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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Death of Charles Boyle.

The remains Of Charles Boyle, the
second son of the late A.. C. and Mrs.
Leila Boyle, Was brought to Macon, ar
irving here last Sunday morning, and
was inferred in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry at 10 o'clock.
The young man died in Detroit, Mich,
where he was employed by an advertis-
ing company, his death being caused by
pneumonia, being i'll only a few days.
His mother, Mrs. Boyle, was at the
bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse
Ward, in Washington, and she was I'M
able to attend the funeral, the only
member of the family present being
Mrs, w. j. Lyons, who arrived here or
Saturday from her home in Galveston,
Texas.
An older brother died of the same
disease in Hattiesburg less than 90days
ago and was buried in the Odd Fellow:
cemetery here.
Besides his mother, the deceased
leaves two sisters. mentioned above
and two brothers. Winston, a paymaste.
in the navy, and Absey, who is EN-
ployed in Akron, Ohio.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Another Cold Wave.

A cold wave the early part Of the
week sent the mercury down to eight
degrees above zero, one degree lower
than the record-breaking December
weather Of three weeks ago. And
again Boreas played no favorites, at
least he did not in all the section east
Of the Mississippi. The lowest record
Eas 65 below zero at some point in New
York state, and freezing weather IS
far south as Miami. Fla. Unlike the,
cold a earlier in the month, it was
a dry cold, no snow or sleet accompany
ing it. The weather moderated quickly
and Wednesday was pleasant, but an
other cold wave Wednesday night sent
the mercury down to 10. The forecast
is for warmer and clear weather for
the next few tays. The snow fall in
the south is heavier than ever known.
A telegram from Huntsville, Ala,
Tuesday states that ''rhe heaviest snow
storm occurring in this section in thirty
years is today blanketing North Ala
bama.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Maj. H. II. Brooks Resigns.

On account of the serious illness of
his wife, whose present condition prom
ises no hope of an early recovery, Maj.
H. H. Brooks has resigned his position
as major in the Second Mississippi regi-
ment. Maj, Brooks had had no connec-
ton with the National Guard, but had
received several years training in tao
tics as a student of the A. & M. College.
When war was declared he felt it his
duty to his country to enlist, and was
selected by the governor to untangle a
condition that had arisen in the com
pany that was being organized in Meri-
dian, and he did 50 with such marked
success that he was appointed major of
the regiment.
Lately Maj. Brooks spent several
weeks under training at the School of
Arms, Fort Sill, Okla, and had passed
a successful examination and was slated
for further promotion. Mrs. Brooks
condition is such that he regards it his
duty to remain with her until she fully
RECEIVERS.
Maj. Brooks is held in high esteem
by all of his men, especially those that
came in close contact with him. The
following is an excerpt from a letter
received this week from a private in
his company:
"We certainly regret to lose him ]
have never seer a bunch of fellows
warm up in loyalty and admiration for
a man as these fellows have done for
Major Brooks. | think every man in
the regiment is a most sincere friend to
him, and all of them, ESPECIALLY those
of us who are familiar with the circum.
stances surrounding him, are mighty
sorry to learn of the serious condition
of his wife. Wen miss him tremen-
dously."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Some New Year Thoughts.

In these days of two.mile.a.
minute aircraft and undersea mer-
chantmen, to become one hundred
per cent efficient in any profession
a man must possess Liberty motor
energy and bulldog tenacity.
a diagnosis of ''Eficiencyn will
show the absence of the many
things that are barriers to success
full craftsmanship. If you are inoc,
ulated with the germ of procrasti,
nation, purge yourself, for time
has been chasing tomorrow ever
since dawn of creation and has not
0yertaken it yet, so what chance
have you? If you are addicted to
dilatoriness, remember that the
SWifteSt machine must wait for it's
slowcst cog to turn. If your nerve
force is defective, study the traits
of the captains of industry and the
topnotchers in any calling, and
get a line on their nerve poise. If
you are inclined to pessimism,
turn over in your mind those
words of a Chinese philosopher
who once said: "The legs of the
stork are long, and those of the
duck are short. | cannot make
the legs of the stork shorter, nei.
ther can | make the legs of the
duck longer, SO why should | wor-
rye"
Efficiency comes from the co op.
Grafton of ability, training, knowl,
edge, experience, will.power,
health, ambitior, energy, opportu.
nifty and persistence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Is Germany Starving?

One of the unknown factors in
the war is the internal condition
of Germany. The collapse of Rus
STA, the renewed Teutouic offensive
on the western front and in Italy,
may be discouraging to the Allies.
Yet it is easy, in our ignorance OF
what is going ON behind the lines,
to take too gloomy a view of the
situation. Thus Norwacrts asserts
that, though the prolitccrs and the
upper classes still have enough To
eat, no less than forty million Ger.
mans are literally starving. How
long a they endure the pressure
of want' Norwacrts goes so far as
to say that ''we might have with.
III a month an absolute catastro
phe,' resulting in defeat. This
may be an eNaggcratlon, intended
to deludc the Allies with false
hopes. There would be no oCca
sion for surprise, however, if the
huge military Colossus should be
broken to pieces by inward weak
ness. That has happened he ore
in the worlds history. Indeed,
the very desperation of the Ger
man attempt to win a victory al
no matter what loss of life is an
ominOuS sign.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
HE LOOKS UP AND HOPES.

An optimist is one hundred per
cent efficient because he will look
upon every dark day as a big
blackboard on which are written
the lessons of past experience to
direct his future course. In the
tumult of business, If he is handed
a lemon he mixes it with a good
natured smile and, presto, a lem
onade. Adversely may return his
progress temporarily, but he &C
cepts it as a breeze blowing across
the desert of bitter experience,
presaging greater success as a re.
ward of future endeavor. The one
hundred per cent optimist will &C.
cept the complex problems which
each day brings with a cheerful
smile and a spirit that sings its
confidence in his ability to knock
out opposition, suspicion, compe.
%tition, and "bring home the ba.
con-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
THE NEW YEAR.

This year that began Tuesday
finds 365 blank and numbered
spaces awaiting it in countless
calendars, as though wondering
what they are to hold, says an
exchange. But one thing is sure
that it will be different from
any year that went before it in
all the history of the world 1t
may be the decisive year of the
greatest struggle that ever en-
gagged contending forces Of man
kind. When the historian con-
firms or contradicts the prophe-
cies uttered at this time, he must
concede that under God the year
was what men and women made
Of it. 1t was theirs to choose
war or peace. It was theirs to
deny or admit the light. 1t was
theirs to be the friends or enemies
Of Heaven.
For while time and the hour
run through the toughest day
the course Of mortal affairs is
not in the hands Of the angels
that we shall be but in the hands
of the men and W0mcn that we
are. In this year of grace or dis
grace the conduct Of the world is
that of the worlds citizens one
by one. A nation is not wiser
than the collective wisdom of its
people. An age is not more pro
gressive than the social evolution
Of those whose lives compose it.
The year will be what we de
eide 1t shall be. If we choose t
give into the wrong, to desert
the cause of truth, to prefer ease
to righteousness and coWardic
to valor, there will stand in tn,
written record of all time an il
nominy that cannot be erased
If we make no our minds to a.
sure the freedom of the cart
from a thralldom of rigOrS anC
terrors and battle-thunder, Their
is only one way to take, We
must give all and do all, in utter
conservation, toward the single
end: we must crowd the New
Year not with good resolutions
and a paper program of deter
nlned purpose la' with inccs
ant SCI ,lco and sacrifice
a morb apa]1ris OF rs mis-
deeds .s Che aea Alta ttrt
aalr iau.u'. ut aeaUl
ar3 uo, ylf .a. 5@speatou. We
may lnaVQ doubts to be cleaned
wnen ,,,e fvssy pail that invests
the fighting areas Of the Old
World is dissipated. Promises
are vain, and rewards are empty,
beside the performance that each
of the passing days requires OF
every one Of US till the record of
the year, for better or for worse,
is set down with the records
written by the glacial ice upon
primeVal stone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04

What high tribute was paid by
DIR. Stephen s. Wise to British
character in his speech to the jew,
ish mass meeting in Carnegie Hall,
Sunday night, Great Britain
promises a free Palestine. at is
nothing more than a scrap of pa.
per-" this promise, but, he said,
cit is written in English And he
added: at is signed by the Brit.
ish government, and therefore is
sacred and inyiolable. Those
words should be cast in bronze and
fitted upon u shaft of granite
1lobile Register
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Picture Show Program
FOR THE WEEK
Beginning Monday, Jan. 7

Pictures Start Every Night at 500 p. NJ
MONDAY NIGHT 4
The Second Episode of \
THE FATAL RING 4
Featuring Pearl White
also
A KEYSTONE Comedy
and Pathe News
TUESDAY NIGHT
A TRIANGLE PROGRAM
The Feature: Z.
TEN OF DIAMONDS
Featuring Dorothy Dalton
The Comedy ~
A FALLEN STAR 3
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Il
The METRO Wonderfully
THE LIFTED VEIL
Featuring Bthel Barrymore
THURSDAY NIGHT
The BLUE RIBBON Feature
THE MESSAGE of THE MOUSE
Featuring Anita Stewart
FRIDAY NIGHT
The METRO Wonderfully
THE HOUSE OF TEARS
Featuring Emily Stevens
SATURDAY NIGHT
A TRIANGLE PROGRAM
The Feature
The Comedy
HIS FOOT.HILL FOLLY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04

There were four generations repre-.
scented last week at a gathering at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Holt. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Blan.
ton and baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Adams and their infant daughter, the
latter being Mr.. Hollis great-grand.
child. Mr.. Holt has twelve %grandchil,
daen and n great-grandchild, and is
still a young man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Boon for Jealous WIVES.

A small crowd had gathered OUT
side the store window where an auto
matte typewriter was on exhibition.
Two women stopped and peered in
l~nterestedly watching the keys bob ub
and down apparently Of themselves.
presently n of the women turning
to her companion remarked: Jenny,
mats the kind Of a typewriter yous
husband should have In his ONCE ip.
Neaa Q? that hlonds-hstrsd thing
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
The Star of Hope.

The star Of Bethlehem ltseil was
a star Of hope; and the star to
which Emerson said a man must
hitch his wagon is lusterful with
the same high quality-the one
that is linked with faith and chart.
ty in the prose poem of Saint Paul,
says an exchange.
~ have learned to expect moth
ing said a sour man who in the
very remark set himself down a
failure.
DO we not all know the grim
md glum ones who pride them
3elycs on the fact that they are
not looking for "A silver lining on a
cloud, that they nourish no foolish
optimism, that they dwell not in a
ally paradise of f%ancies7
when you're Older" says one
If them, you'll learn not to ask
800 much, either Of Fate or of per
sons. You'll be diSillusioncd.
You'Il have to look facts in the
ace. You'll find that some of
those in whom you trusted are
mean and hard and sellish-their
friendship won't stand the acid
5e.t.n
The victory in life's battle goes
to the bclieycrs-those who trust,
and in their turn are true, with
all their might; those who act up
to their own firm faith; those who
! 90 forward letting the messy jun
Ibe Jt doubts somewhere in the
beck rouN1 fght it out among
ihl u3e IN anl kill one another
iof.
We get now here on the platform
of pc, haps Mere ncgati0n
makes 40 war bread. To stand
balancing pros and cons when clear
action is demanded is to open our
account in the New Year with liza
bilities only.
1t is all very well to have the
canny temperament that is pro
verbally tickctcd "%NIissouri," de
handing to be shown. But what
is the use of a future for a man,
for a country, for a civilization, if
that future cannot be given, in the
present hour, the benefit of the
douht2 What is the use of having
a dream if that dream is to be
brought true right away, ere we
have begun our bracing toll toward
its realization!
Over the heads of men and wOm-
en- to keep them going there must
hang a starry lamp of the ideal
something brighter and more beau.
tirul than anything they grasp.
There must be tantalizing glints
> and whispers of a brighter world,
, a better life, an improved condi
ton. That is what it mean tC
have an ideal.
If, sunk in groove, you are con.
tent to run there with no dcvia
ton and no aspiration. you are an
: object of prayer and pity. He
; who does not seek to better him
self is Il poor, SpiritleSS creature
indeed: or else he wears the invul.
: nerable panOply of conceit. How
| dreadful a phenomenon is that
man who has done all the growing
and going he wishes to do. What
kind of a business is it that never
: plans expansion, that is satisfied
to stop at a drawn line!
? Merely to toe the mark is not
success; the foot of him that haiti
the palsy ear do that. There is /;
I race to be run, and after the dust
! and the sweat and the anguish o
it there is the laurel of the victor
to be worn. Who would run thai
Y race if he did not carry in hi:
b heart the hope that he might win
He who compounded us so curious
!, ly of many elements surely knew
what He was doing when He CAV,
$ us hope to be the handspring o
the human mechanism.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Music Teachers to Meet.

The Noxubee County Music Teachers
Association will meet next Friday.
January llth, at the home of Miss
Viva Harrison. The program of the
meeting was published in last week S
Beacon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
MacOn's Honor Rail.

In the Red Cross Christmas Drive we
pursued the same plan of other towns
and cities by asking the men at the
head of the business houses of Macon to
see that every person employed by
them become at once a member of the
Red Cross. More than half of the firms
had already qualified, and others gladly
and eagerly responded by guaranteeing
payment of full membership.
Certainly this makes an honor roll of
which we all are proud. The following
is a list IF the business concerns of Ma
con that have in their employ members
of the Red Cross:
Merchants & Farmers Bank
Bank of Macon
A. Klaus & Co.
Murphey's Drug Store
Noxubee County Hardware Co.
Mrs. W. F. Hickman
W. f. Avery
Patty Bros.
Herbert Drug Co.
Walter B, Patty
G. D. Featherston
C. l.. Ferris Bookstore
j. H. Williams
w. NJ. Lamberson
johnson & Jordan Market
l.. c. Tucker
I. w. Crigler
E. E. Dantzler
Skeletons ash Store
Patty Grocery Co.
S. M. Tomlinson
w. L. Shannon
Patty Dry Goods Co
H. NJ. Jones
Tam's Drug Store
Beacon Office
Total number Of new members re.
ceived by the Macon Chapter and auxil.
iaries during the drive will pass the one
thousand mark. We hope to reach
twelve hundred when full reports come
in. P. c. BARKLEY, Chairman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Liquor Shippers Take Chances.

The scarcity and high prices that
whiskey now brings in this section is
causing some long chances to be taken
for the profit that is to be made. There
was a time not long past when 81 a
quart, or IS a gallon, was considered a
pretty stiff price to pay for the liquid
that inebriates. but S. a quart is the
recognized price for most any kind now.
During the holidays a trunk came to
the Macon depot that had been checked
from Cairo, Unluckily for the sender,
a bottle had broken and the odor soon
gave it away, Agent McCullar notified
the sheriff, who went down and Gar
rested the trunk and put it in jail.
Another trunk, weighing about $50
pounds, containing a good size keg or
small barrel, came to the Macon ex-
press office from New Orleans; the
sounds that came from it when it was
moved indicated its contents and the
authorities at Meridian had detected it
and wired the Macon office not to de-
liver but to return it to the point from
which it was shipped. So, very little,
if any, liquor was received by the ordi-
nary channels through which it usually
comes,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Gard of Thanks.

I. f. Patterson, one of the cavalry
boys who enlisted with Capt. Holman
last summer, came home on a f~urlough
and was taken sick in Brooksville and
for the past week has been at the HoteI
Hearon in that town. He wishes tc
extend his hearty appreciation tosthe
citizens of ~Brooksville who have beer
thoughtful of him during his illness.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank all our friends for
their sympathy ana kindndss to Us il
our recent bereavement.
Mrs. +, II, SMYrH1
Mrs ANNETTE SMYTH TlNDAtL,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04

We regret to learn from Mr.. Will
Mullins, of Clittonville, who was in
town today, of the serious illness with
pneumonia, of Mr.. Thomas Dee, Jr.
MIR. Sam Coneor has been confined to
his bed for some time with his old trou.
bic, rheumatism, but is now able to be
at his store.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04

When you need a SIGN Of any kind, a,
any time-rain or shine-it's in my line.
Call Joe Reed, the sisn man, CONNER.
9 lal Bulletins a speciality,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-04
Donation to Red Cross.

The Macon Chapter received the fol-
lowing donations last week:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
VISIT PROSPECT ROCK.
Travellers Like to Stand on Bank Of
Potomac for View.

Potomac for View.
Prospect Rock 10 q rugged, rude
bnilt tower on the Virginia side OF the
Potomac river between Washington
and Great Falls, and is a viewpoint
reached by many persons, though the
number OF pilgrims measured by the
whole population Of the capital is neg
ligible.
No mans hand played any part in
the building of this tower. II Is old
er than any work of man. wien the
water which we call the Potomac rip
pied and tore channel from the Ale
ghenies to the sea it left standing this
castle Of rock, and other waters rush.
ing to join the Potomac have washed
deep and steep ravines on either side
and have Uttered the slopes of these
dark chasms with great powders, all
jumbled and heaped and strewn
around as though some mad or spor-
tive giant had there built himself a
house and then had thrown it down.
The country for miles around the
rock is closely wooded. No matter
how you approach the place from
the land side your way will lie
through woods wherein grow all the
trees, wild shrubs and wild flowers of
this latitude, and in the thickets, the
dense woods and the relatively open
woods nearly all the birds-perma-
nent residents, summer migrants
may be found, with the result that
this territory is favorite hunting
ground for the numerous true natural
lists and the more numerous near-nat.
uralists of Washington.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
MINISTER VICTIM OF FRANCES

Cleveland, Ohio-Rev. Henry Shrad.
CT is Of the opinion that frances work
for good and evil. For 1t was the re-
suit of trance that he married and
1t was the result of a trance that he
and his wife separated.
So he testified when seeking a di-
vorce before Judge Pearson of the
court of common pleas. Shrader gave
his present occupation as salesman
Of corn salve and bunion plasters. Be.
fore the frances, to which he said his
wife was subject, he was United
Brethren minister in churches in Bre-
men, Norwalk, Baltimore and Con-
reaut. He testified his marriage took
place after his fiancee told him she
had conversed with his widow during
a trance.
In another trance she accused him
of stealing her watch, and the sepa.
ration resulted. Mrs. Shrader lives in
Albion. Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
WOMAN MADE DUMB
BY SIGHT OF SNAKE
Among Gifts Of Flowers and Fruit
Che Finds 5ot.'c Ct Cider
p,rct Curr r

Among Gifts Of Flowers and Fruit
Che Finds 5ot.'c CT Cider
Dang!--curcd.
st. Louis Mo.--Mary zubotsld, &c,
of East st, Louis, is the harpiest pa
tient in st. Ilary'3 Hospital. Her
voice, which for two months was gon }
from her has returned. She is no long
ell 80 lonesome" as she says in her
broken English.
Two months ago Mary was walking
home from work thru Emerson Park.
Some boys were playing with sraka
and threw 1t at her. She became SO
frightened that she could not scream,
and from then she was unable 20
speak a word.
She continued to go to her vol,
daily, but often had nervous spells.
Her nerves became worse, and she
temporarily lost her hearing. Sic was
taken to st. Mary's Hospital.
Her friends brought her gifts of
flowers and fruit, and one brought her
a bottle of fresh cider. This cider re-
mained in the room, bottled. and in
yhe night the warmth of the room
caused it to ferment, so that the stop
per shot off making an explosive
sound SO loud that Mary was able to
hear II.
The noise frightened her aad
brought back her voice. She begsn to
talk in the middle of the night ard
has been able to talk little more
each day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
TRAINING OF MUSCLES.
Question of Short and Long Periods
of Practice.

Question of Short and Long Periods
Of Practice.
The question of short versus long
periods Of practice in training the
human muscles for any particular
kind of work is obviously one hav-
ing far reaching application. Some
Interesting experiments on this sub
ject have been carried out by DR..
4. s. Lashley Of Johns-Hopkins unf
versity. Acquisition of skill In arch
cry was selected as the subject Of
observation. Twenty unframed per-
sons were divided into three groups.
One group shot Ave arrows with
the English longbow day; another
twenty shots day, and the third,
forty shots. The results showed con-
ciusively that the group shooting
only five times day improved in ac-
curacy with less expenditure of time
in practice than was required by
either of the other groups for the
same amount of improvement.
A report on the experiments says:
"The relatively greater efficiency
of short periods Of practice continu-
ing for many days is in accordance
with the results of the study Of anil
mails and of speech habits in man.
and indicates that in training to
muscular feats, in both animals and
men. the length of practice periods
required is usually too great for
maximum efficiency"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

A lazy man has no trouble in ex
periencing ailments which the doctors
are unable TO find.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

When some women cast their bread
upon the waters it comes back in the
form Of a bread pudding.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

You can net loose the friendship Q
a doctor by overworking him so Ion
as you pay him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

The successful employer Is the on
who is as prompt TO commend as he i
quick to criticize.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

A man may have a bad character
and still be able to bolster up his rep
utation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

1t is easy Tor man to be ashamc
OF his actions without being sorry bt
cause OF thom.