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Death Of Mrs. E. w. Jones.

Mrs, E.W. Jones, mother of Mrs. Geo
A Hummer, died at her daughter
home IN the Prairie Point neighborhooc
Tuesday, and her remains were inferred
in the Odd Fellows cemetery Wednes.
day afternoon. Rev. +. N. Broyles OF
the M. E. church officiating at the grave
The deceased was born February Doth.
1880, on the island of Anglisea, North
Wales, and when fifteen years of age
came to America with herlparcnts. On
September I'd, lS47 she was married to
Evans W. Jones of Rome, N. Y. where
they resided for three years. Three
children we're born to this union. one son
and two daughters. In 1850 the Young
couple found a new home in Racine,
Wis, where they remained until the
spring or 1883. when they moved to Da-
vid City, Neb.. where their two daugh
tiers resided. There she lived for eleven
yeats. In 1893 she accompanied her
younger daughter to Noxubse county,
where she has since resided. Her hus-
band died many years ago.
Having been reared by cOnsecrated,
Christian people, she early accepted the
AZ her hope and guide. Her rev.
erence for the Divine being very great
and pronounced. She has lived res
and loved by all who knew her, a
long. Q good and a uaeful life.
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.

No.sS4.
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the
undersigned Clerk on or before Two O'Clock
p. III. on
Monday, the I'd day of SEPTEMBER, 1918,
for furnishing the material for and construct
ing according to plans and specifications now
on lille in the Chancory Clerks Office of Noxu.
bee county, Mississippi, the folio wing:
A wooden bridge over Wahalak Creek on
the %Shuqulak and Binnville road.
Said work to be completed within 80 davs
from the date OF awarding the contract.
The contract will be let to the lowest hid.
der who must, during the meeting a. which
the contract is awarded, enter into formal
contract and furnish bond, with sufficient
%sureties. for the prompt. proper and eficient
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 inspection If made
ana for recording bond and contract.
BY order of the Board of Supervisors tb;.
9th day ofsAugust. 1918. s"'
mo. A. TYSON,
Cerlk of Board of Supervisors, Noxubee
COUNTY, Miss
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SIDEWALK SPECIFICATIONS, CITY
OF MACON, MISSISSIPPI.

All sidewalks shall be laid by
lines furnished by the City Engi-
neer. Of other person appointed by
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
for the purpose of locatine grades
and lines and shall be in accordance
with the grades established and
adopted by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen on file in the office of the
Clerk of the City of Macon. Missis-
sippi.
All sidewalks in the residence part
of town shall have a slope or drop
toward the gutter or ditch of one
fourth inch to the foot. In special
places this order may be changed by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
All sidewalks shall he constructed
four feet in width unless otherwise
ordered by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen.
EXCAVATION.
The walk way shall be excavated
to a depth of four inches below the
finish grade of pavement and thor
oughly tamped until the surface of
the %subgrade is solid. Soft and
springy places shall be dug out and
refilled with approved material.
thoroughly tamped. This subgrade
shall be rammed and tamped to a
hard surface. o nthe top Of this sub
grade shall be spread and thoroughly
tamped three inches of concrete and
on this shall be laid the finishing
coat of n inch of cement mortar.
thoroughly coated and trowled to q
smooth surface. The finish must fol
low the concrete as rapidly as DOS
sible and in no case must the finish
coat be put on more than one hour
after the concrete has been placed.
All sidewalks shall be divided into
four-foot blocks and shall have an
expansion joining cut entirely
through the concrete at the end of
zach block and sand line. All joints
shall be cut true to line ut right
angles to the center line of the pave
nent and one-inch expansion Joints
every forty feet, filled with pitch. all
Joints shall be neatly finished with
proper finishing tool. The edge or
corner of the pavement shall be
neatly rounded with a proper finish
ing tool.
All walks of other widths shall be
finished in the same manner except
The blocks shall he of such dimen-
Sions as the city may decide best i n
each particular pavement.
The surface of the completed walk
shall be protected from the sun for
three days by a coat of sand one
iach deem kept moistened or by any
other suitable method.
Ali fills over six inches in height
shall he put down in six-inoh lagcrs.
d%hmnenAa aud weli tamneb
' The contractor shall 10 AL grad.
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THE YOUNG. SQUIRE.

have suug me a stave, y stave or two,
have drunk me a stoup of wine,
| have registered across a world that
was new,
And a sea that vas sunlit brine.
And now I'll go down where the need
is not
Of a Staging heart, but a sword:
III fight where the dead men weller
and rot
With the hard-pressed host of the
Lord.
And should | come back again, twill be
With accolade AZ d spurs,
A many a tale of chlvalry,
And the deeds of warriors.
Anu should not, 0 break for me
No buds l,or funeral boughs-
60 with the nObleSt company
That ever death did house.
William Alexander Percy,
The above poem appeared in The Bell
man on ia y u, l6lS. The rare poetic
gift it displays is on a parity, at least
with excellence, with other writings OF
the author, now in the sound of the
guns and on the firing line in France.
Publication lat a eime when Americans
are so freely joining 1.-THE noblest com.
pany that eve death did house" empha.
sizes the loftiness of the sentiment SC
appealingly voiced, Vicksburg Herald.
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The Military Situation as a Whole

Whether ornot the fifth year Of
war is to be the last, says an eX-
change, a broad view Of the mill
tary situation as it now exists,
liscloses many reasons for hope
fuInesS on the part of the Allies.
The most conspicuous Of these, of
curse, is to be found on the Wes-
.ern front, where the'Allies nave
It last gained, and apparently
viii be able to keep, the initia-
We, Event some exception may
)e taken to the theory that the
ar will be won on this front, it is
rndeniably true that a collapse Of
he German military power here
would be fatal to German ambi-
ions. But that is still a long
way Off.
The Germans have been driven
back in Champagne and in Picar-
ly; they may be driven back in
Flanders and Alsace; but while
reverses of this kind must affect
he national morale, armies that
TALL back in good order, as the
German armies have done, are
not beaten until they are forced
to surrender. Yet there are signs
If a general withdrawal, perhaps
rs far as the old Hindenburg line,
which justify a suspicion that
hey are incapable of any vigor-
Gus resistance. 1t is certain that
the victories of the Somme and
the Marine have utterly disar-
ranged all Ludendorff's plans.
The British, in particular, have
shown themselves to be stronger
than ever, fully equipped and in
first class fighting trim. And of
course the outstanding feature of
the present conditions in France
is the radid and steady growth of
the American forces. Apart from
the troops brigaded with the
French or British, General Perish
Ing now has an army of his own
on the line south of Verdun.
Thus the whole western front,
including Italy, is in an excellent
state of preparation for a SHARP
offensive at any or every point.
Furthermore, it is guarded
against collapse by the Allied
control of the sea. The subma.
rine campaign is a complete fail.
ure, so far as checking the flow
Of men or of materials is con-
cerned. Even were it still posi-.
bic for the Germans to break
through to the Channel ports they
would be shut off from the sea by
the Allied navies. Indeed, from
the very beginning of the war it
was clear that while England
could throw her armies across the
Channel or send them to the East
by the Mediterreal no decisive
victory ON land could be antlci-
pated. Thus again the fact that
land power without SEQ power is
comparatively valueless has been
demonstrated. For it must be
borne in mind that the blocade of
German ports has done more than
secure safe transport; it has made
the maintenance of the German
armies more difficult, and has had
a disastrous effect on the econom.
ic position of the German people
A great sea victory resulting in
the capture or destruction of the
Germon feet would hrve been OF
course q more sensational praoi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
IN. Hat Is vsrv Ru.v-

Your heart is "a very busy organ.
While You breathe once, it beats four
times. says Popular Science Monthly.
AT each beat IL sends four pounds Of
blood through your veins and arteries.
The weight Of the circulating blood is
- pounds. When you run, your legs
and the other parts Of your body
need more blood, so your heart must
pump faster.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

sea power. But the IOCkingup of
the German navy is proof enough.
Had it not been for the subma-
rine Germany might as well not
have had a navy at all. And
now the submarine has failed to
wrest sea power from the Allies.
1t is still capable of mischief, but
there is no longer ayy chance that
it will be a decisive factor in the
war.
The,re-establishment of the cas-
tern front, which was hardly an
ticiI ated for months to come, has
suddenly become a possibility;
and the effect Of this upon the Al
lied fortunes can hardly be exag-
gerated. The most dramatic cpl
sode of the past week has been
the appearance Of a British army
at Bahu in the Caspian. Nc one
suspected that any such enter
prise was contemplated. How
large a contingent it is that has
made the long march from Bag
dad we have as yet no informa-
ton. But the fact that Russian
and Armenian forces are also at
Baku indicates that this position,
one of great Importance, can be
maintained. particularly if the
Allies have command of the Cas-
plan. 1t will be recalled that
there was a large Russian army
in the Caucasus, under the COM
mand of Grand Duke Nicholas,
when the revolution broke out,
andl that its whereabouts since
has been a mystery. That this
army might vet play a part in the
war has been pointed out before.
If it is now at Baku, the Turks,
who are advancing from Batum,
may be beaten back and the VAL
liable oil fields safeguarded.
Meanwhile the Cossacks are car
rying on an offensive along the
Don River and in the neighbor-
hood of Zaragin. The difficulty
Of the Allies will be the tranpor-
tation of supplies.
Further north the situation is
still too confused and indetermi-
nate to justify expectations of a
speedy rehabilitation Of Russians
a factor in the war. The military
situation is complicated by the
necessity of refraining from any
movement which will seem to the
Russians like aggression. The
welcome which the Allied forces
have received in Archaugel and
elsewhere in the north is a favor
able symptom. But their posi-
tloa is not free from danger, since
the Germans will undoubtedly at
tack the railway in force and the
Allies are necessarily extending
their lines for considerable dis
tances; one detachment has been
sent toward Kotlas, which, is near
ly 300 hundred miles south of Ar
changed, and another is operating
at Pabereshkala, a hundred niles
south of the White Sea base. Be-
tween these and the Czech-Slo-
walks in the neighborhood of Oren-
burg it isia long distance. There
are going to be great difficulties,
too, in the way of supporting the
Czecho-Slovaks who are already
in a somewhat dangerous posi-
ton. Help may reach them
through Hardin, whittier the Jap
anese can come up from Port Ar
thur. But a movement of this
kind, to be effective, would re-
quire a much larger force than
the Allies can have in Siberia for
some time to come. The out
come is largely in the hands of
the Russian people, and that is
why every indication of their
sympathy with the Allies is i'm
portont. The best that can be
said Of the situation Just now is
that If ic hOOnful
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State Of Mississippi,
Noxubee County.

State of Mississippi,
Noxubee County.
I, J. J. Scott, Clerk of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, hereby Ger.
tify that the above and foregoing or
dinance. having been previously re
duced to writing, was read and con
sidered by sections and then as {
whole and voted upon by yea and ma,
vote: it vas adopted on final passage
by Aldermen F~eatherston, Patty
Patty and George voting yea and none
voting nay.
I further certify that said ordi
nance was ordered published as pro
vided by law.
This the 18th day Of July, 1918.
]. ]. SCOTT, Clerk.
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NOTICE.!
No. 81

No. "a
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the I'M.
dersigned on or before u"'
Monday. the 2nd day of September. 1918.
1orsthe purchase of two mules for convict o,0r
and a sa 20 mules to weigh from loco to 100 pounds
all bids. 'e'ee' any ana
ny 6y order OF the Board of Supervisors
This August 9Th. 1918.
1oHN A. TYSON. Macon, Miss
No Clerk Board Supervisors.
BY JNp. A. TYSON. JR.. Dep. CIV CIerr
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"CharmU 70 Save Teeth

II was a Roman custom to hang
beads Of red coral on the cradles of
infants and around their necks to "pre-
serve aud fasten their teeth'and save
them from "the falling sickness"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
IMPROVING the Bottle.

As a variation on the nonrefllable
bottle a New York man has invented
attachments for ordinary bottles that
prevent their contents being poured
out If they have been retilled.
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Takes Pictures at Riqht AnuIes,

OF English invention is a camera
that looks like a short telescope and
takes photographs at right angles to
its users line Of vision without the
subjects knowledge.
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Eoolinn Onels Wife

No man ever succeeded In fooling
his wife as to his capabilities very
long Better take her into partnership
In everything,
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sidewalks, as herein required, with
in such time, shall promptly pay, as
provided by law in such cases, when
the assessment is made for the en-
tire cost of construction and i'm
provement of said sidewalks.
SECTION v.
Be 1t further ordained by tho
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of tie
City of Macon, Mississippi, that the
said sidewalk construction referred
to shall in all respects be in accord
ance with the act of the Legislature
Of Mississippi of 1912. Chapter $50,
approved March 5. 1912, and the
amendments thereto.
SECTION vi.
Be It further ordained, for good
and sufficient reasons, and the occa-
sion being urgent, that this ordi-
nance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
SECTION VII.
The above and foregoing ordi-
nance having been previously first
reduced to writing, was read and con-
sidered by sections and was voted
upon by yea and nay vote, Aldermen
Featherston, Patty, Patty and George
voting "yea" and none voting may"
This the 18th day of July, 1918.
J. G. HORTON,
Attest: Mayor.
J. J. SCOTT, Clerk.
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A soldier marks time with his feet,
a clock with its hands.
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LOST rga Fh!d Liberty Loan Bonds-ona
eMss s faI aea sas s.ass $50. Return % Aaapqs
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An ordinance declaring 1t to be
necessary that certain special i'm
provements be made on Pearl street
and certain sidewalks be laid thereon,
and providing for grading, construct
ing and paving said sidewalks by
special assessment against said abut"
ting lots
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666 cures Headaches, Biliousnessf
Loss of Appetite, or that tired
aching feeling, due to Malaria or
Colds, Fine Tonic.
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SECTION ".

BE 1t further ordained that the
owner or wner Of lots or realty
lying alongside, fronting or RbUitlng
Oh said streets and sidewalks, who
shall fell Sc refuse 70 construct said
Catoctin clarion., 1918-05-23
Ey|er's Valley Items.

Mrs. Mary E. Fisher, formerly of this
place, now OF Rauzerville, Pa, spent
several days last week with her daughter
Mrs. M. S. Zentz.
Messrs. Howard and Thomas Ridenour
and families spent Sunday with Mr. Ross
Eyler and family.
Private H. Frank Miller of Camp
Meade spent the week end with home
folks.
Misses Ruth Miller and Mary McKis-
sick spent Sunday at Zentztown.
Miss Mary E. Waynant was rece1 t
caller at the home of Mrs. McC. J.
Warren.
Mrs. H. L. Masser was a guest of the
Misses Eyler on Sunday.
Mr.. John Forney, Sr., and granddaugh-
ter Geneva spent Saturday with Mr..
Harry Baxter and family.
Mr.. l.. P. McKissick spent Sunday with
friends near Fountaindale, Pa.
A sly grey fox has been seen here sew
eral times. He is said to be quite large
and daring enough to pick up large
rooster and carry it off within 100 yards
of the owner.
The locust blossom crop is very prolific,
sign, it is said, of good corn crop.
Farmers are finishing up corn planting.
All want to get done this month.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-05-23
loys Letter.

Mr. Amos Eyler and Mr.. Clarence c..
Pittenger spent Monday in Waynesboro,
Pa.
Mr.. Charles H. Martin of Rocky Ridge
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. H. Martin, and family.
Mr.. Ben Sherfey of Camp Meade spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Katie Mar
tin, and family.
Miss Leah Fox of Creagerstown spent
Sunday evening with Mrs. Washington
Pittenger and family.
Mt. Tabor Church of Rocky Ridge will
dedicate their memorial windows and
light plant on June 2. Services morning
and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fox of Rocky
Ridge spent Ascension Day with Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Fox and and family.
Mrs. F. T. Schultz of Hagerstown
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Jesse Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Martin. Miss
Leah Fox and Luther andJesse Fox, Jr.,
spent an evening with Mrs. George W..
Pittenger and family.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-05-23
FORD'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Week of May 9th, Lee Kugel presents
the new modern play,
"IN A NET"
by Maravene Thompson and staged under
the direction of Ira Hards.
The week of May 9th at Ford's will
be eventful in the production of Lee ku-
gels latest success, ''In Net" ro-
mantle drama in three acts. The author
Maravene Thompson, is an American
whose play has all those wonderful quail
tiles of sustained suspense, human inter-
est and originality of theme that are
characteristic of our greatest plays.
The theme of I'm a Net" is one of
universal appeal, being mother love. 1t
also presents in dramatic form the ac-
cepted fact that a mother, when her
child is in danger, has absolutely no re-
gard for made laws. The story has to
do with a young American wife, the
mother of boy of six, compelled to sep
arate from her husband, through no
fault of hers, and fearing to lose her son
she consents to sign away her property.
A friend of both, trying to reconcile
them, is shot and killed by the husband,
places the guilt upon another and es-
capes and the wife, fearing to divulge
the truth, accepts things as they appear
for the child's future.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
Admission, 25 and so cts. Evenings 50
rs and ST..
Catoctin clarion., 1918-05-23
Operetta A. Big Success.

The Chinese operetta entitled 1.-The
Feast of the Little Lanterns and pre-
sented on last Thursday night at Town
Hall by the members of the Thurmont
High School Glee Club was novel and
delightful entertainment. 1t is the sort
of entertainment which has not been CIV
en- here, and is, therefore, novelty
The scene which met the eye when the
curtain rose was richly orienta!-a pref
ty garden scene, with poppies. wistaria,
and hanging lanterns. Over the garden
presided the great dragons in the back
ground. But the prettiest. OF course.
was the semi circle of Chinese maids who
sat tanning and smiling while the orches-
ira played the overture. The blending
of the delicate shades of the girls cos
tunes was delightful. They wore cos
tunes of pale pink, green, lavender, yel-
low. blue. with borders of birds and flow
ers. The making of the costumes was,
in itself, an immense amount OF work.
All this work was planned and supervis-
ed by Miss Engle. The beauty of the
effect was tribute to her skill.
By the way. word about the orches-
ira. Miss Browning was accompanlst.
Enough said! Her playing is always a
treat. But the public will have to guess
who made that awful racket with the
drum and gong. If the writer should
disclose that - ! At any rate. you
are probably convinced that the Chinese
music has some weird effects. The more
noise, the better, is their saying.
The steps and singing of the chorus
were pretty. The singing could have
been louder.
Not few have spoken of how much
they enjoyed the chorus who sang of the
Princess lost sister, now near. 81 think
| hear" was very pretty chorus, both
in music and gesture. The lost locket
with the half coin which matches the
Princess was Mai Ku's, and the JOY of
the sisters now united was well shown in
their embrace and cry, my Sister!" and
in their dance and duet. 1.-The Great
Green Dragon" chorus with the Oriental
Dance was very effective The last cho-
rus was a merry ending to pleasant
hour and half.
If the dragons looked artistically fierce
it was because an artist, Mrs. A. M. lsa-
nogle, made them. Without the aid of
Professor and Mrs Isanogle the staging
of the operetta would have been almost
impossible. The students helped to make
the many paper flowers, and had an ex-
cellent record in attendance and interest
thru all the rehearsals. The coaching
in acting, dances and music was done by
Miss Wrightson and Miss Firor. The
students co-operated splendidly in the
teachers efforts.
The receipts to date, May %, are $ll0.
The door receipts were $25. The rest
were largely from receipts from tickets
sold prior to the night of the perform
ance. This showed good enthusiasm on
the part of the student statesmen and
saleswomen. The proceeds will exceed
sixty dollars. The teachers engaged in
producing the operetta and the cast wish
to thank the public for their kind patron
age. The house was real compliment
and they appreciate it.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-05-23
Encourage The Schools.

II another column of this issue will be
found the program arranged for Patrons
Day at the Thurmont High School. This
is the third program recently by the fac
ulty of this school, and all its patrons
and citizens of town and community
should by this time know that they will
hear and see something of excellent mer-
it when one of their programs are rem
dered. The faculty ask you all to this
their first patrons day. Show your pa
triotism to your school and attend this
event. You will be edited the teachers
delighted and the children encouraged to
greater work another school year. See
the hundreds of specimens of work all
done for your inspection.