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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
REACHED END OF PATIENCE
Rookie Felt He Hadn't Enlisted In
Army to Be Made Permanent
Bird. Tender.

A western bishop, just back from
France, where he spent some time at
the front, tells the following nee
dote as illustrative of the fighting
spirit Of the American soldier:
again and again, whenever his regi-
ment had any orders for activity, 1t
fell to the lot of one 'Yank' to take
charge of q crate of carrier pigeons for
one of the officers. Always the same
private was selected for the monOt-
OnOus, unexciting task. 1t became a
standing poke in the regiment, and the
pigeon tender became more and more
disgruntled. AT last, on the eve Of a
battle, he again received orders to
take charge of the pigeons. He could
contain himself nc longer. With an
air Of absolute resolve he walked bold
ly to the tent of the commanding off,
GER and very firmly placed the crate
Of pigeons at the door. On the crate
was a note:
"'Here! take your d birds-I
am going to fight"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
Qevelop q New Metal.

A metal suitable for the very finest
forms of cutlery has been developed
from combining iron, chromium and
cobalt, according to an announcement
made by Prof. W. L. Goodwin Of
Queens university, Kingston, Ontario.
Consul F. s. S. johnson, who is at
Kingston, reports that the new metal
Is easy to work and is shortly to be
put on the market in commercial guam
titles.
Professor Goodwin is chairman Of
the Canadian section of the Society Of
Chemical Industry, which organization,
In conjunction with Canadian chemists
and chemical engineers, is working to-
ward getting a higher degree Of extrac-
lion of useful substances from pres and
finding new uses for waste products.
Canadian chemists were responsible
for the discovery OF the new metal,
which is peculiarly a Canadian product.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
World,s Oldest Town.

A few miles south Of the snow ridge
OF the Caucasus, next door to Europe,
out actually in Asia, there Is a wretch.
ed little village whose fame should be
worldwide. Beneath It's terraced
homes two rivers unite; the clear,
cold Aragwa, fastening from its birth
place in the eternal SHOWS Of the eau
casus to the hot depression Of the Cas-
plan, and the Kura, sullied and dirty,
swinging in from the west to make it's
way across the barren Transcaucasian
steppe, between the mountains Of Dag
hestan and the Armenian highlands.
Mtzkhet is the name Of this PENN
sula town. Only a Russian, with ample
whiskers, a readily pronounce the
word, says Mayna~l Owen Williams
In Christian Herald. There is really
nothing in the peaceful and dirty lit
tie village to compare with the mill
tant aggressiveness Of its name.
Mtzkhet has claims to antiquity that
make the Oldest New England town
appear as a mer baby; for its citi-
zens assert that 1t was founded by one
of Noah's sons, who strolled wei from
Mount Ararat one day and chose this
site because Of its excellent drainage.
The town looks old, to say the least.
Damascus has a verdant freshness
about it that is as deceptive as grease
paint, but Mtzkhet stands out from
green fields and pastures new, like a
weathered fishing smack In an emerald
sea.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
First Atlantic Steam VesaeIa.

The first vessel fitted with steam en-
gi2es to cross the Atlantic was the
Savannah, which reached Liverpool 90
years ago. The Savannah, a ship of
$50 tons, had sailed from the Georgia
city for which she was named on May
"a, 1919, the passage requiring nearly
u days. Most Of the voyage was made
under sail, the coal supply having
been exhausted after ten days at sea.
Six years later the steamship Enter
prise vent from Falmouth, England,
to the East Indies, the first voyage Of
the kind ever made. Regular naviga-
ten Of the ocean between Europe and
America was commenced in June, 1888,
when the steamship Great Western
crossed the Atlantic in 18 days. The
Cunard lines first steamer, the Britain
MICA, a side-wheeler, began service to
Halifax and Boston In 1910. q
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
Eoraettlnu How to Think.

A college professor made the remark
to one Of his classes in the Ohio State
university that he noticed a marked
deterioration in the mental capacity Of
young people Of college-student age
since he first began to come in contact
with them some Is years ago. He said
they seem unable to concentrate their
minds as they used to. What they seem
to learn now, he said, they acquire par.
rotlike. In short. they do not think.
We asked a high-school teacher Of
long and successful experience If this
is true. She said 1t undoubtedly is.
Both she and the college professor at
tribute the ~unprondsing status of boys
and girls to too much scattering of in
terest. There are too many different
things for them to do, their attention
Is constantly being diverted from one
thing to another and the result Is that
they cannot fix their minds on anything
and consequently do nothing well.
Not only do they have a wide diver
sity Of a~musements, but the school cur
riculum itself is given over in large
measure to a very wide variety of So
called studies which by the farthest
stretch Of the imagination cannot be
considered vital or fundamental.
A return to simpler courses In school
and to simpler living outside is needed,
In the view Of our college professor and
our high-school acknowledgements
Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
d~own-and-out. His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack of exercise, i'm.
proper eating and living demands stimula-
ton to satisfy the cry for a health-giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
a man on his feet before he knows it;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient iabora.
tories in Holland. It acts directly and
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely d~own-and-out, but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac.
cept nc substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes.
They are the pure, original, imported
HARLEM Oil Capsules.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

7sery mother realizes, after giving
her children california Syrup Of
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly ~cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish. or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother! If coated, give
a teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
u~ndlgested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When the little system Is full Of
cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, d.
arrhea, Indigestion, colic-remember,
a good "inside cleansing" should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep california
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know q
teaspoonful today saves q sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle Of california Syrup of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill.
dren Of all ages and grown-ups printed
on the bottle. Beware Of counterfeits
sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the
genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company."-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
SONGS ARE ANCIENT
Many Very old and Were Handed
Down From Mouth to Mouth for
Generations

Almost all popular cradle songs are
very old. some Of them so old that,
were they not familiar, they might be
considered the verieSt curioSities Of lit
erature. Through all the changes Of
language they have held their own
upon the lips and In the hearts Of the
people, observes a writer In Kan
a City Journal.
From mouth to mouth they have
come down through the years with an
irresistible swing Of rhythm and pat
ter and jingle Of words till they seem
to have been rather a natural growth
than a human invention.
In all the melodies there is a certain
likeness Of rhythm with a national, I
might say a temperamental, difference
Of movement and Of meter from the
slow assured major Of the German to
the wild plaintive minor Of the Scotch.
characterized by the short accented
notes of the weirdness of the Hunga-
rian with its sudden changes.
That these old songs should have
embodied and retained the Characters
tics Of the people among whom they
originated gives them an Importance
which their crude words and the ele-
mentary character Of their melodies
scarcely seem to warrant. The words
often seem a mere meaningless tumble,
the melody is always within the easy
compass Of home voices. No doubt
both express, in some supernally wise
way, the one unalterable sentiment Of
maternal love.
1t may be that even the words Of
these baby songs had originally some
significance they have since lost: The
mother little thinks that Bye Baby
Bunting" was once a tale full Of verify.
To her the rabbit skin is indeed a
'.fairy tale" for she much prefers
dainty muslins and silks and laces.
While, though, papa" may be q
mighty hunter, 1t is we'll known that
the game he bags is dollars. But in
that time. antedating civilization, when
this song was first sung, the rabbit
skin was an important part Of the
baby's wardrobe.
1t was then that it became crystal.
liked In song so that muslins and laces
have never been able to supersede it,
and it has become one of those incan,
tations that set baby off on journeys
Of his own through dreamland. 1t Is
but M of his many illusions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
old TAVERN Raced
Built in 1740, Twice Had George
Washington as Guest
WateFtown's Historic Structure, Scene
Of Recent Accident, Soon to be
Only = Memory.

The famous old tavern on Galen
street, WATERFOWL, near the entrance
to the barns Of the Boston elevated
railway, is being torn down, to make
a better and roomy entrance,
says the Boston Globe.
The place was known as the Dor
Othy Coolidge tavern. It was built in
1740 by William Williams, a shipbuild-
er. Later it became the property Of
Nathaniel Coolidge, who established
a tavern, which he conducted up to the
time Of his death in ITO.
Upon the death Of Mr.. Coolidge the
tavern was conducted by his widow.
Dorothy Whitney Coolidge. Washing
ton made two visits to the tavern, the
first time in July, IT'S, while on his
way to Boston. After he became pres
ident he again came to the tavern and
he remained over night.
Mrs. Coolidge was noted for" the ex-
cellence Of her %johnnycake, and 1t is
recorded that Washington partook Of
some and highly praised the cake and
its maker.
The tavern was a popular resort for
American and British officers, and on
the morning Of the battle of Lexington
1t Is recorded that Mrs. Whitney fed
the volunteers.
The Massachusetts legislators often
met here and in ITS the safety COM
mittee made its headquarters at the
tavern.
In the early days Of the place q
signboard bearing a likeness Of George
III hung yer the entrance to the main
door. Later this was changed for q
portrait Of George Washington.
The property was acquired by the
Boston elevated railway several years
ago. There was an announcement
made by the company many years ago
of their intention Of tearing the build
Ing down, but members of the Water
town Historical society, and others
prominent in the affairs of the town,
prevailed upon the officials to save the
place because Of its historical value.
The protest was needed, but the time
has come for the building to go, and
before long the famous old landmark
will be only a thing Of the past.
The building stood so close to the
tracks Of the railway that there was a
continual source Of danger. Only re-
Gently a car jumped the tracks at
the entrance to the barn and three men
were TANNED against the side Of the
tavern In such a manner that a por-
ton Of the ell had to be cut away be.
fore the men could be released.
1t was this accident, 1t is believed.
that fastened the action Of the COM
pany.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
THEN "WILLlE" LEFT HASTILY
Remembered an Engagement After
learning Just Who the "Fresh
Old Guy" Was.

1t was at a dance at the Waldorf
Astoria in New York, when some can
dies dripped and made quite a puddle
OF grease on the floor. A gentleman
standing at the door Immediately took
out his knife and his handkerchief and
began Scraping up the CONCEALED
grease, when a very fresh young gen.
tleman in u "set" tapped the gentle
mar on the shoulder and said "Say,
old gentleman, you're interfering with
our Paul Jones. Suppose you cut that
out"
9" was afraid ONE Of the young Ia
dies might Slip" ~courteously answered
the cold gentleman"
swell, they won't" answered
"Freshie." Besides, you're not run-
ming the hotel" The "old gentleman"
had gathered up all the grease by this
time and, giving no answer to the last
remark, left the room.
"Fresh old guy" continued willie"
after the dance-"that old man."
"Not exactly fresh, but careful of his
guests; that's ALL" answered n friend.
"His guestsT repeated willie"
"Yes," answered the man that hap
pened to be Mr.. Boldt, the owner of
the hotel"
And then didn't "Willie" fade away!
Young Ladies' Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

down and got 80
weak I could hardly
stand, and had head
aches every day. ]
tried everything ]
could think Of and
was under o ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
P~inkham's Vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
It From the first
day ! took itIbegan
to feel better and
now / am well and
able to do most any
kind Of work. I
been recon.
mending the Com
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
Heavy.

Conversation overheard in a NUM-
ton canteen after a serving Of some
heavy and half-cooked pudding.
Alf-This ere puddin' amt half
'eavy stuff.
Bill-That's nothing. My missus
made fome one day that we could not
eat, so she gave 1t to our ducks. A
few minutes later a little boy knocked
at the door and said: "Missus Jones,
yer ducks have sunk i"-Peersor's
Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
It's Easy II Their Wind Is Good.

Weary Willie Hohenzollern-But pa
pa, how Is it we can eat Christmas
dinner in Paris if we are running to-
ward Berlin alretty?
Willy Wilhelm-Keep on running,
mein poy. 1t can't be more than 25,-
600 miles by the new road we have dis
covered for our brave beople.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

pound ever since and give you my per.
mission to publish this letter." Miss
FLO KELLY, 476 So. 14th St., Newark,
N. J.
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful In Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to q
normal healthy condition and as aresult
her nervousness disappeared.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
The Effect.

THAT officer seems to be very up
pish."
Eyes; he has just gone into the avia.
ton corps"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

That Made Him Worse.
"Tm sick and tired running after
you with this bill"
TRY walking, old chap"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
Groves chill Tonic Tablets
Heard of Bastille Day.

Heard Of Bastille Day.
Eve--Jealous?
Adam-Yes, nobody makes our fall
a holiday.
In the game Of life the one-armed
man plays n lone hand.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
They Shall Not Pass.

Knicker-It is suggested that New
York name a street for Joffre.
Bocker-No German could cross 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

Philadelphia now has street rail
way skipstop system.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30
Chinese Queues Not Barred.

Although the traffic in human hair
has not been so brisk during the past
few years as formerly on account of
the veering of the fashions in hair
dressing toward the EXTREMIST simple
ity, there are millions of pounds of
human hair exported from China. One
of the peculiar facts in connection
with the trade is that often after the
Chinese send the hair to us we treat
it and dye it and send 1T back to be
made up for special use. This is usual
ly true in regard to the invisible hair
nets which American and European
women use to keep their own locks
in order on a windy day.
The hair-net business has become of
great importance to the province of
Shantung which now provides practic-
ally the entire supply for the market.
Thus the hair net worn by the veriest
stay-at-home in America has doubtless
crossed the ocean three times.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30
Lightning at Sea.

When proper precautions are taken
ships at sea are In no danger of being
destroyed by lightning. OF all the dan
gers that beset the seaman, lightning
is me only one that he can guard
against with perfect thoroughness.
Permanent conductors, properly ar
ranged, offer the most complete pro-
lection from the electric fluid.
Before this fact was well under
stood, lightning was very frequent
cause of damage to shipping. In 1903
to 1915 no fewer than seventy vessels
of the English navy were entirely Grip
pied by being struck. 1t was no I'M
common thing for vessels to be set on
fire so completely by lightning as to
defy extinction, with the result that
those on board who were not killed by
the electric discharge in many in
stances probably lost their lives
through being unable to let down the
boats before the fire reached them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30
GAMBLER

Gambler, Oct. 30-Mr. and Mrs.
Norton's many friends are welcom-
ing them on their return from then
annual summer visit to their homes in
Brooklyn, n. Y. and Boston, Mass.
Messrs. Charles and Robert Math-
ews are expected home today from
Fort Lauderdale, where they have
been the guests for the past week of
the formers brother, Mr.. George
Mathews and family.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell was called to
Coleman last Friday, to assist in
nursing her two grandchildren, who
are III with pneumonia.
Mr.. Peter H. Fort has a position at
Murdoch.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sylvester en-
joyed visit from their aunt last
week, Mrs. Dinkens, who was en- route
to her home in Coleman from a visit
to Orange Park relatives.
Mrs. j. n. Marshall and son, Albert
and Mrs. Mary Mitchell have return
ed from a pleasant visit to relatives
al Moore Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman came down
from a visit to Alabama for a brief
visit to Mr. and Mrs George MCGEE
last week.
The Methodist parsonage is under
going some needed repairs, both in
terror and exterior.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30
BRINSON VERSUS CRIMSON
CONTINUED from First Page)

we paid no white teacher less than
$40 per month for the six months
term.
The small taxpayer and patron IF
the public schools cannot afford to
vote against the amendment for the
interest he has in the education of his
children and the heavy taxpayer can
not afford to vote against it for the
interest he has in the general welfare
of his country and for the indirect
financial interest every property hold
er has in the maintenance of good
schools in the neighborhood of that
property.
The Star has repeatedly spoken Of
the amendment as being "unpatriotic."
To my mind it is the very essence of
patriotism. What more patriotic
thing, with possibly the exception OF
the actual risking of ones life in act
ual combat at the real front, can one
do than to make provision for pre-
serving and extending the general in
/ telligence of the people who consti-
tute free state? 1t is not simply
making living-it is making peo-
pie What are you going to say to
the flower of our land who are fight
ing our battles on the other side when
they return and find that you made
the most complete provision for their
comfort that has ever been made for
a soldier but failed to make provision
1 for the education of his little brother
and sister at home? More than that
and beyond that-what are you going
to say to yourself when you see the
brothers and sisters of the brave ones
who have lain down for their last
bivouac under foreign skies for the
defense of their homeland, and you
remember that you did everything
that you could possibly think of 20
kill a measure intended to give these
same brothers and sisters a fair
chance with the rest of humanity to
work out a full and satisfying des-
tiny? Very respectfully,
j. FL. Brinson.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30
Paper Drinking Cups, 25 to pack
age, ten cents at Gerig's Drugstore =

Mr.. Yonge Sage has returned to his
work in the Western Union office in
Jacksonville. The flu fell heavy On
the telegraph operators. For awhile
over half of the keypounders in Jack
sonville were sick, and for everyone
who returned to work two were taken
sick. 1t is wonder how the survi-
vors ever got the dispatches thru. Mr..
Chas. X. Sage of the Ocala office has
been alone for several days, having
loaned his only assistant to Gaines
vile.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30

We have consulted four physicians
this morning, and all think that while
the flu is fleeing it is best to play safe
and keep the schools closed another
week. There are a good many cases
of whooping cough in town, and q
case complicated with influenza would
be dangerous. One physician says the
people must make up their minds to
be permanently careful, as there will
probably be occasional cases of grip
all winter, and they must be watched
out for.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30

Mr.. A. R. Sandlin, the well-known
orange expert from Orlando, was in
town last night. Mr. Sandlin says
there will be a good orange crop this
year-about seven and half million
boxes. More oranges he thinks than
people to handle them He thinks
prices will be good and does not ap-
prehend the market being glutted.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30

In consequence of our 'lightless
nights" Mr.. H. w. Tucker has been
limping several days. Going home one
night last week, and trying to step up
on the piazza, in the dense darkness
he missed the end of the step just far
enough for its sharp corner to cut an
ugly cash along one shin. 1t was very
painful for several days and hurts
him vet
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30

Mr.. G. H. Wilmington, one of our
Marion county men, who with a pla-
toon of his comrades went to Fort
Dade last week, writes that they are
all well treated and well pleased at
that excellent post and training
point. All have escaped the flu and
are enjoying their rations. He SAYS
for us to send him the daily, so he
and the other boys can see what is
doing in old Marion. The paper is on
it's way.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30

A letter from Mr.. T. M. Livingston
in Neuces, S. c., says that he has just
contaminated another land sale and
now owns fine tract of land just out
of Columbia Mr.. Livingston and his
brother, Mr. Clifford M. Livingston of
this city, recently closed up a large
land deal in South Carolina.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-30

DR.. van Engelken hears good re-
port of the work being done by his
son-in-law, DR.. J. w. Rowntree, in
combating the flu at Waterloo, la. It
seems that DIR. Rowntree has been
treating his patients with a most eff
fectual serum that he obtained from
Mayo brothers, the famous specialists
of Rochester, MINI. 1t has saved many
lives