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Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Three years ago, Dec. 4, 1915, Henry Ford's peace party left for Europe.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Thanksgiving dinner before venturing on the heaving ocean.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-06

Now if everyone can get an advance in pay of 25 per cent, their cost of living will only go up 50 per cent.
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W.. S. S.

No one appreciates more keenly than
| do the activity Of the various commit
tees and agents in the War Saving
Stamp Drive.
Noxubee county hos not gone lover
the top" and 1T is difficult to say Just
exactly what amount has been sub
scribed for the.reason all the reports
from the various districts have not yet
come in. / would approximate it. how
ever, at about $3.50, 900, or possibly
1915, 900. This leaves US about $500, OOO
short. have no doubt that this
amount will be subscribed in event we
have good crops.
There are no more patriotic people IN
the world than in this county and not a
man. woman or child failed to measure
IN to the full limit Of their ability in
giving aid in thia drive. They not only
gave their time and attention, but paid
their expenses out of their W pockets
While we did not go lover the top the
people Of Noxubee county are to be
congratulated on their untiring efforts
in trying to meet every assessment.
With the exception or two or three.
every person in the county has gone
their full limit. 1t is true that the
needs of our government just now is
very great. great indeed, because OF
the fact that the ssccess of the war alb
soIutely depends upon the American
People, who are willing to make any
sacrifice that autocracy may cast into
oblivion. GEORGE RICHARDSON,
County Director.
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near Scott, Mississippi. At both of
these points a heavier infestation, due
to different seasonal conditions, was
encountered and pronounced results
were obtained from the poison.
In every case the experiments were
conducted on comparatively small
areas. subject to continual influx OF
weevils from surrounding u~ntreated
cotton, but in spite of this a very
definite weevil control resulted o
poisoning. The open cotton in every
case showed a definite gain to the
last row of treatment. The gains per
acre ranged from ESQ pounds to 1907
pounds of seed cotton.
The experiments have shown that
a very fine powder is taken up more
readily by the dew and held in sus-
pension for the weeyils than coarsely
powdered chemicals. This physical
condition is especially important since
the poison is applied in the form OF
a dust spray.
/ The poison has proved most effect
i've when applied just as the cotton
| SldCheuS Ill UlUOllllhS'
interval between applications is about
one week. The more effective poison
ing can be done while the dew is on
the plant, as the poison not only
clings to the plant better, but has
much less tendency to drift from the
cotton. The most effective time for
applying usually is between 4 p. m.
and 9 a. m. The cost of treatment
has averaged about 81 per acre for
each application.
This, however, may be reduced con-
siderably when large areas are spray
ed and when improved machinery re-
curing less poison is employed. The
cost may be reduced still further
when it is possible to mix the poison
with other powders, such as lime.
which will act as carriers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given of the intention Of the
Board of Supervisors of Noxubee county, Mississ-
ippi, to borrow on August 9Th. 1918. at 2 s'clock p.
M, FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, for the
purpose of defraying general county expenses
(other the judicial expenses at a rate of interest
not to exceed 6 per cent. per annum.
1t is the purpose of the Board of Supervisors to
issue a loan warrant for raid money to be Dor
rowed. due and payable on the LIST of January.
1919. out of the first money received for taxes of
the year. 1918. on account Of the general county
fund.
Bids or proposals to lend said money to Noxubee
county, Miss. are invited to be filed with the un
der signed on or before the
First Monday of August. 1918 at 2 o'clock o. m.
The Board reserves the the right to reject any or
all bids made.
lode 1906, section 334.
By order of the Board of Supervisors. this July
Ord. 1918. JOHN A. TYSON,
Clerk Board of Supervisors of Noxubee county,
Mississippi. Up, O.. Macon. Miss.]
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CITATION NOTICE.

The State OF Mississippi.
The Estate In the Chancery Court
No. 1910 of OF NoxuDee COMFY
Mrs. Lou J. Hall. State OF MississipPi.
To the following non-residents of the state
of Mississippi. viz:-Louise May, whose P.o.
address and place of residence is Blanchard
Oklahoma, Kelly May. a minor. R. X. Woot-
ten. guardian Of Kelly May and Geneva
May, the P. o. address and place OF residence
of each of whom is Chickasha, Oklahoma
Mrs. Halle Barefield. whose p. o. address
and place Of residence is 315h Vine street.
Chattanooga. Tenn
the Chancellor OF our said Chancery Court
at a term TO be holden at the Court House:
in the City of Macon, in said County. OF
Noxubee. on the 4th Monday in October,
A. D. 1918, then and there to show cause
if any they can. why the finBl account OF l.:
]. Bate, Admir-. Of the estate of Lou ]. Hall
should not be allo wed and approved and ne
finally and lilly discharged and he and MS
s~ureties on his bono be released.
Witness my signature and the seal of said
court aft xed at my Office in City OF Macon.
Miss, this 9th day of June, 1918.
JOHN A, TYSON, Clerk.
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All Of the Same OPINION.

Then again it was proposed
if we did not fight Germany now
stab her in the back while Eng
land and France have her down
that we would have to fight her
alone, and other excuses or causes
imaginary and real, for war were
assigned. Now, personally, |
| think tie cause of this wal was
the interference on the part Of
Germany, with commerce be-
tween New York and London. |
have always thought it was pure
ly a matter of pecuniary profit,
and | think so still"
SENATOR VARDAMAn.
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Boil WeevI Exterminator Found

Washington, July 6.-As a result
of experiments at Tallulah, La, the
control of the boil weevil is judged
by the Department of Agriculture to
be in a fair way of accomplishment.
BY using an %arsenical which is
ground to very fine powder, it is
blown on the plants by an apparatus
for dust spraying. Machines for this
purpose already are on the market.
The department has developed anna
chine which will dust 200 acres per
day. An intermediate type, which
will dust twenty to thirty acres now
is in progress of manufacture.
An interesting feature of these eX-
periments is that Representative Will
son, of the Fifth Louisiana district,
only last year had the greatest diff
Guilty in securing a continuance of the
appropriation for the work which now
promises to save millions of dollars
in cotton values.
DEADLY DRINK.
In the future, when the weevil
which has been taking heavy toll of
the cotton crop and annually extend
ing his feeding grounds, stops his
work of puncturing cotton squares
and bolls and ambles forth to quench
his thirst from a dewdrop or raindrop
on the cotton plant, he is likely to
encounter a poisoned draught which
will be as effective as a Knockout
drop.
What this means to the cotton
growers of the South and the indus
try as a whole hardly can be esti-
mated in dollars and cents, but the
curtailment of the weevil's activities
is so important as to make the discov-
cry by the Tallulah station one of its
most striking and valuable contribu-
tons to the agricultural industry.
X. K. Coad, of the Bureau of Ento-
mology. while working on some bio
logical Investigations of the boil
weevil, found although the weevils
are not hard drinkers they drink reg
ularly from the rain or dew collect
ed in droplets on the leaves of the
cotton plants, Having been on the
trail of the cotton boil weevil for
some time, his logical inquiry was:
why not poison the water which the
weevils drink"
Since 1913 Mr.. Coad, with a corps
of entomologists, with headquarters
at Tallulah, has been experimenting
with various poisons applied in diff
ferent ways, all with the purpose OF
administering a dose which would be
fatal to these insects which have in.
vaded such a large part of the cotton.
producing territory of the South.
PRONOUNCED RESULTS.
A number of experiments were
conducted also in the north delta il
Chicot county, near Lake Village, Ar
kansas, and in Washington county
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12
WHEN FATHER PLAYED BASE
BALL.

The smell of arnica is strong,
And mothers time is spent
In rubbing fathers arms and back
With burning liniment.
The house is like a druggists shop;
Strong odors fill the hall,
And day and night we hear him
grOan,
He's forty past, but he declared
That he was young as ever;
And in his youth, he said, he was
A baseball player clever.
So when the business men arranged
A game, they came to call
On dad and asked him if he thought
That he could play baseball.
Il haven't played in fifteen years.
Said father. but | know
That | a stop the %grounders hot,
And | a make the throw.
| used to play a corking game;
The curves, | know them all;
And you can count on me, you bet,
To join your game of ball"
On saturday the game was played,
And all of us were there:
Dad borrowed an old uniform,
That Casey used to wear.
He paid three dollars for a glove.
Wore spikes to save a fall:
He had the makeup on all right.
When father played baseball.
At second base they stationed him
A liner came his way.
Dad tried to stop it with his knee.
And missed a double play.
He threw into the bleachers twice:
He let a pop fly fall.
on, we were all ashamed of him.
When father played baseball.
He tried to run, but tripod and fell
He tried to take a throw,
1t put three fingers out of Joint,
And father let it go.
He stopped a grounder with his face
Was spiked, nor was that all.
1t looked to us like suicide,
When father played baseball.
At last he limped away, and now
He suffers in disgrace;
HIS arms are bathed in liniment:
Court plaster hides his face.
He says his back is breaking, and
His legs won't move at all:
1t made a wreck of father'when
He tried to play baseball.
The smell of arnica abounds;
He hobbies with a cane;
A row of blisters mar his hands.
He is in constant pain.
But lame and weak as father is.
He swears he'll lick us all
Ii we dare even speak about
The day he played baseball.
Edgar A. Guest.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
The State of Mississippi. Noxubee County

The State Of Mississippi. Noxubee County.
Elk Parte Petition
No. 4121 of In Chancery
Percy c. Ratliff, ct al.
In pursuance of a decree rendered in the above
stated cause at the April Term,'A, D., 1918. of the
Court aforesaid. dated April 23d. 1918, add of an
amended decree in vacation dated June Is, 1918.
the undersigned commissioner in said cause ap-
pointed. will on
Monday. the 18th day of July. A. D.. 1918.
in front of the west door of the court qouse in the
City of Macon. in said county, within legal hours.
proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest bid
der. the following described real estate, lying and
being situated in said coudty and state, to-wit:
Northeast quarter section s, township IA, range
l6 east. l6O.acres: east half of southeast quar-. sec,
q, 80 acres; east half of northeast quarter section
%. 80 acres; west half southeast quar-, Sec. 30, so
acres; east y of east y less 1914 acres off east
side Section 81, III 75-l00 acres; 76A acres off of
east side west " of east v Section 81, east u of
less S3 acres off of south end thereof being 66
acres, all of above lands being in Township IA.
Range II E.. and west u of northeast Y and
east y of northwest u of Section q, Township
10. Range l6 E..
Terms of Sale:-Cash 1.-THE sale to be reported
to the Chancellor in vacation for confirmation
within ~ days after the sale shall have been
made.
The lands will be sold as an entirety.
The title to the above-described property ia be-
lieved to be perfect, but | shall only convey such
title as vests in me by virtue of said final decree.
June Is. 1918.
JOHN A. TYSON.
Chancery Clerk and Special Commissioner.
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.
No. 9714.

NOs war
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the
undersigned Clerk on or before Two O'Clock
p. m. on
Monday, the 5th day Of Aususs, 1915,
for furnishing the material for and construct
ing according to plans and specifications now
on file in the Chancery Clerks office OF Noxu-
bee county, Mississippi. the follc wing:
A wooden bridge over Ash Creek. on the
Goodwin Road.
Said work to be completed within 80 days
from the date of awarding the contract.
The contract will be let to the lowest bid
der who must, during the meeting 1T which
the contract is awarded, ente1 into formal
contract and furnish bond, with sufficient
~sureties. for the prompt, proper and efficient
performance of the contract. in penalty not
less the contract price. The Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. The con:
tractor to pay for second inspcetio:. if made
made, and for recording bond and contract.
By order of the Board of Supervisors (vid.
Minute Book 21, page 465), this list day Of
July, 1918.
JNO. A. TYSON,
Cerlk Of Board of Supervisors, Noxubee
County, Miss.
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Letter from Big Bod
Macon. Miss. July 5. 1918.

Macon, Miss, July 8, 1918.
Editor Beacon.
wish 10 notify my old comrades
through your paper why l. was not
present last Friday evening at their
meeting. Our worthy adjutant, Ma
jor Barnes. had notified me that II
was a mistake and that we were to
meet on Saturday. ! came down Fri
day 10 be certain and be there, and
was very much disappointed 10 find
that they had already had the meet
ing. never want to miss a meeting
of my old comrades in any reunion
they may have in NOxubee.
had a letter from my good friend,
Hon. Hardin Brooks, who Is at Ashe-
Vile, n. c., a few days ago, and
know your readers will be gratified
to learn that he Is rapidly recovering
and say he will soon be himself
again. He Is a great Harrison man,
and hopes to be home in time to elect
that worthy gentleman to a seat in
the United States Senate, as he Is for
standing by the President in all war
measures. Hardin only resigned his
commission because he found out that
he was not able physically to fill the
position. He wrote and commended
my letter wherein I praised my
grandson, Porter Swami, Spivey
Douglass and Robert Dinsmore. Said
he endorsed every word I said about
these boys, and said he knew Of his
own knowledge that Spivey had not
had a fair showing at the training
camp, because he had been on de-
tail duty so much, and that he did
not know a better young man than
Spivey, and predicted that he would
get promoted If he had half a chance.
Hardin says he is going to lead the
simple life when he gets home, and II
he is honest in this we are going to
make him move out to Exprairie and
become a farmer, and go with Allie
Swami hunting and fishing.
wrote Col. Roosevelt not long
since and told him that | was a mem
Der of the Mississippi Legislature and
while in session last spring the news
came that he was dead, and that this
news cast a gloom over the entire
Legislature, and expressions OF sor-
row were found on every side, and a
motion to adjourn out Of respect to
his memory was only held back be-
cause the speaker said we had better
wait until the new was confirmed,
and we were all very much relieved
when later in the day we found out
that it was not so. | told him l just
wanted him to know that this body
of Mississippians, democrat Of demo
Gratis, felt kindly towards him and
had a sincere regard for him, be-
cause we regarded him as a red
blOoded American and a man amongst
men. received the following letter
from him a few days since:
June 26th, 1918.
My Dear General Cavett:
Not only was | very greatly pleased
with your letter, but so was Mrs
Roosevelt. | wonder if you know
that three of my mothers brothers
were officers in the Confederate serv-
ice?
Most cordially thanking you, l am
Faithfully yours,
Theodore Roosevelt.
Brig. General r.. D. Cavett,
Macon. Miss:
wrote him that | knew his mother
was a Southern oma and her broth
ers were in the Confederate service,
and that was where he got his good
blood from. admire a manly man,
| do not care which side he be-
longs to.
Goodbye,
Big Bud.
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Notice to Contractors.
mo. 9787)

Avn WIZ
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the un-
dersigned clerk on or two o'clock p. n. on
Monday. the 9Th day of August. 1918.
for furnishing the material for and constructing
according to plans and specifications now on file
in the chancery clerks office of Noxubee county,
Mississippi, the following:
A brick arch six miles west of Macon at Willow
Hamby's place. on the Macon and Louisville ruad.
Said work to be completed within 60 days from
the date of awarding the contract.
The contract will be let to the lowest bidder who
must, during the meeting at which the contract
is awarded. enter into formal contract and fur.
nish bond. with sufficient s~ureties. for the prompt
proper and efficient performance of the contract
in penalty not less the contract price. The board
reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The
contractor to pay for a second inspection, if made
and for recording contract and bond.
By order of the Board of Supervisors this Srt
day of July, 1918.
JNO. A. TYSON, Chancery Clerk,
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Notice to Bridge Contractors.


Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the I'M
dersigned clerk on or before two o'clock p. m, on
Monday. the 9Th day of August. 1918.
for furnishing the material for and constructing
according to plans and specifications now on file in
the chancery clerks Office of Noxubee county,
Missisoippi. the following:
A wooden bridke over slough near C C. Kinard's
house on Crawford and Edmond's bridge road.
Said work to DO completed within thirty days
from the date of awarding the contract.
The contract will be let to the lowest bidder OF
bidders who must. during the meeting at which
tee contract is awarded. enter into formal DON.
tract and furnish bond. with sufficient %sureties
for the prompt. proper and efficient performance
of the contract, in penalty not less the contract
price. The board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. The contractor or contractors to pay
for a second inspection. if made, and for record.
ing contract and bond.
By order of the Board of Supervisors this Bro
day of July 1918.
JNO. A. TYSON. Chancery Clerk
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A Letter TO Senator Vardaman.

j. H. McDermitt of Collins,
Mississippi, received a message
from the war department telling
him of the death of one his sons
in the American Army in France.
A few days later he received a
letter of coincidence from Sena-
tor Vardaman enclosing some of
the Senator literature
accompanied by the request that
he circulates the same.
The letter is too long to repro
duce in full. but below are some
striking paragraphs in it:
You say that if it were all to
do over again you would do Just
as you have done: | take it that
this means that YOU would again
flibuster and vote with the Re-
publicans and a few puny demo-
rats the willful de-
feat the Ship Purchase bill.
You said in the United States
senate: Then again it was pro-
posed if we did not fight Ger
many now-stab her in the back
while England and France have
her downfall we would have
to fight her alone, and other ex-
cuses or causes, imaginary and
real, for war were assigned.
Now personally, | think the cause
of this wal was the interference
on the part of Germany with
commerce between New York
and London. | have always
thought it was purely a matter o.
pecuniary profit and | think sc
STILL
Il do not feel that my brave
patriotic son who has just fatlel
in France died in an unholy caus,
on account of the interference OF
the part of Germany with com
merce between New YORK anC
London. | feel that he died fight
ing for freedom in a just ant
righteous cause.
II cannot distribute your liter
ture. which | believes dissent
mates poison, as it is an appeal t,
the masses for the purpose o
placing you in a position again
where you can still fetter you
government in the prosecution o
this war.
Senator, | have always though
you were a great man of the peo
pie, but your course has led mi
to believe that your sympath.
and feelings and judgment ar
now against us, and that you.
every act and deed has been tt
deter and fetter those in offic,
from vigorously prosecuting thi'
war to a successful conclusion.
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TRUSTEES SALE

The State of Mississippi, Noxubee County.
BY virtue of the provisions of a certain
deed of trust executed by Will FAINT on 9th
day of Feb, 1917. to Wiley Hampton as
trustee to secure to Patience Atkinson a GER
tain Indebtedness therein mentioned. said
trust deed being recorded in Deed Book No.
1913, p sos in Ihancery Clerks Office In said
county, 1, the undersigned as trustee. will on
Monday, the 18th day of July, 1918, within
legal hours in front of the door of the Court
House in the City of Macon, Miss. proceed to
sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash.
WIZ NW1i less rs acres off of the south
end and NE4 ofNWH all in Section 20, T ID
N 16 e in Noxubee County, Miss.
The property mentioned in said trust deed
will be sold to satisfy said indebtedness and
the cost of this proceeding.
WILEY HAMPTON, Trustee.
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WOOD WANTED.
No. 9SS9)

Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the I'M
dersigned clerk on or before
Monday. August 9Th, 1918. at 2 o'clock, p. m.
for the purchase by Noxubee county, Miss. of 100
cords of wood. to be delivered at the county home
within 60 days from the award of the contract,
said wood to be oak. hickory or ash. or yny of said
kind mixed. and so per cent split and so per cent.
round.
Successful bidder to enter into contract and to
give bond in penalty of his bid. and to pay for re-
cording bond and contract.
The board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
By order of the Board of Supervisors, shis July
LIST, 1918.
JOHN A, TYSON. Macpn, Miss.)
Clerk Board Supervisors
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Notice to Dealers in Convict Supplies.

NO. yTI6
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the un.
dersigned clerk on or before 2 o'clock p. m. on
Monday, the 5Nh Day of Aususf, 1915,
for furnishing supplies for the county convicts
for the month of August. 1918, to be delivered
at Macon. Brooksville and Shuqualak, Miss. to the
Convict Overseer, as called for.
Supplies to be furnished as heretofore.
Contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder.
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids.
BY order of the Board of Supervisors of Noxu-
bee County. Mississippi. this LIST dayyof July.
1918. Entered in Minute Book 81 page 466.
JNO. A. TYSON, Chan. Clerk.
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The Hrupp official organ.

"Of course the American en-
tered the war for purely!commer-
cial purposes"
The unanimously expressed sentiment
of the informed Germans in this country.
Thus, in the newspapers and
in public opinion in this country
and abroad, is the great State of
Mississippi linked up with the
enemies of this nation and the as
persons of this nation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12

Il do not feel that when my
son surrendered his life under
the American flag in France that
he was then assisting England to
stab Germany in the back. | do
not think it becoming of you to
make such a charge against any
unfortunate American lad in
France, even though it be your
own SON."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12

We were dragged into this
war by the rich"
CHARLES A. L%INDBURG,
pro-German candidate for the Repub.
lican nomination for senator from
Minnesota.