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St Louis, July 3.-Poultry unchanged Butter, creamery, 44c. Eggs, 301sc.

New York, July 3.-Butter, easy; re- ceipts. 21,6S; creamery higher than ex- tras, 450i51ac;A creamery extras, 92 score, 44AG441ac; creamery firsts, 421f0p44c Eggs, firm; receipts, 16,904; fresh gathered extras. 42@43c; fresh gathered regular packed, extra firsts, 40@41c; frsts. S@ 39c. Cheese, firm receipts, S736; state fresh specials, 24i4c; average run. 23%c. Dressed poultry, quiet prices unchanged. Live poultry, firm; broilers, 45G50c, fowls, 34c; roosters. 2c; turkeys, 5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Railroad Schedule
Corrected to May I2. 1918

Corrected to May IF. 1918 Arrival and deporture of passe enrar trains. Birmingham: The followfn1 schedule figures published as inforna. tion. are not guaranteed. BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
 Southern Railway SyateA
 lS0uthern HailNsnr Cal
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Bonds
Money Market

kw YorS, July 3.-Mercantile paper, and six months, 6 per cent. Sterling lay bills, s4.721k; commercial 60-day IIe on banks, S4.72; commercial 60-day N, A.nA; demand, s4.753; cables. ll7-16. Bar silver, 99Ssc. Time loans fly; 60 days and 90 days. 51e@5z per A; six months, 5A@6 per cent Call icy strong; high. 6 per cent; low, 6 rent; ruling rate, per cent; closed, IS per cent; last loan, per cent. Ines, demand, 5.7l%; cables, 5697s. herfs. demand, 50; cables, 5O11. Lires, Ind, S.S1. cables, S.S0. Rubles, de. l. 1e1a: cables, 14 nominal. Mexican ars, TIC Government bonds steady. Toad bonds irregular.
 hdon, July 3.-Bar silver, 4S 13-i6 3e per ounce Money, per cent. |Ipunt rates: Short bills, 31s per ceiit:
 months bills, 3 9-16 Der cent.
 Li7e Stock
 &cago, July S.-Hogs: Receipts, M. market, steady; bulk of sales. B@16.9O; butchers. $1660@ 1895. &ng. s16.00@16.60; light, $16.70@
 rough, s15.50@16.oo; pigs, $500 b.
 lHtle: Receipts, 5000; market.
 fy: beef cattle. prime, $15.50@ e 1900; II plm, $7T5@ 16.50; butcher stock, llh14.5O; canners and cutters, S6.S5 lf: stocsers and feeders. fancy, lle@13.C00. medium, SS.00W 10.49; l4calves. choice. $16.00@ 1875. Ilvep: Receipts, 5000, market, bulk, s1S.50@ 1900; choice na- }lb1S.75: shorn lambs, prime, $1s.15 N 15: good, $1S.00@1S.75; cuils. H1@16.25; ewes. prime, $12.00@ lEl good, s10.o0@12.0o; culls. $4.50 ksas City. July s.-Hogs; Re
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Dry Goods

New York, July 3.-Cotton goods and yarns today were quiet, knit goods were quiet and firm. Wool goods were dull in first hands. Burlaps were steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, July 3.-Cotton, spot quiet; prices easier. Good middling. 23.12d; mid ding, 22.49d; low middling, 21.97d; good ordinary. a0.97d; ordinary, 2o44d. Sales 2000, including 100 American; receipts, POGO. including 1900 American. Futures closed unsettled. New contracts: Juiy, 21.Sod; August. 2o.64d; September. 19.5Od October, 1S.9od; November, 1S.50d. Ola contracts, fixed prices: July, 21.24d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
w. E. Campbell

Cotton Stocks. grain. provisions and cotton seed oil Correspondents Shepard & Gluck, New Orleans: E. w. Wagner 6 Co.,, New York and Chicago. Continu- ous quotations; private wires to all exchanges
 6l0 and GIT Woodward Bldg.
 Telephone Main 11l1
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Grain Market

Chicago, Ill, July 3.-Corn, No. 9 yell low, sl.76@1 IT; No. yellow. s1.7oa1 72; No. yellow, s1.6Oa1 65. Oats, No. white new, 7S@7S%c; standard new, 7S@19Ac. Rye, No. ?, nominal; barley, s1Q1 20; timothy, s517 .5o Clover. nominal; pork, nominal; lard, $25.S0; ribs. s23. 26q23 95.
 St. Louis, July 3.-Corn, No. ? white, sl .9SG2. 02; September, s1.5 55A bid. Oatst No. 2 track, 74@75c; No. white, 78@7Ss4 |; September, 6sAc bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans, July 3.-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged. Sales on the spot. 3y bales; to arrive, 307, Low middling, 2.26c: middling, BOG; good middllng. Sl.75c. Re- ceipts, s91a; kcost, 36o,623.
 New York, July S.-Spot cotton quiet; middling, 30.70c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Rice Market.

NlCc MI MdrkcC
 New Orleans. July 3.-Rough and clean rice unchanged. Rough: Sales, none; receipts, S7S sacks; millers, SIS. Clean: Sales, none; receipts, none.
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Chicago Futures

Future quotations were as
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
To the Members of the Speakers Bureau

| wish to thank the membera of the
Speakers Bureau of the Counsel of De-
Tense of Noxubee County for their CO.
operation in the Red Cross campaign
| think we can say that we did our part
in the mangificent result.
AS have said before this War is one
thing after another. We now have a
rest as | understand it until the Oath day
of June, when a new War Sayings
Campaign is on. So it behooves the
members of this bureau to inform
themselves on all matters in reference
to the War Savings and Thrift Stamps
Campaign. And | suggest that each of
you have Mr.. Richardson furnish you
with literature on the subject.
| also wish to thank the committees
who have helped to get the people to-
gether to hear the messages carried by
the members of the Speakers Bureau.
In the matter of War Activities and
the success of the speakers branch the
whole question is one of securing at
tendance at the meetings. The people
of this county are patriotic, and they
will do their part, and they have been
giving the meetings their best support,
and the committees who have under
taken to assist in informing the people
and getting the word out are response
BILE for the success.
Whether we wish to or not, we can
not grow weary of well doing, we are
going to have to go after each cam
paign with the same determination
that the soldiers go into each new
charge. 1t is all a part of one pur-
pose. That is to win this war.
CHARLES STRONG.
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almost prophetic: Entire vous.
entire nous, a Ia vie, a Ia mort!''
Youths Com panion.


Mr.. Will Harper Of Mobil, 10 visiting
his son, Mr.. John Harper and family.
Mr.. Harper is telling his friends here q
wonderful gsh story of q mysterious
member of the finny tribe that wac
caught recently, after a three days
struggle, off the east coast Of Florida.
The fish, he says. is about lie feet
long, 15 feet thick through the middle
and two men can sit with ease In his
mouth. His skin in places is four
inches thick and he was harpooned and
shot more than hundred times before
giving up the struggle. An octopus or
devil fish, weighing 400 pounds and .
black fish weighing 300 pounds, besides
several hundred pounds of coral, were
found in it's belly. The captors had
the fish preserved and are making big
money with charge CT Soc to view It.
Mr.. Harper is considered very truth
full man, and we are publishing his
story for what it is worth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
From County Food Administrator

A short time ago, a -four survey OF
the country was made, and as a result
the Food Administration asked the
merchants to distribute the flour they
had on hand sparingly and not to pur-
chase any more until after the new
harvest.
Some mills and iobbers are advising
the merchants that they can supply
them all the -four they need. If they
have this -four in stock it is their duty
to offer it to the government and not
to the merchants of Mississippi. who
are endeavoring to abide by the rules
of the Food Administration.
Mr.. Hoover sends the following tele-
gram:
Washington, May 2Sth, 1918.
If we are to maintain allied supplies.
the actual position is that in farmers
hands and storage we had at the begin
ming of May, rs million bushels of
wheat to carry US approximately three
months, or with an early harvest, per-
haps. two weeks earlier. Our normal
consumption for three months would be
l20 million bushels and not allowing
anything for the allies.
Signed, HOOVER,
Now, if Mississippi is to do her part
in this crisis, it behooves every indi-
vldual and combination of individuals
to adhere radically to the No Wheat
proposition. Mississippi must not
deviate from the rule of the majority
inasmuch as they haye agreed to dis
tribute what flour they have on hand,
and to buy no more until after the
next harvest.
And if Noxubee county is to do her
part. it behooves every merchant and
Individual in the county to distribute
with care what they have on hand and
not to purchase any more flour until
after the harvest. Not to do so, will
stamp US with the name 'Unpatriotic.
In the present crisis, it Is absolutely
necessary for the merchant to abide
strictly by the rules of the Food Ad-
But our merchants and
our people are not restrained only by
set of regulations beyond which they
dare not go; they are actuated by the
higher motive to do whatever may be
necessary to win the war. If you are
asked to sign pledge to buy no more
wheat until the harvest, Sign It. If
you are not asked to sign pledge, be
patriotic and buy no more any way
J. G. CHANDLER,
County Food Administrator.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
secession of Liquor is Now Unlawful

Che possession of liquor is now a
me. The most drastic liquor law
Yer placed on the statute books of any
te went into effect Sunday, which
/ only prohibits common carriers. in
y manner whatsoever, to bring in
kicasing liquors into The state, but
n IS it unlawful to possess it in any
ty. No property rights exist in
or carriers, of any description
j designed to stop the bringing of
Unto Mississippi by automobile.
4 Jr buggy.
olations of the law fixes penalty
not less than $100 or not more than
( or thirty days in Jail, or both.
kne only exceptions the bill makes is
f.he use of liquors for sacramental
Nposes and for medical purposes, and
Eness that requires the use of grain
Hhol. Wine may be made at home
Il used there, but must not be al
\ ,4ed to get away from there.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Interesting History

In memory of Lafayette the
French city of LIE Puy presented
a flag to one of the regiments of
the American Expeditionary
Force soon after it landed on
Frence soil. Now the diocese of
Artois has asked and received
permission from Gen. Pershing
to offer the same honor to an
other American regiment.
To the ordinary reader who
sees that announcement in his
newspaper it means only one of
those graceful compliments for
which the French are noted, but
in reality it is something more
than that. 1t is the word Paid"
written by a nation across the
face of note that has been run
ming a hundred and forty years.
The story is short one, but it is
well worth telling.
In 1778, at a dark period in our
great struggle for freedom,
Washington wrote, IF we do
not get money and soldiers from
France, our cause is lost" We
got both. Lafayette contributed
"the grace and chivalry of his
twenty years" and Rochambeau
placed his military experience
and six thousand soldiers at the
disposal of Washington as COM
pletely as Gen. Pershing has
placed the American troops under
the orders of Gen. Foch. The
French troops marched from
New ort, Rhode Island, across
Connecticut and joined Washing
ton on the Hudson; then, with
the American forces, they moved
on Yorktown, where Lafayette's
troops lay, and together they
forced CORVALLIS to surrender.
Most of those troops came from
Artois, of which RochamDca
was afterwards governor, am
many Of them returned to mingll
their dust with IT'S soil; and al
Artois was whole e-heartedly for
the American cause. One way
in which the ArLeaians showed
their sympathy was by building
and equlpping a frigate, the
Artois, and giving it to the
colonies. On the flag that the
province is to present to the
American regiment will be an
embroidered picture of that ship, |
an emblem That will be all the
more highly valued by the Amer
cans because The miniature dupli-
cate Of the frip ate, which stood
in the Museum at Arras, was
burned by the Germans.
From those deep wells that |
have made the name of Artois
known the world over there is
pouring food OF something
sweeter than water, and more
refreshing to the spirit; and both |
we and our French allies can join
in Rochambeau's noble words of |
l78l words that today seem
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
County Food Administrator
Noxubee County Red Cross PIP Club

A'~'NeSSS >c~"tJ ANeu SiOoo * StuD
Noxubee County should at once en-
roll thousand members. We eau dc
it vii hin weeks time.
The plan is TO ask any man, woman,
boy or girl to feed one certain pig for
the Red Cross from date until time
set later for fall marketing, at which
time all pigs enrolled will be marketed.
1t shall be the County Agents duty to
receive hogs and have them marketed
according to advices received from the
Department of Markets of Mississippi
Agricultural College. Each member of
the Red Cross Pig Club will agree to
give one-tenth of the net proceeds of
their pig to the Red Cross.
Go to the County Agent at once and
get suitable cards for this enrolment.
You need not be member of the Red
Cross to help in this worthy cause.
The colored people of the County are
asked to enroll. Mr.. C. A. Hughes,
County agent, will direct this work.
He is the logical man for leadership.
| am Authorized by the Gulf Division
Red Cross, to say that Macon, Miss,
will get credit for originating this par
ticular plan of club work, and | am
called upon to furnish all data on this
plan which will be exhibited in Wash
ington June 10th.
If you can't get in town at once
phone Mr., A. C. Hughes for the Macon
Red Cross Chapter at the City Hall
and list your pig.
This work should especially appeal to
the Junior Red Cross members and the
Boy Scouts of the County.
P. G.. BARKLEY,
Chairman Macon Chapter A. K. C.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
A Song of Work

Oh, de furrow's long an de sun am hot,
An dis here fiel' amt no back yard lot,
Hit stretches off to de end of the ~orl,
An ma haid goes roun' in giddy
whirl.
But Use gwinter work
Untwell | drop
Kase the kentry needs
De farmers crop.
Oh, de creek am cool in de woods out
dar,
An | knows fishes am swimmin' dar,
An ole snakedoctors fly across
Free ez de win kase dey got no boss.
But me an de mule
Keep on de hop
Kase de kentry needs
De farmers crop.
Florida Times Union.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Anti-Suloo Lecturer

On June rs, Tuesday, at $50 p. M,
Rev. 6. M. Hammond, of Kentucky,
will speak at the Baptist church. His
subject is "The Final Drive for
National Prohibition. No admission
fee will be charged. Every one is cor
daily invited to hear this speaker.
Rev. Hammond is the Field Secre-
tary of the Anti-Ssloon League Of
America. He is a Tennesseean
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Red Cross Nurses

The Surgeon General of the Army
and Navy has called upon the Ameri-
can Red Cross for $4,000 nurses. A
national campaign will begin at once
for this enrolment. No more import
ant call has ever come to America.
The Chapter Chairman is called upon
to assume the responsibility of this
Drive within the Chapters Jurisdiction.
p. c. BARKLEY,
Chairman Macon CHAPTER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
NOxubee County Farm Notes
SnrpIus Corn

~'PeSS (OfH
There are several thousand bushels
surplus corn in the country. Many are
wanting a market for this corn now.
The best offer we have as yet is 81. 40
I. b. the cars. We feel it is worth
more than that. We are trying every
market possible and hope to be able to
l place this corn.
The Corn Weevil
Stored corn will soon be subject to
weevil damage. The adult weevil-a
black bug with red spots on the wings
gains entrance to the ear because of
loose husk, or ear worm holes. Pieces
are gnawed from the grains and eggs
deposited. These hatch into the larvae
or "weevil" which eat the kernel out.
The only practical method to kill them
is to have cribs with tight floors ard
sides. Get one pound carbon disulphide
"high life." for each 1000 cubic feet of
space. holding about 125 bushels of
corn. Pour the carbon disulphide on
sacks, put on top of the corn, and
cover with canvas, or close tightly.
1 Open after two days. CAUTION: Keep
all fires as lanterns, pipes, ETC., away
as the disulphide is very explosive, and
will cause fire.
/ The disulphide will cost about so to
MS cents per pound. Corn will not be
injured for feed or meal.
Prepare to Seed Cover Crops
The master key to building up worn
soils in the South is in growing cover
Vcrops.
4 Too much cotton and corn will ruin
any soil. A rotation of cotton after
corn every two years is about as ex-
laustive rotation as is possible. How
ever, farmer on an exhausted soil in
southampton, Va, practiced such a
rotation as reported in Farmers Bull
= letin 924, "A Simple Way to Increase
Crop Yields" which you should have,
and built his roll up. But crimson
eloyer was seeded in the cotton, and
eowpeas in the corn, and peas saved
For seed TOR the next year. Beginning
with yield Of less than 100 lbs cotton
ind 20 bu. corn. The fourth year of
his rotation gave $40 lbs. cotton, and
o bushels of corn.a Some acid phos-
hate was used as the land was sandy. |
70 accomplish this prepare to SOW
lenty vetch, rye, crimson clover, peas,
mo peanuts. Vetch and crimson
lover should be inoculated for best re-
ults.
Eo Club Members
Many pigs are unthrifty because of
ce, mango and worms. You can rid
our pigs of lice and mango easily
nough but the worms are hard to
each.
To keep the pig healthy prepare the |
blowing mixture and keep it before
our pigs:
Charcoal bushel.
Hardwood ashes bushel.
kSalt-8 pounds.
fAir-slacked lime or ground lime rock
\ pounds.
Sulphur-4. pounds.
Pulverized cOpperas-2 pounds.
Mix the lime, salt, and sulphur thor
IEhly and then mix with the charcoal
ashes. Dissolve the copperas in
It hot water and sprinkle over the
ie pile, mixing it thoroughly. Keep
a box before the pig or better in
n eeder.
q faspoonful of turpentine for each
4 s.. weight in slop every third day,
4 ,times, will rid the pigs of great
q worms. | will give you better
ii y next time.
" G. A. HUGHES,
IL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Playing With Fire

RSport comes from certain county
in Mississippi that a member of the
Legislature, within the draft age, who
was carrying around petition having
for its object the change of the Consti-
tuition so that young men of 21 may
run for Governor, was asked to circu-
late a petition requesting himself to
join the colors.
The public has been expecting some
thing like this to happen and it is apt
to occur in other places where such
brazen effrontery needs rebuking.
The Constitution of Mississippi re-
quires that man must be % years old
to hold the Office of State Senator; he
must be 80 to be eligible to a seat on
the Supreme Bench 26 to be Judge or
Chancellor and must be 25 years of age
before he can even be Secretary of the
Railroad Commission.
The idea of changing the Constitu-
tion which has required for hundred
years that man must be 80 years old
before he shall be eligible to the office
of Governor in order that young men
of 2l may run for that exalted position
is the most grotesque position that
ever vexed the patience of tolerant
people.
The law is the wisdom of the ages,
and the Constitution is the supreme
law of the State, The Clarion Ledger
stands by the Constitution and by all
those who stand by the Constitution.
The wise men who made the Consti-
tuition of 1890 fixed its franchise so that
legislation could follow providing that
only white Democrats could participate
in Democratic primaries. There being
no other organized party in Mississippi,
the November election thereafter of
the Democratic nominees became a
mere matter of form. The negro, and
white Republican, so far as having
tickets in the field, became remin-
iscence.
Should enough whitequalified electors
of Mississippi sign the petition calling
for Constitutional amendment to al
low young man to run for Governor,
every qualified negro voter, every white
Republican and every Socialist in Miss-
issippi will have opportunity at the bal
lot boy TO lay his profane hand upol
the franchise article of the political
ark of our covenant an ark built by
George, Harris, Calhoun, Featherston,
Martin and their compatriots, all of
whom were willing to tarry at Jericho
until their boards grew. None of
whom painted for political honors as the
hart pants for the waterbrook, as
seems to be the case with some of our
lnstful for an office far
removed from grim-visaged War. while
their brethern are hurrying to the
tented field to make the world safe for
Liberty and humanity.
This is no time for Constitution
in the interest of individuals.
1t is time of war, and war calls not
only for patriotism but for economy.
Should this Constitutional amend
ment be placed on the ticket its print
ng would cost the taxpayers several
thousand dollars. The man who circu-
ates such.a petition for such cause is
playing with fire. fire that is sure to
,corcn if it does not consume his future
political aspirations. - Clarion Ledger.
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FOR SALE

Avery Sin Turning Plow, $1,000.
Avery lO-inch Middle burster, $1,000.
Avery Press Wheel Planter, $1,000.
II tools are in good shape and 4
price will be given to the Red
IS, W. A. Will IAMs.
Route !.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

Your subscription to the Liberty
Loan proved that you have head.
Until you subscribe to the Red Cross it
will remain to prove whether you have
also heart. There is still time to
subscribe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31

Total cash raised in the county So, 285.
Brooksville quota was all cash.
The colored citizens of the county are
to be commenced for their loyal sup
port in this campaign.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
TRESPASS NOTICE

The Peterson place two miles west
of Macon ard our place ten miles
south of Mashulaville are posted and
all are warned not to trespass.
WATKINS Bros