-
ton of it:
"When this reaches you, your board
will probably be busy trying to get to-
gether the next 10 per cent of the draft
quota, am writing to warn future
men that they should brig more clothes
and necessary articles for bodily com.
'Urt ard cleanliness Il an is indicated or
nc uc'iG- Ten card. The dec'oicn ~
take white men only will probably bring
some in who did not figure on being for
long time. We have all types of me1
here. Some from Louisiana, who can
not speak English. Max and | went
through alright. except that we should
have brought copies of our physical ex-
animation records with US. You must
have mailed them as | see they had
made the records yesterday.
wyatt and Beard are in barracks
just below us. We can talk across, but
are not allowed to shake hands, as we
are quarantined. Being quarantined, it
is important that the men bring every
thing that they will need for fourteen
days. 1t is rather inconvenient to get
anybody to bring anything in. We
were furnished with a cot, mattress,
two blankets and an eating outfit. The
40 per cent will surely not get more
than this. They should bring sheets for
cot, pillow and pillow cases, top shoes
told, but good; no low quarters), leg
gins, an extra pair old trousers, shirts
with soft collars, underwear, sox. tow
els, shaving outfit, including mirror:
Get hair cut before leaving); comb
and brush. tooth brush and paste, soap
(laundry and bath, bath room slippers,
rain coat, watch, stamps and stationery,
something to read, playing cards, four
teen days supply of tobacco.
'If man has mill ary ambitions he
should trv to get copies of The Manual
for Non Commissioned Officers and Pr-
Yates and The Plattsburg Manual
| did not suppose that you would be in
terested in this, but you would certainly
be doing anybody coming over here
good turn by showing him this letter.
Il have an idea that we will get our
uniforms in two or three days now. but
there is no telling when the 40 per cent
will get theirs-not under two weeks
anyway.
"This is a great camp, but I haven't
had chance to see much of 1t, and
won't have until the quarantine is lifted.
THE whole company was sick yester-
day from the second typhoid innocula-
ton, but all are better today.
81; is pity that the officials could
not have started this all white sooner,
so as to allow the boards more time.
Hope it does not cause you much trou-
BILE" Very truly yours,
BEvILL PETERSON.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Program of Women's and Girls
Clubs to Be Held October Sd.

On October Sd at eleven O'Clock in
the court room Prof. E. R. Lloyd, State
agent of Farm Extension work, will ad-
dress the women's and girls clubs OF
Noxubee county. Miss Stevens. county
agent of Kemper, will also talk on club
work. All are invited to hear these
speakers,
In the afternoon at 80 the following
demonstrations will be given:
"Hot Water Canning" by Mrs. Vester
Mullins, assisted by Misses 3. H. Rus
sell and Z. NJ. Boykin.
"Meat Canning in Steam Pressure
Gamer" Annette Tyndall. as
sissed by Misses Irene Hubbard and
Rosa Swami.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

Forgotten gravel" This selfish plea
Awakes no deep response ir me.
For, though his grave may never see.
My boy will ne'er forgotten be-
MY real son can never die,
'ris but his body that may lie
In foreign land. and shall keep
Remembrance fond, forever deep
Within my heart of my true son.
Because Of triumphs that he won.
1t matters not where anyone
May lie and sleep when work is done.
It matters not where some men live.
If my dear son hs life must give.
Hosannas will sing for him.
Fen though my eyes with tears be dim.
And when the 'gar is over when
His gallant cor. ra1es come again.
III cheer them "a they're marching by,
Rejoicing that they did not die
And when his vacant place sec
My heart will bound with Joy that he
Was mine 80 long My fair young son
And cheer for him whose work is done.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Red Cross Notes.

The Noxubee Chapter A. R. C. wishes
to thank those who pledged themselves
to give each month or week a certain
sum of money to the Red Cross The
people are always willing and do help
when called on, but it is gratifying to
know that each month the Red Cross
can be sure of certain amount, even
if it is a small amount. Just get in the
habit of stopping by the Red Cross
rooms each month and doing your "bit"
by leaving a dollar You would be sur
prised to know the number of comfort
able things we can transform that dol
lar into for the boys.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Important Notice TO the County
Canning Clubs.

Every person In the county who wants
assistance in selling their canned prod
ucts, will please write me at once ex-
actly how many cans, whett er No. 2's
or No. S's, and whether tomatoes, beans.
soup mixture or what, so | will know
what we have to offer. Don't depend
on telling me or phoning, please write
it so that it can be kept tabulated.
Then | am going to ask everybody in
the county who has done canning for
home use to count their containers
glass jars, tins. bottles. etc, and write
me the number by October Sd, so 1t may
be included in report of our years work.
We are anxious to know just how much
we have at home as we'll as what we
are going to sell.
Those who read this notice will please
ask all others to comply with this re-
quest.
Don't forget that October Sd is our
Exhibit Day and the committees are
anxious that every community in the
county have an exhibit.
Please also remember that October
Sd is "give-a-can day" for benefit CT
Red Cross and that Mrs. T. W. Tate
and Miss Alice Bush will be at the
court house to receive all donations.
Let's all be ready and have our exhibits
in place not later than A o'clock on
October End. Sincerely yours,
MRS. ANNETTE SMYTH TYNDALL,
County Agent.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
THE SON

Edward Markham, the poet. under the unpatri-
otic title, Il Did Not Raise My Boy to Be Sol
der, wrote this stanza:
20, mothers. will you longer give your sons
TO feed the awful hunger of the guns2
What is the worth of all these battle drums
If from the field the loved one never comes?
What all these loud hosannas to the brave
If all your share is some forgotten grave"
DR.. James D. Hughes, for over thirty years su-
perintendent of education Of the schools of Toron
to. Canada answered this poem. Greater signif-
cance is given to the answer by the fact that Dr..
Hughes own son was killed in battle and lies
somewhere in France His answer follows
God gave my son in trust to me:
Christ died for him, and he should be
man for Christ. He is his own,
And God 8 and man =, not mine alone.
He was not mine to give" He gave
Himself that he might help to save
All that a Christian should revere,
All that enlightened men hold dear.
ITO feed the gunsw Oh torpid soul
Awake and see life as a whole.
When freedom. honor. justice. right.
We're threatened by the despot's might.
With heart atlame and soul alight
He bravely went with God TO fight
AGAINST base savages whose pride
The laws of God and man dehed:
Who slew the mother and her child,
Who maidens pure and sweet defled.
He did not go to feed the guns.
He went to save from ruthless Huns
His home and country, and to be
A guardian Of democracy.
What if he does not Gomez you say.
All. welll My sky should be more gray.
But through the clouds the sun would shine
Ard vital memories be mine
God test of manhood is know,
Not will he Gomez" but did he go?"
And yet he went with purpose high.
t. fight for peace and overthrow
The plans of Christ's relentless foe.
He dreaded not the battlefield;
II went to make fierce vandalS yield
II he comes not again to me
| shall be sad but not that he
Went like a mana hero true
II part unselfishly to do
My heart will feel exultant pride
That for humanity he died.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

Children should be trained at
school to read books worth while.
At present what they read is sto.
ries, stories and still more stories.
Their older brothers and sisters
read the Sunday newspapers, the
magazines, and novels, novels and
still more novels. Why cannot a
graded course of solid reading be
required, one book a month during
the school year! 1t could be done.
1t should be done. If we had the
authority, we would add: 1t shall
be done.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

There are many anxious people
whose winter coal is not in and
who have been hoping that circum-
stances might cause a recession of
retail prices now that the price of
coal at the mines has been brought
down by Government intervention.
$50 far nothing has occurred to give
them a guarantee of immunity from
what they regard as sheer imposi
ton. They hope to hear within a
few days of action by Coal Controll
or Garfield that will make them
glad they waited before putting in
their orders.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Notice to tho Public.

] have just had my ginnery at Pau
lette overhauled and put in first class
condition and am prepared to gin cotton
at $3 50 per bale, furnishing bagging
and ties.
Will pay highest market price for
cotton seed. THos. MCEENRY.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
SPECIAL PRIZES.

SfEClAL PRIZES.
Brooksville Hdw. & Furniture Co =
l Keen Kutter axe and handle for best
Duroc Jersey pig under l year old, in
Boys Pig Club.
i rs eFeniture Co. Riding
BIRDIE, value So 90, Ito be applied.
w r Avery fountain pen Ito be
arp'io3).
Prizes will be offered for the best ex-
hibit of Buff Leghorns.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Sto<k and Farm Implements.

. Having disposed of my farm, offer the follow
inc property for sale: p dairy cows; mules, six
years old; farm wagon; pows, sweeps DISC mar
e,, . horse cultivator No. Is DeLaval cream
seoarator: 800 bales hay milk cans. buckets etc,
A7hone 1881. =. y, hiUnnoEst;. Mn. M;..
k-ep&-9t foule = D"A O'' Hi"'0u' N''s'
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

Mrs Ed Owens, knitted muffier.
Mrs. E: T. Bush, pair knitted wrist
lets.
Mrs. J. F. Ames, pair knitted socks,
Mrs. j. @. Polndexter, two pairs
knitted socks.
Mrs. W. S. Tucker, one pair knitted
socks.
BROOKSVILLE AUXILIARY:
48 hospital bed shirts.
II operating gowns.
66 suits pajamas.
36 operating leggins
36 bed socks
72 wash cloths
"a handkerchiefs
sHUQUALAK.
IL suits pajamas.
X-PRAIRIE.
"a hospital bed shirts.
CLIFToNvILLE.
"a hospital bed shirts
"a shoulder wraps
3 lounging robes
Is suits pajamas
MACON.
"a hospital bed shirts
78 sheets
AZ operating sheets
II face towels
108 pillow cases
IL bed socks
IL hot water bags
ITO napkins
72 tray cloths
loungng robes
pairs ward slippers
"a shoulder wraps
Is hospital leggings
"a wash cloths
18 table cloths
II operating gowns
63 suits pajamas
as handkerchiefs
II operating caps
pairs knitted wristlets
6 mutflers
Is ;" socks
CALHOUN.
suits pajamas
sheets
IL pillows cases
IL face towels
II bed shirts
operating caps
pairs knitted socks.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

Wanfo1-A A large piano box. Phone Mrs. 2 II.
""i'sSu Hunter or write Minor Trimbe Ma
con, Miss. sep&
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

Olllce AT macon, MISS, Tor the week
ending September 26th, 1917:
Doca Barnes Lillian Barnes
Lula Barnett Robert Bell
Mary Bryson Harry Bracy
Addie Connor Annie ConnOr
Mrs Rebecca Cotton Leila Dabbs
T f Futgate Mrs Sallie Glass
Green Glass Mrs Mary Kyler
Tommie Triplett f. johnson
Mrs Mary Jackson J T Lockett
Mrs Rosetta Jordan f Brown
Mrs Peggie Murray RusselKeinhard
Mrs Minnie Paulette Clara Robertson
Lucius Richardson lydia Roby
Lloyd Simpson Ellie Smith
Henry Stewart James Tolbert
Hattie Waemas Stella Walker
Miss Helen Williams Annie Williams
Mrs Selma Williams Leslie Williams
Junior Williams
When calling for above letters,
please say advertised, and present one
cent at the general delivery window.
A. G. FAINT, p. M.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28

The best hosiery-"Buster Brown,
at Walter B. Pstty's,
Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

List of letters remaining in the post
office at Macon, Miss, for the week
ending September 26.h, 1917:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
BROADENING Of ACTIVITIES
MARKS DRIVE IN NEW YORK

tBy Associated PreSsl
NEW YORK, October 20.--With the
Liberty loan campaign entering on
it's last stage, n broadening of activi-
ties marks the drive on the New York
Federal Reserve District to-day. The
Boy Scouts of America took their places
in the ranks of the army OF workers
and visited thousands of homes in their
efforts to sell bonds; a fleet Of air
planes from Mineola was prepared to
lombard the city with loan messages,
and hundreds of special committees
made direct appeals to crowds in the
streets theaters and department stores
Liberty loan bondholders OF German
birth or descent will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the Carl Schurz statue on
riverside Drive for the announced pur-
pose Of demonstrating that Americans
OF German lineage are not only loyal.
but among the substantial investors OF
the bonds.
Subscriptions in the district yester-
day reached sGO5, 900 600, a gain of an
proSimately sGo.o0oOoo for tho day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

clearly understand that this is their
loan. We have often in the past heard
discrimination made between the pco-
ple and the bondholdcrs.
Now. II only persons choose. they
can themselves become the bond
holders. and the men OF small or mod
crate means will show themselves
blind to their own interests. no less
than lacking in farsightcd patriotism,
IL they do not subscribe forthwith.
Uncle Sans promises to pay should
be widely distributed among Uncle
Sans people. But If they won't do
their duty. they will force the gov
eminent to have only one recourse.
especially to the big business mon.
Let every man who has even a lit
tie money remember that this is one
OF the rare cases where it Is his duty
to be patriotic, and where at the same
time ii will be TO his financial ad-
vantage to be patriotic.
The bonds offer an absolutely safe
invcstmcnt-the safest in the entire
world. The men VINO buy the bonds
are not making Il sift to the govern
ment; they are doing an excellent
stroke OF business for themselves at
the same time that they help the gov
eminent. II it is OF interest, ] may
add that l am advising others to do
only what 1 have myself done"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
M. (. CKURCH'S
PASTOR PRAISES
IRON REMEDY
Doctors Had Almost Given His
Daughter Up to Die-No One
Thought She Could Live.
WAS A LIVING SKELETON
Through Use of Acid Iron Min
cral Daughter Was Restored
to Health, Says Rev.
o. b. Newton.
WAS 4 LIVING SKELETON

The following tribute to medicine
from Rev. DR.. o Il. Newton, pastor
NJ. Il. Church. speaks volumes for the
medicinal value OF natural iron as il
Is now concentrated, tested and bottled
by the Ferr"dine Chemical Corp. under
the name OF Acid Iron Mineral. He
said:
MY little girl suffered from gas
tritis. acute RiiEht's disease and dcvel-
opcd symptoms OF pcliagra For sew
eral months she was an invalid and
reduced almost TO a skeleton No one
who saw her thought she could possi-
bly, live. The best medlca, skill avail
able was applied. but with no results
She only grew worse, until physicians
told us not TO he surprised at her death
at any time. Our attention was rrst
called to kidney and bladder pill
and we gave her part OF one flfty-ccnt
bottle. after which we gave her Acid
Iron Mineral regularly. She is now
well. and has all her faculties well de-
Veioped again. and you would not
guess she had ever had a sick day in
her life by her appearance We have
recommended Aim to several friends
and do most heartily recommend il to
any one suffering from any trouble
which IL claims 10 relieve" Respect
fullY tsigned) o. r. Newton. Pastor
NJ f. Church, South. Chatham. Va.
''''h' many prepared TfmeulcS con-
tanning Iron, Acid Iron Mineral does
not act as a laxative. but the neccs-
sity OF keeping tho liveS and bowels
working normally being 40 apparent.
the Ferrodine Chemical Corn. puts up
an Aim Liver Pill in CSC boxes which
. arc rec commended az part OF the treat
ment when using Ar.d Iron Mineral.
| These little pills are the best we can
recommend and are very inexpensive.
Note.--Acid Iron Mineral Is just a
highly concentrated form of natural
medicinal Iron. alcoholic and very
economical Whole families should
take IT. II never Injuries the teeth,
goes from two to six times as far
and Is many times more powerful and
/ tfcient than other inferior prepara-
/ lions half teaspoonful in q tumbIer
| OF water after meals makes n delight
f. fnl. tnviEorating and mos. unusual
/ tonic stomach, kidney and bladder
regulator. Cleansing the blood. en-
riching and purifying it. watch how
quickly the appetite increases and the
user gains weight. Most druggists sell
ACID Iron Mineral in both a large and
small size bottle. Get a bottle TO-DAY
ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

family and my country as 1 pay taxes
to maintain police to keep robbers
away. But. too. 1 did 1t that tho world
might be forever rid OF that class Of
men who had for forty years planned
the conquest OF the world in order that
they might make slaves OF all man
kind. and they themselves live in the
high places upon the labors Of the
people OF the free nations where the
liberty OF the individual had been
brought to that high plane Of equal
ity. justice and the franchise. helped
strike the final blow OF the world
against the theory that might makes
associates were divincly endowed to
rule other men regardless of reason.
or justice. or the dictates OF humanity.
Liberty bond is badge OF honor.
and truly poor-spirited indeed is the
man OF America to-day who fails to
raise his hand or the power Of his
earnings against the beast In Europe
who has drenched tho world with
blood. who has torn countless families
apart. who has wrecked and ruined
human bodies by the millions, who has
laid waste countless homes. who has
dashed to pieces the hopes and loves
and all that was dear TO millions of
human hearts.
Strike. Americans! All cannot be
soldiers. for it takes five behind the
lines to keep one efficient at the front
But strike as freemen. equip the fight
ing men at the front to the very last
necessary thing. and thousan ds OF lives
will be saved and the war made shorter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
tBy Associated Prcssl

WASHINGTON, October 2o.-The
Liberty loan campaign to-day pro-
crossed to the threshold of official
expectation. and paused. Treasury
heads had hoped the $4,000. 100000 line
would be crossed. Apparently the big
total stopped Just short of the mark.
with an estimnted total of l.s73,ooo.-
600. 49,"
Tho result means that the huge sum
of $500. 100000 day will have to be
subscribed every day of the remaining
week Of the campaign with n hand
full of millions TO spare. IL the 5000,
0Oo,o0o goal is reached when sub
scription books close next Saturday
night
Official returns from the twelve re-
serve banks-rcpresenting subscrip-
tions upon which the per cent OF the
sum applied for actually has been paid
into the reserve banks--increascd dur
ing tho day to within less than $1,000
600 of 1920. 100000. AS announced by
the Treasury tonight. the official re-
turns and the estimated subscriptions
were as follows:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
Totals .......sl.1s9,T4o,55o sl,a7s.ooO. 600
APPARENT APATHY
CAUSES GREAT CONCERN

The $4,000, 100000 total can be at
tanned next week, officials asserted, IL
there be no lct-up in the campaign and
II districts in the Middle West. the
Southwest and the West are aroused
from an apparent apathy. which thus
far has caused great concern.
Through this section OF the coun-
try" the official announcement says.
particularly in rural communities
subscriptions are not coming in rapid
ly. General apathy appears to prevail
in parts of Iowa. Illinois, Missouri.
Arkansas and Texas. In the eastern
part of the South. bad weather and
delayed sales Of cotton are blamed for
the poor showing. Hope is expressed
by committeeman in charge OF these
districts that they will be able to fiji
their quotas II the farmers can he
aroused to the vital necessity of sub
scribinE TO the loan
publication OF Secretary McAdoo's
promise TO prosecute persons attempt :
ing 10 impede the progress OF the loan,
by making %tihdrawals Of deposits
from banks biying bonds. has had Il
very salutary effect Many who form
erly were working against the loan
now are becoming subscribers"
; Liberty Day. it is thought. will be
the banner day OF the campaign. A
total subscription OF $1,000. 600. 600 on
this day. next Wednesday. is tho goal
which hundreds of thousands Of work
ers are striving TO reach